In The Caligula Effect 2 a virtuadoll named Regret has created the world of Redo in order to save people from their past regrets by unknowingly imprisoning them in a simulation. However, this "paradise" is shaken to the core when a virtual idol named X breaks into Regret's virtual reality and restores a high school student's memories of the real world. In order to escape Redo, they re-establish the Go-Home Club, a resistance group that seeks to fight against Regret and her enforcers, the Obbligato Musicians.
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Ignorando el conflicto repetitivo, mediocre e hipocrita de "Prefiero vivir en la cruel realidad que vivir en un mundo ficticio, pero mucho mejor para todos nosotros" que por alguna razón a muchos JRPGs les gusta tocar, el resto es una obra bastante destacable y de lo mejorcito en los JRPGs contemporáneos.
Caligula 2 transcurre unos años después de los sucesos del primero, pero no te preocupes puesto que no es necesario haber jugado al primero para entender este debido a que es una historia independiente con nuevos personajes.
Algo que destacar, aparte del combate que me parece uno de los mejores combates mejor diseñados en un JRPG, no solo es combate por turnos que de por sí ya es un punto a favor, sino que si te obliga a analizar y a pensar cada movimiento, sino que me refiero al diseño elegido para la obra... Detesto los jrpg con ambiente medieval (con algunas excepciones como la saga trails), pero mi debilidad son los que están ambientados en un ambiente urbano contemporáneo y Caligula 2 ofrece una buena inmersión en este sentido, al igual que el diseño de los personajes son excelentes, cada uno con sus detalles unicos y diferenciatorios (joder, en que otro JRPG puedes tener en tu equipo a un fuckboy?)
En cuanto al OST supongo que es evidente, pero tanto Caligula 1 como el 2 destacan en este tema y no es para menos ya que su trama gira en torno a la musica, su significado e importancia. La saga Persona me parece la mejor obra que sabe darle importancia a su OST, pero ahora creo que Caligula 2 lo supera en ese tema, supieron implementar de una manera magistral la musica.
Ya que he tocado el tema de Persona, pues seh... Esta obra no solo la disfrute mas, sino que me parecio mejor que la mayoría de Persona. Algunas de las mecánicas que ofrece esta obra son inspiradas en la saga Persona, pero aquí realmente se sienten más cómodas como lo es el Social Link ya que está mucho mejor implementado que en la saga Persona. También algo que le aplaudo a Caligula es que a diferencia de Persona, Caligula no teme en tratar temas de verdad complicados relacionados con la vida personal de cada Personaje, cosas que Persona aunque los fans de esa saga se jactan de que toca temas maduros, seamos sinceros, jamás se atrevería a tocar...
Lo único negativo que podría mencionar sería su final, que sin ser "malo", si se siente apresurado e inconcluso y eso hace que no le ponga una calificación más alta, pero quitando eso, es una obra que me sorprendió gratamente y tiene su mérito viniendo de una precuela que para lo único que servía era como reproductor MP3. No suelo decir esto mucho, pero me gustaría ver una nueva entrega de la saga.
"A Nebulation of sadness; no matter how afraid you are
I’ll come and embrace you
As a gentle wind flows in through the cracks in the cosmos
I’ll take in all of your desires for you
The Orbit of the soul"
I’ll come and embrace you
As a gentle wind flows in through the cracks in the cosmos
I’ll take in all of your desires for you
The Orbit of the soul"
Game rules.
Soundtrack? Banger.
Combat? Sick.
Characters? Chill bunch.
Combat? Sick.
Characters? Chill bunch.
The story is just so well written and nothing over the top as such despite being a JRPG makes it so good. The combat is an interesting take but it’s done horribly and it’s not worth being played at any higher level of difficulty. The characters are great but you really feel the budget pushing back the game with its character sprites
For example: the 3D character sprite for the main character is one of the worst I’ve ever seen. Regardless of those things, it’s a really good game.
For example: the 3D character sprite for the main character is one of the worst I’ve ever seen. Regardless of those things, it’s a really good game.
A sequel I kind of recommend skipping the first entry for. It continues the general situation of the first game, but with a different cast and so much more sympathy. Plus, a big mystery of the second game will only be a big mystery if you play it first! (On the other hand, that same mystery will be spoiled in game 1 if you play game 2 first.)
In general, the Caligula Effect 2 is a very fun, easy game I gladly sunk 75 hours into. Pleasantly linear and stunningly hopeful for a game so blunt about traumas people face in all ages of life. It features very heartfelt transgender and nonbinary representation, without insisting everyone upset with their gendered treatment in life is trans by default.
Despite being a serial easy mode player, I was able to complete it the first time on the hardest difficulty without DLC aid. Make of that what you will.
Unfortunately, a decent amount of the game is only in Japanese audio, no text given: battle conversations among your party members, or between your party members and the bosses, are wholly untranslated. At least there are fan-translated versions of the party-only battle banter available, but it’s a very frustrating limitation of the official English localization.
Certain group quests take a lot of running around through tedious areas as well (one hospital floor is so poorly laid out for backtracking), and battles can also visually be rough on photosensitive people.
If you can get past those issues, amazing game, worth the time.
I have no idea how, after the mess that is the first game, they managed to make such a perfect thing in here
This game is just incredible, it's so heartfelt in the way it deals with its topics and characters and full of love for all kinds of people and their problems
Legit cannot think of many flaws, despite the low budget which in itself isn't nearly as jarring as it was on the first game
Just a wonderful experience, I'm so glad I decided to still give it a shot
This game is just incredible, it's so heartfelt in the way it deals with its topics and characters and full of love for all kinds of people and their problems
Legit cannot think of many flaws, despite the low budget which in itself isn't nearly as jarring as it was on the first game
Just a wonderful experience, I'm so glad I decided to still give it a shot
If you're interested in playing it you definitely should, because it's almost a guarantee that it has something you will resonate with, it sure as hell did for me several times