This time it took the form of a stand-alone game that replaced Ethan with a player-made character as the main character. But it's not simple, as the Gurhal System isn't as squeaky clean as its inhabitants would have you believe, and various organizations seek to use the SEED crisis to advance their own agendas.Ī year later, an expansion pack Ambition of the Illuminus was released. Caught in the middle of this chaos is the Player Character Ethan Waber, who is convinced to follow in his Disappeared Dad's footsteps and join the GUARDIANS. The SEED infect the worlds, corrupting wildlife and people alike. On the 100th anniversary of a peace treaty ending a brutal centuries-long war between the races, the Gurhal System is attacked by mysterious alien lifeforms known as the SEED. The series started with Universe for PC, Xbox360 and PlayStation 2 in 2006, roughly six years after Online. There have been a slew of expansions released as stand-alone games, which are all covered on this page due to their content and placement in a shared timeline.

Eventually their creations became societies in and of themselves, and have taken over control of the planets of Parum, Neudaiz and Maotoob respectively. Several hundred years ago, Humans created three races in their likeness to develop the worlds: CASTs for working with computers, Newmen to study TECHNICs, and Beasts for working in harsh conditions. Universe takes place in the Gurhal System a solar system composed of three planets and five races. Phantasy Star Universe was that successor.

After the unexpected success of Sega's MMORPG, Phantasy Star Online, the company was eager to try and follow up with a more developed successor.

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