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Breath of Fire II Review! [SNES] The Game Collection
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2014
- A Review and Analysis Breath of Fire 2, the second game in a 5 part retrospective!
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Last time I talked about Breath of Fire, a game that needs no introduction. But in case you do, click here to check that video out first. If you don’t have time for that, here’s a quick recap: Breath of Fire marked Capcom’s first entry into the RPG market. It was an RPG for beginners, by beginners. They made some rookie mistakes that were easily forgiven, and fans wanted more. Lucky for us, we got more.
When Breath of Fire was released in the US, the development of Breath of Fire 2 was already well underway, and Capcom, now wiser and more experienced was catching their stride. Capcom learned from their mistakes in Breath of Fire, and somehow, within a year, unleashed upon the world what some consider to be the best entry in the series. But is it?
I am Super Derek, and this is Breath of Fire 2!
Breath of Fire 2 takes place 500 years after the events of Breath of Fire 1, and once again the fate of the world is in peril. Once again a hero from the Dragon Clan must rise to the challenge. And once again, we are invited into the world of Breath of Fire.
There are a lot of similarities and throwbacks to the original Breath of Fire. Some of these similarities, such as the names and clans of our heroes Ryu and Nina became series staples. Names and themes of towns and their locations make a return from the original game, making everything feel very familiar. But the world isn’t just reused from Breath of Fire, it’s been revamped, and feels much more fully fleshed out. In a way, Breath of Fire 2 feels like a love letter from Capcom to the fans of Breath of Fire 1, and it really, really works.
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THIS GAME! I WAS LOOKING FOR THE NAME FOR 10 WHOLE YEARS!
As a kid, I chanced upon this game in a GBA multicart I had back then and was charmed on the spot, but I never remembered the name, except that it had Fire in its name. Who knew, 10 years down the road, I finally found it! Huzzah!
This is a glorious day!
same here... it was my first BOF game+ my first GBA game ❤️
My nephew is 6 i wanna get him a breath of fire game i got him a gba mind you I plan gifts in advance so which one do you guys think 1 or 2
@@stoneocean0065 hehehe Advance. Puns.
I come for the ladies, but there's never any ladies here, so I stay for the Derek and the great review :)
Next time have ladies pls.
Humm.. Maybe I'll review the Lady Stalker Fan Translation just for you?
This game will always hold a special place in my heart. It was amazing on so many levels. The story, the combat, the merges, your town! So freaking amazing.
this guy has a voice that would put babies to sleep
so, did your eyes closed?
Hahaha
Wow, did not make it throught th.....
I always sleep listening to avgn , I know he shouts alot but something is magical in his videos it makes me fall asleep
@@truepatriot3768 it’s comforting. I agree. Avgn, superderek and happy console gamer all make me feel so comfy
BoF II really struck me when I played it. The translation could be pretty lousy at times, but I think it says something about the game if the story and atmosphere come through regardless, and they came through in spades. I guess it was the religious aspect that got to me; the organ music, the candles, the priests. And that intro boss? Enigmatic and foreboding. Final Fantasy Tactics had a similar theme to its story, but I was never amazed by it, simply because I played this one first.
Then those endings. Damn, they had a pretty powerful bad end.
On a minor note, the most gorgeous Nina in the series, and some great mechanics in town building and character combining.
Definitely, this Nina is just awesome.
I fucking love BoF II! Why does no one talk about it?!
Yeah, BoF 2 was a load of fun man! By the way, did you see those scan lines? It's like a (very) poor-man's frame-meister! Speaking of which, how's that working out?
Super Derek I'm not going to lie, those scan lines look awesome in 480p, but in 720, they seem spaced out too far. The lower resolution and the crt looking border makes em look really authentic.
Avalanche Reviews I'll tweak them a bit more in the next one, thanks for the feedback. :)
Adding them in after the fact is a great idea. I can't say I've seen any other reviewer including scan lines in their videos.
Well, it did have it's fair share of competition:Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, etc. But like Derek and others, I played the living hell out of this game during my younger years, and the story for this game completely won my heart!
