Breath of Fire II: Why the Hype? - SNESdrunk
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BoFII is the most overlooked JRPG in my opinion. If you can tolerate a few flaws and enjoy a challenge then you are in for a great time. One of the best RPG battle systems and stories that nobody ever talks about, it seems.
I paying and I'm at the point with Nina and big bird, I love this game. Nina and Lin are so cute 😸
Mechanically, it’s a big step up from BoF 1. But I didn’t really like the start which kind of soured the story for me in 2. I think thats just a me thing though.
I beat this game a few days ago. It has a ton of flaws especially the final dungeon and I prefer the slightly enlarged sprites in BoF I's battle screen, but it was a great experience overall.
@@z0mb1e564 A lot of people I know (myself included) divide the story into thirds, and I actually really like the first third and the last third. The middle is what I find to be underwhelming, personally.
And I love the music and art style, very rarely do I see Harpies in anything so this is my favourite rendition. Inspired me to make my own for my BoF-inspired game series.
Plus for my not being a religious person I get along with the religion themes in this quite well, surprisingly... This is my favourite game out of the lot, especially nostalgia-wise.
Easy early grind is at the start of the mountain. That fountain is an infinite healing spot, so just grind up to lv 5 or 7 if you want to be overkill for a while. Also, Katt and Rand are my favorite characters in the game.
Katt is amazing!
One of my favorite snes games. I liked the difficulty. Love it when random encounters are seriously dangerous in rpgs.
Ooh thats a love/hate thing for me. It sure is exciting and keeps u focused, but it can prohibit u from continuing the story at times. I suppose ur a big fan of Final Fantasy 3 and 4 then? I remember those having really difficult and scary random encounters at some points
When i first played it, that Well boss was tough as hell.
@@codeninja1 I’m playing the first one on Switch, I am enjoying it. It is really easy, is the second more difficult?
@@wes788411 I barely recall BoF 1 but I'm pretty sure 2 is harder. It's definitely more memorable unless nostalgia comes to play.
@@MerkhVision Lufia just gave me that same feeling
The gba version was the first full rpg I ever finished as a kid. Incredibly underrated series.
this game sucked
@@samuelstyles5031 not at all.
@@TryllHDTv yeah if you were a loser that like walking around grinding for 50 hours
fuckin boring
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I didn't have any problems with it. The pacing and the story were fine. The only complaint I even had was that some of the early bosses were hard af and you needed to grind a bit.
well i hated it@@Delimon007
I was 10 when this game came out and I have absolutely LOVED it ever since. I'm mainly a J-RPG player so I do not mind level grinding or encounters (FFS I have beaten The 7th Saga several times!). But even back then, I knew the translation was atrocious. And to this day, it is probably the worst I have ever seen. HOWEVER...that doesn't completely detract from the fucking incredible storyline this game has. Ugh, a BAD religion? How much better does it get?! And then someone made a retranslation patch... :)
Also game music is one of my favorite things in this world. This game in particular seems to have an equal mix of really catchy stuff, neutral songs, and ear-grating compositions. I would definitely rate the music in BOF1 higher - and as far as BOF3, I will just say that is in my top five favorite game soundtracks ever!
+Red88Rex If you've beaten 7th Saga several times then you are hardcore. Still have yet to do a video on that game, kinda biding my time on that one
Yeah, I guess I consider SNES era RPGs my specialty :P although it took me many years to be able to do it. Esuna as your main choice is the easiest, plus either Kamil or Wilme, if you want to get through it yourself.
Red88Rex ur awesome good job. some rpgs drive me crazy
wow your my type of girl and cute too i'm an avid jrpg fan always have been love 7th saga and if you like that try brainlord from produce the makers of 7th saga
Red88Rex same here, loved Bof 2 since it came out and the translation is a mess, luckily we have a wonderful retranslation that makes the game shine as the pure gold that it is.
As a kid I had to learn english to understand this game, I remember playing the game with the dictionnary nearby. I didn't get the whole story before my 3rd run though, but when later on we started english at school, I was way ahead of the other kids thanks to BoFII
my favourite RPG. I wish there was a remasterd version for current new gen consoles.
There is a great translation redo online you can get. Its on romhack I believe.
@@mathiasthewise I'm playing the retranslation ATM and it makes the game soooooo much better!
