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Games I Have Played: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals
I really enjoyed playing this game! Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals is actually a prequel to Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, and the intro to Lufia & the Fortress of Doom is the end boss battle of Lufia 2. According to both the BF and the internet, Lufia 2 is easily the best game in the series.
The plot is fairly standard with some "chosen heroes" having to fight a rising darkness from taking over the world and destroying everything, but it's enjoyable enough. The only thing I didn't really like was the ending, which was sad but also not unexpected. However what was really fun for me was the gameplay in the dungeons.
In the dungeons, the monsters all move according to a defined pattern (different patterns for different monsters) and only move when you move. No random encounters! Yes! There are random encounters when you walk across the map, but you really don't spend much time walking around the map unless you can't figure out where you're supposed to go. I love that you can avoid most monster fights if you're smart and careful.
And the even more awesome thing about the dungeons is you have to solve puzzles in order complete them! I can do puzzles! And puzzles are much more interesting to me than just fighting monsters and making sure you've walked everywhere.
Originally the BF played and I watched, except he more did the puzzles than solved them as he'd already played through the game a couple times. But that was boring to watch because he "solved" everything too quickly for me to try solving anything myself. So I convinced him to let me play instead, and that was a lot more fun, haha. And later in the game, we collaborated on the tougher puzzles. Good times, lots of fun!
This was the first RPG I've ever successfully played, and I would recommend it especially to people who like puzzles.
The plot is fairly standard with some "chosen heroes" having to fight a rising darkness from taking over the world and destroying everything, but it's enjoyable enough. The only thing I didn't really like was the ending, which was sad but also not unexpected. However what was really fun for me was the gameplay in the dungeons.
In the dungeons, the monsters all move according to a defined pattern (different patterns for different monsters) and only move when you move. No random encounters! Yes! There are random encounters when you walk across the map, but you really don't spend much time walking around the map unless you can't figure out where you're supposed to go. I love that you can avoid most monster fights if you're smart and careful.
And the even more awesome thing about the dungeons is you have to solve puzzles in order complete them! I can do puzzles! And puzzles are much more interesting to me than just fighting monsters and making sure you've walked everywhere.
Originally the BF played and I watched, except he more did the puzzles than solved them as he'd already played through the game a couple times. But that was boring to watch because he "solved" everything too quickly for me to try solving anything myself. So I convinced him to let me play instead, and that was a lot more fun, haha. And later in the game, we collaborated on the tougher puzzles. Good times, lots of fun!
This was the first RPG I've ever successfully played, and I would recommend it especially to people who like puzzles.