I've been playing Phantasy Star 4 lately on the VC. I am pretty sure this is the PS that I played and beat when I was a kid on the Genesis. I've just barely got into the beginning but I notice the terminology is pretty much like Phantasy Star Online which I enjoyed a lot on the GC. Anyways, I look forward to advancing in this game and the story seems decent.
The spawned battles happen a lot it seems. Most of the times I fight but there are times where I just try and run away each battle. I've had the game end a few times on me and noticed that I had to stock up big time. I also have to exit out to heal/mana up since I'm running around longer in the dungeons trying to find all the chest.