Planet Stronghold 2

I stopped playing VN's a while ago, and then PS2 sent me down the rabbit hole of replaying all of the VNs I own that are by Winter Wolves. 10/10, would try and speed run romances again - realise I can't break up with Cliff and just play the whole game again.

Recommended on sale for fans of the original. Some clunky systems and a strong tether to the first game may make it less approachable for newcomers, but for those familiar it is worth rejoining the cast. However, there isn't enough new or added to be worth full price expectations in light of some stumbling blocks. I would recommend you also check out Sunrider, Our Adventurer Guild, Magical Diary Wolf Hall, Sakura Dungeon, Serment Contract with a Devil, or Cherry Tree High Girls Fight that all have better polish on their systems. +Art style +Class/skills customization +Exploration, events, quests +Impactful choices +Continues the story where it left off +Some good music tracks +Character alignment, relationships +Save anytime +Turn-based battles +Some battle voice/barks +Auto battle option +Variety of weapons, armor, items +Choices on level up -Barebones options -Can't customize appearance -Lacking tooltips -Mouse only -Some hidden controls (H to hide UI) -No rebinding -Buggy, some error screens, UI/stat issues -Tutorial text info dump -Some areas lack any music -No voiced dialogue -Some sound effects are piercing -Poor volume normalization -Low quality battle voice -Lacking backstory for new players -Unclear what party members approve until after decisions -Awkward formation, battle, and equip UI -Unclear direction at times -Many equipment sidegrades, comparison difficulties -No skill use on auto -Severe MP (PP) limits skill use -'Chance to hit' is very inaccurate -Lacking/absent animations -Hidden speed up function (battle menu options circle icon) -No new party characters, similar story from first game -Some balance issues

Very fun game, and a good sequel to PS 1. Lots of different choices to make, different plot paths to pursue, (optional) romance quests, endings, and of course Achievements. A good marriage of RPG, visual novel, and (again optional) dating sim. For the dating sim part of the game, there's an optional censorship DLC so you can toggle off what you may or may not want to experience. The developer is friendly and responsive, and I had a lot of fun w/ the game. I didn't care necessarily for the backup (don't mean that in a cruel way) artist, though some subjects came out better than others. My only constructive criticism would be this game needs a lot of proofreading. Typos are somewhat rare, but grammar and syntax (and missing small articles & words) show up as infrequent issues. Not enough to ruin my enjoyment, but there's room for improvement there. Looking forward to another game like this from WW.

Genel olarak masa başından bir oynanış görebileceğiniz bu oyunda; bulunduğunuz gezegeni keşfedip, karşılaştığınız uzaylıları ve düşmanları yok etmek için çaba gösterebilirsiniz. Ayrıca oynanışta karakter ilişkileri, seçimler, diyaloglar da büyük bir yer tutabildiği için, bu olayları kendi oyun tarzınıza göre ilerletip, sonuçlarını görmeye çalışabilirsiniz.

Finally I came around writing a review! Phew! ^^; I still can remember quite clearly how the first part of Planet Stronghold was also the very first game I bought from my own money, so the franchise holds a very special place in my heart. My parents were never fond of me playing video games and I had to sneak into the living room in the middle of the night in order to use the old family PC for it. xD Sadly though I guess I must've lost all of Planet Stronghold's game files during a backup/drive change. Still bugs me until this day. But enough with the storytime! On to Planet Stronghold 2! Which I was OF COURSE overly hyped for since its early, early, early announcement. Overall there is to say that it more than met my expectations. The storylines, the characters, the deepness, the gameplay - everything improved in a way that made me go O.O additionally to the nostalgia. I almost had tears in my eyes meeting all of the familiar characters again in such polished surroundings. Now some details I really love about this game: 1. The improved background stories of all the characters. Oh boy! I never thought something could ever make me like Rebecca, Michelle and Tom, but... yeah... it happened. I officially like all the characters from this game now. Achievement unlocked: High standards met! xD 2. The map exploration system with its beautifully drawn tiles. I'm always in when there's something to explore. Even more when I can cruise around in a cutesy spaceship. ^_^ 3. Alignments. It's always a plus when I can choose to be nice and friendly or a complete a**hole leader. On that note I'm also having fun with the friend/rival system for the characters. It gives the relationships and the game overall so much more depth. (No matter how I play though... I don't have the heart to be mean to Milo. :,D) 4. The character creation screen. I love variation and trying different combinations of skills. But well... who doesn't? x,D 5. Soot. 6. The amount of endings you can get! Until now I have unlocked two of them and I am already hyped to read the rest. 7. Slow building romance and relationship difficulties. I applaud that. 8. Overall nicely balanced combat system. I played on normal and never had the feeling the battles were too easy or too difficult. (Even though I have to say I am a completionist and usually grind a lot to defeat all enemies on the map. xD) 9. Emotions. I love this game for the variety of scenes. Funny ones, thoughtful ones, exciting ones, scientific ones (one of my favorites ^^), tense ones and even the sad ones. [spoiler]I cried when Philipp sacrificed himself. I really did. He's one of my favorite characters and his backstory with Luxinde was so touching in its own way. (Even though her help in the last fight didn't do much... Argh! Three battles in a row! One day I will get that achievement! D: xD)[/spoiler] 10. The remaining characters which you didn't choose to romance have... romantic relationships themselves. Some of them. Very late game. But I love it. It gives me such a warm and cozy feeling. <3 Overall I'd say... it's the best game by Winterwolves yet. Really. I mean it. GO BUY IT ALREADY! xD (And I really do hope the game market will change sometime in the future. There are NOT enough people appreciating SciFi and I DON'T want this to be the last SciFi game by Winterwolves. I just... cannot accept that. :,( ...I am still in need of a BxB alien romance interest after all. :,D) And now I'll go back to hunting achievements. xD

