Fairy Tail 2 PC Review

Should you ever requested your self if fairies had tails, then you definately’re in all probability not in the best 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 relies 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, for those who’ve by no means watched nor learn something about Fairy Tail, this isn’t precisely the sport for you. An enormous cause for that’s this drops you off in 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 recreation. Now, this doesn’t precisely provide the entire rundown of every little thing that has occurred in the direction of its lifetime however that’s no less than a great place to begin for those who 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 for the reason that recreation simply doesn’t do it sufficient justice due to its pacing whereas its extra notable struggle scenes don’t get the love that they deserve as a result of its awkward gameplay mechanics.

Gameplay

So far as gameplay goes, Fairy Tail 2 moved from its outdated turn-based fashion to the newer but extra awkward Energetic Time Battle system much like the later releases of Gust’s Atelier video games.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 unsuitable 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 carried out new mechanics that don’t precisely make sense. Throughout battles, you’ve 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 obtainable characters.

Particular strikes can be utilized by having sufficient SP that’s gained via utilizing regular assaults and they are often unlocked as you degree up and acquire origin factors which you’ll spend of their respective talent bushes. In addition they have sure values that enable variation like a excessive energy, break or balanced attacking transfer to even restoration, buff or debuffing abilities.

Fairy Tail 2 additionally implements a technique to block incoming assaults to mitigate the injury you obtain in addition to a Threat Gauge the place enemies particularly bosses can cost up and unleash a extremely damaging transfer for those who’re not in a position to cease it. Sure characters and their abilities even have one thing referred to as a “fashion” which for those who use the corresponding fashion on enemies that’s charging up a transfer can deplete their Threat 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 speculated to be.

However what makes battles considerably awkward is its lack of stability. Characters which have abilities which have excessive breaking capabilities can just about simply save SP earlier than unleashing a barrage of steady abilities to interrupt them. As soon as damaged, you possibly can simply save SP till they get better from the break and repeat the method till they’re defeated. This makes for such anti-climactic fights not like what you’d usually count on from its supply materials as a battle manga. It’s such a disgrace because it may’ve no less than made it enjoyable as an alternative 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 a variety of liberties to vary and simplify its world. The city of Magnolia for instance couldn’t even go to be referred to as a city as a variety of its areas have largely been reduce out. Nonetheless, exterior the city is a large and expansive space crammed with enemies, hidden chests and different trinkets.

A few of these are referred to as Lacrima that are gadgets that may be outfitted to spice up a personality’s stats or present particular results. There are additionally fairly a few neat little landmarks and campfires that you should utilize for quick journey in addition to a technique to simply ease up with the sport’s hectic important plot.

Whereas resting in a campfire, you possibly can view skits within the Fairy Tail Diaries which could be unlocked when sure situations are met, these are neat little interactions with characters that don’t significantly 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 a variety of animations that they do mid-battle, from humorous ones to the cool hyperlink and unison raids that they do every so often.

The exceed trio is a kind of that I simply couldn’t assist however snort at as they danced round a fish earlier than therapeutic my whole 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 provide any distinctive interactions. To not point out that enemies within the overworld are sometimes overused and lack selection.

Conclusion

Total, Fairy Tail 2 may’ve been an excellent recreation. It had an excellent supply to inform a narrative which a variety 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 an alternative of getting enjoyable with it. Fairy Tail Diaries is the one factor that form of makes it considerably value it in comparison with simply rewatching the entire anime a 3rd time. So sadly, I discover it very laborious to suggest Fairy Tail 2 when plot pacing and horrible recreation mechanics can simply smash the entire expertise.