So, then! Sega’s bringing the Phantasy Star MMO series to the DS next week, and the result looks quite nice. Of particular note is the brilliant use of the DS’s touch screen as a freeform chatpad, where everything you write or draw on the touchscreen is displayed in a speech bubble over your character’s head. So, you could quickly scratch out “HELP!” without having to take your eyes off the giant dragon kicking your ass to peck out the letters on a keyboard, or you could quickly draw out plans of attack so that your team members know exactly what you’re talking about. Or, ya know, you could just communicate entirely in drawings of penises.

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