This wasn't as in-depth as I would've hoped for. Even though you mentioned transformations, you didn't mention the main character's ability to turn into/summon dragons, which was actually a big selling point for me.
While I prefer BoF2 for the most part, I feel like BoF1 handled the dragon transformations better. In BoF1, Ryu could turn into various dragons for the duration of the fight, which was cool. In BoF2, they were more like one-time summons, which wasn't nearly as cool. But BoF2 at least somewhat makes up for it with the ability to combine characters.
You also didn't at all mention the town-building mechanic. Partway through the game, you decide to help an old man build a town. Depending on which townfolk you recruit, you could wind up with a few different types of towns.
+Draygone RPGMmag You're entirely right. I really should have touched on those things with this review. I think that at some point I'll play through the fan re-translation, and when I do I'll be sure to address these things. :)
I think the game should get a big credit for being created by a company that never handled RPG before (aside of Breath of Fire 1). Also the story was so enchanting, and all the chars loveable, unlike other Snes RPG games of that time, that I never found myself too connected with. The story and the music is great and is filled with it's own magic. I finished the game about five times, and this is the only Snes RPG game I ever played so much, which means a lot about it. I think you are very objective, but it feels like your review was missing a lot of key points. I need to see your other videos to see if you give other games the same treatment. I say it is a decent review, but not very full of depth, which is a shame. I really think it's one of few games that made that made me fall in love with the RPG genre as I only started looking for more RPG after playing this one, yet no other SNES RPG made me fall so in love, expect maybe "Treasure of Rudra" or "tales of Phantasia"
Another important note is that the game was recently re-translated, and I gotta say, that it adds a lot to it.
Thank you for taking the time to do the review, I'm glad this game was given a look on! I shall watch your other videos too :)
This game made me start playing rpg games too. I remember renting this for almost a week and then I got a glitch on my save file and I couldn´t finish it, only years later with the help of emulators. Later I finished it too like 3 or 4 times and I´m still expecting a remake of this like they did with final fantasy 3, it would be great.
Capcom had RPG's before BoF, but granted they didnt strike the chord that BoF did
-Willow NES, (1989)
-🇯🇵Sweet Home, (1989)
-🇯🇵Samurai Sword (text rpg) (1988)
-Destiny of an Emperor (1989)
-🇯🇵Destiny of an Emperor 2 (1991)
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The mmx sounding music in this game is the best. The song in the background, just perfect
I played both Breath of Fire 1 & Breath of Fire 2 on the Gameboy Advance. Both games were amazing, but I enjoyed number 2 more because the characters were just so much more fun.
This is still my favorite in the series, but i must also add that i played it first and then Breath of Fire 1. Minus the grind, a lot of this game is great.
Hey Derek! Love your videos. I’m finishing up BoF on NSO and wanted a sneak peak of what’s left. I’d love to see a series where you redo some of these earlier reviews with mentions on how to play nowadays (SNES, NSO, SNES Mini, emulation…) I’ve spent the past year replaying NES/SNES JRPG staples and would love your thoughts contextualizing each game within its era… how they were influenced by other games, and what games influenced them!
Good news for fans of the series who own a New 3DS: Breath of Fire 1 and 2 have been re-released on the 3DS eShop for about $8 or something.
Which is better?
saeefa Depends.
I like some of the technical improvements brought with Breath of Fire II, while all the basic storytelling in Breath of Fire I seems solid enough.
***** I see, thanks.
BOF2 has such an amazing story line that pulls u toward it no matter what
I loved the boss battle theme to this game.And just like the first game,I loved both versions.
If you play this make sure to find the re-translated version....it makes all the difference.
Fir those the didn't know, Breath of Fire 1&2 is on Wii U/New 3DS eShop and Breath of Fire 3&4 is on playable on the PSP,PSVita and PS3 from PSN, (not sure if BOF3 PSN can be play'd on the PS3, that PSN BOF3 looks like its from the PSP English EU Version).
there's a certain Boss in BOF3 that has a different color if play'd the US or EU version.
