Board 8 > Rate the VG Story Day 171: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals

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Lightning Strikes
12/02/21 8:00:34 PM
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Todays game is Lufia II. How would you rate the story on a scale from 1-10?

You can still rate previous days games if you missed them, just write <game name><rating>. If you want to change your rating you can just specify that you are changing your rating. Nominations for future days are also welcome, nominate as many games as you like and I will get to all of them.

Previous Results:
Planescape: Torment - 9.83 (12 votes)
Higurashi When They Cry - 9.69 (8 votes)
Omori - 9.67 (6 votes)
Outer Wilds - 9.61 (22 votes)
Silent Hill 2 - 9.5 (20 votes)
Deus Ex - 9.35 (11 votes)
Nier Automata - 9.25 (31 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - 9.2 (34 votes)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - 9.15 (19 votes)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 9.1 (14 votes)
The House in Fata Morgana - 9.1 (10 votes)
Yakuza 0 - 9.03 (13 votes)
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 9 (8 votes)
Mother 3 - 8.98 (14 votes)
Steins;Gate - 8.94 (9 votes)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - 8.91 (30 votes)
Umineko When They Cry - 8.88 (13 votes)
Grim Fandango - 8.88 (13 votes)
Zero Escape: Virtues Last Reward - 8.88 (20 votes)
Return of the Obra Dinn - 8.85 (10 votes)
Silent Hill 4: The Room - 8.83 (6 votes)
Suikoden II - 8.8 (11 votes)
Persona 3 - 8.76 (22 votes)
Xenogears - 8.73 (24 votes)
Tales of Berseria - 8.69 (14 votes)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 8.67 (31 votes)
Final Fantasy Tactics - 8.67 (27 votes)
Metal Gear Solid - 8.67 (27 votes)
Dragon Quest V - 8.64 (14 votes)
Pyre - 8.64 (7 votes)
Portal 2 - 8.64 (19 votes)
Bastion - 8.63 (12 votes)
Persona 4 - 8.59 (31 votes)
The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - 8.56 (27 votes)
Disco Elysium - 8.56 (16 votes)
Undertale - 8.45 (42 votes)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 8.45 (16 votes)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd - 8.42 (12 votes)
What Remains of Edith Finch - 8.41 (19 votes)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon - 8.4 (5 votes)
Chrono Trigger - 8.39 (40 votes)
Mass Effect 2 - 8.38 (28 votes)
South Park: The Stick of Truth - 8.38 (17 votes)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - 8.37 (15 votes)
Snatcher - 8.33 (6 votes)
Final Fantasy X - 8.31 (56 votes)
Final Fantasy VII - 8.28 (37 votes)
Dragon Quest XI - 8.27 (16 votes)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 8.21 (19 votes)
Final Fantasy VI - 8.19 (43 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - 8.17 (42 votes)
The Walking Dead Season 1 - 8.17 (21 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies - 8.16 (16 votes)
Wolfenstein: The New Order - 8.14 (7 votes)
The Last of Us - 8.13 (35 votes)
Horizon: Zero Dawn - 8.06 (18 votes)
Silent Hill - 8.04 (14 votes)
The Wolf Among Us - 8.04 (14 votes)
Portal - 8 (26 votes)
Xenoblade Chronicles - 7.94 (27 votes)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 7.94 (17 votes)
Hades - 7.91 (21 votes)
Spec Ops: The Line - 7.9 (17 votes)
Bloodborne - 7.88 (20 votes)
Life is Strange - 7.85 (31 votes)
Final Fantasy IX - 7.77 (26 votes)
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - 7.75 (6 votes)
Half-Life 2 - 7.72 (9 votes)
The Sexy Brutale - 7.7 (5 votes)
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors - 7.69 (31 votes)
Bioshock - 7.64 (23 votes)
Doki Doki Literature Club - 7.64 (27 votes)
Celeste - 7.56 (26 votes)
Skies of Arcadia - 7.54 (14 votes)
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - 7.5 (30 votes)
The Last Story - 7.47 (6 votes)
Mortal Kombat (2011) - 7.46 (13 votes)
Tales of Symphonia - 7.42 (30 votes)
Mass Effect - 7.35 (28 votes)
Earthbound - 7.33 (19 votes)
Batman: Arkham Asylum - 7.3 (22 votes)
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma - 7.27 (20 votes)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - 7.26 (29 votes)
Tales of the Abyss - 7.25 (29 votes)
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - 7.25 (12 votes)
Red Dead Redemption - 7.23 (11 votes)
Resident Evil 4 - 7.19 (25 votes)
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - 7.17 (25 votes)
Mass Effect 3 - 7.16 (21 votes)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 7.11 (23 votes)
The Stanley Parable - 7.11 (14 votes)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - 7.1 (30 votes)
Broken Age - 7.1 (5 votes)
To the Moon - 7.07 (7 votes)
Super Paper Mario - 7.04 (23 votes)
Assassins Creed II - 7.04 (13 votes)
Final Fantasy VIII - 7.01 (31 votes)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - 7 (5 votes)

