My grandparents were huge into JRPGs when Lufia 2 came out. I remember being a little kid and we'd have game" were we'd all sit around and pass around the controller doing the Ancient Cave, every 10 floors or so we'd switch who was playing. Some of the best memories i have of my grandparents were doing that.

The Sinistral boss music is one of the all time best video game songs. Makes me feel like I could run through a brick wall. Very underrated track imo.

@autobotstarscream765

5 жыл бұрын

Jonny Atma even did a GaMetal remix of it in its honor! :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3arp9iSkt25pqg.html

@TsukiStuffs

2 жыл бұрын

oh hi there

I actually teared up during the ending of this game. Such a masterpiece.

The track that plays during the climax is one of the best pieces of music ever composed on the SNES. I think it's called For the Saviors or something like that. Seriously the GOAT

The best part about Lufia 2 is that the cliche girlfriend/girl from the hero's hometown is NOT the one he ends up with. I can't remember any other JRPG that actually establishes that relationship and then goes "NOPE!" and the hero actually falls for someone else.

Lufia 1 is actually what turned me on to RPGs. Its not the greatest thing ever, but I do believe it deserves more love. Lufia 2 was an excellent sequel. Would love to see this series rebooted.

I like the first one too

This is tied for my favorite game of all time. I agree that it easily ranks up there with other classic RPGs like Chrono Trigger and FFVI, but sadly it isn't anywhere near as well known. It's such a shame for a game that had such great puzzles, story, and characters, not to mention a phenomenal soundtrack and fun battle mechanics like the IP gauge, didn't get the recognition it deserved. Anyway, thanks for making this review. The more people know about this hidden gem, the better. :)

People who've played the original Lufia already know how the story is going to end. However, I'd still recommend playing it. The ending is VERY well done and is quite the tear-jerker.

I've never played a Lufia title, but after watching this video I think I might consider Lufia 2.

@lingivey36

5 жыл бұрын

do it

@lingivey36

5 жыл бұрын

Anonymous 91 nope. It’s a prequel so playing the first one isn’t needed. The first game isn’t very good either. I’d say play Lufia 2 and if you really like it then you can try and play lufia.

@esthiem4388

5 жыл бұрын

If you still haven't, do it, it's the best game of all time

@majinbuakaw

4 жыл бұрын

Childhood memory best rpg on snes

The European version fixed the bug with feeding the capsule monsters worth knowing if anyone wants to play the game on an emulator

Probably my favourite JRPG and I've played a bunch. Good job there.

one of my top 3 SNES RPG's, the thing that always brings me back is the Ancient Cave. Last year I replayed the whole game and completed the Ancient Cave & got all the Iris Treasures, can't remember if I had actually completed it in the past and gotten all the treasures. It felt pretty satisifying, was around 45 hours to do everything including the ancient cave and treasures.

This game really did go underappreciated during its release. It could have easily stood up there everybody's collective conscious with the likes of Chrono Trigger and FFVI had it not released during the end of the SNES' life span, when everyone had already moved on to the N64.

One of my top 5 favorite games of all time!

This game holds 2 firsts for me, it was the first game I paid for with my own money, I was still in elementary school with no job so to save up for it I wouldn't spend all of my lunch money for school, after a couple of months of saving I finally had the $30 to pay for it. I remember lining up at the cashier with my parents so horribly embarrassed because I paid for it in mostly coins stashed in my little black drawstring pouch which was absolutely bulging. Mind you these were the days when the only reviews we had access to were magazine reviews, I never did manage to find one with a Lufia review and I decided to save for this game purely because of the screenshots on the back, I'm so glad I struck it lucky with this one otherwise I would have been devastated as a 10 year old kid saving for a crappy game. The 2nd first is that it was the first game that made me cry, that ending along with the music, I just couldn't hold back the tears, also worth mentioning is the amazing boss battle theme!

I remember I was 10 and I bought this game for my friend as a birthday gift because he had the first game. We were blown away by how good it is though at that age we gave up at the glitched cave. The game actually has some weird bugs if you rapidly switch equipment around... not sure what causes it but one time I was able to do insane damage early in the game. Still a great game

5:25 "Please choose equipment." -Magic bikini

Thanks for this David. I love your classic JRPG retrospectives. Lufia 2 is so damn good! I'm going to play it now!