BOF 1&2 originally a SuperNES / remakes on the GBA
BOF 3&4 originally on the PS1.
BOF Dragon Quarter for PS2 is meh ta me but LOTS Hates/Dislikes it.
I couldn't get into Breath of Fire II for one reason and one reason alone. They made the Dragon transformation useless. Because of that, i skip it and moved on to Breath of Fire III. My favorite Breath of Fire game in the series.
P.S. The first Breath of Fire game holds a special place in my heart because it was *the game* that got me into video games altogether.
I first played this game on the Wii U Virtual Console. I never really knew anything about the Breath of Fire series before and I just decided to jump in and try it out. I absolutely loved this game! The story, the music, the battles, the random surprising things that would happen, I almost felt as if I was truly going on an adventure some place far away from home at times. One of the best games I've ever had the pleasure to play. By the way, if you never have, you should try the Golden Sun games. The Golden Sun series is my favorite RPG franchise, but Breath of Fire 2 came super close. Great review.
That's great! I did play Golden Sun a looong time ago, I think I even used to own it... I'm kicking myself for selling it now though because I really do want to play through it now. Some day I'll definitely get to it! It's on the list! :)
I absolutely love BoF 2 (and number 1 ofcourse!) never got a chance to play 3 or 4 however. Great review Derek keep up the stellar work as always ^>^ (Retro Matt)
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Oh man, please play BoF 3
Nocta Eucta 2 was best, 3 was meh...
3 is great. 4 is even better.
got this on the 3DS eshop and very happy I did, looks like a lot of fun and the fact that I can take it on the go really amps up the enjoyment factor for me!
Man you're hardcore taking in a series this vast. Looking foreword to the next one, breath of fire 3 was the one I had the most playtime with.
I can't believe I'm finally going to beat Breath of Fire 3! I got stuck on the final boss like 10 years ago, and hadn't picked it up since. I think finally putting that boss in the dirt will be one of my crowning achievements as a human being.
Super Derek Hopefully its a blast to play again. I've always wanted to do hardcore retro jrpg reviews but i'm still not ready for what i have planned when i do. Many retro RPGs games of all time so i've been preparing to do them justice as best i can, and watching your reviews on them are awesome.
I dono if you caught the shout out video i did recently but i was just like "This dude has gone crazy and is reviewing JRPGS, expect a little bit of time between vids." - NOT A DIRECT QUOTE! lol
But for real your reviews are seriously awesome especially now after you've started diving into one of my fav genres of games. Keep up the awesomeness when you have time!
DubiousGamingOnline OH! Sorry man, I completely missed your shout-out video, but I just watched through it! Thanks for the shout out, I really appreciate it!
JRPGs do take some time to play through, but truthfully, the reason this particular review took so long was because I kind of sort of played through Fallout New Vegas and Skyrim... twice.
I could probably stand to adopt better time management skills. But I'm going to kick it into high gear for BoF III and IV! :)
I entered the JRPG scene with snes. FF4, 6, Chrono, Mario, Earth Bound and BoF 2 and that little family impacted me greatly in my pre-teen/teenage years. PS1 era didn't pack quite the same punch as my first wave of influences, and really nothing has since.
Thanks for the review, Derek. I was thinking a few days ago that we hadn't seen from you for a while. Nice to see that you've come back with another great episode.
I still haven't played much of this game. Don't have it in my collection yet (I enjoyed 1 and 3) but I try to keep an eye out for an occasional good price and hope to pick it up soon.,
Here is hoping that 6 turns out better than most people fear it will.
Yeah, I hope so! Otherwise I may get stuck reviewing a crappy mobile game if/when it's translated! Looks like you and I are kindred spirits too, when it comes to Breath of Fire. I also grew up with 1 and 3. 2 was a lot of fun, but I gotta say that some parts just really dragged, and I just couldn't bring myself to like some of the characters (I'm looking at you, Jean!). That's just me though. :)
If the translation wasn't what it was, BoF2 would be one of the best RPGs on the SNES. In my opinion it still is, but that translation is rough. Luckily there is a fan translation for the SNES version you can use. The GBA version not changing the translation is a tragedy although they did fix the encounter rate.
