Even to this day, I think Lufia 2 honestly stands up with games like Chrono Trigger as one of the greatest RPGs of all time. The story, soundtrack, gameplay, and that element of charm make it an amazing game.
Agreed. I consider it to be among those ranks. The dungeon puzzles were outstanding, the encounter system was very well done, and the Ancient Cave was a really interesting wrinkle in gameplay. It's a shame all the people involved in keeping the franchise going seemed to want to make anything but Lufia III, or competent ports of Lufia I and/or II elsewhere. They'd have my money in a heartbeat.
I think another place they went wrong was releasing Lufia Curse of the Sinistrals in America instead of Europe. Lufia's influence was always most felt east of the Atlantic. Bit of trivia: Lufia was the only SNES RPG translated into Dutch. Ironically enough, Neverland's core audience was in the Netherlands.
Lufia 1 was my first RPG that was Final Fantasy. I loved the story and gameplay and am saddened that this amazing world is not explored to the fullest. Great video. I just started another playthrough of the games, love them so much...
I feel sad. I beat Lufia and Lufia 2 and really enjoyed those games. Lufia 2 is still alive today as the speedrunning community is still running Ancient Cave tournaments of that game. The Ancient Cave in Lufia 2 was the very first rogue-like game to become popular and it was what made rogue-like games become super-popular. Rest in Peace, Lufia. We shall never forget thee. :(
You should really one day a video about old 16-32 bit games that never got released in the West, Bahamut Lagoon, Treasure Hunter G, Star Ocean among many others.
Star Ocean: First Departure was released as a remake of the first for the PSP and First Departure R with updated portraits, new voices and fixed graphical issues as well as loading times for the PS4. The second game got a remake and is only on PSP.
Lufia is such an amazing game that had alot of cool stuff in it,especially the 100 floor dungeon when you had to use all the stuff you gained from it plus you got to keep everything from it! Even the second game was even that much more amazing since it told the story of our heros so its basically the prequel to the first Lufia game! 😄
So, basically: Sqeeenix saw nostalgia and decided that the heart-break that was Iris being the Sinistral of Chaos and Maxim and Selan dying for the world so their son could live was not a good enough plot to keep... As such, everyone hated it, among other reasons (the world building was lazy and the game was about 1 hour in length and completely ruined the personality of established characters) and hence it sold like sheit
Iris was the Sinistral of Death, not Chaos. Also, they did keep the original plot. It was only on New Game+ where they allowed Maxim and Selan to live. Lastly, Erim had always been depicted as warming up to Maxim under her Iris guise. She saves Maxim at the Ancient Tower which she was absolutely not supposed to do. She even helps Maxim save Parcelyte, fully admitting that this is not something she should be doing. I dislike ruining the personalities of characters and ruining character designs, but Iris's portrayal is not something I had much of a problem with. I also think that the game wasn't that bad, but it was piss poor compared to Lufia II. It probably would have been much more viable if they had remade Lufia 1 instead.
@@JaidynReiman I'm not making myself clear in regards to the plot. It's not the plot points themselves that bothers me, it's the executions. And I totes forgot it was death, not chaos, sorry. I should perhaps just stay quiet and express myself better before commenting next time =) A lot does not click with me in Curse of the Sinistrals and it makes me word-vomit in lack of a better way to say I couldn't stand it...
Lufia and BoF 🥹 very nostalgic games. They were both my beautiful childhood games. Even the soundtracks and the image of the games, the ending still gives me bittersweet feelings. Oh, and I remember me getting so worked up over Maxim not choosing Tia over Selan~ lol 😝
They just never managed to build up on Lufia II. It was the peak of the series and a Lufia III on an actual capable console. being just like Lufia II but even better in every aspect couldve been awesome.
Lufia 1 and 2 were all-time classics, and I have a deep fondness for The Legend Returns as well. I think that one gets a lot of unjustified flack and it holds up as a worthy successor. Ruins of Lore is when it really began to hit the fan. I only recently played it and it was an absolute trainwreck. Instead of doing its own thing like Legend Returns, it decided to take everything Lufia 2 did and make it much, much, MUCH worse. For me, the final straw was the Captule... err... "Disc" monsters. Not only were they pathetically weak, but they also were some of the most ridiculously cowardly things ever, running away on the first or second turn even when you start boosting their loyalty (which also took forever). Characters were lame, leveling up felt like it did basically nothing, and it was just a tedious mess from the start all the way to when I finally gave up on it.
Let's say Doom Island did come back 150 years after the events of Lufia 1. Then Amon, Erim, Daos and Gades were about to walk in to their main fortress and make themselves a home once more. But out of nowhere, a new group of Sinistrals known as the Universal 4 would come out and take over Doom Island completely! As they did, they turned Amon, Erim, Daos and Gades into children and banished them back to the overworld with no magic. The Universal 4 would go on to rule the world for 20 more years. Then the story would begin with Amon being raised by his father working as a farmer and his mother specializing in knitting. Amon would later discover that both of his parents being murdered by Gonun (Sinistral of Tragedy) and his home completely demolished by Rent (Sinistral of Disaster). The two new Sinistrals would reveal themselves as part of the Universal 4! Next, they would play around with Amon until it was time for the both of them to take out Amon for good. At least until Erim intervened and drove Gonun and Rent away. Amon and Erim would go on to start a new adventure by locating their allies Gades and Daos and regaining their ability to use more powerful evil magic! Then the Sinistrals would be out for revenge to shut down Gonun and Rent along with Elma (Mistress of Anarchy) and Zim (Sinistral of Mayhem/Leader) in their desperate attempt to eliminate the Universal 4, known as the world's greatest threat! This would be my way of saying "Revenge of the Sinistrals: Lufia 5" This would also feature Maxim's Dual Blade sword merging with Gades' Sword of Destruction to form the highly anticipated "Quad Blade" which is the Universal 4's biggest fear!
i was wondering... now i know. Thanks a lot. The problem was: The successors have never been able to produce a story of equivalent quality. Lufia II had the best.
