Came out about 10 years ago i min Japan only and after Microsoft stepped in, they were able to push it to North America. There’s actually 2 versions of this game regular PSO2 and the expansion New Genesis.

The regular version is pretty linear. It’s a decent F2P MMO in a cool futuristic environment. My issue with the original is that it’s pretty linear and can get stale. The crafting system is pretty complicated. The battle system is fast paced and makes a lot of fun though.

New Genesis is much more open and IMO a breathe of fresh air for the franchise. If you want a F2P MMO to mess around in, I’d highly suggest this game. They add more combos and new mechanics to the fighting which make it faster and more fluid. I sunk 300+ hours into the game, but unfortunately they released it too early. I beat the first part of the story and it was super easy to reach the level cap. Not much end game content besides “fashion” and getting cool clothes.

Like I said before, if you’re looking for a new MMO to play, this is pretty easy/fun to get into. Just don’t expect some amazing end game grind.