I'm so happy this came to the switch recently!
I remember this BoF game had the darkest story out of all BoF games, maybe followed by BoF4 which had some creepy twists at the end as well. BoF 1 and BoF 3 were kinda more fun and upbeat.
Vampires Crypt The story of 2 was pretty dark, but I also think 3 was also pretty dark. Casposaurus did a really good video that helped illustrate it's darker points. ua-cam.com/video/7XuwE6Dnmmc/v-deo.html
Super Derek ah yes you are right ^^ how could I forget you get a choice at the end of every BoF game which makes this series so awesome, I remember the endchoices for BoF3-4 being pretty jawdropping :D Also Metal gear Solid series is so full of grey areas I dont even know if Big Boss or Ocelot can be considered villains anymore XD
Great review, really looking forward to the next two! While I grew up with BoF 1 and 2, my teen years were with 3 and 4.
It's a shame that the series is going "mobile" and turning to garbage. But maybe things will change with Capcom's stock going public? Eh, I can hope at least.
Yeah, Breath of Fire 3 was my introduction to the PlayStation, believe it or not, so I'm really looking forward to it. And I haven't played 4 yet, so I'm eagerly anticipating what awaits me!
bof2 is my personal favourite. derek you're channel is fucking awesome. keep it up!
+maziku how did you beet the music challenge in the cave?
haha, its been 20 years since i played the game friend. i dont remember!
+maziku oh XD
I consider BoF 3 the best in the series, with BoF 2 being a close, close second. Then its Breath of Fire 4, which had some very nice steps forward and a few back, but overall was a fun, challenging and memorable experience. Then BoF 1, which was hugely ambitious for a first attempt at an RPG on the SNES, its just that the next games were such huge qualitative leaps. Dragon Quarter is on the last place, since it had lots of potentially interesting ideas, but where never explored with enough time to develop them.
Some day I really want to return to this game with the fan re-translation patch applied. I think it would really elevate my overall experience. :)
@@SuperDerek There is a fan re-translation patch ? Very cool. Lets just hope one day Capcom does a BoF collection, so more people can experience this series.
Bout half way through this bad boy after quitting several times in my life due to circumstances.
What a ride! That town music is so good
I couldn't love this game as much as I loved the first one. The only thing it does better is giving the story a better path to be followed.
But I would still recommend to anyone who loves classic JRPGs.
Subs are surging man, got anything special planned for 1000? ;)
Is that where the surprise is!?
Of course I respect everyone's opinion but I'm really surprised how many people prefer the first game. I just recently beat it and I was exhausted by how simplistic that game was. 90% of battles I beat by using the auto battle option since a lot of characters can't really do more than attacking (and transforming, which costs MP). The whole thing was super easy and the characters didn't have much of a personality. The second one however instantly offers more possibilities, the characters feel more alive and even bosses are more interesting.
In my mind BoF 1 feels like an NES JRPG while BoF 2 feels like a proper SNES JRPG. No offense, though. That's just how I feel.
I agree with this. While I do think BoF1 is a good game, it also just has an overall generic feel to it. Playing BoF2 now and I’m enjoying it quite a bit more thus far. It just feels more polished and well thought out, but the excessive battles still remain lol
Have you tried the fan translation that fixes the script and adds fast movement while holding B? It seems really well done and even comparing the beginning of the two games it feels miles ahead. I like your videos by the way, I've been watching them all night :D!
Ikr
cool video. Working on BOFII myself. Love your chiptune intro music
I am playing this game right now! I have grinded the protagonist Roy to level 25. Great game, better than the first Breath of Fire. I don't know what is my favourite rpg, what is yours, Super Derek?
This rpg will always have a piece of my hearth. Bro that intro!
Awesome review, dawg :DDDD
Most of my problems with this game came with the history progression and the grinding. Although my main issue with grinding wasn't for experience, but for money. Everything was far too expensive, and enemies left virtually no cah, and seeing as the game sometimes forces in some parts to stick with certain characters (or fighting with just one of them), having to equip everyone with good equipment felt exhausting most of the time.