Blows my mind how much it looks like FF4/5 ... especially with that mode 7 airship. If it wasn't for the battle system, I'd think it was a sequel to Final Fantasy USA/Mystic Quest. Wild stuff.
that is not a problem, I like it, it makes you think about your moves, instead of just holding L on lufia II when you just want everyone to do a normal attack.
Lufia 1 was the first RPG I liked back in 94 or 95 (I was around 7 or 8). I remember trying an FF but it didnt click with me. I played Lufia 2 at launch and it became my FGoAT for years, only really competing with Lufia 1. 2 may have been more polished and had better gameplay but Lufia 1 had a certain style, direction, and moments that 2 didnt. That intro that lasts right up until Alekia, that started it all, is my favorite moment in all my gaming. Oh and I loved Lufia The Legend Returns (Lufia 3!) too. Iwouldnt say it looked and played different, it felt like a Lufia on GB (so obviously visuals would take a hit) that somehow tried some ambitious new things. Best GB game ever, although I was disappointed with it at first. Took some getting used to. Story felt more lighthearted too. Oh, and Cima was awesome! I want a sequel. Ruins of Lore was a bit interesting but ultimately mostly forgettable. S-E killed Lufia and killed Neverland, imo. The gameplay in the remake was ok for me but it was no longer Lufia. Part of the problem was that even with Lufia 2 having some success it still paled next to the success of other RPGs. Lufia was always niche and Lufia 2 is a cult classic. Lufia also made me a fan of Ys, which is thought to have inspired some things in Lufia.
did you know that Valkyrie Anatomia was released OUTSIDE JAPAN?! I hope you make a video soon! 😊😊😊 nice video by the way! I wanted to try Lufia series one day
Finding all the dragon eggs to get a wish was a lot of fun in Lufia 2, as were the capsule monsters and ancient cave! I wonder why they didn't keep those elements in subsequent games...
I love Lufia and Lufia 2, I played through some the 3rd game on Gameboy Color. What the hell did they do to it on the Gameboy Advance and DS, I couldn't play through it.
WHAT so many titles i didn't play... i though they only release the 2 SNES games which i played and enjoy a lot. I Still think the story though was simple it was well told. Thank you for creating this video.
Everything made after 1 & 2 suck and have ZERO appeal. You can reboot and reimagine all you want, doesn't mean anyone cares. I think Hollywood needs to realize this too.
Me: *I have never heard of Lufia before but those two games on the snes that I just tried are awesome especially the second one ... Wonder where's the franchise now ?* Me after watching : *....... Ugh f+++*
That's too bad. I have the DS game, which is decent. For the record, I was rooting for Maxim to hook up with Tia, but alas, it was too good a pair to be made real.
It’s sad that shining force and Lufia which are two of my favorite game series of all time have been dormant for so long . I always hold out hope that them along with lunar will get a proper continuation some days
Thanks for the explanations! As a huge fan of l Lufia 2; i wanted to know what happened. With many regrets the series is no longer in development (despite some fanwork). The nostalgia keeps on growing as years pass..
I love this game.. decar, lufia, maxim, guy, artea, dkk.. this game has puzzel where we need think to open door.. lol.. i play 6 times lufia 1 and 2.. maxim and jeros (son of maxim)
I mean you're entitled to your own opinion, however the DS remake butchers the originals story and guts the charms of the original characters... Yes it is beautiful, but I would never trade off the originals charms for something as petty as it's graphics, they do not compensate for the loss of the original Lufia 2
@@MrValgard it's a bad story for lufia 2 fans. It's also pretty lackluster in general. I wouldnt say it's terrible but it's not great. Maybe limitations on the ds kept it from being great, but I dont know for sure. It's really a lot of small things that added up that bring it down. That and the gameplay itself isnt great, especially considering better action RPGs were out. Crisis core came out 3 years before it, for a good comparison. Not unplayable but super repetitive and sometimes annoying.
Lufia siempre fue una franquicia centrada en el RPG por turnos, al intentar cambiar la fórmula, la mayoría de la gente se decepcionó y supongo que fue el declive de la saga, una lastima...si hubiera echo la jugada en estos tiempos hubiese Sido mejor aceptado.
There is some reasons; they developped for too many platforms, got involved with too many development teams, downscaled a game, choose for action gameplay and 3d reboot; while lufia was all about proper gameplay, music and storytelling. Taito was the right company....
So sad about this series. It is one of my favorite RPGs. Although I didn't finish the Lufia The Legend Returns because I can't stand the downgrade of the graphics. Seriously? From a good start then a better second then down to that one? A really disappointment.
I was willing to tske the changes to curse of the sinistrals. But it had 2 fatal flaws... 1. The combat was trash. NOT as good as a ys game, not even close. 2:. The story/plot got neutered. I was so surprised that we only had 1 sinistral instead of 4. Blah.