As someone who never played a Lufia title before, I’ll be trying this one out. Thanks

The thing that touched me the most about the Lufia series when I was a kid was the fact that it has the absolute BEST final dungeon music of the SNES genre.

6:00 - Yeah, Guy and Dekar are often known as IP Daddys in Lufia II.

I love this Game. It was one of my first Turn Based RPGs i played as a kid. And it made me fell in love with these Games. Unfortunately this and Mystic Quest where the only ones i played until i got a PS.

Man so many great videos lately! Loved your BoF and Lufia videos so far!

First (and pretty much only) game to make me cry with the whole ending sequence and that POWERFUL soundtrack that rips your heart...

Loved this game, series, music & your review! Thx! Wooooo!

I remember this was one of my first games I finished. I cried at the end :D Only learned years later there was a first part. Seeing the intro there surprised me a lot

I loved this game! The story at first felt kinda cliché; "go to this town, solve the problem here, go to next town and repeat" but it ended up being very well done. NO random battles was a huge boon. The characters are quirky and funny and there is this mystery to the entire world. There is a ton of customisation with capsule monsters, special equipment with special IP attacks etc. I also loved the puzzles and the billion different and secrets things to discover. There is just so much to do in this game. I spent hours in the casino alone. And when you have done all there is in the normal game, you also have the ancient cave which is a game in a game.

This game is my second favourite game of all time.

I love this game and the first Lufia. You can even get Pokemon in this. Xd And I loved the hilarious bromance between Dekar and Guy, and always just imagined that Tia hooked up with Dekar after the game ended.

1:54 - 1:56 Lmao!! Had me in stitches. Love your reviews!

Heard you mention this game in multiple videos, finally started playing today GREAT recommendation! After having just played through both Golden Suns (waiting for the 3rd to be delivered) it's been hard to find something similar I could emulate but this one I can tell is going to become a favorite of mine.

One of the best turn based RPGs, awesome soundtrack.

This is my all time favorite game. So good.

Was my first JRPG! I remembered it like a master piece!

I feel so fortunate that I got to experience this game while it was current. My father would let me rent a game at Blockbuster when I went to his house for weekend visitation. I picked this one every time for months. My game never got erased! We played it together, discussing tactics, and figuring out the puzzles. I was so enamored with the capsule monster system and ancient cave that I still revisit this game often.

@davidvinc

3 жыл бұрын

I Iove that families can bond over gaming :)

@aBanabis

3 жыл бұрын

pretty cool. I randomly found this game at a blockbuster for sale around when they were getting rid of all their snes titles. i had never heard of it before, and took a stab in the dark cuz it was like.. 5 bucks or something ridiculously cheap. RPGs usually did very poorly as rentals. I remember even the most popular RPG titles were always fully in stock even when they were still new...like I have super clear memories of like, a full row for Parasite Eve on those shelves. It was all over the commercials, etc. there were many expectations... but like, even though it was such a short game, they were always full in stock from day 1, nobody had rented any copies(i went there every week)...I imagine everyone who wanted to play it just bought it. I mean, that's the logical approach to an RPG right? All the RPGs were always fully in stock simply because they weren't designed to be picked up and played in such a short time frame. They always had them there for rent...like ogre battle, kartia, etc. etc. maybe just 1-2 copies each, cuz MAYBE there'd be one sucker that'd play it for a couple days to see if they wanted to... ~buy~ it. Stories like these, are very rare...in the sense that it wasn't like.. the norm. That said, it's an interesting memory you have for sure, I bet it must have been pretty awesome...especially being able to play it with family.

@keithbeard5337

3 жыл бұрын

@@aBanabis I agree that it was a rare case, and I'll never forget it. You've got a good point about RPG rentals. I rented Shining Force 2 so many times for the Genesis that my mother eventually told them I lost it and paid the fee :D

I've only played about 2 hours of this game and it's already my favorite game of all time.

This is one of the best games that nobody ever played. It's kind of tragic. The story and characters are arguably better than most early Final Fantasy games and the puzzles rival that of Zelda. Anyone who hasn't played this game owes it to themself.

I guess I'm one of the rarities that actually started with the first game. It's actually the game that got me into RPGs. I rented the hell out of it. But yeah, when I played this one, I was so blown away that my head exploded.

