| Final Fantasy Legend II |
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| | Developer(s) | Square | | Publisher(s) | Square
(Re-released by Sunsoft in 1998) | | Designer(s) | Akitoshi Kawazu | | Series | SaGa series
Final Fantasy Legend series | | Platform(s) | Game Boy | | Release date | JP 1990-12-14
NA 1991-11-01
Re-released by Sunsoft in 1998 | | Genre(s) | Console role-playing game | | Mode(s) | Single-player | | Media | 4 megabit cartridge |
Final Fantasy Legend II (Sa・Ga 2: 秘å®ä¼èª¬, Sa・Ga 2: Hihou Densetsu in Japan) is a Game Boy video game. As the second game in the SaGa series, it was released in 1990 by Square.
GameplayLike Final Fantasy Legend, multiple character classes are available; Human, Mutant, Monster, and, new to the series in this installment, Robot. Players pick their characters class at the beginning of the game. Side characters also join the party at various points in the story. Noticeably, much like second installment of the actual Final Fantasy series, the playable characters' attributes are dependent on what results from battle. At the end of each battle a character has a chance to gain a stat increase (Strength, Agility, Mana, HP.) If a character uses a strength based weapon, then they may gain strength, agility base weapons increase agility, and magic increases mana. HP seems to level up randomly, as characters who do absolutely nothing in a battle (attack or take damage) potentially can increase in HP. This system does not take into account the strength of the monster that is being engaged. Potentially, a player could get 99 in all 3 stats and 999 HP before leaving the first world, though this would be incredibly time consuming. Robots and Monsters do not level up in this fashion, however. Monsters grow in strength by eating the meat of fallen monsters, and Robots increase in abilities by equipping armor and weapons with greater power, defense or speed.
Plot
StoryThe Story in Final Fantasy Legend II revolves around MAGI, the shards of a shattered statue of the goddess, Isis. The Hero is awakened by his father, who explains he has to leave for a while. He then makes his way through the Hero's open window. Years later, the Hero decides to set out to find his father, and eventually joins a fight involving new gods bent on taking over the world and the Guardians, an organization dedicated to the protection of MAGI and to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. The player visits twelve distinct worlds, in addition to the Celestial World and the Shrine at its center. The goal of the game is to collect the varied pieces of MAGI scattered around each of these worlds. These MAGI pieces can also be equipped by your characters to increase stats or grant special abilities.
DevelopmentComposer Nobuo Uematsu composed 19 tracks Final Fantasy Legend II.
Reception| Reviews |
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| Publication | Score |
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| IGN | 8.0 of 10 | | RPGFan | 100% | | Compilations of multiple reviews | | Compiler | Score | | Game Rankings | 90% |
IGN called the score "breathtaking", and the game a clear improvement over the original game. The graphics were praised for being more detailed, except for the floors which looked like "transparent glass floors".
References- ^ a b c d e f g Dexter Sy (2000-06-14). Final Fantasy Legend II. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ TK7 (2007-01-01). The Final Fantasy Legend II. RPGFan. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ Final Fantasy Legend II - GB. Game Rankings (2008-01-01). Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
External links- Final Fantasy Legend II at MobyGames
| SaGa video games |
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| | Final Fantasy Legend | The Final Fantasy Legend · Final Fantasy Legend II · Final Fantasy Legend III | | | Romancing SaGa | Romancing SaGa · Romancing SaGa 2 · Romancing SaGa 3 | | | Later titles | SaGa Frontier · SaGa Frontier 2 · Unlimited Saga | | | Character lists | Romancing SaGa · SaGa Frontier · SaGa Frontier 2 |
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