I dunno. Lufia series was nothing special really. It was colorful and had some catchy music. Sure I liked it alot. But jrpg's was my thing, back then, and I enjoyed pretty much all of them. Just a group of kids on a adventure, like every other rpg on SNES. By me it is most remembered for the stupid battle mechanic whereas a characters attack would "miss" its prey if it was killed by another character in your group, in the same turn. As opposed to the more common behaviour, where your attack is just pointed to the next enemy in line. Now, one of the two SNES games had some kind of tower, with like 30 floors or something, in wich you would fight and open treasure chests. Though, you'd keep nothing (not even exp.) but what was inside a special kind of blue treasure chests. Other then that these games really didn't have alot going on, in terms of jutting out with interesting elements. .
i play it but i stop because "unrequited love" factor on the story.... "story", and "MC" that making me stopping many games. but the gameplay its enjoyable..... but, i havent played all of that series because of that..... only play and stop on lufia that released on SNES and NDS
The first Lufia was the first RPG I ever played; my older cousin gave it to me when I was like 5 or 6, and having predominantly played platformers like Mario and Sonic, I couldn’t understand how to play it at all. Came back a few years later after having played and beaten Super Mario RPG and Lufia became of my favorite games “no one had ever heard of.” Then in college I learned there was a sequel, and it still stands as my favorite SNES RPG. It made me realize that there are many games and franchises beloved by a relatively small group of players that will unfortunately never get the chance to be as recognizable as others.
Wow, that's almost exactly how it was for me too, amazing! I also started with Lufia when I was around 7, I rented it a few times and loved it but I sucked at it. Then I played Lufia 2, I think. But Super Mario RPG taught me how to play RPGs well, so I came back to Lufia and Lufia 2 after buying them and finally finished them.
While Lufia 3 was a graphical downgrade from the previous titles, that's due to the limitations of the GameBoy Color system. In fact, I'd say Lufia 3 is the most visually beautiful GBC title I've ever seen, by a vast margin.
Agreed. I haven't played any of these games yet, but I love the way TLR looks (Granted, I just like the typical GBC style in general). I own 3 on the 3DS VC, so I'll get around to it eventually. :)
It also actually had the best musical compositions in the series, it just gets overlooked because the sound doesn't sound as good the SNES sound card's. The battle system was also unique and pretty awesome once you got used to it... pretty cool how you can have 9 characters in a battle at once.
@@Bruva_AyamhytIt's extremely nostalgic for me. In some far off parallel universe, they would remaster this game for the switch or something... and the remastered music would be godlike, modern renditions.
It does a lot with what little it has. Still not the most impressive looking RPG on the system, given Dragon Quest III has smooth, fully animated enemies with multiple attack animations per enemy.
What were the other two? For me my top three were Super Mario RPG, Link to the Past and Street Fighter Alpha 2. The greatest in the Mario, Zelda and Street Fighter series.
Lufia 1 is actually at the top for me, even though it's not even the better made Lufia game. 1. Lufia Fortress of Doom 2. Lufia 2 3. Zelda A Link to the Past 4. Mega Man X 5. Super Metroid 6. Mario RPG 7. Star Fox 8. Earthbound 9. Ys III 10. Street Fighter Alpha 2 not an easy list to make... so many good SNES games
Secret of Mana Secret of Evermore The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past Lufia 2, Rise of the Sinistrals Terranigma And then all kinds of jump and run games like Super Mario, Donkey Kong Country (1 - 3), Kirby's Funpack, Yoshi's Island, etc.
I enjoyed the first one too, the second os my favorite, but the first one was great too. I remember it had a very sad ending, at least was very sad for a kid.
While Rise of the Sinistrals is a far better game in my opinion, Fortress of Doom is still a lot of fun and the plot is still superb, in my opinion, especially the ending.
I actually loved curse of the sinistrals, & this is even after being a die hard fan of rise of the sinistrals. Honestly, bias against remakes is actually ruining a lot of good games, & for what? Because the original was better? Because maxim should've been named jason, todd, or some other name....any other name than maxim? Picky much? Seriously, just play this game at least once, & I think many will notice that it's a pretty damn good game
Lufia 3 isn't as bad as most people say it is. Sure the graphics are different but I like the battle system and the wave mechanic. But seriously... letting the series fade into obscurity is dumb and I feel that someone should get the rights to the Lufia series and make a forth game with the Sinistrals and Erek with the return of Iris. I think the 3rd game should get the Trials of Mana treatment.
my most livid memory of lufia 2 was me being like 10, and could not figure out this color block puzzle, and I had to beg my mom to let me call the nintendo 1-900 number (costed money) for the answer on how to solve it
I played Lufia: Ruins of Lore when I was younger and I really liked how you were able to capture any of the monsters you encountered and have them fight and train alongside you. The biggest kicker for me though was that doing so allowed you to "morph" or "combine" with them to form a bad arse looking monster that would obliterate the enemy. xD
I bought the last lufia on the gameboy thinking it was gonna be like the original, sadly it was not. Cant bring myself to finish it. Lufia 1 and 2 will always be favorites of mine.
The music, story and gameplay, I felt in love with the first Lufia at my young age. The prequel was even better in all aspects. I didn't even bother with the others game boy Lufia games. It looked so awful and in a portable game. The last one looked decent but again, a remake of the prequel in action instead. How hard it is to simply continue the story with decent graphic like the first or second Lufia.
