So lucky that I got this game as a kid. I remember playing the tutorial for half an hour, not understanding that the square indicates the rhythm. For many years, it was always a great experience and, sadly, I never finished the last level out of fear of losing.
Patapon 2 is the only rhythm game I like because it does it in an unique way. I love the RPG elements of it, even if they confused me as a kid. And every time you hit Fever Mode, it feels like Heaven. The way the Patapons chant together and the music grows is awesome. The whole design of the game is fantastic, from the characters to the backgrounds. Everything about it is amazing.
Patapon 2 is the only rhythm game I like because it does it in an unique way. I love the RPG elements of it, even if they confused me as a kid. And every time you hit Fever Mode, it feels like Heaven. The way the Patapons chant together and the music grows is awesome. The whole design of the game is fantastic, from the characters to the backgrounds. Everything about it is amazing.
(total playtime: roughly 25 hours)
I've wanted to play this game for a long, long time. And now that I have, this game is so, so close to being a 5 star for me. It has amazing almost EVERYTHING: The music slams, the art and character designs are super sick, the core gameplay is super satisfying, the fucking SOUND DESIGN is PEAK KINO. So, what's the problem?
It's the same problem Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass has, where the endgame has this super fucking degenerate difficulty spike for no reason. There is a super hard level followed by a straight DPS check, and if you can't do the DPS check then you have to spend hours more grinding materials (which I do not fuck with in the slightest, menial grinding is the worst shit in the world) to level up your patapons to even have a shot at beating it.
I ended up just swapping to easy mode for the DPS check and the final boss, as I did not want to have to do a bunch of bullshit for what was basically the final stretch of the game. It kind of soured the overall experience, especially when one of the LAST bosses (2nd to last) was legitimately just pressing the same command song for 10 minutes straight.
I can say the best parts of this game easily outshine the bad parts, but it still leaves a stain on the game in it's entirety. I fucking love this game, it just has this one tiny part that stops it short of being perfect.
I've wanted to play this game for a long, long time. And now that I have, this game is so, so close to being a 5 star for me. It has amazing almost EVERYTHING: The music slams, the art and character designs are super sick, the core gameplay is super satisfying, the fucking SOUND DESIGN is PEAK KINO. So, what's the problem?
It's the same problem Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass has, where the endgame has this super fucking degenerate difficulty spike for no reason. There is a super hard level followed by a straight DPS check, and if you can't do the DPS check then you have to spend hours more grinding materials (which I do not fuck with in the slightest, menial grinding is the worst shit in the world) to level up your patapons to even have a shot at beating it.
I ended up just swapping to easy mode for the DPS check and the final boss, as I did not want to have to do a bunch of bullshit for what was basically the final stretch of the game. It kind of soured the overall experience, especially when one of the LAST bosses (2nd to last) was legitimately just pressing the same command song for 10 minutes straight.
I can say the best parts of this game easily outshine the bad parts, but it still leaves a stain on the game in it's entirety. I fucking love this game, it just has this one tiny part that stops it short of being perfect.
I tried doing a challenge. I tried beating the game with only melee classes (excluding the levels before you get the Tree of Life), and it's literally impossible since you need a ranged class to destroy the Sky God's cage.
I still hate the mat grind in this game since it's just a time sink, but it was still a fun time, even though my opinion of it as the worst game in the trilogy hasn't changed.
I also hope some dork-ass loser won't find my review again lol
I still hate the mat grind in this game since it's just a time sink, but it was still a fun time, even though my opinion of it as the worst game in the trilogy hasn't changed.
I also hope some dork-ass loser won't find my review again lol