If it's your favorite game, you wouldn't need a remaster... it's already your favorite...
Just came out on the Nintendo switch with a handfull of other retro classics
You just got your wish
Not enough people talk about some of these RPGs. BoF2 was technically my first rpg. I played it a bit to help my uncle level up his characters but would later revisit this game with my own save file and copy some day. I have to agree 100% with one thing in your quick review. That mechanic of having your own town. Even my uncle didn't realize until I showed him that you have so much control with who and what goes on in the town.
haha your uncle got you to do the boring grinding for him
And back then you had to find out for yourself, there was no Internet to tell how to make it fly or where to find Blu.
@@sacapalpavo i found the trick to make it fly on Internet in 1998! In one of the first site of walktrough
Protip: Use Bow (and eventually Katt) at the beginning of the game to hunt for roasts. They sell for 200 zenny each and make the grind a lot easier at the beginning of the game, when having the best equipment is very important. Later on there are better ways to make money, but 200 each is huger early on.
+Kinaldio Yup, but it's still time consuming. Compare that to the first 20-30 minutes in CT, FF6, Lufia 2, etc
***** The beginning of each of those games is heavy with exposition, but I get your point. CT has essentially no grinding at all the whole game. FFVI I grinded for AP to get everyone the abilities I wanted, but I guess it's not required. Lufia II I don't remember grinding much, just to feed the capsule monsters. I guess the grinding in BOF II didn't bother me much, and like I said I only did it at the beginning of the game
Kinaldio So true, i did that too and makes the beggining easier, hunt these roasts!!!
if I happen to get any roasts I save them for strong bosses, I only grind with fishing at the first fishing spot to buy all gear from the first town.
@@RyuSaarva I agree, fishing was a little more reliable imo.
The translation is actually very interesting, in some cases it gives the game creepy vibes that if I would have played when I was a kid, would have had me thinking of back stories and lore on my own.
I'm 32 now and got the gamecube game boy player for Christmas off my wife , also got breath of fire 2 mint condition. Played it once as a child and I love it all over again its addictive
I love the Djinn system in this game. It turns Jean the frog joke character into a badass powerhouse
I love the secondary fusion forms. Especially the small Armadillo form of Rand.
Dude. Baby armadillo was such a TANK. And demon Katt was off the chain
The problem I have with the joinings (fusions) is they leave when your HP is low and the end of the game is so far away (with no teleport), it makes it harder to even think about relying on joinings for power.
They are fun to know and see,
but I'd rather just go at the game as is.
Personally, the only time I actually had to grind was when you had to defeat Baba (I think that was his name) so that you could fight in the arena, save Kat, and obtain Rand. Other then that, the enemies were never a real problem. Most of my "grinding" was walking everywhere if I don't have to use the whale or bird in order to get to where I needed to go........then I got Bleu and you might as well have hacked the game to bring me to the end because it was that easy.
Yep, I believe it's Baba, who's also in 3.
What a great overview of my favourite video game! Though, unlike the reviewer, I really LOVE the music in the game.
I love the music too. But I wish there were more songs. But I really like what's there. I never felt that this was anymore grindheavy that FF4-6
I always enjoyed the detail of going into towns at different times of the day, early morning, sunset, that sort of thing. To think of that minor detail always impressed me, you never see that in other RPGs.
I ought to play both of these games since they are available on the SNES service on the switch online
I remember renting this for two straight months.
That's a lot of renting! wow!
Games like this you had to rent for longer, once you took it back your save file was likely gone.
How far did you get? Lol
@@Phantasiafan87 holy city of evrai
Remember my friend rented it, and then I paid way too for it at Sears.
to this date this is still my favorite game of all time
The story was quite epic because as it unfolded it really made you feel like the entire world was about to spill open and release legions of dangerous demons on the unsuspecting masses. The difficulty of the battles had one positive effect in that the further in you got the more you felt like you were playing for keeps...and then when you finally get to go down to the home of the demons, it was like entering a portal to hell, and only THEN could you meet the dragons!
+skykid I love the way they did the "bad religion" plot. At first you weren't really sure what the problem was but then people started turning into demons and all this talk about some strange new religion....and man, the hits just keep coming and coming in the last 1/3 of the game, revealing all these terrible things about the demon and what it is doing!