Never did get anything about Erek the absolute at the beginning of Lufia II. They need to have a story of him with the sinistrals concluding the story for good!
Honestly, Curse of the Sinistrals was a shock to me as a Lufia fan. I was worried as soon as I learned that Square-Enix had bought Taito and along with them, gained the Lufia IP. Without knowing much, I would have thought Square-Enix were the ones that decided on all the changes that made the game feel less like a Lufia game, but turns out that most of the original Neverland devs that worked on the original Lufia 2 (as a well as Fortress of Doom and Legend Returns), especially director Masahide Miyata and composer Yasunori Shiono, returned to work on the remake. I'm surprised Miyata decided to change so much compared to the first game. The new character designs were by someone from Square-Enix tho, and I really wasn't so into the results. I mean, maybe it's a fine game on its own, but it just didn't feel like a Lufia game to me. Neither the characters nor the world made me feel like I was playing Lufia. I actually never asked for a Lufia 2 remake, if anything I'd prefer a remaster or the same game with upgrades visuals and arranged music, keeping generally the same story and character designs. I actually prefer Action RPGs and I love the Ys series, but playing as a team was one of my favorite things about the Lufia series. It's too bad Neverland is really dead now :( I wish they could try again and make a new sequel. I really want a Lufia remastered collection, at least. Lufia has been my favorite game series since my childhood. Even though Lufia and Lufia 2 are my favorites in the series, I really liked Lufia The Legend Returns too (I didn't like it at first, but I stuck with it and I ended up loving it). I'm glad we saw what the original Neverland team wanted to do with the series rather than whatever Nihon Flex wanted to do on the PS1, it's just too bad they didn't get a better budget and didn't get to work on a stronger platform. I also really liked Cima on GBA, another great Neverland game that flopped that I wish we could see more of but never will.
Lufia 1&2 will always have a special place in my heart.
Especially 2 the tunes for me, gives me still chills.
Same
Using cheat lufia 2 to got gades blade.. gades blade has special attack octo strike.. its crazy attack..
Even to this day, I think Lufia 2 honestly stands up with games like Chrono Trigger as one of the greatest RPGs of all time.
The story, soundtrack, gameplay, and that element of charm make it an amazing game.
Agreed. I consider it to be among those ranks. The dungeon puzzles were outstanding, the encounter system was very well done, and the Ancient Cave was a really interesting wrinkle in gameplay. It's a shame all the people involved in keeping the franchise going seemed to want to make anything but Lufia III, or competent ports of Lufia I and/or II elsewhere. They'd have my money in a heartbeat.
Man, the storyline must be top 5 all time. I always end up tearing up with the ending, even after 20 years
I think another place they went wrong was releasing Lufia Curse of the Sinistrals in America instead of Europe. Lufia's influence was always most felt east of the Atlantic. Bit of trivia: Lufia was the only SNES RPG translated into Dutch.
Ironically enough, Neverland's core audience was in the Netherlands.
Lufia 1 was my first RPG that was Final Fantasy. I loved the story and gameplay and am saddened that this amazing world is not explored to the fullest. Great video. I just started another playthrough of the games, love them so much...
I feel sad. I beat Lufia and Lufia 2 and really enjoyed those games. Lufia 2 is still alive today as the speedrunning community is still running Ancient Cave tournaments of that game. The Ancient Cave in Lufia 2 was the very first rogue-like game to become popular and it was what made rogue-like games become super-popular.
Rest in Peace, Lufia. We shall never forget thee. :(
As a kid Lufia 1 introduced me to the concept of a bittersweet ending, great loss with a new beginning.
I cried like the little 8 year old that I was for half an hour in bed. About to play it again for the 2nd(?) time to relive hazy history.
what a sad story, it was almost as if the universe didnt wanted for lufia to exist
Or Maxim or Selan. Iris even said Maxim was meant to die at end of the first part of Lufia 2.
You should really one day a video about old 16-32 bit games that never got released in the West, Bahamut Lagoon, Treasure Hunter G, Star Ocean among many others.
Treasure hunter G and Live A Live was one of my fav square game next to chrono trigger
Star Ocean: First Departure was released as a remake of the first for the PSP and First Departure R with updated portraits, new voices and fixed graphical issues as well as loading times for the PS4. The second game got a remake and is only on PSP.
my favorite child hood game played through it DOZENS of times, until now.
Thanks for the video much love ;)
Lufia is such an amazing game that had alot of cool stuff in it,especially the 100 floor dungeon when you had to use all the stuff you gained from it plus you got to keep everything from it!
Even the second game was even that much more amazing since it told the story of our heros so its basically the prequel to the first Lufia game! 😄
Playing through Lufia 2 for the first time in over a decade and I'm having an absolutely great time.
As much as I love Ruins of Lore, The Legend Returns and Curse of the Sinistrals, Lufia 2 will always hold a special place in my heart.
I still play the Lufia 2 battle music during my D&D campaigns for epic fights haha. Friggin love Lufia 2, still my favourite RPG of all time.
I still remember the last battle scenes in Lufia 2 vividly after 25 years. That’s gotta count for something.
I loved Lufia 2 back in the day, don't know how many times I rented it.
And what are those games shown in your intro? They all looked so cool 😍
Stumbled across this and as a long time Lufia fan, I needed this closure.
