Squaresoft remix of the mobile era?

The storyline is a semi-decent amalgamation of the original Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger. It's moderately entertaining with a decent play time (I obtained and maxed out every ability in the game and hit level 99, clocking in about 65 hours). However, most of that time is really letting the game play itself with autobattle. It's really only a handful of fights where you need to intervene directly. The game was originally designed as a freemium mobile game and it's painfully obvious how the focus used to be on the business (enticing people to spend money on the microtransactions) rather than making a game that's genuinely well-crafted. It's been redesigned to eliminate the microtransactions. but with the deterministic drops of the signets, it feels a bit broken, since some abilities are clearly junk that are not worth upgrading, and yet, it just becomes the norm to do so because everything is handed to you as the result of story progression. It's OK as a pay-once game that it currently is but definitely isn't the best that SE has to offer. 4 stars just because I somehow managed to max everything out without uninstalling.

Better Than Expected

FFD2 does a lot of things right - and a few things wrong. The bad: The title - FF Dimensions 2 - is misleading to those of us who played the first game. No random encounters. No towns or dungeons to explore. No overwork map to blaze across. Meanwhile, FFD 1 had all of those elements. I personally feel that the game should have been called something else - many folks were disappointed enough by these changes that they never have the game a chance - which is too bad, because for what it is, and what it’s trying to be, FFD2 is quite good. The game starts slow - it take some time before your characters start getting new abilities to make the fights more interesting. I almost quit at one point - but I’m glad that I didn’t. The good: Everything else. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and experimenting w different party combinations. Battles are fun and fast, and the game is absolutely loaded with countless FF franchise references and details, making the game extra fun for those of us who have played many of the earlier FF games (e.g. The Tower of Babil music is a great remix of FF4’s original ToB music). Overall, the playable characters are enjoyable and have personality - maybe not as deep or as great as some past characters from previous FF games (Edge, Locke, Barret, Celes, etc.), but still enjoyable nonetheless. Put in over 50 hours, was well worth the sale price of 7$. Got my money’s worth.

A New Adventure Awaits

For the Final Fantasy (FF) fan who thinks every FF title needs to be an exact carbon copy of every other FF title: if that is your expectation then you might be disappointed. My first impressions of the game are very positive overall. I feel like things are streamlined in such a way to keep the player steadily advancing while constantly adding in new elements of play. It also appears that Square Enix (SE) has taken heed of what's currently popular in the mobile RPG market and incorporated it into their new title. Of course, it still has many of the common FF mainstays found in any other FF title, such as moogles, chocobos, turn-based combat, towns, shops, world maps, etc. The common core elements that identify a FF title are all there. It seems apparent to this long time, old school FF fan that this is a solid effort by SE to keep providing fans with more FF content that's relevant and high quality. However, I've not finished the game yet and although I highly doubt it, I could be wrong. I'll write the conclusion for this review upon finishing the game. For now, though, I'm quite satisfied.

Initially disappointed, but grew to love it

Now when I heard that a new FF Dimensions game was being released, I was excited because I played the first one and absolutely enjoyed it. After downloading this game and playing it for about 3 hours, I uninstalled it. I was disappointed. Now about a year later, I decided to revisit it with a open mindset. I can absolutely say I love this game. The story starts off realllllly slow but about midway it gets really good. It does a good job intertwining the timelines & introducing characters in a satisfying way. The gameplay is awesome, just playing the first tutorial battle seeing the powerful abilities you could obtain & eventually knowing you’ll be that powerful & even stronger is a great motivation to continue to play. You can even grind out your levels in particular towers to earn currency to buy new abilities and outfits. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s a good game. Take your time and try it out before you cast it off.

A Little Different

Cheesy guitar music? Check! Avatars that look like marionettes? Check! Elements from FF1, FF4, and Chrono Trigger? Check! A god named Bastardo? Check . . . But I mean, that one’s a bit much. This one is fun. While it’s an improvement on FFD1, what it loses is much resemblance to typical FF game play. The gâcha feel to this game gets redundant at times, with all action scrolling from right to left. The first part is still a lot of fun, while the second part tacked on at the end is mostly visual novel and very little video game.

Final Fantasy Meets Chrono Trigger

I always wanted a remake of Chrono Trigger and unexpectedly found it in the form of this game. I was disappointed at first it’s not a sequel to Dimensions, but this game is AMAZING; the auto-battle system underwent a massive and much-needed overhaul, the combat is well-rounded, the story has you on the edge of your seat from minute one and has you in its grip right until the credits roll, and the initial 15 USD is the ONLY paid part of it, no micro-transactions. Addendum: while it’s true that for the most part this game isn’t connected to the first Dimensions, that changes in Chapter 5 - and I’m not just talking about the Alba subquest, either. The first 4 Chapters closely resemble Chrono Trigger, but the last 2 completely change the direction of the plot, leaning toward a more Dimensions-esque ending involving the destruction of the space-time continuum and everyone’s most-hated Final Fantasy villain.

Boring but faithful

The game FF dimensions II is a traditional FF game with Menu turn based rpg. The main stuff which i expect from square enix. But the sad thing is the explore system. There is no map for exploring by yourself and everything is automatic. There game is extremely easy. U will not fail the battles . And the challenging part of the original FF series is not sensible inside the game. Artwork is awful. The music is very simple and the story is not attractive at all. I gave 5 stars because i’m a big fan of final fantasy series and i must finish the game.

Fun so far, but input controls...

Found out the game was out today and bought it before I could blink. I’m a big fan of the franchise (happy 30 anniversary!) and I’ve been enjoying this game the hour I’ve been playing. The story is quite straightforward, taking elements from previous installments. The battle system so far is pretty good. I’m sure there’s a lot I haven’t discovered yet! My only frustration so far (and the reason why I remove a star from the rating) is that in my iOS 11 (iPhone 6), sometimes the touch input stops working. I can get it back working by swapping to another app and back into the game. It annoys me because it takes me away from the experience. In any case, I’m looking forward to keep on playing the game and seeing how the story unfolds!

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