In case you ever requested your self if fairies had tails, then you definitely’re in all probability not in the suitable web page as a result of Fairy Tail 2 regardless of their fairies not having tails is the sequel to Gust’s Fairy Tail again in July of 2020 and is predicated on the hit manga collection Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima. This follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and the opposite members of the titular guild, Fairy Tail.
Sadly, if you happen to’ve by no means watched nor learn something about Fairy Tail, this isn’t precisely the sport for you. An enormous purpose for that’s this drops you off at the beginning of the Alvarez Arc, the final chapter of the primary collection. And this makes it nearly inconceivable to even catch you up with something as the sport simply casually drops plot bombs at your left, proper and centre.
As a sequel, Fairy Tail 2 follows the ending of the primary sport. Now, this doesn’t precisely provide the entire rundown of all the things that has occurred in the direction of its lifetime however that’s no less than a great place to begin if you happen to ever need to begin this journey with out ever touching the manga or its anime adaptation. Nonetheless I nonetheless extremely recommend that you just no less than give it a strive because the sport simply doesn’t do it sufficient justice due to its pacing whereas its extra notable battle scenes don’t get the love that they deserve as a consequence of its awkward gameplay mechanics.
Gameplay
So far as gameplay goes, Fairy Tail 2 moved from its outdated turn-based model to the newer but extra awkward Energetic Time Battle system much like the later releases of Gust’s Atelier video games. Don’t get me fallacious although, I’m not precisely hating on the entire ATB system that new Atelier video games are on however what makes Fairy Tail 2 awkward is the way it applied new mechanics that don’t precisely make sense. Throughout battles, you have got the choice to select from as much as six particular strikes {that a} character can equip in addition to having the ability to swap out of your three energetic characters or tag in your different out there characters.
Particular strikes can be utilized by having sufficient SP that’s gained by way of utilizing regular assaults and they are often unlocked as you stage up and acquire origin factors which you’ll be able to spend of their respective ability timber. In addition they have sure values that enable variation like a excessive energy, break or balanced attacking transfer to even restoration, buff or debuffing expertise.
Fairy Tail 2 additionally implements a strategy to block incoming assaults to mitigate the injury you obtain in addition to a Danger Gauge the place enemies particularly bosses can cost up and unleash a extremely damaging transfer if you happen to’re not in a position to cease it. Sure characters and their expertise even have one thing known as a “model” which if you happen to use the corresponding model on enemies that’s charging up a transfer can deplete their Danger Gauge to interrupt them. This makes balancing your SP in the direction of attacking and interrupting an enormous issue… or no less than it was alleged to be.
However what makes battles considerably awkward is its lack of steadiness. Characters which have expertise which have excessive breaking capabilities can just about simply save SP earlier than unleashing a barrage of steady expertise to interrupt them. As soon as damaged, you possibly can simply save SP till they get well from the break and repeat the method till they’re defeated. This makes for such anti-climactic fights in contrast to what you’d usually count on from its supply materials as a battle manga. It’s such a disgrace because it might’ve no less than made it enjoyable as a substitute of only a button-mashing catastrophe.
Exploration
In the meantime, exploration and the world that Fairy Tail 2 does have some issues value noting regardless of Gust taking quite a lot of liberties to alter and simplify its world. The city of Magnolia for instance couldn’t even move to be known as a city as quite a lot of its areas have principally been lower out. Nonetheless, exterior the city is a big and expansive space stuffed with enemies, hidden chests and different trinkets.
A few of these are known as Lacrima that are gadgets that may be geared up to spice up a personality’s stats or present particular results. There are additionally fairly a few neat little landmarks and campfires that you need to use for quick journey in addition to a strategy to simply ease up with the sport’s hectic major plot.
Whereas resting in a campfire, you possibly can view skits within the Fairy Tail Diaries which might be unlocked when sure circumstances are met, these are neat little interactions with characters that don’t notably have a lot to do with the story but it surely’s a pleasant addition nonetheless. It offers a pleasant break from the primary story’s heavy blows and a relentless barrage of plot growth.
Visually, the sport additionally appears actually good. The characters look spot-on with a ton of element and their animations are as fluid as Mirajane and Lucy’s jiggle physics. I additionally love quite a lot of animations that they do mid-battle, from humorous ones to the cool hyperlink and unison raids that they do occasionally.
The exceed trio is a type of that I simply couldn’t assist however snort at as they danced round a fish earlier than therapeutic my complete occasion. It’s simply unhappy that you just don’t actually have an enormous roster to mess around and a few unison raids don’t actually supply any distinctive interactions. To not point out that enemies within the overworld are sometimes overused and lack selection.
Conclusion
Total, Fairy Tail 2 might’ve been an incredible sport. It had an incredible supply to inform a narrative which quite a lot of the time, they ship. As a fan of the collection, I loved revisiting the story however its lack of polish with its fight made it considerably disheartening as I used to be simply merely mashing buttons as a substitute of getting enjoyable with it. Fairy Tail Diaries is the one factor that type of makes it considerably value it in comparison with simply rewatching the entire anime a 3rd time. So sadly, I discover it very arduous to suggest Fairy Tail 2 when plot pacing and horrible sport mechanics can simply destroy the entire expertise.
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