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Wario Land II 1998
Log Status
Completed
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Time Played
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Days in Journal
2 days
Last played
September 14, 2022
First played
August 10, 2022
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My first love of the Wario Land series. Probably my second favorite these days - WL3 feels better paced and more deliberate in its design - but this is still great. Transformations are immediately compelling gimmicks and great additions to Wario's slower, more methodical gameplay approach, as is eschewing a health system. The branching storyline is a great structure; I can't imagine the difficulty of trying to figure out the first branch on your own, but it's a great joke once you're in on it. Flagman DD and the weirdly spitefully-designed Really Final Chapter are great rewards for 100% completion. My easy recommendation for a jump-in point to the series.