The initiation of PSO2 Meseta the Steam webpage comes just a couple of days after the Xbox Games Showcase, where Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis made its introduction as a modernised, updated version of PSO2 that will run alongside the first MMORPG.

Since Phantasy Star Online 2 started on PC in the West last month, I have played over 50 hours of it--and even I can't tell you what the hell is going on in the trailer for its upcoming August update. Unveiled today during IGN's Summer of Gaming event, this new trailer teases Episode 4 of PSO2's story, but the trailer itself mostly reveals a squad of mechs fighting a giant battleship. I am not even talking about, like, a cool space battleship.

That is predictably problematic for PSO2, that was out in Japan for more than years but just recently received an English localization. People who've played the Japanese version likely understand what's happening here, but the NA version is several upgrades supporting, and its narrative is really nonsensical anyway so I am not sure if the reason why these space explorers are battling a battleship off the coast of Japan makes sense.

Despite that and the messy launch on the Windows store, I'm really enjoying PSO2's Monster Hunter-esque activity and extreme quantity of loot. However, PSO2 is bizarre. At this time, for example, the most important hub is decked out with giant statues of Sonic and Knuckles, despite being a game about humans exploring uncharted planets, among the levels you can explore is that the Japanese version is Las Vegas. What I'm saying is that a bunch of mechs fighting with a WW2-era battleship feels perfectly ordinary --and it does not really matter anyway since you don't play PSO2 for the story. You play it to the over-the-top combat and superb boss battles.

The other neat bit of info, however, is that PSO2 will probably be coming to Steam or another storefront shortly, as mentioned at the end of the trailer. That's good news if you're reluctant to dive in the Windows Store to perform it (though the majority of the issues have been fixed). If you want to buy Phantasy Star Online 2 Meseta play PSO2, I highly suggest getting the habit launcher made by its own community. It negates the need for the Windows store and is simple to install.The leading character-creation process is actually powerful.