As I have mentioned numerous times, I grew up a Nintendo/Sony kid. Most of my experience with Sega/Microsoft/Etc. Consoles came from playing at relatives’ houses, so my experience with them was very, very different. You see, I mostly stuck with those consoles because of their deep RPG libraries. Up until I was older, I probably couldn’t have named a single RPG for the Sega Genesis. Add in the fact that most of my time with those consoles were spent on more action oriented, quick playthrough games or multiplayer titles and you can understand why I lacked frame of reference with these games. The first I had ever really heard of Phantasy Star was via Phantasy Star Online for the Sega Dreamcast, a game that was probably too far ahead of its time for its own good. It wasn’t until later that I found out there was an entire series of these games, that were traditional JRPGs dating back to the Sega Master System. It wasn’t until even late...
