Phantasy Star Classics Reviews

Great blast from the past!

RPGS fan

It's hard to believe this game came out in 1989! Back then it was the largest cartridge game ever but memory was still a limitation so it came with a 100 page manual with maps, hints, descriptions of weapons, techniques, etc. The iOS port is pretty much an exact replica so I recommend finding that info on the web (unless you like frustration!) One cool addition is the cloud save feature which literally lets you save your game anywhere! I even saved the game during the closing credits! It's a good thing too as the regular 'data save' feature quit working about halfway through. The most annoying thing was the control buttons blocking large portions of the screen. I didn't find out until my last day playing that you could adjust the opacity! Oh well... Another bug I found: whenever I tried to use the Neisword to return to Lutz, the game froze and I had to exit and restart from my last save. (I am on an iPad with 10.3.3). I just used Hinas to get back so it wasn't a big deal. Five stars to Sega for allowing me to relive a small portion of my youth! One more thing, I paid to remove the ads and there was only one Sega ad that would pop up when you first start the game. Not as annoying as the reviews led me to believe.

Game Center?

BurntPopcorn

So I paid for no adds and to be able to save. So where is this Game Center I am supposed to connect to? Never mind, how do I get my money back? Ok,mr dev, every time I go to gamecenter and log in, screen with my correct email pops up, then immediately turns white and gamecenter button goes to off and screen turns white like other guy and I can’t save at all. This is really frustrating. Anyone have an idea how to fix this? Ok, think I might know what I did? I paid to get rid of advertisements but says nothing about the local save, how do I get it to save now?

Great Game Marred By Terrible Emulator

kaf298

Initially when I had downloaded this game, I was excited to play one of my all time favorite RPGs and the whole reason I purchased a Sega Genesis back in the day. I quickly fired up the game, paid to remove ads, and began on my nostalgic journey. At first, the game played pretty well. I was enjoying playing and remembering a lot more of the game than I thought I would have. I did notice that the music and sound was a bit off, but the core game was still intact. And then the problems started to show up. First of all, when you pay to remove ads, you still get a splash page ad upon launching the game. This is unacceptable for having paid to remove ads. Next, you could save your game via either the save places in the game or the cloud save. I relied on the cloud save a few times in addition to the in-game save. Frequently, the cloud save said that it saved only for me to find out that it did not and I would lose an hour or more of progress. Now I have updated the game only to find out that not only are all of my in-game saves gone, but you can’t even make new ones. In addition, I have cloud saves and I can load them, but it will crash the entire app every single time. Take this review as a warning. Do not put any money towards this app! In fact, don’t even bother trying to play it at all. An epic RPG game without a working save game system is completely worthless. If I could get a refund, I would!

I don't recommend in its current state

Mystic Wolfie

I paid for this game prior to the updates. The original version was ad free, this one is not. Even once I restored my purchase I was continually pestered to subscribe to the mailing service. In addition to this, the game will not allow me to save my progress. I have tried both in game and by signing into my Game Center account and neither work. I enjoyed my initial play through back in 2012 but at this point there isn't much I can do with it. I can not recommend this game at this time.

Crashing Adverts

SkylaDoragono

Lately the game has had advertisements that crash to a white screen and completely freeze up the app. This is on top of the in-game saving not working and the cloud save wouldn't connect last time I tried to use it, so my game never saved. Just glad I didn't get very far in it, but still annoying. EDIT: Finally caved and coughed up the money for it. Whatever, guys; take my $2 and try not to choke on it.

Unplayable!

Fresh New Nickname

I would really love to play past the first 30 minutes of the game for the 30th time, but I’m tired of being unable to sign into Game Center to save my game presumably because of iOS 11. I am deleting this app until I hear word of an update that makes this game iOS 11 compatible. Very disappointed I can’t play a childhood classic.

Phantasy star broken..,

Digitalbamph

When I first bought this game I lived it. But each update you guys made, broke if more and more. I never needed to be online to play before, and now an app I paid money for freezes my phone and constantly crashes. Not only that, I paid money for the game, and I was the one that got played. Fix it or return my money!

2 non-working save functions - UPDATE: Fixed!

Lindnerfish

Hi, I’m looking forward to these issues being resolved; the app save feature (ads removed by paying) and the Cloud Save feature in the upper-right hand corner disk menu are both non-functional currently. Unfortunately this precludes any meaningful experience of this expansive classic of electronic literature. As a paying customer, I expect these issues will be addressed. Sega has a long historic legacy and now has the added flavor of nostalgia in the 21st century. - UPDATE: The patch update of 10/09/2017 has repaired save functionality! Epic legend awaits!

I always wish i played this game on mobile, but

Mateusao

ITS LAGGING HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buggy

frank.conry

I played this game until a little more than halfway through. Then got into loop where the equipment screen won’t close. Ruins my entire game. Beware!

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