The encounter rate on the last dungeon was crazy
St Evans does not approve
I remember an old friend of mine and myself really enjoying Breath of Fire 4 on PS1. Spent a bunch of time figuring out which transformation combinations were our favorite 👍
A 2d HD Remake of this for the switch would be THE DREAM.
First RPG my brothers and I ever played. The story was amazing and set us on the path of RPGs. Nothing has touched it sense. Will always be my favorite game. And the encounter rates? Well you had to work for your accomplishments in this game.
is that an excuse for the bad encounter rates
The Monster Meter doesn't tell you when an enemy is near. It tells you how many more enemies are in the area. On the overworld screen, encounters never stop. However, in dungeons or anywhere that isn't the overworld there is a battle count and fighting slows the "monster meter" guy down until he's sleeping which means you've killed all the monsters in that area and they'll never come back. It's a great way to tell how much you are supposed to grind - basically keep killing enemies until they are all dead in every area and you'll be about at the suggested level for the next area. If you still find the next area difficult you can always grind in the overworld.
Are you sure if you keep killing this thing sleeps? How many time do you want to do it?
The rabbit thing moves with monsters around. It always does it on the fields.
When you go in a town it sleeps, indicating no monsters.
It's sole purpose is 1 mission of the game.
I loved this game, and remember when you obtained the Dragon transformation ability, it still remains one of my favorite things in videogames
The difficulty was what set BoF2 from its contemporaries, though. No other SNES RPG gave me goosebumps during combat like this... especially during the boss fights. You really had to earn your wins. And when you did... WOW.
Awesome review! My fav. Snes RPG game!
Livnat Mizrahi Bow. Bow Chicka bow wow. Bow. Bow Chicka Chicka Chicka.
This was my first JRPG as a kid. Made me fall in love with the genre.
Grind like crazy? Thank goodness for save states and fast forward button 😊
i played this as a kid when i started the game when i was about 8yrs old, i didnt pass this game till i was about in middle school in 8th grade. too many hours too count, and dialogues too remember, but at the end of the day it was all worth it, wonderful game , once you get passed the grindyness of it, at a point youre just OP almost lol
breath of fire 2 is the best rpg ive ever played.
i remember how much i enjoyed this game, i farmed the big monsters island. i fished for the best stuff. i got all endings. i repeat the last dungeon with every party member, just to see the "and now your life is over".
and even though the beggining was hard like you said, i didnt mind because i was a kid with alot of time.
For me this is the greatest game of all times, in every meaning of the word...I hope someone create a 3d version of this someday, and I may die happy
We can dream, but Capcom have no intention in doing so whatsoever... I mean look at Breath of Fire 6! Sigh...
i agree this is one of the best jrpgs of all time
Greatest game of all time, could not agree more
Luiz Barcelos me too brother its my fav too. i still play it every couple of years
Pathetic
I could be wrong, but as I remember it, the monster meter wasn't to detect if monsters were near, it was to show you how many monsters were in that area. If he danced slow, you would encounter less random encounters compared to when he's dancing fast.
It wasn't really delved into with the commentary on this, but there is a SUPER-interesting, complex mechanic in BoF2 in which you can combine certain characters with elemental NPCs, which enhances their abilities, or sometimes even changes the character into something else entirely (including the whole sprite). You could invest hours (and enjoying it the whole time) just exploring the possible combinations -- but it wasn't even mentioned here.
I remember playing this in 1999. I was so in love with the idea of Bow and Ryu having their own place with a job trying to get by. I was fourteen but I thought that was a really unique idea.
A beautiful BOF game! Even if BoF IV for Ps1 was better, I liked the hunting so much and Rand was my favourite character.
You just shown your niveau through your manners.
Can't take you for full. That's just low.
I like the 4th better, but over taste one should not argue.
BOFIV was more of a complete and all encompassing RPG but 2's story was better by a mile imo
This is one of my all time favourites. It’s not a perfect game but beyond the faults is simple yet fantastic characters, world and story. Just look past the translation, not that hard to do. Going solo with stem can suck if you aren’t prepared and first time through you probably aren’t. I still play this game maybe once a year. It’s the game that made me love RPGs.
major points for mentioning Oregon Trail. So many versions of that game. Half your party usually dies on the way. So much fun. That's what I love about SNES drunk he gives you alternatives where to find the game. I am more likely going to find the GBA version because of how busy life is with kids its just easier sometimes to play it on the go rather than at home on the console anymore. From the pictures this looks great. I really loved Tales of Phantaisa and that was super grind heavy but well worth it.