And for the history progression, Im like 30 hrs into the game (maybe I took longer than other people) and I still don't "know" (in the game) the reason of why stuff is happening, and half of that time was just to get Bo back with me (proving him innocent), to me it seems like Im just exploring with world but with no real porpuse, like fetch quest after fetch quest but nothing to fetch.
Maybe it's on porpuse but I still don't feel safe to buy most use items (revive stuff or whatever) because it's expensive and I need to save it for better equipment.
Another problem was the assignment of magic to the party. None of them feel like a "type" of character (say: healer, attack magic, etc). Nina now has attack magic but doesn't heal, while Bo having little mp gets DefUpX and CuraX and on the other hand Sten doesn't hit that hard and has poor magic.
It all just felt disorganized to me, because I never could figure out how to manage my party.
Graphics and animations are gorgeous tho, the world is big and expansive, there's a lot of new cool stuff and gimmicks that work well (growing your town and searching people is neat).
Im liking it but I don't feel as satisfied playing it as with Breath of Fire 1
One of biggest problems of BoF2 its the original capcom translation, I just finished the game and I suffered as much as you did, a lot of times one just cant figure out what to do or why to do it, and its because of the poor translation. Check my channel for a couple videos of the game
you need to review bof v cos they reference rangers from ii
This was my very first rpg. I remember renting it for a week. When I was close to the final my cousin bumped on the console wire and I got a memory crash erasing the game data. Only finished it years later with snes emulator. I still have it on my cellphone nowadays. Only of few games that I can say I finished 5 times or so.
This seems like the perfect tradicional JRPG. The perfect distillation of the vanilla formula.
Such a good video, Derek. Sorry I'm only watching it now.
10 years later im watching this review considering picking up the GBA version for 29 dollars with no manual no box haha 42 with box no manual. crazy to see that price tag double
Keep up the great work, Derek!
Great vid bro!
BoF2 was the first game I ever played in the BoF series and, you guessed it, I played it on the SNES. It was the game that developed my love for the series. My only gripe with this game and the series as a whole is the enemy encounter rate. It was truly brutal. No lie, I seen times I'd take a few steps and would go into battle. It was something that had me pulling my hair out. Yet, I loved it. I eventually got this game for the GBA but it wasn't much better in that respect. While it isn't my most favorite game out of the series, it is the one I most highly recommend. It is a series that I wish Capcom would bring back but do it like the first four games.
Hey, could anyone please tell me if Breath of Fire 2 for the SNES is multiplayer? If not any suggestions for decent multiplayer SNES RPGs are woulcome. Thanks.
Pour one out for Patty. Gets smacked into a bush and never seen again, lol.
I recently got a chance to play Breath of Fire II, so far it's good. On another note. I'll tell you a story about my experience with Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter:
When I first played it, I was so put off by the battle system and difficulty of this survival RPG, I made it an hour or two into it probably just a few feet away from the area where Ryu transforms into Dragon mode. I put the game down for a year... Casually, I decided to pick it up again and give it a second chance, I ended up loving the game and the challenge it brought. I made it about 75% of the way through the game my first true attempt and it was so exhilarating when you know you only have one or two healing items left and you have to tread through many rooms filled with monsters hoping you don't get surprise attacked or otherwise trying to take them out via an initiative. I get why a fair share of gamers are put off by it but it truly deserves a better chance. Nowadays people like games like Dark Souls 2 that are masochistic, due to this change in perseptions, I feel like gamers should revisit some older games with some real challenge like Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter (PS2).
What are your thoughts on Dragon Quarter? (to anyone, + Super Derek)
Rad!
I want to see part 3.
Playing this for the first time. So far I’m enjoying it, but I will have to deal with the official script since I’m playing on switch. That encounter rate though… otherwise it’s been great !
I loved this sequel. Despite the translation not being the best, I still enjoyed the story and especially the characters. I can understand your nostalgia for the first game, but I did like this one better. Either way, both awesome SNES RPG's. I still need to get both for my own collection. Sadly, my Game Collection isn't quite as robust as yours. :P Hahaha.