Go play Lufia V
So, basically: Sqeeenix saw nostalgia and decided that the heart-break that was Iris being the Sinistral of Chaos and Maxim and Selan dying for the world so their son could live was not a good enough plot to keep... As such, everyone hated it, among other reasons (the world building was lazy and the game was about 1 hour in length and completely ruined the personality of established characters) and hence it sold like sheit
Iris was the Sinistral of Death, not Chaos.
Also, they did keep the original plot. It was only on New Game+ where they allowed Maxim and Selan to live.
Lastly, Erim had always been depicted as warming up to Maxim under her Iris guise. She saves Maxim at the Ancient Tower which she was absolutely not supposed to do. She even helps Maxim save Parcelyte, fully admitting that this is not something she should be doing.
I dislike ruining the personalities of characters and ruining character designs, but Iris's portrayal is not something I had much of a problem with. I also think that the game wasn't that bad, but it was piss poor compared to Lufia II. It probably would have been much more viable if they had remade Lufia 1 instead.
@@JaidynReiman I'm not making myself clear in regards to the plot. It's not the plot points themselves that bothers me, it's the executions. And I totes forgot it was death, not chaos, sorry. I should perhaps just stay quiet and express myself better before commenting next time =) A lot does not click with me in Curse of the Sinistrals and it makes me word-vomit in lack of a better way to say I couldn't stand it...
Lufia and BoF 🥹 very nostalgic games. They were both my beautiful childhood games. Even the soundtracks and the image of the games, the ending still gives me bittersweet feelings. Oh, and I remember me getting so worked up over Maxim not choosing Tia over Selan~ lol 😝
Lufia 2 is in a select group of games that have shaped me ass a gamer... among them FF6, Chrono Trigger and many others.
Great to see the Mandalorian take some time away from helping Jedi to provide this review.
They just never managed to build up on Lufia II. It was the peak of the series and a Lufia III on an actual capable console. being just like Lufia II but even better in every aspect couldve been awesome.
Lufia 1 and 2 were all-time classics, and I have a deep fondness for The Legend Returns as well. I think that one gets a lot of unjustified flack and it holds up as a worthy successor.
Ruins of Lore is when it really began to hit the fan. I only recently played it and it was an absolute trainwreck. Instead of doing its own thing like Legend Returns, it decided to take everything Lufia 2 did and make it much, much, MUCH worse. For me, the final straw was the Captule... err... "Disc" monsters. Not only were they pathetically weak, but they also were some of the most ridiculously cowardly things ever, running away on the first or second turn even when you start boosting their loyalty (which also took forever). Characters were lame, leveling up felt like it did basically nothing, and it was just a tedious mess from the start all the way to when I finally gave up on it.
Let's say Doom Island did come back 150 years after the events of Lufia 1. Then Amon, Erim, Daos and Gades were about to walk in to their main fortress and make themselves a home once more. But out of nowhere, a new group of Sinistrals known as the Universal 4 would come out and take over Doom Island completely! As they did, they turned Amon, Erim, Daos and Gades into children and banished them back to the overworld with no magic. The Universal 4 would go on to rule the world for 20 more years. Then the story would begin with Amon being raised by his father working as a farmer and his mother specializing in knitting.
Amon would later discover that both of his parents being murdered by Gonun (Sinistral of Tragedy) and his home completely demolished by Rent (Sinistral of Disaster). The two new Sinistrals would reveal themselves as part of the Universal 4! Next, they would play around with Amon until it was time for the both of them to take out Amon for good. At least until Erim intervened and drove Gonun and Rent away.
Amon and Erim would go on to start a new adventure by locating their allies Gades and Daos and regaining their ability to use more powerful evil magic! Then the Sinistrals would be out for revenge to shut down Gonun and Rent along with Elma (Mistress of Anarchy) and Zim (Sinistral of Mayhem/Leader) in their desperate attempt to eliminate the Universal 4, known as the world's greatest threat! This would be my way of saying "Revenge of the Sinistrals: Lufia 5"
This would also feature Maxim's Dual Blade sword merging with Gades' Sword of Destruction to form the highly anticipated "Quad Blade" which is the Universal 4's biggest fear!
I never played it but it gives me a very Lunar vibe. It looks good.
i was wondering... now i know. Thanks a lot. The problem was: The successors have never been able to produce a story of equivalent quality. Lufia II had the best.
Blows my mind how much it looks like FF4/5 ... especially with that mode 7 airship. If it wasn't for the battle system, I'd think it was a sequel to Final Fantasy USA/Mystic Quest. Wild stuff.
the 1st Final Fantasy had the same issue; hitting air if the enemy dies first
The ps one version fix that, plus better graphics and the option to change bettwen easy and nes(hard core) difficulty.
The psone version its the one to go. Better graphics and original difficulty.
that is not a problem, I like it, it makes you think about your moves, instead of just holding L on lufia II when you just want everyone to do a normal attack.
Lufia 1 was the first RPG I liked back in 94 or 95 (I was around 7 or 8). I remember trying an FF but it didnt click with me. I played Lufia 2 at launch and it became my FGoAT for years, only really competing with Lufia 1. 2 may have been more polished and had better gameplay but Lufia 1 had a certain style, direction, and moments that 2 didnt. That intro that lasts right up until Alekia, that started it all, is my favorite moment in all my gaming. Oh and I loved Lufia The Legend Returns (Lufia 3!) too. Iwouldnt say it looked and played different, it felt like a Lufia on GB (so obviously visuals would take a hit) that somehow tried some ambitious new things. Best GB game ever, although I was disappointed with it at first. Took some getting used to. Story felt more lighthearted too. Oh, and Cima was awesome! I want a sequel. Ruins of Lore was a bit interesting but ultimately mostly forgettable. S-E killed Lufia and killed Neverland, imo. The gameplay in the remake was ok for me but it was no longer Lufia. Part of the problem was that even with Lufia 2 having some success it still paled next to the success of other RPGs. Lufia was always niche and Lufia 2 is a cult classic.
