Phantasy Star: Fringes of Algo

by **Thoul** » Sun Oct 3, '10, 12:05 am

When plotting the cutscenes of Phantasy Star IV, the staff at Sega drew references by hand before creating them as 16-bit, sprite based gaming graphics on a computer. In this example, we can see Demi and Wren, who have returned to their tasks of ensuring the remaining climate control systems assist the survival of Algo's citizens. The torso sketch of Demi was not used in the game. Instead, the designers went with a more sedate and simple pose of facing straight ahead. The two headshots were included as two separate cutscenes, however.