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Breath of Fire II, originally released in Japan as Breath of Fire II: Shimei no Ko (ブレス オブ ファイアII 使命の子, lit. Breath of Fire II: The Fated Child?), is a console role-playing game developed and published by Capcom. First released in 1994, the game was licensed to Laguna for European release in 1996. It is the second entry in the Breath of Fire series. It was later ported to Game Boy Advance and re-released worldwide. The game has been rated by the ESRB for release on Wii's Virtual Console. Nintendo of Europe's website mistakenly announced it for release on July 27, 2007, but it was in fact released two weeks later, on August 10, 2007. The game was released on the Virtual Console in North America on August 27, 2007.
Unlike later installments in the series, Breath of Fire II is a direct sequel to Breath of Fire. Set 500 years after the original game, the story centers on an orphan named Ryu Bateson, whose family vanished mysteriously long ago. After his friend is falsely accused of a crime, Ryu embarks on a journey to clear his name.
- the original version on Switch is bad
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- God, there's a real interesting sort of analog digital tension going on here with some of these early games.
- This is very like board gamey.
- It feels very analog because I'm detached from the online.
- It's it's a digital little, you know, ones and zeros little etched thing on this this motherboard or this cart that is detached from, you know, the master control of, you know, the online social media nonsense.
- It feels very like almost post-apocalyptic, like you've you've dug up this thing and then you have this little like working device and then you like you slap it a couple of times and it like comes alive and it like does a couple of things and then it goes away and then it it feel goes back to the earth.
- There's something about there's a sinisterness to it to that sort of master control type of online thing.
- Like my brain after a session of, you know, one of these things I've talked about, it's in a similar spot to my brain after a board game night.
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- Has some neat stuff (though this is stated grudgingly).
- Overrated.
- Extremely boring, instantly boring.
- Feels like a generic, uninspired game.
- The first three games are not good.
- Doesn't warrant a remake, should be left alone.
- Breath of Fire 2
- Breath of Fire 3
- Breath of Fire 4
- Breath of Fire 5
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- The car combat and upgrades are really satisfying.
- It's like a ballet of death.
- You're constantly managing your resources in the middle of combat.
- The difficulty is the main talking point, but it's fair.
- It's just so addictive.
- It's a game about connection in a world that wants you to be isolated.
- It's definitely not for everyone, but it's a unique experience.