Will you be doing bof3 and 4 if so I can't wait. :)
You bet! ~40 hours into BoF III
ah man cant wait only one I have played is breath of fire 4 but I would love to get my hands on the others some day and hear your review.
Getting ready to shoot the bof 3 review today! Editing should be done by Monday assuming everything goes smoothly.
cant wait to see it my friend. :)
You don't need to wait for Breath of Fire 3 -- it's out now! :)
Breath of Fire 3 Review! [PlayStation] The Game Collection
It's a bit disappointing that you didn't mention the retranslation from the german patch as it's seen by many as the definitive version of the game. New features including an animated intro song with lyrics, a pseudo 3D effect on the world map, changed interface and an from what i heard very good translation. (I played the original German patch so i have no hands on knowledge of eng translation)
That came out like, 2 weeks after my review. I would love to revisit the game with that mod some day though. :)
@@SuperDerek Oh sorry, my mistake. The German version obviously came out quite some time before they retranslated it. Forgot to take that into consideration. Btw: Great to see you even get back to comments for a close to 5 year old video. That's dedication o/
I want to play the game. I dunno if I should start with 1 or 2. All I hear is the bad translation and I don't want to put that off Help me!
1 was a lot of fun as a kid, so I've got a nostalgic bias. 2 Definitely has a bad translation, BUT, there's a fan re-translation out there if you're not opposed to emulating it. I think that would probably be the way to go. :)
Hey I was just wondering what's a better rpg bof2 or goldensun the lost age
Both. Both are great.
Which version of the SNES is that?
there's actually a retranslation patch for Breath Of Fire 2 out right now, and trust me, it's LEAGUES better than what capcom did. Check it out when you get a chance.
Oh I know! I just heard about it for the first time after this video was released, otherwise I would have directed people to it. I'm thinking about trying to see if I can get it made into a repro cart or something, it'd give me an excuse to play through the game again sometime. :)
Found one. Here ya go:
www.ocdreproductions.com/Breath_of_Fire_2_Retranslation/p1560736_8320341.aspx
WildWolf21 Nice find! I actually used this guy's reproduction of Sweet Home for my Halloween special! Maybe I'll get in touch with him again. :)
Have you tried the Fan Translation or Retranslation of this game?
Probably not. Derek showed a screenshot of the menu of the retranslation at 6:49, but mistakenly identified it as the Game Boy Advance version. The retranslation is definitely worth replaying the game for.
ok... damn i was just about to play this game(never touched a BoF before) but thanks to your review of tearing this game to shreds i am not even gonna bother
i say three is better but i started at three so i got fond memories of it
I love these games so much.
Breath of Fire III was my first BoF game, and still my favorite, but with nintendo online I'm getting to play the first 2
Wait what !?, I played BOF 2 but I don't remember that 4:54 part before
If I recall correctly, near the end you have the option to wait or not wait for the demon to ressurect, if u choose wait then u see the bad ending and its game over, but if u dont wait, then you go deeper in the last dungeon til u kill the evil boss for the good ending.
Well, this just got added to Switch Online.
There was actually a fan retranslation of BoF2 a few years ago that is much, much better than the Capcom's. It's pretty easy to find via Google.
Yeah, someone had just told me about that on Reddit a couple days ago. I'm very intrigued. Looks like they improved on more than just the translation. I would like to revisit the game sometime. But because I (usually) prefer original hardware, I think I'll hold off until I get an Everdrive for the SNES. :)
But how many shirt have you??? just kidding amazing channel its good to see a channel specialised about RPG.Im french and channels on my country are...mainstream.If we talk RPG only Final fantasy Kingdom hearts or Grandia come to the discussion so for a well informed person about the genre like i am and so of my friends, we must check channels from another country for find qualities content. It 6am at the time when i Write this comment and im shocked to see how you americans, english and people from other countries are well informed and your contents so diversified.I repeat your channel is AMAZING! Sorry about the faults if there are, i suscribe,talk about you to my friends et follow you with great pleasure!
