LogFAQs > #884614280

For anyone that is curious, I opted to play the GBA version (though I am under the impression there isn't a material difference between the two options).

Here are some thoughts:

Overall, the game was pretty solid. The story, while far from original or epic, kept me interested enough to read the dialogue and continue through. The characters were all unique and pleasant and the different environments kept me interested. Graphics and music were good but nothing amazing in my opinion.

As far as the game play goes, it's a fairly straightforward JRPG and for the most part it was fairly balanced in its difficulty. It made quite a few improvements over its predecessor from the balanced difficulty to overall variety. The inventory system was a little clunky and it seemed to take more effort than it should have to equip items and manage everything. My main gripe with this game was the random battles. Not only were they way, way, way too plentiful, the game makers decided to use the terrible "run or fight" style instead of individual characters attempting to run or an active time battle system that allows you to eventually run away. This really detracted from the overall experience since it basically forced me to fight every single random battle as no matter the difficulty the run option seldom, if ever, worked. While I understand that many games of this era had the same issue that doesn't change the fact that this one is particularly bad and greatly impacts the game.

Not too long ago I replayed Final Fantasy IV for the first time in many years and while I remembered it being a great game, I ultimately was slightly disappointed and set on it being an 8/10. That game was just slightly better all around that Breath of Fire 2 in my opinion so I am rating this 7.5/10.


TLDR - A solid old school JRPG but nothing to write home about.


Feel free to ask me anything and recommend if I should continue in the series given my experience or move on to something different.
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