BoF2 I really got screwed on the 1st time I played it.
Killed my dad, let bums live in my village ("oh ty for this house, man I can't believe you just gave me a house"-worthless npc), screwed up side quests such as teaching cure 2 to Ryu and not getting the Earth Shamen, didn't finish it fully cause the final dungeon is pure hell and I over leveled, which the game will punish you with in a cruel way due to how the dragon transformations work.
2nd time I loved it more but quit 1/2 way when I found the translation patch.
3rd time I enjoyed the translation patch and beat it fully, didn't kill my dad, let the right people live in my town.
First time (clueless play): Watts (the riddle guy), Brockden (never figured out what the dojo does), Macotti (thankful & that's it, worst guy to get outside of Pechiri who robs you), Barose (ended up trying to give the party OK spells), El (guards the town), & Sumner (plays the game soundtrack).
2nd time (smarter play): Hekkeller (FIRE ARMORY!), Win (pretty cool in the OG version since he changes your window color, bad in the retranslation because he just changes the outline color of the font), Baretta (best armory, probably the best tenant overall in the game), Barose (found out about the Dragon Tear trick & ended up giving everyone Missile), Hanz (best item shop in the game), & Salvador (cool statues).
3rd time: used the all tenants Game Genie & Pro Action Replay codes for all the houses except Baretta's & Hanz's (did turn on the code for Hanz's house after I got him though just so I could see the secret El cutscene with Sten).
Did you make the town fly?
Danny Idrovo
During a boss battle he is a part of the
Monster and if you do you get the bad ending
Danny Idrovo
For me its
Bof 3
Bof 4
Bof 1
Bof 2
We do not bring up bof 5 and if you
Want to called that bof 6
Danny Idrovo
My 1st RPGs were shining force
Which to this day is one of my favorites.
And the pokemon like red,blue,emerald
Gale of darkness.
And phantasy star which I hated .
Outside of tekken 7 I have never used
A final fantasy character before.
I remember spending countless hours grinding on that small island on top of the map. The gold slimes gave you tons of xp... that is if you lived thru it lol
I remember this one mainly for it being the only ever US imported game, that you got from major chain stores in Germany instead of being forced to order it or get it from one of the two small stores that also had imported games. Those always were significantly more expensive, so that was already a big upside. And yes, the game was really a lot of fun and I spent a lot of time with it. I didn't really mind the grinding that much, but that was also because I REALLY grinded a lot before that dragonfight - and after that I was good for a good while.
Your body of work is so helpful and worth all the time and effort you've put into it over the years. What I love the most is the reviews are such quick hits, no spoilers, very broad review and no more information that one would need to know if they were on the fence if they wanted to play it or not. Thank you!
I've been dying to get this on ps4 or iOS
Cmon Capcom! This is my favorite Rpg!
They released it for the New 3DS. They must've given it a complete revamp, cuz the original would've had no problems on the original 3DS.
Jereme Smith breath of fire 3 was the best one for ps one
@jvalex18 I think you meant assembler/assembly program lmao
As a RPG fan I ejoyed a lot this game. However, I must say that it is arguably the hardest RPG for SNES and it requires pleanty of time and dedication. Not for begginers in the genre. The translation is lousy, true, but it is a minor flaw. The combay system is not very spectacular but never mind. The story is not especially adicting, with all the religious references of which you do not care too much, just want to move on. Not too many items or weapons compared to other games, but it´s ok. The characters are amazing (Katt oh lala), and he music is very good. The way you move thorough the map, being obliged to use everytime a different character to access new parts and continents is very interesting. I like that it is a long and challenging game, not very lineal - that´s what I always want from a RPG! The fishing & hunting scenes are nice, the Shamans fussions are great and the town we can build by ourselves is very original. Just a shame that there are a lot of stores and characters that we won´t be able to relocate in our town if we do not take the appropiate steps.
If you like catchy and melodic, this game has a ton of great music.
I think this game has a particular place in the hearts of European players. As far as I can remember (Google seems to confirm it, too) this was the first real turn-based SNES JRPG to hit the PAL market back in 1995. Many kids, like me, had read absolutely raving reviews in local game magazines about stuff like FFVI & Chrono Trigger and craved them like crazy. And then eventually me and I guess many others got this game for our birthdays or Christmas' present and played it to death.