Thank you very much! It's awesome to hear that there are people across the globe that are watching, and it's incredibly humbling. Take care! :)
SuperDerek RPGs my pleasure by the way i have just a little problem with one of your review :Breath of fire 3.with the previous of the series, you really talk about YOUR feelings about the game and (for BOF 2 case) the evolution and enhanncement for the next episodes of the series and for BOF 3 we dont have that..Its not easy to understand what is your feeling about this game and the enhancements then it propose?
I started playing his game like a year ago, but didnt finish it...I certainly enjoyed it though, even though its a very classic style rpg, it can easily hook you up into the story, and the random encounter rate isnt that hard so its very enjoyable. I never played this game on the original SNES,so My nostalgic point of view isnt there, i recommend it for RPG fans
I just completed BOF1... it was painfully bad to play picking it up in 2018 after playing ps1 rpgs
Holy shit you make the .Hack series!!!!Ok today may 31 2017 you become a hero!i want you in the next Dissidia, for summon on Kingdom hearts 3 and for surprise member in the justice league movie!!
What do you think of BoF6?
I'm doing my best to reserve judgement, but failing miserably. Everything I know about it sounds like something other than a Breath of Fire game. I hope that I'm wrong.
Super Derek Yeah, same here.
I have just beat the breath of fire 1, so excited for the 2nd one!
+CoconutSquid I hear there's a fan re-translation out. Might be worth your while to check that out and side-step the abysmal official localization. Either way though, have fun! :D
Yes there is, its Ryusui's translation patch, I just did a video comparison between the original text and the patched game if you want to take a look at it, it translates the entire thing and helps a lot to better understand the plot
BOF2 is my favourite rpg of all time. [SNES] version is more challenging, GBA has double exp and triple money award, so some bosses are no longer a challenge. Second is FF IV.
For me vice versa.
This game felt like an attempt to re-do BoF1 with a better plot. I found the first game as boring as you found Lufia, but really enjoyed this one. Not as much as BoF3 but maybe that's just because i played that before i played this - nostalgia makes it a tricky question as you say.
I suspect there are better fan translations available now
The tracks in BoF1 were better than those in 2, but the music was used better in 2
unassumption BoF 2 has a fan translation that's worlds better, and has some other minor improvements (nothing game or balance changing). It even adds in the run button.
The first doesn't get one, but there is a patch out there for the GBA version that corrects certain text and word names to be more clear with the rest of the series.
The plot was really interesting and touched a lot of different topics throughout the game, sadly the original capcom translation was kinda bad...there is indeed a fan translation for the game which fixes the entire script, there a video about it on my channel
When you realize that dragon quarter is a prequel to breath of fire 2. Lol
After playing this game like 2 years ago, and putting it aside because of time, I finally finished it a couple days ago, and i can say I really enjoyed a lot, sometimes one gets a little bit lost wandering around wondering where to go next, that's indeed because of the translation, and encounter rate is a normal one for a game of its time, however at the last dungeon, the encounter rate is REALLY high, all this game needs is patience, its a very good classic RPG game worth playing, the translation patch for it improves a lot the original translation.
Actually as I finally could finish the game and liekd it so much, I did myself a video about it:ua-cam.com/video/Swjnr8KN0Hw/v-deo.html
The game imo was very underrated, which is a shame since it has a lot to offer.
Theres even a fanmade sequel for the game called "Breath of Fire II Hearts Aflame" but I havent been able to get it, maybe it was taken down or something like
Breath of Fire II was everything its predecessor was and more.
Theres even a fanmade sequel for the game called "Breath of Fire II
Hearts Aflame" but I havent been able to get it, maybe it was taken down
or something like
ElBribri
why is it called breath of fire 2? why not call it breath of fire 6 and replace whatever that phone game is....
it's like me making a fan game a smash bros 64, calling it melee.
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To put this simply, BOF2 is the vbest vgame ever! They made a few errors in translation, and the dragon power was watered down. Bad that it takes all your mp/ap no matter which dragon spell you use. I also wish the world was a bit bigger & u encountered more clans.
