Phantasy Star IV's Air Castle -- Designing For Payoff

Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the Air Castle from Phantasy Star IV, a level which goes back to the series's roots while concluding an arc it's built up across four games.

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Writing/Game Footage: Connor Binder/Light Bear/MacBlank

Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi

Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong (   / pyrrhickong  )

Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...

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Also check out our episode on Dragon Quest III, which hides a secret in its overworld that makes it even more familiar than you may realize:    • Dragon Quest III's Overworld Map -- D...  

Or our episode on Chrono Trigger's most memorable dungeon, Magus's Castle, which illustrates the best the game's mechanics and atmosphere have to offer:    • Chrono Trigger's Battle With Magus --...  

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The Phantasy Star series, including Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star: Generation 1, Phantasy Star II, Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom, and Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium, as well as Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega Heroes, are © Sega Games Co., Ltd.

The Final Fantasy series, Chrono Trigger, and the Dragon Quest series are © Square-Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

The Fire Emblem series, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, and Super Mario Galaxy are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Fire Emblem series by Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. and Eternal Darkness by Silicon Knights.

Metal Gear Solid IV is © Konami Holdings Corporation. Game by Kojima Productions.

The characters "Pikachu" and "Pichu" are © The Pokémon Company.

MineCraft is © Microsoft Corporation and Mojang AB.

The character "Zeratul" is © Activision-Blizzard, Inc.

The character "Ra's al Ghul" is © DC Comics, Inc.

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Footage/Images Used:

"Sega Genesis Vs Sega Master System - Sonic the Hedgehog":    • Sega Genesis Vs Sega Master System - ...  

Phantasy Star IV maps: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/genesis...

Phantasy Star interview: https://www.dualshockers.com/switch-d...

"We Can Play It! - Alis (Phantasy Star)": https://crisgadelha.artstation.com/pr...

"Phantasy Star": https://www.deviantart.com/jubily/art...

"Phantasy Star Series": https://www.zerochan.net/1398364

"Lassic Enma: I Will Not Die": http://www.pscave.com/fanart/ps/fagin/

"Final Fantasy Tribute": https://www.deviantart.com/perisillus...

"Eternal Darkness Xel'lotath": https://www.deviantart.com/onikafei/a...

"MineCraft: The Air Castle" https://www.deviantart.com/razgrizinf...

Dragon Quest Zenithian Trilogy: https://warosu.org/vr/thread/4354643