Lufia 2 came out so late in the SNES lifespan that I'd even say that this was the main introductory game for European JRPG fans. Mystic Quest and Secret of Mana I wouldn't really count .
Just got a copy of this today to complete my BoF collection :D
Joseph Huffman feels good when you finish a collection!
I have 1-4 plus Dragon Quarter - were there any others?
@@paulbennett2284 Just a Japanese only mobile game.
Joseph Huffman OK then collection complete as well - thank you!
BoFII was my very first RPG that I played the entire way through. The translation was pretty bad but the experience was worth it. Especially when I played it a second time and did the best ending.
I'm gonna play the retranslation soon. It should prove to be interesting.
This was my first, narrative-driven RPG I played. I loved it. It introduced me to the world of JRPGs
I put this game on my SNES Classic with a patch that fixes the translation. The people behind the patch really did great work and improved the game a lot.
Playing through a retranslated version at the moment. Better than anything released in the last ten years.
The Only Jrpg snes game i played but never finished playing,got to agree that the encounter rate is like lufia 1,and not only that if you merge someone in your team,if they died they will turn back to normal...
+SNES drunk Thank You very much for this review,looking this review make me wanted to finished this game and today i finally beat this game,the last dungeon is really damn long(they really wanted to make it long)no wonder it called infinity,but the ending is really worthable,thank you so much Snes Drunk!!!
Some things in that game were definetly not easy to find, like key objects or the characters you need to talk to, but overall I loved playing it !
I would even say it's better than the first because while keeping the same universe, tropes and even some recurring cities and characters, it added some nice stuff such as the shaman fusions, the new playable characters.
The two major drawbacks of that game would be the underwater world which was removed, and the dragon invocations which use all your AP while they had a fixed AP required in the first game.
They have a ROM Hack for this game that makes it a much more enjoyable experience over on the romhacking website
@Kissalude pretty sure he's talking about Breath of Fire II: Retranslated by Ryusui on Romhacking.net it is a much better translation as well as a few other bonuses.
I finished this game a couple days ago, and in this day and age I can say BoF II is a "rewelcomed" game for RPG enthusiasts, the graphics are beatiful, the music is spot on, the story is good, the mechanics work, etc etc etc, I enjoyed it a lot, i didnt expereinced this game back in the day with my SNES so I just did and im not regretting going through the grinding and random encounters, yes they are tedious, but for me the game was worth it, which at the end of the day is the point for every game to be worthy and enjoyable.
I myself did a couple videos about this game so feel free to chekc them out, heres the last one: ua-cam.com/video/Swjnr8KN0Hw/v-deo.html
There is the translation patch for it which redo the entire script, that one is good to get to understand better the plot since th original game translation has a lot of issues.
Vercusgames thsi genre has to revive and be "fixed" or adaptet to the current generation, but my no means, totaly change it to action hack n slash games
Breath of Fire II is magnitudes better than it's predecessor. I love the original, but playing it is a slow drag. II is faster, the gameplay more streamlined, the plot is better written... the first game, I love it, I owned it... but II took everything that made the original fun and boosted it. It's easily one my favorite SNES titles. I love JRPG's though.
BOF2 is like Xenogears on the SNES. Way ahead of its time as far as story complexity!
My general rule in RPGs is to not leave the area of the first town until you reach at least level 5. Have a few potions or just heal at an inn.
It makes it easier from then on.
The level-grinding was so much in this game, Capcom actually had to double the EXP and money in the GBA version just to make it more playable and easier.
Liked the game but yeah the music was horrendous at times especially the castle theme.
This is my very first rpg. I remember playing the Japanese version first using a translation booklet. Yup this paved the way for me discovering jrpgs and rpgs in general and I was hooked.
Fun Fact, the character Katt walked through that entire game with no pants and is constantly taking suggestive poses :D
I still have a photo copied version of the May/June 2002 GBA strategy guide my bro made in a store! I think it was Albertsons! I played this when I was 10 when my older bro got it on gba. The memories man. Brought this game everywhere. I remember so many characters were deceiving and evil n loved to trick you.
I am incapable of playing this without Ryusei's translation patch. It makes a world of difference
One of my favorite story lines in an RPG ever. The thing about Deatheven and Infinity were mind blowing to me. Don't want to post spoilers in case any one wishes to play this.