엔딩 중 1개 봄 / 공략캐릭터 하나만 연애루트를 타고 적는 리뷰. 게임 플레이 시간을 보면 알겠지만 파파고 번역기로 문장 하나하나 다 번역해가며 스토리를 다 이해하려 했기에 이런 괴랄한 시간이 나왔다. 만일 개발자가 내 리뷰를 볼 기회가 된다면 그쪽도 한영 번역기를 써가며 읽어주길 바란다. (번역기가 안통하는 원어민 언어는 날 미치게했다) 이 게임은 성인게임으로 부류가 되어있지만 사실 요즘 스팀에 범람하는 야겜 테이스트가 아닌 성인용 요소가 있는 RPG 비주얼 노벨겜이다. 등장 캐릭터들은 농담 따먹기를 좋아하고 잦은 섹드립과 욕설을 날리는 정도. RPG 요소를 제하면 사실 인간 사회와 도덕, 이상과 현실의 가치관으로 싸우는 우리들 이야기 같기도 하다. 게임에선 이상적으로 구는 게 '바람직하지만' 어쩐지 내 주변 사람들은 다 공감하지는 않는다. 누군가는 더 현실적이라서, 누군가는 더 감정적이라서. 각자의 이유로 주인공은 다른 가치관을 가진 개성적인 동료들 사이에서 중재하고 수용하거나 대립하는 과정을 거친다. 내가 리더니까. 내가 최종 책임자니까. 그 이유로 난 모든 결정의 대가를 받는다. (그 선택이 최선이든 최악이든 난 비난을 받고 그러려니 하는 게 내 정신 건강에 좋다...) 게임은 소설에만 신경 쓰지 않았다. 게임 설정에서 순수하게 소설만 즐기는 모드도 있는데 RPG랑 같이 즐기면 몰입이 더 쉽다. 시스템이 복잡한 것도 아니어서 한번 익숙해지면 이쪽이 더 재미있기도 함. 배경으로 깔리는 음악도 상황에 따라 적절해 괜찮았다. 다음은 단점도 조금 나열한다. 공식에서 게임의 평균 플레이 시간은 약 50시간 정도로 잡고 있다. 내가 말도 안되게 길긴 했지만 기본 게임 불륨 자체도 크다. 그래서 스토리가 길어짐에 따라 생기는 문제도 있었는데 게임에 들어가는 BGM이나 아트는 적절했지만 그 때문에 적은 것 같은 반작용 효과도 있었다. 그 외에 세세한 인터페이스 설명이 없고(대표적으로 단축키 H 스크립트 숨기기다) 이건 더 신경 쓰면 했는데 하는 아쉬운 점이 하나씩 나왔다. 그리고 가장 큰 단점이 이 게임이 후속작이라는 것... 전작 출시일과 간격이 어마어마하게 길고 2편부터 시작한 나에게 있어 한번씩 튀어나오는 전작 요소는 의문 밖에 나오지 않는다. 게임이 최대한 친절히 설명하려 해도 스토리를 중시하는 장르에선 어쩔 수 없고 플레이어는 무조건 한마디 얹을 수 밖에 없는 내용. 하지만 추천한다. 한글판이 없으니 이 게임을 즐기기에 필요한 건 번역기와 사전, 그리고 그걸 꿋꿋하게 다 읽고 이해할 내 인내심 뿐이다. 간단하다.

Относительно первой части, убитый баланс, меньше(на основе двух+ глав) персонажей, больше работающих выборов, деграднутая боевая система. Пока рекомендовать не могу, допишу обзор как пройду эту хрень на харде(застрял во второй-третьей Главе, с тутошним "гениальным" балансом)

I played the first game a month ago and was disappointed about the writing and character development. Then I saw that a sequel was being released and I decided to give it a shot. No regrets, this game was so much fun to play, the writing has greatly improved, the romance scenes were lovely, the characters have been nicely fleshed out to the point where you get attached to all of them and even [spoiler] Philipp's sacrifice really hit me in the feels. I was legitimately sad and I love the background story that was given to him. [/spoiler]

Great game, good history and funny combat system. All you need!

Note : J'ai joué à Planet Stronghold 1 et Planet Stronghold colonial defence. Je viens de finir le jeu en difficulté normale en un peu plus de 31h. Le scenario est trés interessant tant sur la trame principale que sur les aspects secondaires. De nombreux choix qui portent à réflexion sur les conséquences mais on a les cartes en main pour choisir. Le bon point c'est que le jeux donne de bonne indications sur l'orientation des choix. Mécanisme de combat "classique" par rapport aux autres jeux RPG de winter wolves et bien plus équilibré que Stronghold 1 ( qui est interessant mais difficile à faire). En mode normal, c'est interessant et assez "aisé". Le mode VN permettant de faire le jeux sans combat. Je recommande hautement. > Scenario de science fiction intéressant sur lequel on ne manquera pas de remarquer certaine pb de notre bonne vieille terre > Personnage crédible et attachant. Par forcément des "bons" et des "méchants", des gens avec des objectifs. > Relationnel entre le MC et les autres simpa à suivre > Prendre en main les combats se fait bien mais le mode normal est nécessaire au début, le temps de comprendre les skills. > Le graphisme est de type VN. Des images "fixes" mais qui sont réussies pour être dans l'ambiance > Rythme soutenu de l'histoire A noter qu'il manque un petit résumé de Planet Stronghold 1 lorsque l'on fait les choix initiaux.