Rydia's story clocked in at 3.5 hours for me; so shorter than the first one, but for 3 bucks it's about half the price of lunch; so a great value.
Minor spoilers below for Rydia and Palom's stories:
Rydia's story took place across the underworld; which was really cool, it was one of my favourite areas to explore in the original game. The Underworld seems to have prospered somewhat since it became accessible from overworld. I had a lot of fun exploring the area and revisiting old locations with new quests, as well as visiting new ones. Luca is no longe a little girl, but a full grown woman who seems to have an attachment to Cid. Like Cid, she is a master of the Hammer, although she is much quicker and doesn't miss like Cid did in the first chapter. While it is Rydia's story; she plays almost as large of a role.
Yang's story starts at Fabul fighting off an unexpected invasion from a neighbouring country who he considered a closes allie.
Palom's takes place in the Kingdom of Troia. He is there training mages in the dark magic arts. The question asked is why does a peaceful kingdom like Troia require powerful black magic. Palom, an adult now, is well on his way in following Master Tellah's footsteps to becoming a Sage. Oh, and Palom is the womanizer character of this new series.
I am about to start Yang's story. My descriptions above are based on the summary and references in previous chapters.
Oh, and Kain fans MUST get the first chapter; he plays a role in it. I think people will be surprised at how well these new stories are done. I hope this one exceeds Nega Man 9's success; and that we start seeing more of these retro-style games on download platforms.
Minor spoilers below for Rydia and Palom's stories:
Rydia's story took place across the underworld; which was really cool, it was one of my favourite areas to explore in the original game. The Underworld seems to have prospered somewhat since it became accessible from overworld. I had a lot of fun exploring the area and revisiting old locations with new quests, as well as visiting new ones. Luca is no longe a little girl, but a full grown woman who seems to have an attachment to Cid. Like Cid, she is a master of the Hammer, although she is much quicker and doesn't miss like Cid did in the first chapter. While it is Rydia's story; she plays almost as large of a role.
Yang's story starts at Fabul fighting off an unexpected invasion from a neighbouring country who he considered a closes allie.
Palom's takes place in the Kingdom of Troia. He is there training mages in the dark magic arts. The question asked is why does a peaceful kingdom like Troia require powerful black magic. Palom, an adult now, is well on his way in following Master Tellah's footsteps to becoming a Sage. Oh, and Palom is the womanizer character of this new series.
I am about to start Yang's story. My descriptions above are based on the summary and references in previous chapters.
Oh, and Kain fans MUST get the first chapter; he plays a role in it. I think people will be surprised at how well these new stories are done. I hope this one exceeds Nega Man 9's success; and that we start seeing more of these retro-style games on download platforms.
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