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(THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!) After playing and loving the first Lufia game, I was incredibly excited to play Lufia 2. After putting about 45 hours into this game so far, I feel that I can write a fair review. Basically for me, this game comes down to two things: the puzzles and the ancient cave. Either you're going to love this game based on these two things, or you're going to hate it. I'll be honest, at first I hated this game. I thought that the developers of this game tried way too hard and that they should have stuck with the simple formula that made the first game so great. Some of the puzzles in this game are frustrating and can only be completed with a walkthrough. But most of them are fun and stimulating. The ancient cave is definitely the bigger of the two issues. Basically it's a side quest that is comprised of 99 random levels, going down into a cave. Now what makes this so fun, but challenging, is that your levels reset to level one and all your weapons are taken when you enter the cave. As you progress through the cave, the enemies get harder and the challenge increases. You will notice that there are red and blue chests throughout the cave. The items you get in the red chests are taken from you when you leave the cave, but you can keep the items in the blue chests. The most important point to make about the ancient cave is that you can only leave by getting an item called "providence" from a red chest randomly located on floors 20-30. And more importantly, if you die in the cave, you lose all the items you've collected along the way. On floor 99, there is a boss to fight. If you undertake this quest, plan to invest AT LEAST 40 hours to complete it. It takes FOREVER to find all of the blue chest items and it is incredibly difficult to get to the bottom of the cave. The farthest I've gotten is floor 93. And that took about 6 hours alone. I lost all my progress; absolutely infuriating. I really don't think that this game is as good as the first game. It just lacks the Lufia charm, in my opinion. You don't earn magic in this game, you buy it. I don't like that at all. It gives you much less incentive to level up. The story is probably better in this game, and the dialogue is great. The music is fantastic. I also like the fact that this game takes longer to complete than the first one (If you complete the ancient cave). I know I've said a lot of neutral/negative things about this game, but all in all it's a solid game. Although the ancient cave is frustrating, it's very fun and gives you a huge sense of accomplishment. I can't give this game a 5, but I will give it a 4 out of 5. I would say this though, if you want this game at all, BUY IT SOON. The price is going to continue to skyrocket. And it is definitely worth 60 or 70 dollars. So, give it a shot.Read full review
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistals is a timeless RPG that will undoubtedly be enjoyed for many years to come. Although the 2-dimensional top-down graphics may seem primitive compared to modern real-time 3-dimensional graphics, it has a unique and appealing visual style backed up by a superb story line and amazing game play. There are no random encounters in the dungeons, rather the enemies wander around the map either avoiding, chasing, or ignoring you. The monotony of combat is spiced up by the numerous puzzles throughout every single one of the game's dungeons. The dungeons themselves span various environments including caves, dungeons, temples, towers, mountains, and under-water environments. The game has a unique combat system with the "IP system." Similar to systems such as "limit break" in the final fantasy games, when you take damage your IP bar fills up. Depending on how full it is you can unleash special moves that your items posses, allowing for a richer combat experience. Also, there are "capsule monsters" which fight along with you although you do not control their moves. There are several that you can collect and train, and they evolve depending on what you feed them. There is one part of the game called the "Ancient Cave" which is almost an entire other game within Lufia II. When you enter the Cave all of your stats are reset and you embark on a journey through a 100 floor randomly created dungeon. This provides for a unique experience every time. There are numerous goals to accomplish, including finding blue treasure chests (whose items you get to keep when you leave the dungeon), finding all the Iris treasures, and ultimately defeating the challenging boss who awaits you on the 100th floor. And this is only one small part of the actual game! Although the game is a prequel to the original Lufia game, it feels like an entirely new game. Sure, the characters and references are extremely similar, the game play is almost entirely different, along with the graphical style. Overall, Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals is one of my favorite games of all time, and a must play for any RPG fan. What better way to play the game than in the original format it was intended? On the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.Read full review
This is an all around fun game in the classic tradition! You get it all: mazes, a 100 level cave challenge that changes shape everytime you enter, treasure chests galore, special character items to use outside of battle, a colorful cast of heroes and villans, and the list goes on! Since the time we sold off our SNES system, I couldn't stop thinking about this game! Needless to say the years of video game playing brought me back to my classic favorites. They seldom make modern games as much fun as these gems were in they're day! If you are an avid gamer, swallow your WOW-CGI-GRAPHICS pride and get back into the old school! You will not be sorry you did!
Lufia II, is one of the last SNES RPG games released during the end days of normal videogames. The in game, battle sprites is animated, however this is limited to sprites shifting a little up and down, and some animations. What is special about Lufia is the "Green Green" look it presents. Only in games like Dragon Quest this look has been attained. The game has a variety of things to do in it. Like go to the stores, journey into dungeons, and of course fight monsters. Outside of battle, the game features a mini pet game. This game defines the commercial theme used in the current Lufia series unincluding the next game after it. Lufia gives many other turn based RPG's a run for it's money. Lufia is also considered one the few "Throphies" or "Golden etc" in most peoples collection. Selling this game with others will indefinently get buyers. Being such a great game, it has been remade and ported to handheld consoles, including celluar phones. However no other version features the MOD sound and original graphics. Even if you don't like RPG's you will learn to enjoy them with Lufia.Read full review
Why should you buy this game ? Because it's a great RPG and it doesn't cost as much as Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana. The graphics are beautiful and the game is very addictive ! You start out as Maxim who is a Monster slayer. First you learn the basic skills from a old men in a cave. When you head back to town, the villagers have some distressing news. There are monsters and they want you to defeat them. So the journey begins. The game has a lot of different enemy's, weapons, spells and such. After a time people start joining your party (4 max) and you can have one capsule monster as a 5th member of your party. The puzzles are challenging and the fights are very fun. Inside the game is a mini game called "The ancient cave" where you start from level 1 again and you have to complete 99 "randomly" dungeon levels. Overall this is a great RPG which will keep you busy quit some time. A SNES RPG must have !Read full review
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