Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is an expanded shared universe sequel of Phantasy Star Online 2 with compatible elements.

Plot
The player's character crash lands on Planet Halpha inside a pod with no memories of their past. They are greeted by a local of the nearby Aelio Town, Aina, who retrieves them from the pod, referring to them as a Meteorn, mysterious warriors from outer space than periodically land on Halpha usually with no memories of their past lives. Aina introduces the player to her friend Manon, a fellow Meteorn who appears to have some fuzzy recollection of her past life.

On their way back to Aelio Town the trio are attacked by a strange creature known as a 'DOLLS '. Whilst they manage to overpower the alien creature through teamwork, more DOLLS arrive but they are fortunately wiped out instantly by the arrival of Aina's father, one of the most powerful warriors in all of Aelio and the guardian of West Aelio, Garoa, who makes short work of the creatures and introduces himself to the player, inviting him to live in Aelio Town with them.

Garoa reveals that they've been at war with DOLLS for 500 years, but haven't managed to learn much about their opponents. All they know is they're extremely dangerous and that the Meteorn who randomly arrive are their allies, often helping to defend the planet against this threat using their Photon Arts. Taking a liking to the player, Garoa invites them to join him as a member of ARKS, the brave warriors who defend Halpha from DOLLS and tells them to think about it and take their time coming back with an answer, suggesting they explore the town first before making their decision.

After the player has finished exploring Aelio Town, the sun has began to set and the whole town hit the beach to enjoy a barbecue and some rest and relaxation. Garoa reveals he and Manon are full fledged members of ARKS but his daughter Aina is still a trainee. Suddenly the sky darkens and Dark Falz, the evil amalgamation phases in, assaulting the beach with an army of DOLLS. The player, Aina, Manon, Garoa and the rest of the village take up arms as they face down the army, but the DOLLS ultimately get the upper hand, defeating and killing many of the villagers. Sensing the danger Garoa tells the player and Manon to get his daughter to safety in the mountains whilst he faces off with Dark Falz.

As the trio scramble up the mountainside they witness Garoa struggling against Dark Falz, when the monster charges a huge blast and hits Garoa point blank. The blast manages to knock all three out from the sheer shockwave, as Manon dives to protect Aina. When the player regains conciousness they discover Aelio Town has been destroyed with no trace of survivors and whilst they, Aina and Manon made it to safety, Garoa is no where to be found. Aina bravely suggests they continue to Central City in order to regroup with the rest of the ARKS members and make a counter attack.

Arriving in Central City they meet Crawford, the amicable leader of ARKS who tries to accomodate them as best he can, giving them access to trainers, access to improved weaponry, whatever tech they have available and what little intel they have. From here on, the player, Aina and Manon are members of ARKS for real and must fight back against the DOLLS to avenge Garoa.

Gameplay
Players have access to an indepth character creator allowing them to create their perfect avatar. Amongst visual customization, players can also choose from the following races:


 * Humans: The default jack of all stats class with fairly balanced stats across the board.
 * Newmans: Slightly skewed towards higher TECH stats than humans, but otherwise relatively balanced.
 * Deumans: Higher attack stats overall but with low HP and defences.
 * CASTS: Higher defences, and attack but lack TECH stats.

More coming soon.

Trivia

 * Players can carry their characters over between New Genesis and Phantasy Star Online 2.