Impressions Baten Kaitos II
"1. How does the story connect to Baten Kaitos?
If BK 1 is Episode 4, 2 is like Eps. 1-3
2. How is the pacing?
Fast, but the story keeps changing dramatically
3. Is the story any good?
Game itself is good but the story is kind of meh
4. Are there really only three playable characters?
Yes
5. How is the characterization of the main characters and the NPCs?
Solid, fleshed-out
6. Almarde: Mother of Lyude or not?
Not revealed, though Ryudo´s house appears in the game (Almarde is presented as his nursemaid)
7. How does the new battle system compare to the old?
Faster and more simplified, particulaly the decks
8. Can you turn the annoucer off?
Yes
9. How does the music compare to the first one?
Still the same high quality. Famitsu praised the music as well
10. Does the spirit play as large of a role in this one as in the last one?
About the same degree
11. Are there many sidequests?
Yes; roughly 2X the number
12. How does the Magnus trading work?
There is a trader in each town which whom you can swap magnus that you have on hand; trading rare magnus will give you rare magnus in return
14. How long is the main quest?
About 50 hrs
15. What is their favorite new area?
Hard to say; map is more or less identical to first game
16. How does Wing Dash work?
Standard "dash" feature, has gauge limit, running into monsters while dashing is disadvantageous
18. Are there any cameos?
(Japanese spellings) Gibari, Reidokaan, Jakomo, Gedobureimu
19. Is the Japanese voice acting any good?
High quality
20. If there are any problems they found in the game, what were they?
Battles can be cumbersome and they take too long; requires quick reflexes at points
21. What is 5 year old Savyna like?
She neither talks nor appears much and is only led around by Shanato
22. How does Sagi meet the spirit?
Present from time of birth
23. Where are Hassaleh and Cujam on the world map?
Hassaleh-->NE "
"sorry my english is not good enough to write an indepth impression... but i´ll tell you what i remember after a couple of hours of game time....
first thing i like... u can press B and fly in towns, but there´s a gauge for it, so i guess later on the game, u need to fly to certain places... for those who thinks walking is too slow.. u can fly...
the battle system seems easier, as there´s only 1 number on each card, and no more use of the C-stick, so combo always starts with 1-2-3, and 3-2-1 wouldn´t work unlike the first one... (maybe later on when i upgrade my deck it might)
not sure about FMV yet coz i´m still at the very beginning of the game.... (only one so far for the opening)
soundtracks are still great if not better than the first, and for those who are wondering... yes the voice acting is much better this time around, so u guys don´t have to turn it off....
the only thing that annoys me is the commentary during battle... "level 1", "you win".. just seems like "marvel vs capcom" to me.... let me try and see if i can turn it off tonite.... other than that, this game is superb as of now.... just hope the story is as good as the first....
oh.. it doesn´t seem to have any equipment magnus... and you don´t have to go to church to level up...."
