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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on July 25, 2008, 08:16:53 PM

Title: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 25, 2008, 08:16:53 PM
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-JSHF8nEL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

*I am comparing this to the original, which I alllllmost beat.

+WAYYYY more effort put into the visuals. All main playable characters, monsters, and environments got a HUGE facelift. A lot more detail in the dungeons, a lot more animation and detail on character models, and now there are CUTSCENES.

+ACTUAL STORY. This was promised on the back of the box for the first game, and the story was NOT THERE. Now there's a lot of story and cutscenes and a real plot beyond 'LOL WE'RE LOST AND POOR'.

+Gameplay expanded to include tag-team scenarios and multiple playable characters. This is a big step as it puts it at level of mechanics close to the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games.

+A little more challenging. Walking in place to heal in a dungeon now drains SP which reduces your ability to use magic items in a dungeon. This requires a bit more forethought with each adventure.

-There's voice in the game, and like FF4 its only during the major plot points. Whats ANNOYING is its only in japanese, and they don't remove that dodododoodod noise when text generates. So during voice sequences you have MUSIC + MOON LANGUAGE + DOODODODODOODODODOD. Its very disorienting.

-While more challenging it isn't nearly as hardcore as Shiren. This isnt REALLY a negative as the gameplay changes have increased its difficulty to that of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games which IMO is about where it needs to be. The first Izuna was far too easy.

-There's story, there's talkin, but a lot of the characters and dialogue are your standard animu stuff. For those playing roguelikes story doesnt matter that much anyway, but don't take my gushing over actual story as some indication that this is shakespeare or something. Im just happy they came through on a promise they made A GAME AGO.

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d98/grrlgamer/DS/2008/Izuna2_may_1.jpg)(http://dsmedia.ign.com/ds/image/article/871/871685/izuna-2-the-unemployed-ninja-returns-20080505023939397_640w.jpg)(http://dsmedia.ign.com/ds/image/article/867/867742/izuna-2-the-unemployed-ninja-returns-20080418112050117.jpg)
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: Beezy on July 25, 2008, 08:47:47 PM
I want this. :(
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: Crushed on July 25, 2008, 08:48:08 PM
is there any lesbian sex

/PR
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 25, 2008, 08:50:04 PM
Beezy: Its awesome. Totally trumps the original so far.

Crushed: Haha. Not that I am aware.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 25, 2008, 09:22:46 PM
it's surprisingly polished this time around. i'd easily put it at shiren level, minus the soul-crushing difficulty.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: Tucah on July 25, 2008, 09:42:26 PM
Hmmm, Shiren minus difficulty is very interesting to me. I couldn't care less about the story though.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 25, 2008, 09:49:54 PM
Its the usual stuff from the first game so far, but there's new equipment types.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 26, 2008, 04:38:19 PM
bwahahhaa first boss:

Found a big room, painted myself into a corner laying caltrops. When the boss got to the room he walked over them to get to me. Then I used Light Pill to fly over the remaining caltrops and forced the boss to walk over each one as he chased me.

When he was too close I put him to sleep with the sleep talisman, ran to the nearst hallway and repeated it. Then threw a fire pill in his face and whacked him with my sword a few times and he fell over.

Good to know the old tricks still work ;)
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: TVC15 on July 26, 2008, 05:06:54 PM
did u get mah poster
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 26, 2008, 05:11:55 PM
noes :(

I got it at gamelazy, but I BELIEVE I still have a copy pre-ordered at gamestop if you want it
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 28, 2008, 05:19:41 PM
BUMP.

Wiped out two of the bosses so far. New characters are opened up as you play. The tag-supers and character switching isnt that over-powered as they're set on timers, and the boss fights have craploads of normal monsters in the room too.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: Himu on July 28, 2008, 07:03:36 PM
shiren minus the difficulty? i saw this the other day and was considering getting it.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 28, 2008, 08:41:29 PM
Its probably AS difficult as the latest pokemon mystery dungeon game, which is pretty good imo. The first Izuna was was really easy.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 29, 2008, 12:01:43 PM
Izuna must have a locator on her cause every monster on the floor takes the optimal path towards you. I enter a floor, find a hallway, and bunker down. I've also noticed that some characters are weak against some monster attack types, which can really make things rough in a bad spot.

But yeah, Izuna 2 has a lot in common with say...SMASH TV. I mean its still cool, but not sure I would say its 'easy'. I think the dungeons are harder than the Pokemon Mystery DUngeon games so far just because there are so many enemies.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 02, 2008, 06:55:45 PM
I beat the 3rd or 4th boss and unlocked all the old god characters from the original. Izuna and Shino are both like level 26 and all the god characters are like level 1 :/

Thankfully once you get the preferred weapon of each god into their hands they can plow through areas and level up pretty fast. Im still trying to find a staff again. I coulda sworn there were bunches in the early dungeons.

I like how the characters constantly hold back information and plug the first game.
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: demi on August 02, 2008, 07:23:43 PM
More of the same - pass

Play Operation Darkness
Title: Re: Izuna 2 : Awesome
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 02, 2008, 10:14:01 PM
Demi's post more of the same - pass.

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