Phantasy Star: Fringes of Algo

by **Thoul** » Fri Apr 13, '12, 12:03 am

A long, complicated path leads Alis to Paseo, the capital city of the Palma colonies on planet Motavia. A local vendor offers a rare animal for an outrageous sum of Meseta. Sensing no one is likely to pay this, the vendor offers a different deal to our heroine. She carries her brother's pot - made from an almost equally rare and valuable metal, laconia - and trades that for the creature. That leads into our next Phantasy Star generation 1 cutscene, which takes place outside the shop on the Paseo street. This one is packed with detail in both the environment and characters.

The main focus is on presenting our first look at both Alis in combat gear and Myau the Musk Cat. Alis' clothing has changed somewhat from the original Phantasy Star, perhaps reflecting changed cultural attitudes toward depictions of women in fiction. Boots that once used flat soles now sport heels. Her shirt is now form fitting, even bending as she leans forward, and no longer resembles a flat sheet of metal armor. The colors of her outfit have become darker: gray metal is now dark blue; formerly yellow pants and white boots are gray.

What do you think of the changes to Alis?

by **Snorb** » Fri Apr 13, '12, 6:04 am

Alisa: D'aww, look at you! I bet you'd like twintails, Myau! ^_^
Myau: You put my fur into twintails and I'll tear out your liver! >_<

Website · by **Lucas** » Fri Apr 13, '12, 6:23 am

I've always been a fan of this particular scene.

by **jessie** » Fri Apr 13, '12, 11:15 pm

Great scene! Well done with vibrant colors. I love the attention to detail in the background image.

by **newsblade** » Sun Apr 15, '12, 11:36 pm

This is my favourite cutscene from PSgen. I don't mind these changes (they look good, although I'm still a fan of PSIV's Alis design). Speaking of PSIV, maybe the statue of Termi (Paseo?) was based on this cutscene (or vice-versa).

by **Silver_Surfer1** » Mon Apr 16, '12, 2:46 am

One of my favorite scenes too. I like the changes in Alis. She seems more mature or grown up here...aka the heels on the shoes, etc. And, of course, you can never go wrong with a pic of Myau. :wink: