Разработчик: Critical Games
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About the Game
A Turn-Based RPG That's More Than a Throwback!
8-Bit Adventures 2 is everything you love about NES, SNES and PS1-era JRPGs - with all of the charm, heart and soul, but none of the inconvenience.That means an earnest, engaging storyline; relatable, easy-to-love characters; strategic turn-based battles; deep party customisation; bizarre monsters; an unforgettable soundtrack; and a large, fantastical world, traversed by Airship, and filled with people full of personality – all brought to life by vibrant 8-Bit inspired visuals.
While it may be a sequel, anyone can jump into this brand new JRPG adventure!
And you can play the Free Demo right now!
- Enjoy a feel-good adventure filled with love, laughs, and drama, which deals with the dark stuff but always wants to leave you feeling uplifted over its 30-40 hour playtime.
- Experience constant variety – everything from exploring ancient ruins to solving a robot murder mystery – realised through charming pixel art which walks the line between authenticity and aesthetic.
- Explore an expansive World Map filled with secrets and optional locations to discover; both on-foot and via Airship! The world of 8-Bit Adventures 2 is full of the character-driven side-quests and challenging Super Boss battles that any RPG fan expects.
- Engage in turn-based JRPG battles with depth and strategy, inspired by games like Final Fantasy X, Chrono Trigger, and Mother 3.
- Freely swap allies in combat, equip Augments to customise your characters, and unleash 99 unique abilities, including Team Attacks and Omega Burst finishing moves.
- Meet a lovable cast of seven playable characters who form relationships, make mistakes, and struggle with their past, but still work to save the world and overcome their demons.
- Relax with a carefully crafted adventure which never bogs the player down, but ensures you're always doing something fun and meaningful. From beginning to end, 8-Bit Adventures 2 is focused on telling an engaging story, not wasting your time - and that means no random battles or mandatory grinding!
- Become engrossed in an earnest, heartfelt story about living a full life and protecting the things that really matter - no cynicism, meta-narrative, or classic game parody in sight.
- Save the world from a vengeful Glitch! A mistreated child with terrifying powers threatens to reshape the world in his own chaotic image. A unique and persistent foe from beginning to end, the Glitch changes and develops over the course of the story like any other character, grappling with what he is…and what he could be.
This game features bright screen flashes for certain special attacks and effects. If you are susceptible to these kinds of flashes and bright lights, or have an epileptic condition of any kind, please consult your physician before playing.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows (7 or higher)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectSound-compatible sound card
Отзывы пользователей
A fantastic homage to classic rpgs like final fantasy, it manages to tell its own story without relying heavily on tropes from the era. The gameplay has a lot of food QoL, and with each character introduces unique gameplay mechanics that lead to some engaging turn based combat. The customization options are light, but enough to keep me engaged during the length of its story.
5/7
As you can guess by the name it's a designed to operate like old school NES/SNES rpgs. Despite the name it's far closer to the 16 bit for the overall game. However the scale, and the sheer heart put into the game took me by surprise. It's very apparent that this is someone with genuine love of the genre making and polishing this game.
The characters fit with classic style ones of not having a ton of depth, but still having unique personalities, and unique battle abilities. They're genuine classic rpg heroes through and through. Also big emotional moments do hit harder than I was expecting anything to going into this. The review quote I saw that perfectly summed it up: Reminds me why I fell in love with the genre to begin with.
Good for anyone wanting a well done, classic Square style back to basics rpg, wanting something a bit easier to finish (30-ish hours to do everything), and anyone that just likes retro style games.
Don't let the name trick you, this game has a great story and great systems that harken back to old ones. It's packed with solid characters and solid content, and none too easy! Definitely give this one a try, a hidden gem.
I had a really obscure bug that I spent hours trying to fix my own. Ended up asking the developer for help and he was polite and incredibly helpful - fixed my save in 2 minutes.
The game is a fantastic RPG, one which was clearly made by people passionate not only about the genre's history, but also with a deep respect for its fans as well. This alone makes it well-worth the asking price for me.
This game is actually amazing, it has a great story line, fantastic pixel art, and probably some of the best characters of any Jrpg i have ever played.
good visuals but a lot of hand holding and filler dialogue, hard to stay engaged outside of cutscenes with big vfx. i want to like it, but its just OK. generic modern names breaks fantasy immersion for me. charlie is kind of a brat and other characters seem low depth. will maybe play again but shelving it for now.
For RPG fans, this checks many boxes. It has an interesting story line and a decent amount of customizing characters with augments.
Amazing little Gem
The dialogue and events is boring.
old school nostalgia.
The gameplay is fun and strategic, no real grind needed and lost of side content to enjoy.