I used to live playing this game as a child growing up. The only this is I never actually beat the game. But I would play the hell out of it.

1:12 - That's the drawback to doing a prequel. Most of the time, you already know in advance what's going to happen to the characters. It's for this reason that I always recommend people who have never played the series start with this one. Most of the time I wouldn't do that, but this is one of the few exceptions.

@SBaby

5 жыл бұрын

Also I'll say something about the first Lufia game. It was made to be an homage to the old Dragon Quest games, and as such didn't rely on a complicated story or fleshed out characters. I actually thought it was pretty good for an RPG made in the pre-mainstream era.

What a game still would put this in my top 10 all time ever best games ever

I did the ancient cave on my first go one time. It was probably my 10th or 11th time playing through the game so I had some experience. There are a few key items that make it a lot easier like weapons that one shot the gold, silver and bronze dragons.

One of my favorite RPGs. I played this during my RPG craze and I will have to say it does stand up to other similar RPG titles. And even today I can still marvel at what it's done. The capsule monsters were a unique gimmick, though I felt more couldve been done with them. Not a perfect game, but overall, solid RPG. -Lufia I's battle music is still superior though. Don't @ me.-

Lufia 2 is in my top 5 SNES rpg’s

You're info on capsule monster strategies is so wrong . Leveling up all the different monsters is a great way to play . They have different elements and are useful in different situations. Especially in that cave .

This video is old but there was another glitch in the US version... I refer to it as thr Level Zero glitch. Basically you enter the settings and change the audio from stereo to mono then back again it will either freeze the game (It doesn't damage it as far as I can tell) or... it makes a random party member level zero it maxes all stats and your character CAN'T BE HIT. Interestingly the ancient cave reverts the level back still.

I love Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, and despite its flaws, I like Lufia and the Fortress of Doom as well.

One of my favorite RPG's.

I think this game was released just before Nintendo discontinued the Super Nintendo system and replaced it with the PlayStation. As a promotion for the game Nintendo Power magazine advertised a limited edition Lufia wristwatch that could be ordered through the magazine. I bought one of these watches and I still have it. Gamers have told me the Lufia watch is one of the rarest Super Nintendo collectibles along with the Final Fantasy 5 trading cards released by Square Soft in Japan in1992. These cards were never released in the U.S. because the game never came out on Super Nintendo. I ordered a box of the cards from a store in Japan and I still have the cards. I like to give one of the cards to gamers that I meet who like FF5 and don't know about the cards.

D: OMG! I played this as a kid and never got past that bugged screen! I thought it was some kind of puzzle I just didn't understand. Lufia 2 is in my top 5 RPG's. I'm sad I was never able to beat it. Maybe I can dig it out of the garage and try again! :D

I played Lufia 2 and thought it was amazing. I never beat it but considering that it's a prequel I know what happens.

ancient cave, a perfect candidate for a modern system. being able to put your console to sleep and resume it........ as a kid playing this game on the SNES, taking my whole summer trying to make a successful run as early as possible..... such passion! such vigor! such joy! but mostly........ such a pain in the ASS!! nothing worse than getting to the lower levels and then getting curbstomped by some random enemy you tried to avoid but moves 2 spaces to your 1..... you forgot to mention that, the strategy behind monstermovement and how some can step 2-5 times for your every one, hookshot is ur friend.

I started playing lufia 2 early today. Crazy I seen this on my recommendations.

Lexis is extremely overlooked. He boasts the highest int of any character, making his magic hit the hardest. Some of his weapons are also aoe, inflicting damage to all enemies. The problem lies in the fact that when you acquire him, you don’t really benefit from adding another strong caster. And his physical power isn’t particularly good. He also has relatively low MP, so he required more items to keep his mp stores in check.

6:37 when they want an item you have, the name of it will start blinking. If you give them the item when the name is white, they accept it an get a bonus, otherwise they'll probably not eat it.

On to the SNES mini it goes

I love this game! I’ve been playing it all week, it’s really fun.

Wow!! So many memories 👍🏽

Tia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why could you have not won Maxim. Damn you pre-determined sequel!

I remember this being one of my first RPG's that I had to finish

Fuck yeah! Was sad the day i beat the series...

