Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis Celebrates 13th Anniversary With Super Phantasy Festival

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is celebrating the 13th anniversary of the original Phantasy Star Online 2. 

The Super Phantasy Festival launches next month with a bunch of limited-time quests, seasonal content, new weapons, cosmetics, and balance updates aimed at satisfying both new and veteran players of the free-to-play MMORPG. A major highlight is the return of Lillipans, Ceremo Rappy variants, and stylish NPC Xiandy. 

Players can participate in seasonal quests to earn exclusive items like SP Scratch Tickets, N-Augment Transfer Pass Vouchers, and unique titles. Cosmetic rewards include outfits inspired by PSO2’s iconic characters Shiva and Luther, new emotes, accessories, and weapon camos like “Guide to the Annihilation.” Scratch tickets for these items will be obtainable through gameplay and event shops.

The game’s story continues on August 6th with a new Mini Episode, deepening character backstories — especially the relationships between Crawford and Glen — after the events involving Vael. Combat updates include a Waker class rework, introducing a new crest mechanic to enhance Marmelo attacks, and balance changes to Fighter and Gunner classes.

A new series of Leyend Weapons debuts as well, offering powerful debuffs to enemies that both reduce incoming damage and boost player output. These can be enhanced over time, and there’s also the introduction of the upgraded 13-star Volgen series — which players can acquire and evolve through limited-time content.

Line Strike, the in-game strategy card game, receives its 6th wave of cards featuring characters from Idola Phantasy Star Saga. These new Destiny Divergence cards can transform into different forms mid-battle. New battle-related tasks will allow players to earn a preview of the “Crawford” card, while special summer-themed swimsuit cards will drop throughout August.

Several Limited-time Quests are coming in August too. “Drill: Cool Summer Dash” (August 6) and “Drill: Hot Summer Dash” (August 12) are solo floating board challenges with boss encounters and new obstacles. And, “Massive Machine Assault” (August 20) is an 8-player co-op quest with random pathing, a new boss (Ruine Granz), and new enemy types.