Luminous Arc 2

released on May 15, 2008

More Strategy, More Witches, More Fun! As the threat of a rogue Witch looms over Carnava, the Queen calls upon the Magic Association to save the land. Beautiful hand drawn graphics and a stunning score from Yasunori Mitsuda's Procyon Studio combine with multiplayer support to create the must-have strategy RPG of the year! "Engagement" System - Gain potent Witch powers with this intriguing new tactical feature. Refined Mechanics - Upgraded interface, polished touch controls, and rebalanced gameplay.


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It is said that those who do not laugh do not win, but also that those who do not act do not err. Atlus and Marvelous Entertainment must definitely agree more with the latter statement, if it is true that this Luminous Arc 2 entertains, entertains, but does not take one's breath away or leave indelible memories.Nothing in the game has been left to chance, from the animations to the character design, but there is not a single aspect in which the title can be said to excel, except in the quantity (and we must say, the quality) of the dialogues, which will not fail to disturb the less patient.
All in all, a good title, certainly not the first choice when it comes to SRPGs on the Nintendo DS, but still a viable alternative, which will not fail to please fans of manga (and chesty women!).

While the gameplay seemed to be more or less exactly the same as the previous game in the series, I cannot say the same for the sound. I usually don't have much to say about sound design, but this game's sound was legitimately so terrible and grating that I had to turn it off entirely. I lost interest very quickly after that.

It's really good! Not terribly dissimilar to the first one, but I like the cast here way more.