History VideoGame / PhantasyStarNova

* ArtificialStupidity: Sometimes your Partners will be content standing around doing nothing while changing weapons.

* BackgroundMusicOverride: Achieving a Gran Burst replaces any music that was playing with the Burst theme, regardless of situation.

* DeathDealer: The Force weapon Talis, which are thrown cards that also act as conduits for your Technics.

* BoringButPractical: The entirety of Assault Rifle gameplay. You can win fights simply by using Reflect Aegis, then camping in a corner and spamming Glory Rain until everything dies. Glory Rain even subverts the need to ''use Ring Fields.''

** Think you know Dark Ragne? Nova will make you think twice; Gran Dark Ragne's animations are the same as its normal counterpart, but all but two of its attacks have been replaced with new ones. What looks like Ragne summoning dark lightning bolts is actually it summoning exploding homing orbs.

* MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest: Present, but actually fairly uncommon. The majority of these come from Reven, who asks you to do it for research.

* {{Stripperific}}: True to the status quo set by ''[=PSO2=]'', some of the female outfits are revealing to the point of absurdity. Shout outs to the Sexy Style (wearer is only covered by a huge ribbon), Shampoo Style (wearer is only covered by CensorSuds), and the [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles3 Valkyria Costume]].

* {{Stripperific}}: True to the status quo set by ''[=PSO2=]'', some of the female outfits are ridiculously revealing. Shout outs to the Sexy Style (wearer's body is only covered by a huge ribbon), Shampoo Style (wearer is only covered by CensorSuds), and the [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles Valkyria Costume]].

* ContinuityNod: It is said that [[spoiler:the Gigantes were developed as anti-Photon weapons to combat hostile invaders who wielded Photons,]] a quiet reference to the Photoners.

** Reflect Aegis is guaranteed to block at least one attack before shattering. This means that no matter how powerful the attack, as long as it only deals a single hit of damage, it's entirely negated. This means Rifle wielders can defend against crazy attacks like OneHitKill arm swipes and '''gigantic missiles five times your size.'''

* OldSaveBonus: If you have ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' save data on your PS Vita, you can unlock Zeno, Echo and Afin from that game as party members for ''Nova''.

* PaletteSwap: Several enemies, like Ra Oodans, Ra Badrians, and Judd Banthers, are recycled from [[PhantasyStarOnline2 PSO2]], but given this treatment. Gran Darkers as a whole are simply regular Darkers with the red glowing parts replaced with yellow.

* {{Gainaxing}}: More pronounced than in ''[=PSO2=]''; womens' breasts tend to jiggle a lot when they do anything. Even ''comparatively flat'' characters' breasts jiggle.

** One of Erude's equippable weapons is a pair of gatling guns.

** [[ResonanceOfFate Leanne/Reanbell]] is among the few special crew members you can acquire for the the Delta Valiant. She sports her outfit from her game and unique voice clips, and her voice actor is properly named in the credits.

* GuestFighter: [[ResonanceOfFate Leanne/Reanbell]] is among the few special crew members you can acquire for the the Delta Valiant. She sports her outfit from her game and unique voice clips, and her voice actor is properly credited in the credits.

** Sail has [[Manga/JoJosBizzareAdventure "ORA ORA ORA!"]] as a battle line.

* ThirdPersonShooter: Tapping the screen shifts the camera to an over-the-shoulder view, so Assault Rifle wielders can play like this.

* [[FighterMageThief Hunter, Ranger, Force]]: The classic three are still available and have been loosened up from past installments, and the repertoire now adds the new [[JackOfAllStats Buster]] class into the mix. Once you build your own Class Counter, you will be able to switch between them freely. As in the parent title, class/race combo restrictions have been removed, allowing Newmans to be Rangers and CASTs to be Forces.

* RelationshipValues: Each NPC has these, and they can be improved by fulfilling Promise Orders. As your friendship rating with other characters improves, you can unlock new Promise Orders from them and watch new cutscenes that expand on their character. Once a character has maximum friendship with you, you can embark on a special Quest with them to complete their story and see their WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue after the credits. Additionally, if you raise your friendship with Sail, Lutina, Izuna, and [[spoiler:Fildia]], you can unlock their weapons for your own use.

** Hunters can learn

* NoSell: Possessing 100% Resistance in a certain element causes all Tech-based attacks of that element to only deal ScratchDamage. However, Strike or Ranged attacks will only deal vastly reduced damage.

'''''Phantasy Star Nova''''' is the second ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' installment for TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames after the popular {{MMORPG}} ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', and a GaidenGame to said title. It was developed by Creator/TriAce for the PSVita and published by Sega, and released in Japan on November 27th, 2014, and elsewhere in Asia on March 26, 2015.

* OldSaveBonus: If you have ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' save data on your PSVita, you can unlock Zeno, Echo and Afin from that game as party members for ''Nova''.

** Hunters can learn Guard Stance (increased S-DEF and R-DEF, decreased S-ATK and R-ATK), Fury Stance (increased S-ATK and R-ATK, decreased S-DEF and R-DEF), Brave Stance (increased damage when attacking from the front, decreased damage when attacking from the back), and Wise Stance (increased damage when attacking from the back, decreased damage when attacking from the front).

* OddballInTheSeries: From a storyline perspective, ''Nova'' is the only game in the franchise's history where Dark Falz doesn't make an appearance in some way, shape, or form. From a gameplay perspective, it's also the only game post-tetraology without an online component, relegating multiplayer to the realms of ad-hoc.

* [[TwentyBearAsses Twenty Rockbear Asses]]: Most Promise Orders require you to collect X amount of Y. [[TropesAreNotBad This is actually a good thing,]] because the majority of items they ask you for can be found through the normal course of gameplay, and most are also repeatable given enough in-game time, allowing you to avoid CantCatchUp by using later-game Promise Orders to train low-level classes.

* JetPack: The Rove Rappies are {{Palette Swap}}ped Nab Rappies with jet packs strapped to them. Their primary attack involves flying into players to deal damage.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Pre-update, [[spoiler:Fildia's Morning Red]] was this, boasting higher S-ATK than any other Sword in the game, bonus points for literally being a Sword. Also doubled as a BraggingRightsReward pre-update, as it could only be acquired from the toughest challenge in the game.

* BoobsOfSteel: [=HUmarl=] Fildia is definitely well-endowed, but she's an extremely capable fighter. Her Level is ''always'' 10 Levels higher than your strongest class, which is a very rare trait.

* CompositeCharacter: As this game doesn't have the branch classes ''PhantasyStarOnline2'' introduced, the main classes are composites of both the original and its branch from its parent game.

* HeroicMime: You, in cutscenes. The only lines you get are choices from a DialogueTree. Otherwise averted in gameplay, as you can select from a plethora of voices to use in combat.

* HumanAliens: Juno is virtually indistinguishable from a human, except for [[spoiler:the Gran valves on her back.]]

* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:Juno is a Gigantes.]]

* ClothingDamage: After the Delta Valiant crashes, everyone's clothing becomes damaged. You can acquire damaged clothes as well. However, the damage is portrayed realistically, as opposed to {{Fanservice}}-style.

* EndgamePlus: "The Endless Chapter ∞". Once you have defeated [[spoiler:Reven]] for the first time, you can return to Machia to explore a massive treasure trove of post-game content, such as Level 4 facilities, new Quests, new Cold Sleep Counter members, and even a whole new subplot. Lampshaded immediately by Lutina in the chapter's opening cutscene.