More than 10 hours with default courage II

Courage by default II offers a return to a simpler moment where the heroes lined up on one side of the screen, fought monsters on the other side of the screen, and then rinsed and repeated until peace and tranquility returned to the earth. I’ve spent over ten hours with him and while what I’ve played so far hasn’t surprised me much as I expected, it also shows Courage by default II for Switch to be a more satisfying and customized version of the classic JRPG.

It’s like a big bowl of mac and cheese: a well-known and delicious pile of crushed carbohydrates in fatty and salty goodies, where each bite tastes the same as above and yet you can’t stop eating until not finished. It’s comforting food and, like the best comfort food, it’s about giving you exactly what you already know you want: inspired by a time in your life when you’ve felt safe, satisfied and satisfied, at least for the duration. of a quick meal or in this case, a dungeon full of turn-based battles.

I’ve played a lot of Courage by default II last week and I will play a lot more for our review when the game comes out later this month. In the meantime, here are some of my first thoughts:

• Courage by default II it is very similar Bravely second that was very similar Courage by default I that was very similar The 4 heroes of light that was very similar Final Fantasy III. Village visits; these cities have problems; you try to solve problems by fighting in battles and inevitably end up leveling up, learning new skills and gaining better equipment in the process.
• The story and world of the game are new and are completely separate from the first two games. It’s a clean, refreshing break with the past.
• Like its predecessors, the game revolves around a system of work (classes) to increase your party’s fighting abilities. Classic works like the DPS heavy black magician and the healing white magician are back, but there are new ones as well. The vanguards are like knights, but they prefer axes to swords and come with a lot of skills to sink and attack enemies.

• Overall, I found it Courage by default IIIt consists of jobs and skills to work even better in making use of your brave and unique default system. This system allows you to make bank transfers to use along the road or take out a loan to make a lot of turns early. Sometimes it’s about maximizing your balance of attack and healing, but in the toughest fights in the game I’ve had to design a defense fan spreadsheet, debuff attacks, and state ailments to survive and survive to my opponents during the wars of attrition.
• Courage by default II is the first game in the series on Switch, and no wonder it has the best look and sound. While the 3DS allowed previous games to make interesting use of stereoscopic 3D backgrounds, Courage by default II compensates for this with extensive dungeons and city designs. I’ve been to desert temples, bandit hideouts, mine trees, magic academies, and yes, even to the dreaded JRPG sewer level, but each seemed like a delicious new twist in some classic settings rather than a simple tedious tribute.

• Random encounters are gone. You can now see the enemies off the field before they attack. You can also hit them with the sword or try to attack them from behind to start battles with the first chance to hit.
• The first city I visited had a shipping company that allowed me to send a crew to hunt treasures while my game was in idle mode. I’m not sure if I’ll dig deeper later, but for now it’s been a pleasure to come back every day to see a new package of items that were expected to be added to my inventory.
• Something I’m not digging into are some of the new character designs. Bravely Default has always been cartoonish, but Bravely Default II occasionally mixes a chibi look with faces that appear to have been taken from a waterfront cartoon artist. Sometimes it adapts to the whimsical sensations of the game. Sometimes it affects body horror.

• Many conversations between members of your party are relegated to parallel moments. You can choose to participate by pressing the start button when a message appears. Rarely have I found anything interesting in them, which is fine, as they are not mandatory. I’m here mostly for combat and setting, not for silly JRPG talks. Therefore, it is a relief that dialogue that might otherwise work in cut scenes has been relegated to an optional side menu. (I think the jokes in the first game were better).
• Courage by default II it is difficult. This arose for most of the game recent demonstration as well. I’m enjoying it that way. While I haven’t had any trouble stepping on the usual enemy troops, the fights against bosses have been going off of me, and it makes all this job training and the mix and combination of equipment and skills seem worthwhile.

I’m excited to keep playing more, but the big test with any gargantuan JRPG is maintaining momentum and balance between the last game. It should not be a walk for people with proper training, but neither should it be a march towards death. To varying degrees, the first two games suffered from these problems, which turned the fun and quixotic adventures into monotonous work. We’ll see if Courage by default II you can escape a similar fate.