This review contains spoilers
This is a necessity after playing innocent sin. The PSP version ofcourse (which is now translated). The Tatsuya scenario is amazing and has big implications for the whole duology (part 3 mainly but part 2 is quite sad for our guy).
Baofu is more unique than any of the party in the first game and i really enjoyed him. It's refreshing in general to have a full party of adults, that's (much to) rare in JRPG games unfortunately. Also a nice touch that we did meet with every EP party member in the Innocent Sin in on way or another (Baofu digitally).
The gameplay has improved from the innocent sin psp edition. The battle system is less menu heavy and more automatic. But if you somehow couldn't finish IS because of he combat then this isn't going to sway you (and without IS the plot becomes extremely confusing).
If you really enjoyed the last game, you like this one as well. It's the same city, but everything is different as well and for me it feels like a satisfying conclusion. People that say this game ruined the last ending just don't see how well the two parts connect. Or maybe they didn't play far enough in, because at the second half of the game it really connects everything and this game also has a sad end. It's because of Tatsuya's part in the ending of the last game that the trouble in this game/world starts.
I somehow found the ending of this game sadder than the last game. Tatsuya still has to live with his 'sin' and doesn't receive a happy ending even after everything he has done to atone. He gets it even worse than after the first game, and now he not only lost all of his friends, but 2 love interests. He also comes back to an almost completely destroyed world. That guy really does not get a single good thing and he doesn't deserve that :/ . Big props for doing that and showing that you can't just escape a bad ending by making a deal and then not going through with it. He really has to live with what he dreaded eventually, it was fate.
This game is a guide to adulthood that any teen that would play this game (if any these days) could learn a lot from. I give it 4.5 because i had some slight gameplay issues but the story is one of the best JRPG stories bar none for me (5/5 for story and then some).
Baofu is more unique than any of the party in the first game and i really enjoyed him. It's refreshing in general to have a full party of adults, that's (much to) rare in JRPG games unfortunately. Also a nice touch that we did meet with every EP party member in the Innocent Sin in on way or another (Baofu digitally).
The gameplay has improved from the innocent sin psp edition. The battle system is less menu heavy and more automatic. But if you somehow couldn't finish IS because of he combat then this isn't going to sway you (and without IS the plot becomes extremely confusing).
If you really enjoyed the last game, you like this one as well. It's the same city, but everything is different as well and for me it feels like a satisfying conclusion. People that say this game ruined the last ending just don't see how well the two parts connect. Or maybe they didn't play far enough in, because at the second half of the game it really connects everything and this game also has a sad end. It's because of Tatsuya's part in the ending of the last game that the trouble in this game/world starts.
I somehow found the ending of this game sadder than the last game. Tatsuya still has to live with his 'sin' and doesn't receive a happy ending even after everything he has done to atone. He gets it even worse than after the first game, and now he not only lost all of his friends, but 2 love interests. He also comes back to an almost completely destroyed world. That guy really does not get a single good thing and he doesn't deserve that :/ . Big props for doing that and showing that you can't just escape a bad ending by making a deal and then not going through with it. He really has to live with what he dreaded eventually, it was fate.
This game is a guide to adulthood that any teen that would play this game (if any these days) could learn a lot from. I give it 4.5 because i had some slight gameplay issues but the story is one of the best JRPG stories bar none for me (5/5 for story and then some).