History VideoGame / PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis

** Light: [[spoiler:Dark Falz,]] Stia ALTERS, [[spoiler:Dark Falz Solus]], Spring mark

** Light: [[spoiler:Dark Falz,]] Stia ALTERS, Spring mark
** Dark: Renus Vera, Dustyl Vera, Kvaris ALTERS, NGS Anni mark

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In stark contrast with Nex Aelio and Renus Retem, [[spoiler:Crocodylis and Ams Kvaris]] have zero buildup before they are unleashed upon the party in Lost Central.

* ObviousBeta: The game at launch was borderline unplayable for several players; in addition to being generally unstable and having jarring performance issues, there were tons of {{Game Breaking Bug}}s and oversights. Fortunately, most of these issues were quickly patched out within the month. Keyword being ''most.''

''Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis'' (officially shortened to ''"[=PSO2:NGS=]"'' or simply ''"NGS"'') is a "title" in {{Creator/SEGA}}'s ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' series and a sequel to ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', developed by Sega Sapporo Studio, the successor to the Online R&D branch that developed ''[=PSO2=]''. Despite having the appearance of a new game, ''New Genesis'' released in the form of a large-scale update to the original ''[=PSO2=]'' and co-exists alongside the original game. The update released on June 9th, 2021 in Japan on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and PC (with Cloud versions for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and PC), while it released elsewhere at the same time on the UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and PC. The Global version received its [=PlayStation 4=] port on August 31, 2022. Japanese beta tests were held between January and February 2021 and during April 2021, and an English version beta was held in May. A character creator/benchmark program for the game was released globally on May 25th, 2021.

** Red Containers only drop Meseta and Star Gems once per account. If you break the same containers again on a different character, you will just get an N-Grinder.

* YinYangBomb: The first April 2022 update marks the return of the three Compound Techniques from ''PSO2''; [[BlowYouAway Zan]][[ShockAndAwe dion]], [[AnIcePerson Baran]][[LightEmUp tsion]], and [[PlayingWithFire Fome]][[CastingAShadow lgion]]. However, while they share the same names and elements, they have different executions in ''NGS''.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Restasignes and Reversignes have an identical outward appearance, but to distinguish them the former are colored green and the latter are colored yellow. [[spoiler:A special, extremely rare variation called a Liminalsigne, which can be used to treat special Photon deprivation-induced conditions, is distinguished by sparkling iridescent as well as radiating pure energy.]]

** [[spoiler:When attempting to investigate the floating rocks in East Retem, the player happens upon a Lecielian named Guinea who explains that the massive metal rings scattered about, called Deglevs, were originally part of a high-spreed anti-gravity transportation system connecting Aelio and Retem. The first encounter against Dark Falz destroyed the mechanism and scattered the rings, with the remaining anti-gravity mechanisms in the rings causing nearby rocks to float.]]

** [[spoiler:When attempting to investigate the floating rocks in East Retem, the player happens upon a Lecielian named Guinea who explains that the massive metal rings scattered about were originally part of a high-spreed anti-gravity transportation system connecting Aelio and Retem. The first encounter against Dark Falz destroyed the mechanism and scattered the rings, with the remaining anti-gravity mechanisms in the rings causing nearby rocks to float.]]

* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Zephetto is seen [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] to slow down the Starless's first assault on Halpha, managing to intercept the first wave before his DOLLS mech explodes brilliantly in a massive flash. However, it is left ambiguous if he actually survived or not, and it is explicitly mentioned by the heroes that his fate is unknown.]]

* EasyEXP: The Kvaris update added a slew of Tasks specifically designed to help at least one class per character stay up to par by dumping utterly massive amounts of EXP on them. One of the silliest ones is a Task from Guiden, which awards a whopping '''10,000,000 EXP''' just for talking to the Quest Counter.

** Bouncer has Pinion Blade, an extremely powerful burst damage move exclusive to Soaring Blades inspired by Ètoile's Full Connect. Attacking with it fills the Pinion Blade gauge on your subpalette, and when it is full, you can activate Pinion Blade, upon which your character will envelop their Soaring Blades with photon energy and brandish them before cleaving the area ahead with an unrelenting strike.

** SG Scratches have a "Step Up" mechanic that boosts the odds of pulling items with the "Featured!" tag on it the more times you pull.

** ''Frame Arms'' and ''Toys/FrameArmsGirl''[[note]]Features different parts (including Type 1 CAST parts) and cosmetics from the previous ''FA Girls'' collaboration[[/note]]

* SimpleSolutionWontWork: In Chapter 6, [[spoiler:Glen suggests shutting down Leciel to stop the DOLLS from spawning. Crawford immediately denies this, as Leciel controls Halpha's environment and they are unsure of what would happen if it were to be turned off; furthermore, as the DOLLS have continued to attack even after the facility was vacated during the inital Starless assault, it is unclear if disabling Leciel would actually stop the DOLLS. On top of this, the teleporter linking Lost Central to Leciel mysteriously deactivated shortly after Zephetto's sacrifice, meaning that they cannot even reach Leciel even if they did want to disable it. He also preemptively denies any attempt to shut down Dreisen Plant for the same reason, as that facility is a major source of Halpha's energy despite being a DOLLS factory and it would likely be extremely bad if it were to be turned off.]]

* SimpleSolutionWontWork: In Chapter 6, [[spoiler:Glen suggests shutting down Leciel to stop the DOLLS from spawning. Crawford immediately denies this, as Leciel controls Halpha's environment and they are unsure of what would happen if it were to be turned off; furthermore, as the DOLLS have continued to attack even after the facility was vacated during the inital Starless assault, it is unclear if disabling Leciel would actually stop the DOLLS. He also preemptively denies any attempt to shut down Dreisen Plant for the same reason, as that facility is a major source of Halpha's energy despite being a DOLLS factory and it would likely be extremely bad if it were to be turned off.]]