LogFAQs > #979131143

One major improvement is to the party chat system. Before, you had to constantly swap characters during chapters to get all the party chats, but now they're added to your recollections even if those party members aren't actually in your party at the time, so you can't miss any.

I thought the writing was a good deal better than OT1's, too.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Party dynamic is extremely important for me in a jRPG, more than even the main plot. OT1 basically didn't even have party due to it's structure, for all intents and purposes it was just people who happened to be together on your combat screen. I want my characters to talk together, feel like they're meant to be together in scenes, actually feel like a group. Preferably it's indistinguishable from a game where you don't add characters into your party at undetermined points in time.

don't you like Fire Emblem

Cybat posted...

I wasn't excited about 2 because it's crazy to me that they used the exact same 8 classes for the new characters. Is it different gameplay-wise?

There are plenty of new moves and some new bonus classes too. The gameplay is similar, but it feels different enough imo.