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Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals

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This game, in my childhood, was the beacon of wakefullness. I would awaken at 3:30 AM to play for four hours straight until I went to school where I would think about its greatness until I came home, only to play for another few hours. This perfectly describes its pull and incredible execution. The battle system was markedly improved over its limping predecessor, and the storyline served compulsion to the very end. This was a prequel of sorts to Lufia 1, and what a brilliant story it is. I wouldn't want to ruin the story for any prospective buyer, so I won't divulge any details, but take my humble word for it--this game is very worth your money and should be a part of anybody RPG lovers library.

Well as I talked about in the my review of Lufia, this is what it's all about. Not pretty graphics (which are nice) but a story that graps you. As a prequel you can't get much better. Everything is explained and comes together from the first, things you questioned and wondered about, it's all here. On it's own it's still a great game. A story full of twists and turns. Characters that leave you wondering how much can they take, how far the can go. What will lie down in the dark depths of the next dungeon. That's right, old school, dungeons with staircase imblems. Intersting features that you can releate to in more modern times (equipment that give you special attacks). It's just one of those games that came from a great idea and got made better. Once again a solid game to see where modern day RPG get there heirtage.

Being an RPG fanatic, I was immediately attracted to this game. In my 12 years of gaming, it is possibly and most likely the BEST game I have ever played! The graphics are outstanding for the console (I love games with more animated looks) and the controls are very easy and quick to learn! The music was composed wonderfully and the storyline! Cool characters, each with their own unique personality, guide you through a magical world in order to save it (sounds cliche, but in this game, it isn't!).The battles are awesome as well! You cannot call yourself a devout lover of fantasy RPG's without owning Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals! GO OUT AND BUY IT TODAY!!!

10 years after its release in the US, and it is still an amazing game. The graphics were not what made the game. it was the story and gameplay, which to this day i consider to be unmatched. even as a prequel, it keeps your attention. i consider it the greatest game of all time.

For 1996, this is one of the greatest RPG's ever. Ya I know that was 6 years ago, but the Super Nintendo is still the king of RPG's, and the best RPG's will probably always be on there, as 2D graphics were mastered during this time. Nintendo is making a good choice in reproducing such games as this onto the GBA.

Lufia II is actually before the times of Lufia I, and you play as the stars Maxim, Selan, Guy, and Artea as well as others in the quest to remove the Sinistrals. In the love story behind Maxim and Tia, the unintelligent Dekar, the overintelligent Lexis, the Compassionate Artea, The understnding Selan and of course Guy, all venture to the [Fortress of Doom] to rid the world of the Sinstrals.

Lucky for me I haven't finished the game so I dunno the whole game. Lufia II is truly Final Fantasy's competitive RPG. FF Fans'll love the turn-based System as well as the Romance; truly the Golden Sun of its time.

Lufia 2 is the best RPG i have ever played in my many years of gaming. the music is really cool and the graphics are supurb. the bonus features are the best.

I just bought this game on an impulse not expecting much only to find out that I bought the best RPG for the SNES I've ever played. The graphics were dated for its time, the story is mediocre, probably has the most glitches of all SNES games, but the gameplay is amazing.

This game is pretty amazing! Improvements in this over the original: graphics are improved but retain the cool retro style, music vastly improved, the addition of lots of challenges and puzzles, the mystic cave is now randomized, the game is more challenging, and the overall pace seems better.

I only hate that you kind of know what happens at the end if you played even 10 minutes into Lufia 1.

Well worth a stroll down memory lane!

This is a piece of rpgic gold for any rpg fanatic. Even by today's standards, I'd say at least, the story easily holds par with much of whats out there. You really feel the weight of your quest from the minute you first hit the world map and it only gets better as you progress. Theres a LOT more I wanna say about the story but to not ruin it, I'll merely say you'll be brought to your knees emotionally before its all over. This is by far one of (if not THE) the most memorable rpgs I've ever been priviliged to play. Hands down.

I'd also reccommend Lufia (1) _Fortress of Doom (some played before this, I played after..works either way). Both stand alone games but support eachother well.

The Lufia series is quite underrated, as I stated in the review of the first one. While the first Lufia was a great game, the prequel deserves even more respect, as it is one of the best RPG's for the SNES.

STORY: If you made it past the introduction in the first Lufia game, then congrats, the ending of Lufia II has just been spoiled. However, the plot was made for those who were curious on how Maxim, Selan, Arty, and Guy made it to Doom Island. The game takes place 99 years before the first one, in a land that is seperate from the one in the original. The plot has more depth, better characters, more dialogue, and more emotion than the original.

GRAPHICS: Well, it's an SNES game that was made 12 years ago. I've seen much better graphics on the system, but they really don't matter. They're an improvement over the original, with the same colorful sprites with staring eyes.

SOUND/MUSIC: An improvement over the original, but really has nothing memorable. However, it's no big deal, really.

GAMEPLAY: The gameplay leaps and bounds over the orignal. This time, the many dungeons are more Zelda-like, with challenging puzzles and items to use. Besides the world map, none of the battles are random. The enemies show on screen, and move when you do or when you swing your sword. The battle system is like the original, but with improvements. Now you can feed and raise seven monsters and let them evolve into a valuable fifth party member. Also in the game are IP attacks, which are kind of like limit breaks and what they do is based on what equipment you have on.
Also in the game is the Ancient Cave, which consists of 99 random floors with a boss at the end. It doesn't matter what level you are on, because once you enter, you are reset to level 1. The dragon eggs make a comeback, too, along with Forfeit Island.

Remember how on my review for the orignal I described the game's flaws? Lufia II vaporizes these. The target system is fixed. There is more room for items. You can save in dungeons as well. Best of all, all the items and magic you get has a description.

BUY?: Like I said in the first review, SNES games' saves can currupt easily due to their aging batteries. So I reccomend you to get this game on a ROM. If you are against that, you should either throw caution to the wind and dowload it, or just buy the game and then download the ROM.

Put Zelda and Final Fantasy in a melting pot and you got Lufia II. That alone should pressure you to check it out.