When FFII (aka FFIV) was all the rage BOF became my 2nd RPG title. I love BOF2, and yes it is murder. The encounter rates were insane. I came with a rule when it came to this game. The fact that you had a "escape from battles" option, I never bothered. Because it can fail easily than succeed. So I pretty much would fight every fight. The one thing I noticed about the encounter issue was that it didn't matter if you were high level monsters would still pop out and fight you. I remember having a conversation with a fellow gamer a couple of decades ago and he mentioned that that type of mechanic was very annoying. That there were games that often would allow for fight harder targets when the time came and monsters lower would often just ignore you. Oh you forgot to mention that little monster on the top. It was monitor that would inform the gamer of how "active" the monsters were. Mind you this only mattered in the dungeon where monsters were super active vs the field screen. The icon would act like they had drank 100 cups of coffee. The best way I got through the game was to get the better weapon early. Basically, grind a bit hunt and sell the meat and if you can make it over to that next town without getting killed buy the weapons there right away before the whole Bow framing. Lots of characters you can choose depending on the choices you make, fun to hard challenges and a pretty decent story dealing with religious cults. I think that was the dark parts of the story really made me fall in love with this game.
you can get Blue in BoF2? Mind blown.
One the most memorable games with great story line, animation and the music. I never played the first cause Blockbuster didn't have it and decide to give this one a try. Couldn't put the controller down. 7 years later I bought in Gameboy Advance 😃
There is a dungeon where the encounter rate is so insane, you can get a battle after every step. And in the first dungeon you need to grind to level 3 before going to the second floor. This game was quite hard in that aspect, but grinding was not uncommon for JRPGs back then.
Breath of Fire 2 is an experience that should not be missed. It is so mysterious, intelligent, amazing, and fun as fuck. The scenarios it puts you in are crazy and epic. The challenge is high and rewarding.
Please play this game if you can.
When you spoke of the "Monster meter" in your video around 1:00 in. If you meant the dancing goblin at the top of the menu screen, that lets you know if you are on the right path to your current objective I always thought? He looks like he is going nuts when you are where you need to be and if you go across the world he dances slower.
Man, I see so much inspiration concerning gameplay and the world here for my favorite RPG, Suikoden... It looks so familiar!
Can also abuse the cooking mechanics in your town later to create infinite Stat boost items. I had Ryu with max stats on the gba version, can potentially do it for every character but the sheer amount of time is insane e
Never heard of this one. I grew up in the NES/SNES era, so that's baffling to me! Will have to check it out.
I LOVED BoF3 for the Playstation. I wasn't even aware that it was a series on the US SNES, so thanks to this video, I just bid for it on ebay. I hope I win; can't wait to try it.
My #1 Favorite game. No dragon form spam, beautiful bg music and the awesome story
Love breath of fire! Would love to see a Nintendo switch version.
It's in the subscription for snes on the switch. 1 and 2 are
I never noticed, but that song at 2:42 kind of reminds me of a slower tempo, less energetic version of the airship song from FF8. I beat this game once, but I loved BoF3 the most and beat that one atleast a dozen times.
i live in brazil, when i was a kid back in 1996, i used to take a 2 hours bus just to rent this game
Rpg's that are challenging are great, I LOVE Battles 2, IF U DO NOT LIKE BATTLES, DO NOT PLAY JRPG'S... That's The Mechanic Of Rpg's that U Will Have 2 Do THE MOST...!!!
I bought a new copy for my Bday, when I was 15.
And, no matter what everyone says, I can assure you that Katt's chest *can* be opened.
Maybe it's just a one time event, thus ROM users have a copy that won't work, but I managed to open it. I had Katt's strongest weapon inside.
For anyone new or veteran on BOF 2: Do yourselves a favor and play this MASTERPIECE with the english re-translation patch, it gives sense to everything in the plot and maked the game really shine as the gem it is.
Personally i always loved the game since i purchased it when it came out in 1995, but the translation was garbage. With that patch you can finally appreciate the game as it deserves it.
Breath of fire 2 is a fantastic game! When I was a teen I couldn't ever find a copy to buy but renting it was everywhere! My local video store had about 10 copies and they got uniracers with the sticker for this hahaha and not the game sticker the scanning upc! Never heard a word about it so took it as a win! Same story with Chrono trigger and they got TMNT tournament fighter back!
