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Phantasy Star Universe

This game/console's online features are no longer supported.
While this game/console's online features were once accessible, they are (as of April 14, 2011 (PS2), September 7, 2012 (360) & September 28, 2012 (Windows)) no longer officially supported and online-exclusive features may be documented as now-unseen content.

Phantasy Star Universe tried to be both a successor to Phantasy Star Online and the first single-player story-driven entry since Phantasy Star IV. Whether it succeeded on either end is a subject of debate.

Unused Areas#

Testing Area#

The game has a testing area which contains various different types of terrain and surfaces. Watch on YouTube

Unused Graphics#

Unused Font#

The following font is present in the game but is not used anywhere. It is suspected that this font was used for some kind of debug display.

Closed Beta Leftover & Unknown Options#

One of the texture sheets used for the game's title screen assets contains leftover graphics from the title screen used for the game's Closed Beta as well as two options ("Scene 1" and "Scene 2") whose purpose is not known.

Blank Item#

In the texture sheet for the game's items is a graphic simply spelling "Blank" in Katakana.