There's a typo in the title. This is #15, not #14 :)
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BOF2 was better in most ways.
The world was a bit smaller, and there's less spells. Nor do you turn into a dragon.
There's nary a single track from the original BoF that I don't love. Comparatively, BoF II has a lot of tracks that grate on the ears-as you said, though, it often did a better job of tailoring its music to suit the game's edgy atmosphere, scene by scene.
I loved BoF2
What...i actually enjoyed the first one the most!!
One of these days I am gonna see you put your old review on the TV which will have another old review on ITS Tv for INFINITE OLD REVIEWS
My second favorite BoF, BoF3 being number 1 for me. Actually I only liked BoF2 and BoF3 to be honest lol.
Nina is my favorite character in the series (Screw you Bleu, I dont even use you, lol), and this incarnation of her is favorite one.
I think you should increase your voice and lower the bgm you you are using in your video.
Was it more fun... Hell yeah lol
I like the translation of bof 2. it allowed my non english speaking self to comprehend what was going on.
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No no. I disagree with you. Ted Woolsey botched up the English localization in the original game. Breath of Fire II is much better.
ahh..my fav. BoF 2.. :D
I don't really think BoF 2 is better than its predecessor. Yes, the story is better overall, but the characters, the map and the towns are just not as charming. The encounter rate and the grinding required for this game are higher than BoF 1, hurting its pacing quite a bit. Besides, Ryu's dragon transformations are just prettier spells for a one time use on battle, and the shaman fusions, while very creative in design, don't give the expected boost for the characters and are not as plentiful as they cold have been. Also, they are just undone when the character gets low on HP... Like wtf
There are also some other questionable decisions such as 1-) removing items like Marbl3 - which helped quite a lot on BoF 1 -, 2-) making the run option for the battles almost useless as it doesn't seem to work like 90% of the time (maybe the developers knew that the player would need every single battle to grind), and 3-) unbalanced characters. All of this along with the bad translation and some problems from BoF 1 that weren't fixed (such as the lack of some basic battle options, easy menu navigation and item management, etc.) makes some parts of the game a chore to go through.
Despite all this I like this game and the series as a whole very much. Its certainly a game that deserves a remake, but unfortunately we may never see it happen.
No People are wrong they did make mistakes Because when you look at certain parts of where you have to read to know what's going on and suffer the little message boxes summer we have everything way too spaced out Proving somebody screwed up in the program because they didn't make that steak with the 1st came everything was properly spaced when you read the message boxes but the 2nd kingly screwed up some of the message boxes have things to spread out in are not in the message Box correctly so the message boxes in the game who relate to when people you talk to people or relate to the story summer little goofy in to spaced out or words are in weird locations But then the same message block It's you go over every message block in the John Terry gain new known as some of them do have mistakes and then you go over the 1st game again and you notice they didn't make that mistake proving when they went on their own to localize this one they should have stuck to a square soft so that the message Box when be screwed up proving they weren't quite ready fer to be on their own with the 2nd game yet
breath of fire 2 is the best of BOF series. You are quite underrating this one I dislike this video for that, I'm sorry, BOF 2 story is so epic and tragic, I always be insensitive person for movie and game but there's moment in BOF that really touch me so deeply, multiple possible ending include bad ending, some of the quest is so beautiful and surrealist, you venture in this huge and variety world and culture and you really feel yourselves as an Odysseus in the world of BOF. It is simply Tim Burton on snes. And it has the best Nina. The only downside of it is the romance.
A shame that Capcom nearly abandoned the BoF series. BoF6 is a mobile game... I guess it's better to wait before judging it, but I prefer a console version for PS4 and Xbox 1. I think it's time for reboot, or a true sequel.
This game is good, but the original is better. 😏
love BoF2!!! its the only one I ever owned ...well I've also got 5, but that doesn't count.
This game clicked with me at the time, so it'll always be a favorite. It's really the only BoF I cared for. BoF1 was a mess and the PlayStation era I found unmemorable, but BoF2 is a joy with all its flaws.