SEGA AGES: Phantasy Star Launches October 31 In Japan

Previously, we reported that SEGA AGES: Phantasy Star was launching in September 2018 for Japanese Switch owners.

After the game missed that release window, we now have confirmation that the game will release on October 31! While a western release date is still unavailable, Sam Mullen from SEGA has stated before that the SEGA AGES series should launch worldwide on the same date.

The SEGA AGES version includes some cool improvements, such as new menus to check monster stats and items.

Check out some details (courtesy of Gematsu) and screenshots below.

• The Original Phantasy Star Comes to Switch: A faithful port of the Sega Mark III / Master System version of the original Phantasy Star. It also includes easier play modes like the Hiragana text option from the Sega Saturn version and a low difficulty setting.
  
• Monster Codex: The game includes a Monster Codex in which you can check each monster’s name, graphic, and all sorts of parameters.
  
• Lists for Magic, Items, Weapons, and Armor: View all of the magic and items from the world of Phantasy Star via handy lists. These include every weapon and armor’s name, attack power, defense power, special effects, store value, characters they can be equipped to, and more. You can view these lists at any point during the game by bringing up the pause menu.
  
• Auto-Mapping Feature: While the game is played with 3D maps, an on-screen 2D auto-mapping feature has also been implemented. This lowers the difficulty of Phantasy Star‘s dungeons, which are easy to get lost in. (Auto-mapping can be turned off.)
  
• International Edition FM Sound Unit BGM and Music Player: Implements the international edition of Phantasy Star with FM Sound Unit background music. There is also a music player through which you can enjoy 19 tracks from the FM Sound Unit version of the game and 19 tracks from PSG version.