A nice improvement from the first. Overall, the developers do a great job of improving on the core idea, making the game more fun, less tedious, and in general, making the levels and areas more interesting.
The game does still come with faults and some of those improvements feel more like half measures than full steps but I definitely enjoyed this more than the first.
Being able to move around and not locked into your decision until after attacking is such a great improvement over the first. The camera is still not the greatest in regards to determining attack angles and what not. Now that you're able to freely move around, even after taking steps, you can better line things up and not feel like you've completely wasted a turn.
There are still some weird hiccups with the game's use of cover but besides that and the game not clearly letting you see enemy resistances/weaknesses when using special abilities, the actual gameplay is top notch in this game. The general attacks all are really unique and provide nice pros and cons that are useful in certain situations.
The leveling up and abilities that you can increase all do feel bigger and more powerful as you progress which is nice. My only problem with the leveling though is it does become a chore to gain levels near the end game. This also ties into another bigger issue I had with the game.
It's wayy too long. I put in nearly 70 into this game, and that's with a lot of side quests being ignored. Would leveling up near the end been easier if I had done these side quests? I'm sure they would've helped but the game just gets tiresome after a while. The enemy variety isn't all that unique, so the planets start to get filled with elemental swap type enemies. Remember that big snow bear from the first stage? Well, here's that same bear but now he's a fire bear.
The stages themselves also get more tedious to move around in as well. The game does a good job on improving the levels and the blandness they mostly felt like in the first game. The later stages though feel a bit too busy and annoying to move around in. So these all start to compound near the end of the game in just making me want to rush towards the finish line and move on.
It's a bit of a bummer near the end given how into it I was at the start of the game but the changes are clear and present and worthwhile. If you enjoyed the first game, this is definitely worth your time.
The game does still come with faults and some of those improvements feel more like half measures than full steps but I definitely enjoyed this more than the first.
Being able to move around and not locked into your decision until after attacking is such a great improvement over the first. The camera is still not the greatest in regards to determining attack angles and what not. Now that you're able to freely move around, even after taking steps, you can better line things up and not feel like you've completely wasted a turn.
There are still some weird hiccups with the game's use of cover but besides that and the game not clearly letting you see enemy resistances/weaknesses when using special abilities, the actual gameplay is top notch in this game. The general attacks all are really unique and provide nice pros and cons that are useful in certain situations.
The leveling up and abilities that you can increase all do feel bigger and more powerful as you progress which is nice. My only problem with the leveling though is it does become a chore to gain levels near the end game. This also ties into another bigger issue I had with the game.
It's wayy too long. I put in nearly 70 into this game, and that's with a lot of side quests being ignored. Would leveling up near the end been easier if I had done these side quests? I'm sure they would've helped but the game just gets tiresome after a while. The enemy variety isn't all that unique, so the planets start to get filled with elemental swap type enemies. Remember that big snow bear from the first stage? Well, here's that same bear but now he's a fire bear.
The stages themselves also get more tedious to move around in as well. The game does a good job on improving the levels and the blandness they mostly felt like in the first game. The later stages though feel a bit too busy and annoying to move around in. So these all start to compound near the end of the game in just making me want to rush towards the finish line and move on.
It's a bit of a bummer near the end given how into it I was at the start of the game but the changes are clear and present and worthwhile. If you enjoyed the first game, this is definitely worth your time.