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[Epic Battle Fantasy 2]

OH MY GOSH!!! I see a pheonix!!!

To say this was an improvment over the first Epic Battle Fantasy would be underestimating it. So many stuff that was wrong with the last game was corrected. So let's get to it.

First off are the save points. There was a few bad spots I didn't mention in the last review, like the save aspect; in the last game, there was NONE!! Boy, what torture! Thankfully, you provided us with not one, but two save spots. As for the people who think there should be one after every stage, *punches those people*. Okay, that's better.

Anyhow, you also added some sort of leveling up mechancs. I don't see any levels, but you can improve in some way depending on your actions after each wave, not stage, giving it a Final Fantasy II feeling in terms of leveling up, just without the reverse-negative part, thankfully.

I also liked how you used original stuff throughout the game, except for Power Metal. Tell me you're going to replace it with an original one in the 3rd EBF, not that it's bad, mind you. But You don't want Dragonforce up your throat, do you?

The final boss, is actually and thankfully, a little easier. Seriously, Undead Goku actually gave me a harder time than the Valkyre. Speaking of which, even the curve was improved, so that there's no real spikes before the final confrotation. If there were any, at least they weren't as pointy as those "dotty" monsters from the last EBF.

The battle system is still the same (0.5 taken off for little changes for the better, but thankfully there weren't any that were for the worse), but thankfully you added a minigame to break up the monotony. But I can't seem to get the high score intended for the medals, either because I'm a bad player or the minigame didn't gave you enough HP/Time (might be the former).

There was, however, one element that seems to be missing from my team's arsenal: Water. Some of the logs' weaknesses say water can be used. But from what I've seen, neither Matt nor Natallee can use a water-elemental attack, especially since it's my favorite element. For leaving it out, 0.5 point was taken off, leaving you with Nine so far.

There was actually some sort of story this time around, thankfully. No furhter comment, here, except that Nazi symbol on lance probably wasn't the best choice. But nontheless, I won't take point off for it.

You used original audio, this time around, and thank GOD none of them were embarassing. However, this time around, some voice acting for the duo (and Lance) would've been nice, especially Natz XD.

The graphics got a little better, it's just not obvious. Although I missed Natallee's old costume, her....errrrrrr........"pose", was kinda.......never mind. Speakinng of pose, let me bring up something I forgot to add. These..."Limit Breaks", for a lack of better term, are a nice touch, and they literally saved my life a few times.

Man, you've really gone out of your way to correct your mistakes from the last game, and it shows. There's littlebigroom (pun not intended) for additional improvment, but for now, this is really THE Epic Battle Fantasy. Would an Epic Story make it TRULY an EBF? It's up to you.

I give Epic Battle Fantasy 2 a Nine out of Ten. As a result of this score, Epic Battle Fantasy 2 has earned the Gold Medal.

matt-likes-swords responds:

Lol thanks.

There is indeed no water magic, but I gave enemies weaknesses against it just in case I added it.

I'm also surprised that no one so far has been seriously offended by the swastika.
Everyone just says "OMG that might offend someone".

I've never tried voices before and don't feel like starting now, don't really need the extra work.
Though who knows.

[Epic Battle Fantasy]

Bare Role-Playing Genes

I've played this game a few times, and I must admit, I had some fun playing this game. I thought I wouldn't like it since it was too "generic", but alas, I was somewhat wrong.

I've gotta mention the gameplay here, since story isn't a major part. This would've been a BIG no-no for an RPG, but our favorite mouse has proven us wrong. But still, a little story would've been very nice. Anyway, you basically attack/heal, wait, then attack again. This can get repetitve fast (I know that all other games has repetivitness; when reviewers say "repetitive", they mean how much fun is taken away from the repetitiveness, mind you), I mean REALLY fast, so 1 point taken off for that. The medals were nice (and in one case hilarious), which by the way was one of the few reasons I hung on.

This game is too....basic? It has most of the core elements of an RPG, with the exception of leveling up in some way shape or form, which was a surprise. But there isn't any mechanic that's too outstanding? Alright, the higher powered Players/Emenies/Spells can be one, since too many rpgs have you placed on low-level (1-10 dmg per...you know). But in this one, you start off STRONG (3000-10000 dmg minimum), at the cost of leveling mechanics.

I was going to take off 3 points for the basic genes, but one aspect lowered it to two: While most had some sort of difficulty curve, whether it be good or bad, this one was near-perfect! Seriously, the curve here is one of the best I've ever seen. There is only one spot before the final boss that was a bit spiked (god forbid those stupid Regis).

Music choice wasn't too fitting, and in some cases, espeically the 2nd stage, VERY embarrasing. I actually had to mute the 2nd stage music, and as cool as all the music choices was, with the exception of some bosses, they were quite out of place, taking off one point for embarrsement.

Is there ONE 100% good part of EBF? Yes, yes there is. And it almost more than made up for all the flaws: The graphics. They are REALLY pretty to look at; even on low, they still look outstanding. Mecha and Undead Goku in particular made me think whether or not you were human in terms of artisic skills. Maybe you should post a tutorial on how to make such great graphics? Speaking of which, the recreation of the non-original emenies were great. By the way, the thing controlling Undead Goku is Duskull, not Cubone.

Overall, this shows the bare foundation of what a RPG battle system should be. Well, maybe it isn't, since it can use some stuff to make it WAY more interesting, but hopefully you'll improve (which you will) on the sequel. It's not the best, but it isn't too too too bad.

I give Epic Battle Fantasy a Six out of Ten. Just a little more would've earned you a Bronze Medal.

matt-likes-swords responds:

Thank ye.