Lufia also made me a fan of Ys, which is thought to have inspired some things in Lufia.
Anyone else wish "ESTPOLIS DENKI III: Ruin Chasers" came to fruition?
I love lufia, especially II, was one of my fav RPGs back in the day. Hell I havent played and beat it in a good 20 years.
Lufia The legend returns for GBC is the best for me
did you know that Valkyrie Anatomia was released OUTSIDE JAPAN?!
I hope you make a video soon! 😊😊😊
nice video by the way! I wanted to try Lufia series one day
Yep, but I don't care about mobile games =/
@@ErickLandonRPG rude
Finding all the dragon eggs to get a wish was a lot of fun in Lufia 2, as were the capsule monsters and ancient cave! I wonder why they didn't keep those elements in subsequent games...
Actually, Lufia 3 also has the dragon eggs sidequest too.
Lufia 2 is one of my most favorite games ever... My first love as a 8 year old was lufia and Selan...
I love Lufia and Lufia 2, I played through some the 3rd game on Gameboy Color. What the hell did they do to it on the Gameboy Advance and DS, I couldn't play through it.
WHAT so many titles i didn't play... i though they only release the 2 SNES games which i played and enjoy a lot. I Still think the story though was simple it was well told. Thank you for creating this video.
If you think about it, Sheena\Erim is probably Wain's ancestor and she ends up with Wain at the end of Lufia 3
What the Hell happened to Chaos Rings when?
Everything made after 1 & 2 suck and have ZERO appeal. You can reboot and reimagine all you want, doesn't mean anyone cares. I think Hollywood needs to realize this too.
Lufia 2 is a classic.
Me:
*I have never heard of Lufia before but those two games on the snes that I just tried are awesome especially the second one ... Wonder where's the franchise now ?*
Me after watching :
*....... Ugh f+++*
Lufia is my favorite 2D RPG series of all time.
The Square-Enix version looked really cool... until you mentionned "action RPG". Just... why??? Don't they make enough of those?
Nahh, character designs were also bad, Selan is basically Tifa with wig
Finally anyone speaking about Lufia (Im from Brazil, sorry for wrong english)
Também sempre procuro, bem raro kkk jogo tão bom mas tão pouco conhecido.
Super great potential lost, especially after Lufia 2 was powerful!
I love the DS version. It's different, but it is fun.
My fav was the GBC one
thanks man
This guy is so fit
That's too bad. I have the DS game, which is decent. For the record, I was rooting for Maxim to hook up with Tia, but alas, it was too good a pair to be made real.
I'm serious, you sound and kinda look like Pedro Pascal
I enjoyed lufia on the ds but they should have kept it turn based, but at least they "remastered" the OSTs
Essentially, it's in licensing limbo right now.
It’s sad that shining force and Lufia which are two of my favorite game series of all time have been dormant for so long . I always hold out hope that them along with lunar will get a proper continuation some days
Thanks for the explanations! As a huge fan of l
Lufia 2; i wanted to know what happened. With many regrets the series is no longer in development (despite some fanwork). The nostalgia keeps on growing as years pass..
No problem, thanks for watching!
I love this game.. decar, lufia, maxim, guy, artea, dkk.. this game has puzzel where we need think to open door.. lol.. i play 6 times lufia 1 and 2.. maxim and jeros (son of maxim)
Dont forget using cheat lufia 2 to got gades blade.. this is sword very crazy.. but can not attack demon enemy..
Who has the IP of Lufia?
DS lufia looks great and have positive reviews on metacritc, shame old fans trash it. Anyway it lands in my backlog :D
it's a great game one of my favorite on the DS.. it's an action RPG like YS and Tokyo Xanadu..
I mean you're entitled to your own opinion, however the DS remake butchers the originals story and guts the charms of the original characters... Yes it is beautiful, but I would never trade off the originals charms for something as petty as it's graphics, they do not compensate for the loss of the original Lufia 2
@@joshuawatts6823 but it will be unplayable for someone who don't play any lufia? It have bad story or bad for lufia 2 fans?
@@MrValgard it's a bad story for lufia 2 fans. It's also pretty lackluster in general. I wouldnt say it's terrible but it's not great. Maybe limitations on the ds kept it from being great, but I dont know for sure. It's really a lot of small things that added up that bring it down. That and the gameplay itself isnt great, especially considering better action RPGs were out. Crisis core came out 3 years before it, for a good comparison. Not unplayable but super repetitive and sometimes annoying.
You are a homosexual your opinion doesn't matter
Lufia 2 es mi juego favorito de toda la vida. No sólo el favorito J-RPG.
Pues ya murió, y los japos lo enterraron
Lufia siempre fue una franquicia centrada en el RPG por turnos, al intentar cambiar la fórmula, la mayoría de la gente se decepcionó y supongo que fue el declive de la saga, una lastima...si hubiera echo la jugada en estos tiempos hubiese Sido mejor aceptado.
