More about Sega's next generation of PSO2 Meseta Phantasy Star Online was revealed at the Tokyo Game Show, and New Genesis is shaping up for a significant upgrade from the present game. There are still lots of details to be revealed as time goes one, but some significant things like combat and the planet are much clearer. Hiro Arai out of Sega was live for nearly an hour to show off footage of gameplay and also talk about what new things are on the way. Not much was said about the present game as well as the upgrade coming alongside NG's launch aside from the graphic update, which is looking great.

Maps are no more divided up into areas with loading screens. NG is going to have an entirely open world from the home base to the area. The TGS footage showed a gorgeous new world that's a substantial update from the current game. Blades of grass blow in the wind, lush forests lie on the other side of valleys and frosty mountains could be seen at the distance. Arai cites that distinct regions can be reached easily by simply exposing the entire world. It looks like this is the planet Naberious in the current game, with forests being next to tundra and different areas. Areas are still technically split up, but there's no loading between these. While it has not been directly mentioned, an open world such as this suggests there may not be single celebration places anymore. Most shown in the footage were multi-party areas where there were other gamers. The cover for multi-party areas has been lowered to eight from twelve at the current PSO2, but who you see will differ from area to area.

Weather is creating a better comeback as it changes dynamically and may impact the battlefield, although the size of the impact was not spoken of. Time may also change, and footage showed some nice touches such as fireflies in the woods at night. There is no word on quick travel, vehicles or mounts yet, but Sega has implemented several new methods for players to move fast across this new world. Players will have the ability to cheap Phantasy Star Online 2 Meseta run quicker after a dodge both in and out of combat. A blue streak follows underfoot, so you will know you are doing it right once you watch it.