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Lightning Strikes
12/02/21 8:01:56 PM
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Hollow Knight - 6.98 (21 votes)
Gone Home - 6.91 (17 votes)
INSIDE - 6.88 (16 votes)
Bioshock Infinite - 6.87 (19 votes)
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood - 6.83 (6 votes)
The World Ends With You - 6.79 (24 votes)
Death Stranding - 6.73 (13 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All - 6.69 (33 votes)
Firewatch - 6.65 (10 votes)
Dark Souls - 6.62 (20 votes)
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - 6.61 (29 votes)
Chrono Cross - 6.53 (18 votes)
Valkyria Chronicles - 6.5 (16 votes)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 6.5 (13 votes)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 6.46 (12 votes)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 6.45 (10 votes)
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - 6.38 (12 votes)
Final Fantasy V - 6.37 (26 votes)
Grand Theft Auto V - 6.36 (11 votes)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 6.34 (35 votes)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village - 6.15 (15 votes)
DOOM (2016) - 6.15 (13 votes)
Tales of Vesperia - 6.13 (24 votes)
No More Heroes - 5.96 (12 votes)
Shadow of the Colossus - 5.94 (27 votes)
Assassins Creed III - 5.94 (8 votes)
Sonic Adventure 2 - 5.89 (26 votes)
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception - 5.8 (24 votes)
Final Fantasy IV - 5.76 (32 votes)
Star Fox 64 - 5.76 (26 votes)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 5.72 (9 votes)
Tales of Xillia - 5.71 (12 votes)
Metroid Prime - 5.67 (24 votes)
Dishonored - 5.67 (9 votes)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 5.63 (13 votes)
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth - 5.63 (19 votes)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 5.62 (13 votes)
Braid - 5.59 (11 votes)
Kingdom Hearts - 5.51 (31 votes)
The Wonderful 101 - 5.5 (4 votes)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 5.43 (14 votes)
Super Mario Galaxy - 5.4 (18 votes)
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - 5.3 (10 votes)
Grand Theft Auto IV - 5.27 (13 votes)
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune - 5.26 (28 votes)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 5.21 (21 votes)
Far Cry 3 - 5.21 (8 votes)
Pokmon Red & Blue - 5 (31 votes)
Fable - 5 (12 votes)
Phantasy Star II - 5 (5 votes)
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - 4.93 (24 votes)
Mega Man X4 - 4.89 (13 votes)
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright - 4.85 (13 votes)
Final Fantasy XIII - 4.79 (29 votes)
Final Fantasy X-2 - 4.79 (19 votes)
Final Fantasy XV - 4.79 (19 votes)
Fallout 3 - 4.76 (17 votes)
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - 4.72 (9 votes)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 4.64 (40 votes)
Fallout 4 - 4.43 (15 votes)
Final Fantasy - 4.23 (20 votes)
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls - 3.94 (9 votes)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops - 3.89 (9 votes)
Resident Evil 6 - 3.74 (17 votes)
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - 3.69 (13 votes)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope - 3.43 (15 votes)
Final Fantasy II - 3.4 (10 votes)
Starcraft II (overall) - 3.4 (5 votes)
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest - 3.31 (16 votes)
Dissidia: Final Fantasy - 3.29 (12 votes)
Fire Emblem Fates (overall) - 3.29 (12 votes)
Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void - 2.83 (6 votes)
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - 2.66 (16 votes)
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm - 2.57 (7 votes)
Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation - 2.4 (10 votes)
Tales of Zestiria - 2.38 (8 votes)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star - 1.91 (6 votes)
Plumbers Dont Wear Ties - 1.27 (15 votes)

Needs more votes:
Torment: Tides of Numenera
The Conduit 2

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unknown_duck
12/02/21 8:03:49 PM
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5
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Leonhart4
12/02/21 8:04:24 PM
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9/10

The Sinistrals are a great group of "How are we supposed to defeat these guys?" villains. The ending caught me completely by surprise, too.

