 "Classic RPG for GBA!" | 2009-04-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A9BXX4E7YTCFN |
| I thought it was a great game for the SNES and it's still great for the GBA. CAPCOM left BoF II in its original format so it still the same story and the same adventure bundled up so you can play it wherever you go! Because it came out for the GBA, the controls are a bit different, but I still would highly recommend this game for any BoF fan! |
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 "Fiery Legacy from the OldSchool" | 2009-03-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: AYW23ZT2ZCXN4 |
The continuation of the Breath and Fire series. The game takes not too long after the first installment (Breath of fire 2) somewhere in the future. You star as Ryu, a young dragon-descended boy who is an abandoned orphan. An orphan with that same breath-chilling dream over and over again...could it be his destiny calling, or is it a trap to end all he knows dear?
Pro's:
-More animated graphics
-Some mini-bosses can have humorous dialogue
-Hunting quest and fishing is fun
-Some humorous battles (ex. cockroaches in the house)
Con's
-If you don't like TB(turn-base) this is not for you
-Game was released on the SNES, simply has been ported.
-"random battles" type of fighting
This is still a fun game to play on the go. If your already a BOF fan be sure to add this to your collection. If CapCom ever decided to "remake" its older games with cut-scenes and all ( ex.Final Fantasy remakes on DS)I would have given it a 5 out of 5. |
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| "one con" | 2009-02-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: AFO0MORPOOK5I |
| the only thing bad i can say about this game IS THAT YOU CAN ONLY USE THE DRAGON POWER ONCE A TURN. |
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| "The Best of the BOF series" | 2007-03-25 |
| - Reviewed By readalot82 |
| This is truly one of the greatest RPGs of all time & has the best graphics of all the BOFs. My favorite character is Princess Nina, who is banished cause of a stupid superstition saying a person with black wings will destroy Wyndia. This game is VERY in depth, & even took me ahile to beat it! ^____^ You WON'T be dissapointed with this one!!! |
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 "Ahh! Need Water! O_o" | 2004-10-19 |
| - Reviewed By talduras |
Breath of Fire 2 was originally released for the Super Nintendo. Somehow, I managed to miss it when I had that system, so buying it on the GBA seemed like a natural move considering I'd heard a little about it from other gamers who played it, as well as some online reviews.
...This was a poor game to start the system off with (yes, this was my first GBA game)...
I know this was a direct port of the SNES version, so I went into this knowing it would retain SNES quality. For the most part, graphics and sound are average here. Nothing super extravagant, but nothing too bland either (sound is a bit below-average, though).
Gameplay is what killed me throughout playing this. Comparing this to several other RPGs (anything from Dragon Warrior games, to Final Fantasy games and so on). I'm still not able to figure out where this one went wrong. Here are my guesses, though:
- Horribly high amount of random battle encounters (and they even have an icon that tells you how high your probability of lots of encounters are).
- Unbalanced gameplay. Combat is more of a chore in this game compared to any other old school RPG.
- Weak attacks. A huge majority of the characters are practically useless, and what's even worse is the shaman system employed partway through the game, which fixes some of these issues, is dispersed if your characters get too low on HP. Not to mention most of the spell casters good attacks are just magic, and even then Ryu (the main character) still does more damage than them.
- Over-reliance on certain attacks. Even though most RPGs tend to make you favor certain attacks, this one does it to the point of monotony.
- Poor exploration. Somehow, this world just wasn't all that enjoyable to journey across. In fact, somehow even the residents of the world aren't that interesting either. A shame, because it had lots of potential in my eyes because of the interesting diverse races (such as the winged people of Windia, and the dragon clan).
There are only two reasons I don't outright give this game the lowest score ever. For one thing, the story was quite interesting (even though the translation seemed to be mauled a bit). For another, it had a bit of humor in it, but nothing worth writing home about.
So, to sum this up, I cannot recommend this game to anyone. Whether you've been playing RPGs since before they were cool, or never heard of them, it would be best to skip this. There are lots of other much better RPGs on the GBA. |
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| "best rpg besides fire emblem" | 2004-08-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3UN6WX5RRO2AG |
so i wanted a new rpg for my game boy and saw all of the reviews for breath of fire II. I instantly was begging to go to the local gaming store. At the begining it was bad you control this stupid midget guy and its in black and white. I thought i bought a bad game but i learned quickly dont get decieved by the begining after you come out of the forest its in color, well 1 problem solved. So you go along and eventually get caught up in a cave where a monster is that knocks you out for 10 years. yay im not a retard anymore. this game is awsome the battle sequences are cool and it is an excellent game.
storyline: 5/5
graphics: 5/5
controls: 5/5
gameplay: 5/5
even though ryu makes a slash in the air when he attacks and not the enemy, get over it other people dont. This is 1 of the best rpgs ever made, some other great rpgs are, final fantasy x, fire emblem, golden sun, harvest moon etc. really dont hesitate to buy. It will be 1 of the best buys youve ever made. |
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