I love the Breath of Fire series, Breath of Fire 3 though was the BEST video game rpg I ever played at the time.
My favorite BoF.
You weren't kidding about you have to grind and go all out in the first couple of battles of this game.. I died twice already but it makes me want keep grinding... Now I only played breath of fire barely when I was young but I just beat it recently and now I'm hoping breath of fire 2 is just as good... I really do like your videos and I really appreciate the reviews u do.... It's really interesting because right now we have the highest technology that has the world has ever seen and we have the PS5 and Xbox One series and yet even though those systems have been games and still doesn't compare to the super Nintendo...
Seriously, THE best game in the world for me. It's ironic, this game got me into RPG as a whole but I ended up loving BOF 2 more than any RPG/JRPG game I ever played, it's just so fucking good, man.
Breath of Fire II’s difficulty level is 100% correlated to two items: do you recruit Bleu early on and more importantly if you do, do you abuse Monster Hunter’s Island?
If you answered “no” to both of the above then yes, I’d put this in the top 5 difficult RPGs on the SNES. While you could argue its rating among the top 5, it can’t push out “The 7th Saga” as number one.
Regarding the rest of the game? It’s amazing how much it does well but just doesn’t “quite” reach its full potential, which is something that could be said for Breath of Fire I, as well as III.
Katt
You know what? I have no idea you know what or you know who. Maybe you could try being a little less specific?
Great review lad, love the show, keep it up!
I love both of them. Never played 3. A fun tidbit: you can find Bo and Karn on an island, but they'll swear they don't know you. Most everyone knows about Gobi, though he changed his name...
I have to look for that.
Anyway, they wouldn't know who you (the party) is cause that is different people.
His name is Ryu, but it's not the same Ryu as BOF1. It's not even his son.
This game takes place 500 years later. So I am surprised that Bo & Karn are even still alive.
I prefer Breath of Fire 1. But I like Breath of Fire 2 as well.
This game is not more difficult than Romancing Saga and it's a lot more user friendly than the first game. The plot progression is a lot more accessible and less nebulous.
Bought this game on a whim a while back. Thankfully I'm not too opposed to grinding, just as long as that grinding/difficulty level is consistent. I hate it when you're chugging along at a good pace, enjoying the story, and then you get slammed with a difficulty spike.
Oh, that was nice. Sad I just assumed with the title that it was going to be hostile towards the series. :P
There is actually a really good rom hack that fixes all of the dialogue issues in this game. Characters who used to be strange and confusing are now witty and funny. If you're a fan of the game, it's really worth looking for.
Very tough call deciding between 1 and 2 as a favorite they’re both amazing games.
The three acts of the story I find very compelling. Act 1 is just trying to help your friend bow. Not setting out to save the world, just clear bow. Act 2 you get back to doing your job as a ranger as established in the beginning. You go investigate the increase of demons. This is something act 1 sets up nicely but it’s not the primary goal. Act 2 gets a little fetch quests and is the weakest part of the game in my opinion. Then act 3 you know who your enemy is and set out to save the world. It’s a rewarding story telling structure and because the bones of the story are solid it makes it easy to overlook and forgive the bad translation.
I would say that in terms of game play time, the game has 4 acts or segments.
1st the prologue
then the 1st part trying to help Bow,
and meeting the characters.
The 2nd part is further exploration of the world to find out the problem hinted at.
The 3rd part deals with struggling against the enemy, and how to get to their secluded island.
The 4th part isn't as detailed in terms of plot devices, but in time it will take about a quarter of the game play. Where you explore almost a new world to seek out the villian and others.
I don't think act 2 is weak at all.
It's now you have the freedom and struggle to explore the world and figure things out.
If anything, some lame parts of the 1st act feel weak. Mainly having the long ordeal in Simafort, when I really just wish I could challenge the bad guy to a fight immediately.
Great game, meaner than the first and less grindy; still have my SNES cartridge. Also, the MeowSt drop from Garm was bugged in the GBA release.
Even with the re-translation patch, this game basically falls apart after you beat Trout. It's non-stop grinding and mini quests until you reach the final dungeon (which is an absolute horror show).
BoFII had a lot of good ideas (the fusion system, for one), but they just weren't fleshed out as much as they could've been.