I also appreciate how the game randomly became a dating sim for 10 minutes.

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ChichiriMuyo
12/02/21 8:49:23 PM
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9

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TheArkOfTurus
12/02/21 9:29:04 PM
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7

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plasmabeam
12/02/21 9:31:22 PM
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Ah, Lufia, one of those 90s JRPG gems that I need to get to someday.

Stupid question, what's the best Lufia game to start with?

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plasmabeam
12/02/21 9:31:29 PM
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Nominate Koudelka

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TheArkOfTurus
12/02/21 9:35:41 PM
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plasmabeam posted...
Stupid question, what's the best Lufia game to start with?

The series is connected, but 2 is a prequel, and 1 is painfully generic. Depends how much you care about playing things in release order.

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TheArkOfTurus
12/02/21 9:39:39 PM
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Also, nominate Live a Live

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Leonhart4
12/02/21 9:39:53 PM
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Just play Lufia II and you'll be fine

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Axl_Rose_85
12/02/21 9:47:39 PM
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9

One the standout stories of JRPGs from its era. The four sinistrals are built up perfectly as unstoppable forces and I love that 'unwinnable' battle against Gades which shows what you are dealing with. Maxim and Selan's romance could have used more development though. It kinda felt like Tia would have been a more natural choice but we all know that would never happen if you have played Lufia and the Fortress of Doom's intro.
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Axl_Rose_85
12/02/21 9:49:31 PM
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plasmabeam posted...
Ah, Lufia, one of those 90s JRPG gems that I need to get to someday.

Stupid question, what's the best Lufia game to start with?

Lufia II

Fortress of Doom, I'd imagine has aged terribly because of how grindy it is and the ridiculous encounter rate (kinda like Mother and Dragon Quest II).
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AxemRedRanger
12/02/21 10:02:46 PM
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Lufia II is the only reason people give a crap about the series.

hard for me to think of another franchise with 4 or more entries whose acclaim is so centralized on a single game.

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Strife2
12/02/21 10:28:59 PM
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9

The banter between the characters was great for an RPG from that era. Maxim/Selan were a great twosome, and had some cool bits of character driven drama. The Sinistrals themselves are Thanos-level threats, and do NOT fuck around.

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Arti
12/03/21 1:46:07 AM
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StartTheMachine
12/03/21 6:28:43 AM
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I'm never gonna get over Portal and Portal 2 being higher rated in this than Half-Life 2

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TotallyNotMI
12/03/21 8:19:02 AM
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10

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plasmabeam
12/03/21 8:33:46 AM
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TheArkOfTurus posted...
The series is connected, but 2 is a prequel, and 1 is painfully generic. Depends how much you care about playing things in release order.

Leonhart4 posted...
Just play Lufia II and you'll be fine

Axl_Rose_85 posted...
Lufia II

Fortress of Doom, I'd imagine has aged terribly because of how grindy it is and the ridiculous encounter rate (kinda like Mother and Dragon Quest II).

Thanks all!

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plasmabeam
12/03/21 8:37:50 AM
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How's the DS version?

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ChainLTTP
12/03/21 8:50:09 AM
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I likewise really need to get on this one. Probably the biggest golden-age (yes I know it's not Square) JRPG series I've never played besides Lunar.
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Arti
12/03/21 11:19:02 AM
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plasmabeam posted...
How's the DS version?
It's essentially a different game, since they made it into an action RPG instead of turn-based.

I hated it and don't think it's worth anyone's time.

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Lopen
12/03/21 11:45:14 AM
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7

Plot is paced really well and the build up for the titular villains as unstoppable intimidating forces is extremely well done. However it falls a bit flat as they themselves aren't very interesting or compelling-- you want to stop them because they destroy towns and that's about it. The main cast is likable enough but needs to be fleshed out and developed more on the whole-- MaximxSelan is a total snoozer of a romance because of this. Dekar is great though.

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andylt
12/03/21 12:00:08 PM
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Half-Life 2: 6

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plasmabeam
12/03/21 8:29:21 PM
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Arti posted...
It's essentially a different game, since they made it into an action RPG instead of turn-based.

I hated it and don't think it's worth anyone's time.

SNES it is then. Thanks!

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