Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is Sega's action MMORPG and a large follow-up to the 2012 Phantasy Star Online 2. It jumps a thousand years ahead to the planet Halpha, where amnesiac heroes called Meteorns arrive in escape pods.
Instead of a string of separate dungeons, the game is built around open fields shared by up to 32 players. You dash and glide across them, gather food and materials in exploration sectors, and clear trials in combat sectors until a boss appears. Combat is real-time, and class points come from dedicated Cocoon and Tower challenges. The core game is free, with paid extras.
It suits fans of fast co-op action with an anime sci-fi look. For Russian players the caveats are real: only English and Japanese, and the Russian Steam store does not offer the game.
