Quick Review 2

Posted by Jacob H. on 19th Nov 2010

XS2 has gotten almost a complete overhaul from the first game. They've eliminated the money system, save for one sidequest, and Monolith Soft decided to leave out the Unus Mundus Database, which explained a lot in the first game. Dungeons sometimes are long and often contain many puzzles which are more of a chore than any fun. For combat, even though the system was completely changed, still remains fun. Characters no longer have individual skills but learn from one skill set. Battle itself is divided into two types, robot combat and character combat. These two are separated, you cannot get into a robot during character combat like in XS1. Battles in Xenosaga are never easy battles you can finish quick, like in Suikoden or Final Fantasy, but actually emphasize on use of tactics. Random battles can take as long as 10 minutes and you can breeze by these battles without thinking. Some boss battles are extremely hard, requiring you to prepare certain skills in advance in order to combat the boss and using many tactics during combat to defeat the boss. From my experience, battles can last an hour.

A nice and challenging RPG for the Playstation .For veterans of RPGs, this game could really fit your bill.Xenosaga 2 is a very good game to own if you enjoyed the first.