Lucid Awakening 2

[i][b]Preamble[/b]: Since I am a perfectionist and completionist and not by choice or virtue (in general) and on top of that depressive and bearing a few personality disorders, games are not always fun for me, especially when they require lots of memorization, tedium and backtracking to get to the "100%".[/i] [h1]Review[/h1] (spoiler free) When I played the first Lucid Awakening, I thought that the series as a whole might be mediocre at best. The storywriting, the characters, the atmosphere, the battle system, everything was mediocre. Thus I was going into the sequel with lowered expectations and, well, I was in for a positive surprise. Literally everything I mentioned improved in Lucid Awakening 2 and some things may even leave fond memories about the experience, in the end. The game is rather lengthy and that is a good thing, for the first quarter kept me thinking it may be superficial and lovelessly crafted, but the story and gameplay picked up pace and improved a lot. Now don't...

Even though I had a few problems to start with I would still rate this 5/5 because the developer was active and helpful. The game itself is reminicent of old RPG action adveture games with a strong feeling of final fantasy about it but it is easier to understand and follow the story. the entire thing is something I would expect to have come a large game development company not a indie developer working on his own. definitly worth the £4 I paid.

From what I have played of the game so far it has been very enjoyable, the story is great so far, even coming with a little primer on the first game if you never played it. The story stands well on it's own even if you haven't played the first, definately check the primer to get filled in, makes a couple of things clearer. The job system is pretty fun aswell, allowing you to mix and match classes and roles with more being unlocked as you go along, it can be quite confusing at first however. You have to work out when to switch classes in battle, such as when an enemy is about to attack so you can absorb damage or when you need to use an ability and you have to think a couple of moves ahead, you can change the battle system to pause when you are making a move so you have plenty of time to think, or if you want a more hectic fast paced experience you can change it so that it doesn't pause on your turn similar to Final Fantasy 6. If I had to nitpick and find a downside I would say the en...

the story is a bit cliche but you still get suck into it, the 3 main characters have a lot of interractions with one another. The battle system while still turn based feel strategic and you can avoid battles if you really want to, the game is llinear until a certain point in the story. I had a few thingsthat bothered me and I`m sure a few others will have too: The heath bar of ennemies sometimes seem misplaced in battles making the ennemies hard to see at times. I just wished that the parts where npcs joined you were longer, i also had issues with one particular dungeon in the games. Theses negatives points doesn`t make the game not enjoyable in my humble opinion it`s a matter of preferences. The developer is also really open to his fans/players and use their feedback to improve the game which is a big + for me. Do not hesitate if you like RPGS games, you will enjoy this garentee!!

Don't mind the short playtime. Got it on Itch from a bundle and literally finished the game a day ago. Primarily buying this to show support for the developer who is making another game. I really wasn't expecting much from this game, having played the first one, which was just average in all aspects. This was very much an improvement to the first. The story was great although very typical "save the world by an unlikely bunch of heroes" type. The dual class soul system is so unique although I would have preferred one more extra set of souls as I already got all the skills and passive buffs pretty early. The humor is top-notch, primarily due to the rapport between the characters. The game had some really unique ideas definitely. The secret boss and the final boss really threw a curve ball into the battle system. Overall, I loved it and I was surprised by how much I loved it. I wish good luck to the developer on his next game!