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Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/12/17 1:24:13 AM #16 | darcandkharg31 posted... refureeman posted...I understand the nostalgia, but I really do believe the other two games you mentioned are better and the final fantasies just do this formula better. Definitely. Maybe I was more patient when I was younger but it seems like it's a battle every other step. --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/12/17 1:19:14 AM #15 | dioxxys posted... Is it worth to play the first one? I am a stickler for doing games in order and even I will be the first to admit that you are probably better off skipping the first one. The connections are very loose and I don't feel its worth going back for. --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/12/17 1:17:30 AM #14 | GreenTreeClub posted... I remember turning the game off several times at that one part in the end when That's funny, I had to replay that part because --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/11/17 8:42:05 PM #10 | Nichtcrawler X posted... refureeman posted... I'll be honest, the translations threw me off several times throughout the game. When I was a kid I would wander around aimlessly forever but now when I am lost I go straight to a walk through. --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/11/17 8:35:13 PM #8 | Nichtcrawler X posted... refureeman posted...I'm not sure what you mean by nightmare, I went with the option to fight him as a group even though I read later that he has lower stats if you face him one on one. Unless this is not the part you were talking about. --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/11/17 8:33:57 PM #7 | darcandkharg31 posted... Love that game, one of my first rpgs along with SMRPG and Chrono Trigger. Funny enough though I never beat it, I got pretty far or close to the end but then I get bored, take a break, then forget where I was so I start over, done this quite a few times. I understand the nostalgia, but I really do believe the other two games you mentioned are better and the final fantasies just do this formula better. It's not that I am afraid of random battles it's just that the run command never seemed to work and most of my game overs were due to random battles instead of boss battles. --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/11/17 8:32:06 PM #5 | Nichtcrawler X posted... GreenTreeClub posted...Did you get the good or bad ending? Interesting points. I probably got the bad ending where I'm not sure what you mean by nightmare, but if it's the part of the game that you are supposed to choose who to kill I tried to kill Jean and then went to sacrifice myself (though that might be mandatory). I have no idea what you mean about a hidden item but I am sure there were quite a few side adventures I could have done and just didn't go out of my way to. --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
Topic | I just played (and completed) Breath of Fire 2 for the first time |
refureeman 08/11/17 8:18:50 PM #1 | For anyone that is curious, I opted to play the GBA version (though I am under the impression there isn't a material difference between the two options). Here are some thoughts: Overall, the game was pretty solid. The story, while far from original or epic, kept me interested enough to read the dialogue and continue through. The characters were all unique and pleasant and the different environments kept me interested. Graphics and music were good but nothing amazing in my opinion. As far as the game play goes, it's a fairly straightforward JRPG and for the most part it was fairly balanced in its difficulty. It made quite a few improvements over its predecessor from the balanced difficulty to overall variety. The inventory system was a little clunky and it seemed to take more effort than it should have to equip items and manage everything. My main gripe with this game was the random battles. Not only were they way, way, way too plentiful, the game makers decided to use the terrible "run or fight" style instead of individual characters attempting to run or an active time battle system that allows you to eventually run away. This really detracted from the overall experience since it basically forced me to fight every single random battle as no matter the difficulty the run option seldom, if ever, worked. While I understand that many games of this era had the same issue that doesn't change the fact that this one is particularly bad and greatly impacts the game. Not too long ago I replayed Final Fantasy IV for the first time in many years and while I remembered it being a great game, I ultimately was slightly disappointed and set on it being an 8/10. That game was just slightly better all around that Breath of Fire 2 in my opinion so I am rating this 7.5/10. TLDR - A solid old school JRPG but nothing to write home about. Feel free to ask me anything and recommend if I should continue in the series given my experience or move on to something different. --- I'll take that as a compliment. As well as this, they, you and every other pronoun. |
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