En Japón odiaron ese combate además de los diseños, quedaron muy kingdom hearths, pero bueno, quien tenga los derechos de Lufia, ojalá lo use
There is some reasons; they developped for too many platforms, got involved with too many development teams, downscaled a game, choose for action gameplay and 3d reboot; while lufia was all about proper gameplay, music and storytelling. Taito was the right company....
Taito is trash
So sad about this series. It is one of my favorite RPGs. Although I didn't finish the Lufia The Legend Returns because I can't stand the downgrade of the graphics. Seriously? From a good start then a better second then down to that one? A really disappointment.
Kind of an unfair take, ofc it cannot compete with the SNES, but for a GBC game the graphics were top notch.
Me parece fascinante la investigación de este RPG buen trabajó
It was murdered...
i wonder what happen to Tactic Ogre Battle too , it was amazing , better than FFT imo
never played FFT but yeah tactic ogre battle is awesome
love lufia 2, my first intro in rpg. ppl who remake stuff like this dont love the game, why they turn into crap instantly. cash grab
Shame the ds remake is shitted on, it has a very beautiful boxcover
I Like Lufia Curss of the Sinistrals
My question : why you didn't reviewed rise of sinistrals
I was willing to tske the changes to curse of the sinistrals. But it had 2 fatal flaws... 1. The combat was trash. NOT as good as a ys game, not even close.
2:. The story/plot got neutered. I was so surprised that we only had 1 sinistral instead of 4. Blah.
And designs are crap, even japanese disliked
Go play lufia V
I dunno. Lufia series was nothing special really. It was colorful and had some catchy music. Sure I liked it alot. But jrpg's was my thing, back then, and I enjoyed pretty much all of them. Just a group of kids on a adventure, like every other rpg on SNES.
By me it is most remembered for the stupid battle mechanic whereas a characters attack would "miss" its prey if it was killed by another character in your group, in the same turn. As opposed to the more common behaviour, where your attack is just pointed to the next enemy in line.
Now, one of the two SNES games had some kind of tower, with like 30 floors or something, in wich you would fight and open treasure chests. Though, you'd keep nothing (not even exp.) but what was inside a special kind of blue treasure chests.
Other then that these games really didn't have alot going on, in terms of jutting out with interesting elements. .
Another series destroyed by its own toxic fanbase
i play it but i stop because "unrequited love" factor on the story.... "story", and "MC" that making me stopping many games. but the gameplay its enjoyable..... but, i havent played all of that series because of that..... only play and stop on lufia that released on SNES and NDS
The first Lufia was the first RPG I ever played; my older cousin gave it to me when I was like 5 or 6, and having predominantly played platformers like Mario and Sonic, I couldn’t understand how to play it at all. Came back a few years later after having played and beaten Super Mario RPG and Lufia became of my favorite games “no one had ever heard of.” Then in college I learned there was a sequel, and it still stands as my favorite SNES RPG. It made me realize that there are many games and franchises beloved by a relatively small group of players that will unfortunately never get the chance to be as recognizable as others.
Wow, that's almost exactly how it was for me too, amazing! I also started with Lufia when I was around 7, I rented it a few times and loved it but I sucked at it. Then I played Lufia 2, I think. But Super Mario RPG taught me how to play RPGs well, so I came back to Lufia and Lufia 2 after buying them and finally finished them.
While Lufia 3 was a graphical downgrade from the previous titles, that's due to the limitations of the GameBoy Color system. In fact, I'd say Lufia 3 is the most visually beautiful GBC title I've ever seen, by a vast margin.
Agreed. I haven't played any of these games yet, but I love the way TLR looks (Granted, I just like the typical GBC style in general). I own 3 on the 3DS VC, so I'll get around to it eventually. :)
It also actually had the best musical compositions in the series, it just gets overlooked because the sound doesn't sound as good the SNES sound card's. The battle system was also unique and pretty awesome once you got used to it... pretty cool how you can have 9 characters in a battle at once.
@@zhizn_snake agreed, TLR's music was legendary!
@@Bruva_AyamhytIt's extremely nostalgic for me. In some far off parallel universe, they would remaster this game for the switch or something... and the remastered music would be godlike, modern renditions.
It does a lot with what little it has. Still not the most impressive looking RPG on the system, given Dragon Quest III has smooth, fully animated enemies with multiple attack animations per enemy.
played 1st Lufia in college, good fun; 2nd one has awesome puzzles
The first Lufia game looked like a bunch of Japanese nerds just took one of their tabletop D&D sessions and turned it into a video game.
I LOVE IT.
Lufia 2 is the first game that made me cry. Some of the best music in any RPG, ever.
I still cry with the ending, no matter how many times I have played it though the years
It's a beautiful story!
The music is indescribably good. I study it on a daily basis
Please don't make me cry again
This. Yes.
It's a literal work of art!
Lufia II, probably my 3rd favorite SNES game. The ending literally choked me up.
Such a shame the game went downhill.
What were the other two? For me my top three were Super Mario RPG, Link to the Past and Street Fighter Alpha 2. The greatest in the Mario, Zelda and Street Fighter series.
chrono trigger and ff6 your top 2?
Lufia 1 is actually at the top for me, even though it's not even the better made Lufia game.
