8-Bit Adventures 2

Let me just start off by saying what a fantastic sequel this is. I already enjoyed 8BA1 a lot for its writing, but it definitely shows and feels its age. With 8-Bit Adventures 2 everything feels a lot fresher and newer - not simply because it [i]is[/i] those things but because it's just all around a superior product. I could easily see myself going back to this in a couple years and it feeling just as solid to play as it did now. That isn't me trying to disparage the original game like Peter Molyneux throwing Fable 2 under the bus to promote Fable 3, I was that impressed with the improvements between games. I also want to say that while you don't [i]need[/i] to have played the first game to enjoy the second one, it certainly made me feel a much deeper connection with the returning characters and the world itself. Being able to say "I remember this person!" when entering a town or recalling the adventure where the warrior, thief, and mage all met and the tribulations they went through. True sequels to games are [b]rare[/b], and even when they happen it's 100 apart or has little to do with the previous game. About the only other noteworthy JRPGs to do this are the Trails games. Th…

Visual Novel with brief moments of gameplay. Gameplay is fantastic, wish I got to do it more than 10 minutes at a time between 30 minute text box dialogues over and over.

Low-medium difficulty. Enjoyable experience; most of my playtime is actual gameplay. There is a lot of maps, quests, boss fights, etc. Had I foreknowledge and was aiming to 100% speedrun, I could maybe do sub 20 hours with very high effort. Some of the animations and dialog take a bit too long (text speed is slow on max and unskippable), and there is a fairly high amount of romance. Combat is probably the strongest point, but it's not challenging? I guess you could rank it like FF4-ish? Worth the money and time, very charming game.

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A wonderful retro style RPG with engaging combat, a good story and cast of characters, and, best of all, great pacing. It feels like the pacing of some of the classics. A strong recommendation for RPG likers.

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