I know you probably don't watch this anymore, but just a note, the SFC style (European/Australian) game does not have a bugged capsule monster system

Lufia 2 is by far the best Lufia game. I do find, because of glitches, that it is a small step below Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy games. I'm trying to think which one comes in second... Lufia 3 maybe?

Looking at this, I just suddenly realized something, Lufia 2 really is the only great installment in the entire franchise. I never really thought about that before, but, yeah.

Lufia 1 has it's own charm and is a perfectly enjoyable rpg experience but, yes, Lufia 2 is by far a masterpiece.

@chriskoschik391

Жыл бұрын

When you click to watch a video and realize when you already watched it 3 years ago lol

Now let us not speak to the direct sequel to this. Ever.

lufia 1 was great! it was a def grinder crawler but still a good game

This game kicks ass

It is exactly 5 for me in terms of top SNES(US release only)

"Best sequel to the worst game ever made..." Wow, I can't believe you open by saying that. While Lufia II is superior in many ways, Lufia I still has an AMAZING story and an even better ending. To call it the worst game ever made should be a FELONY. Lufia I's ending was the first time a game ever made me cry, and to this day, I still hold it as the gold standard of showing me how much more a game can be as far as story and endings go.

@counterfeitsaint7479

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, that's being extremely unfair to Lufia 1. The first game was a very early SNES game, while Lufia 2 was at the end of the console's life cycle. Of course they're like night and day.

why were crosses removed in USA version? one of my fav games ever

Top 3.. Zelda, Tetris, lufia 2

I realize I’m a couple years late to the party but I don’t think you’re correct about the capsule monsters starting at lvl 1. I just picked up the first and second ones Foamy and Blaze and Foamy was lvl 9 and Blaze 15 so they do have levels. You still gotta evolve them but they’re not just lvl 1 trash

While this is a great game, sadly this is where my knowledge of Lufia Games stop. Any further releases I know very little about and it seems clear that Lufia 2 is the pinnacle of the series according to many people. It is one that I would like to come back to at some point because I last played this game right after "dealing with" the first Lufia's issues. Since I am usually not a person that will play through a new game + (except for lovingly doing that with Chrono Trigger) I missed out on the extras. Definitely a good reason to come back.

The linearity of Lufia 2 is what makes the game, it forces you to move through an engaging character-driven story and distracts you from the fact that the world isn't as nearly as fleshed out. This is not a world-driven game like gen 1 Pokemon, and that's ok. Lufia 2 is almost perfect for what it is.

I’m going to play this.. and I’ll see if it’s worthy to chrono trigger .....

I like 2 a lot but still prefer The Legend Returns because I feel it has a more interesting battle system. It sucks that they didn't release every eligible Lufia game on the 3ds e-shop.

Doesn't the beginning of Part 1 spoil Lufia 2?

@autobotstarscream765

5 жыл бұрын

Addressed at 2:48 :3

@jimgrand8514

5 жыл бұрын

Lufia 2 is more about the journey then the destination. I played the first game at least 3 times all the way through before playing lufia 2. At first I hated it because I knew how it was going to end but they wrote compelling characters that you wanted to see how they got to those ends.

Yeah I was disappointed with the first and honestly just played it to see where the story goes

Best game ever during my primary school game I can slowly play a month hahaha this game use brain play if use bird brain can't pass at all

Played an hour in. Feels shallow soo far.

How on earth do you get your hands on this game if you don't own a SNES? Are you just stuck with emulators?

@wedding2710

3 жыл бұрын

yeah

i am a fan of lufia 1. their battle system was better, you had to actually *think*

I have wanted to play Lufia 2 for years, but didn't want to play it without playing Lufia first. But every time I try to play Lufia, I get about 10 minutes and and say "This sucks." and nope out of it. Should I just skip Lufia 1?

@davidvinc

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

It's unfortunate that you never got to emjoy the first game because you played it in the wrong order. Although Lufia 1 stuck to the most fundamentals of RPG formula, it had memorable moments and you do bond with the characters. Imo Lufia 1 had better music and the story flowed better, while Lufia 2 had better gameplay.

My jaw is still on the floor that you gave this frustrating, unrewarding game good marks.

@AstridTheBee

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think I've ever seen a comment be more wrong before.

Pp