1. Lufia Fortress of Doom
2. Lufia 2
3. Zelda A Link to the Past
4. Mega Man X
5. Super Metroid
6. Mario RPG
7. Star Fox
8. Earthbound
9. Ys III
10. Street Fighter Alpha 2
not an easy list to make... so many good SNES games
Secret of Mana
Secret of Evermore
The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past
Lufia 2, Rise of the Sinistrals
Terranigma
And then all kinds of jump and run games like Super Mario, Donkey Kong Country (1 - 3), Kirby's Funpack, Yoshi's Island, etc.
I must be the only one who liked the first one. I love Fortress of doom even with all it's flaws. It was the first rpg I ever played and finished.
I love the first one the best love the game so much
@@louisshade8624 agreed i too enjoyed the 1st one the best in the series. it was actually quite challenging if u didnt overlevel your party.
I enjoyed the first one too, the second os my favorite, but the first one was great too. I remember it had a very sad ending, at least was very sad for a kid.
While Rise of the Sinistrals is a far better game in my opinion, Fortress of Doom is still a lot of fun and the plot is still superb, in my opinion, especially the ending.
Neither game shot for a completely happy ending, and that's pretty respectable.
I feel like The Legend Returns is severely underrated. It's very beautiful for a GBC game and it ends the trilogy on a satisfying note.
Its great to see how many fans of lufia were loving this game, im with you all, thanks Erick for the video!!
I actually loved curse of the sinistrals, & this is even after being a die hard fan of rise of the sinistrals.
Honestly, bias against remakes is actually ruining a lot of good games, & for what? Because the original was better? Because maxim should've been named jason, todd, or some other name....any other name than maxim?
Picky much?
Seriously, just play this game at least once, & I think many will notice that it's a pretty damn good game
first Lufia is my favorite game in childhood... so sad.
Lufia 3 isn't as bad as most people say it is. Sure the graphics are different but I like the battle system and the wave mechanic. But seriously... letting the series fade into obscurity is dumb and I feel that someone should get the rights to the Lufia series and make a forth game with the Sinistrals and Erek with the return of Iris. I think the 3rd game should get the Trials of Mana treatment.
my most livid memory of lufia 2 was me being like 10, and could not figure out this color block puzzle, and I had to beg my mom to let me call the nintendo 1-900 number (costed money) for the answer on how to solve it
I'll never forget the frustration that puzzle caused me as a kid... And funnily enough I'll never forget how to solve them now. Burned in my brain.😵
The Lufia games had some good music
2:30 that boss theme !! such memories ! thanks for the nostalgia , I loved that game !
Lufia 2 is at same level of chrono trigger and ff 6, really a masterpiece.
I mixed Lufia games with Lunar, another series that also disappeared
I played Lufia: Ruins of Lore when I was younger and I really liked how you were able to capture any of the monsters you encountered and have them fight and train alongside you. The biggest kicker for me though was that doing so allowed you to "morph" or "combine" with them to form a bad arse looking monster that would obliterate the enemy. xD
Yea, that was very memorable and unique feature
I bought the last lufia on the gameboy thinking it was gonna be like the original, sadly it was not. Cant bring myself to finish it. Lufia 1 and 2 will always be favorites of mine.
Let's release three Lufia games at the tail end of a systems lifespan with little advertising. Fingers crossed!
and turn it into an action game to piss off fans of the series.
The music, story and gameplay, I felt in love with the first Lufia at my young age. The prequel was even better in all aspects. I didn't even bother with the others game boy Lufia games. It looked so awful and in a portable game. The last one looked decent but again, a remake of the prequel in action instead. How hard it is to simply continue the story with decent graphic like the first or second Lufia.
Give ruins of lore a chance it's still one of my favorites
Never did get anything about Erek the absolute at the beginning of Lufia II. They need to have a story of him with the sinistrals concluding the story for good!
Wow I didn't know Pedro Pascal played Lufia. :)
Honestly, Curse of the Sinistrals was a shock to me as a Lufia fan. I was worried as soon as I learned that Square-Enix had bought Taito and along with them, gained the Lufia IP. Without knowing much, I would have thought Square-Enix were the ones that decided on all the changes that made the game feel less like a Lufia game, but turns out that most of the original Neverland devs that worked on the original Lufia 2 (as a well as Fortress of Doom and Legend Returns), especially director Masahide Miyata and composer Yasunori Shiono, returned to work on the remake. I'm surprised Miyata decided to change so much compared to the first game. The new character designs were by someone from Square-Enix tho, and I really wasn't so into the results.
I mean, maybe it's a fine game on its own, but it just didn't feel like a Lufia game to me. Neither the characters nor the world made me feel like I was playing Lufia. I actually never asked for a Lufia 2 remake, if anything I'd prefer a remaster or the same game with upgrades visuals and arranged music, keeping generally the same story and character designs. I actually prefer Action RPGs and I love the Ys series, but playing as a team was one of my favorite things about the Lufia series.
It's too bad Neverland is really dead now :( I wish they could try again and make a new sequel. I really want a Lufia remastered collection, at least. Lufia has been my favorite game series since my childhood.
Even though Lufia and Lufia 2 are my favorites in the series, I really liked Lufia The Legend Returns too (I didn't like it at first, but I stuck with it and I ended up loving it). I'm glad we saw what the original Neverland team wanted to do with the series rather than whatever Nihon Flex wanted to do on the PS1, it's just too bad they didn't get a better budget and didn't get to work on a stronger platform. I also really liked Cima on GBA, another great Neverland game that flopped that I wish we could see more of but never will.