A great love letter to old game with QoL to avoid frustration.
Please note that the story is a little meta and might no please everyone.
Not very far in but its charm hits instantly. Definitely looking forward to the rest. Charming characters, cute as hell pixel art and bomb music! If you like classic turn-based RPG , I’d say go for it.
This is so far my absolute favourite game of the year 2024.
It´s got the perfect NES / SNES retro feeling.
From the artstyle to the sound / music to the writing, everything is amazing.
Feels like i was a kid again playing in the living room at my parents house.
You can just tell that the team behind this game put their hearts into it.
No politics / agendas / propaganda like in many other games (even indie games).
This is basically a retro RPG lovers dream combining everything from the good old NES / SNES times with the quality of life features of nowadays games.
I´d highly recommend to play 8-Bit Adventures 1 first just to understand the story better (even tho you could play this one as a standalone and still get the quintessence of 8BA1) and also to see what huuuuuuuge step they´ve made from their first game.
The team is super active, providing additional content frequently and are also very helpful, if you need anything there is a high chance that they will help you.
In 2025 there is supposed to be a new content drop again, with some kind of bossrush mode. Can´t wait for that.
I loved every second and I really hope there will be part 3 in the upcoming years.
Thank you very much for this nostalgia trip down memory lane, to my childhood 25 years ago.
SUPER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 11/10
I just came here to say that this is simply one of the greatest experiences I’ve had in gaming since playing Chrono Trigger 20 years ago. I hope others may have access to this game and feel the same about it.
This is one of my first reviews if not my first. This is an incredible game! I write this review as someone who has played video games for over 30 years and love this genre. As I played this game I couldn't help but feel like a kid again playing through games like Chrono Trigger, Lufia, BoF and FF for the first time.
Thank you so much for this and I hope you continue more projects like this!
Edit- I played 5 hours of this on Steam and 40-50 hours on PS 5 which is where I completed the main story.
It's a love-letter to classic NES-era JRPGs. The Dev/studio behind this game is extremely nice and responsive on the discussion forums here, which is really cool to see. The graphics are great, especially the world map; it really feels like you're sitting in front of an NES game.
I will say this early - that this game is not difficult - if that's what you're looking for, maybe check out Crystal Project. This game is a callback to the classics, will give you boss tips at save points if you ask for them, etc. It's more about the feel/nostalgia, much less about being super challenging. Not everything has to be Dark Souls/Bloodborne/[Current Popular Difficult Game], I'm fine with this.
There aren't random encounters - it's similar to Earthbound where you see enemies on the map, and can avoid them if you want. Additionally, because you're in less fights than the average NES/SNES JRPG, the fights you do get in are more impactful - debuffs/buffs matter, you have to actually think a bit instead of just mashing "Attack".
The game is full of callbacks and references to other classics - it's never in-your-face about it, but I caught references to FF1, Earthbound, FF6, Chrono Trigger, and several others during my playthrough. The dev clearly has played classic JRPGs a lot and it shows.
The only complaints I have, and they're minor, is that there is no instant text dialogue option (I know there's a thousand requests for this already Mr. Dev, I'm sorry to bring it up again). I was ok with it at first, but towards the end of the game it got a bit annoying. I'm a pretty fast reader, so it might've bothered me more than it would others. Which plays into my other (minor) complaint - I think a few of the story cutscenes go on a bit too long and could be shaved down/be more concise. The issue is - as I type this, I'm not sure if they really need to be shaved down that much, or if it's because the text speed is slow that it ended up bothering me a bit.
Anyway, minor complaints aside, this is a really cool game. Worth the money.
8-Bit Adventures 2 is one of the best JRPG's I think I've ever played full stop.
It's a heartfelt adventure with amazing writing, music, visuals and game play, It's fun, and there's nothing else to say, it's pure fun from start to finish, it's a labour of love for the old games and you can feel that emanate from every leaking pour this game has, the love seeps through, it's truly a brilliant game, and I wish more people would play it
Great story. Great characters. Great Music. Great Combat. Just play the game please it deserves so many more sales.
Really good throwback to SNES RPGs with none of the tedium of those games (no required grinding, no random encounters, opt-in respawns). Has likeable characters and an interesting plot that does a good job of covering important stuff from the previous game (never played it). Boss fights are tactical and difficulty felt perfectly balanced. The music and sprite work are very well done. Looking forward to what this developer does next.
Really excellent game, with a great story. I have done two 100 percent runs of this within in the last year., which when it comes to rpgs, I almost never do. A full play-through took me 30 hours.
I am looking forward to more from this developer.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Critical Games |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 15.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 87 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 95% положительных (196) |