Short Version: It’s really good! I never thought that I would enjoy myself so much with a Monster Hunter-style game like this one, but I truly did. The game’s likable characters, along with the awesome soundtrack, fun gameplay and the open world style turns it into an addictive experience that I still haven’t had enough of. If you’re the kind of person that enjoys playing games that involve hitting big things until they fall over, then this is definitely the game for you.
Long Version: It is always a challenge to distinguish the good Japanese monster hunting games from the boring ones. In essence, they’re all the same, but they each carry specific elements that allow them to stick out from the rest. At times, it can range from an entirely new mechanic in the genre to simply having good graphics or production value. I would place Toukiden 2 in the latter category. It doesn’t do anything particularly new, but it was very hard for me to not have a good time throughout. I wasn’t captivated by one particular selling point or gameplay segment, but rather the entire product as a whole. All aspects of the game acting as a number in an equation that makes the end result feel cohesive and engaging in a way that many other hunting games don’t.
Put Your Demon Hands Up!
Toukiden 2, as the name implies, is a sequel to the original Toukiden. You do not need to know anything about the previous games to know what’s going on here, but any prior knowledge on the series helps you in knowing what to expect. To keep the story very simple, it’s essentially about humans fighting monsters called the Oni, and that’s pretty much it. You play as a customizable protagonist who gets sucked into an Oni portal, leaving you stranded 10 years into the future with no idea as to what happened when you were gone. After a professor and her robot assistant find you, they take you to their village. Here, you begin your journey to get to know everyone in the village and grow your power once more in order to defeat the humanity-destroying Oni.
This brings me to one of my favorite parts of the game: I absolutely love the characters in Toukiden 2. It usually takes some time for me to grow to like characters in games, but not here. Everyone here is either immediately likable or interesting. Of course, some characters are more developed than others, but they all get their own special moments that make them more memorable. The biggest reason for why I continued to play the main story over the side missions was simply to see my team of people talk and interact with each other. In addition, the voice acting and overall sound is top notch, adding even more enjoyment to the dialogue and atmosphere.
[I originally posted this review on The Buttonsmashers. You can read the rest of the review
by clicking here or just listening to the video version above.]
Game Review – Toukiden 2
0Short Version: It’s really good! I never thought that I would enjoy myself so much with a Monster Hunter-style game like this one, but I truly did. The game’s likable characters, along with the awesome soundtrack, fun gameplay and the open world style turns it into an addictive experience that I still haven’t had enough of. If you’re the kind of person that enjoys playing games that involve hitting big things until they fall over, then this is definitely the game for you.
Long Version: It is always a challenge to distinguish the good Japanese monster hunting games from the boring ones. In essence, they’re all the same, but they each carry specific elements that allow them to stick out from the rest. At times, it can range from an entirely new mechanic in the genre to simply having good graphics or production value. I would place Toukiden 2 in the latter category. It doesn’t do anything particularly new, but it was very hard for me to not have a good time throughout. I wasn’t captivated by one particular selling point or gameplay segment, but rather the entire product as a whole. All aspects of the game acting as a number in an equation that makes the end result feel cohesive and engaging in a way that many other hunting games don’t.
Put Your Demon Hands Up!
Toukiden 2, as the name implies, is a sequel to the original Toukiden. You do not need to know anything about the previous games to know what’s going on here, but any prior knowledge on the series helps you in knowing what to expect. To keep the story very simple, it’s essentially about humans fighting monsters called the Oni, and that’s pretty much it. You play as a customizable protagonist who gets sucked into an Oni portal, leaving you stranded 10 years into the future with no idea as to what happened when you were gone. After a professor and her robot assistant find you, they take you to their village. Here, you begin your journey to get to know everyone in the village and grow your power once more in order to defeat the humanity-destroying Oni.
This brings me to one of my favorite parts of the game: I absolutely love the characters in Toukiden 2. It usually takes some time for me to grow to like characters in games, but not here. Everyone here is either immediately likable or interesting. Of course, some characters are more developed than others, but they all get their own special moments that make them more memorable. The biggest reason for why I continued to play the main story over the side missions was simply to see my team of people talk and interact with each other. In addition, the voice acting and overall sound is top notch, adding even more enjoyment to the dialogue and atmosphere.
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