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Front Mission 2 Remake
Released On: Oct 5, 2023
65
6.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
65
30% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
65
30% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Although the first game received a more substantial upgrade, FRONT MISSION 2: Remake is still a must-have SRPG for fans of the genre and at its core; it remains the superior of the 2 titles despite some minor missteps with the update.
The tough thing about Front Mission 2: Remake is that it doesn’t present itself well upfront. Ultimately, those who push through will be rewarded, but it takes a lot of patience to get there. In the end, despite my complaints, I enjoyed my time with this game. Much like Front Mission 2: Remake’s global release, in the areas that matter, it eventually comes around, even if it takes a long time to get there.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 User Ratings
6.4
59% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
6% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
35% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 User Ratings
6.4
59% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
6% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
35% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
About 30 hours in and If you're a fan of the series I'd recommend it on its own terms. The story so far is engaging, characters serviceable, combat is oddly balanced in its design (in terms of action points and weapon ranges, item use and movement). It seems simple and restrictive at first but adds a lot of depth to combat.
My only criticisms are the translation, it's suffers from a janky translation from it original Japanese script to English where a lot of lines and dialogue doesn't make sense in terms of plot and context. Which is a shame as a simple once over from someone who knows English could Fix it.
The other criticism would be the menu system could of been streamlined. The OGs did a terrible job of menu design and there's a lot of redundancy in it. Which could of been addressed easily If they wanted to.
But other than that it's solid, looks nice, handles well and delivers more front mission cannon and aesthetics for you to absorb.
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Nintendo Switch
Great remake of a classic game as a major front mission fan I’m really impressed with this remake Great graphics and Gameplay Everything feels polished and fresh the devs did a great job After two great remakes I can’t wait for the upcoming front mission 3 remake these remakes are long overdue
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Nintendo Switch
I wanted to praise Front Mission 2: Remake for being the superior sequel to Front Mission 1st: Remake that it ought to have been. Instead, I’m left with a game that, due in large part to its dry, flavorless, and commonly confusing wordage, trades in some of the boring simplicities of that adventure for moments of head-scratching bewilderment.
Front Mission 2: Remake holds up better than the original game, and while it still occasionally remains an exercise in frustration, it's a compelling and genuinely entertaining experience.
In some ways, Front Mission 2: Remake is an improvement on the first game’s remake. It looks better, and the gameplay has a bit more depth and complexity, even if it isn’t a significant upgrade. In the end, though, I actually had more fun with that original title, thanks to a more compelling story and far better localization. It’s nice that Front Mission 2 is finally officially available in English, but this is still much more a remaster than a remake.
The combat kept us from enjoying Front Mission 2: Remake due to its over-reliance on dice-roll luck to succeed, but the plot has some decent story beats if you aren’t bothered by obvious localisation errors. We did enjoy the customisation options of the Wanzers, but battles felt slow and dull when the RNG gods weren’t on our side. Just like with the first game, this one will service longtime fans of the series and its combat adequately if they can overlook this remake's rough edges.
This is a textbook case of a disappointing remake. Without the context of the original, you’d probably assume Front Mission 2 is a mediocre game. I’m sure the intent of all of the developers wasn’t nefarious, and it’s possible that there was just a brutal time crunch they had to work under that resulted in so many cut corners. The translation is such a massive blemish on this game that I can’t recommend this even being worth your time until it is properly retranslated, and hopefully, by then, you can grab it for a convenient sale. Front Mission 2 deserved better, and I wish I could have properly experienced everything it had to offer.
Game is really good, nice remaster of the old game, has some minor bugs, but nothing major (and it will be fixed)
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Nintendo Switch
Good-
The game looks great, even better than the remake of the first game, doubling down on the stylization and cutting back on visual effects that might make it look dated or lower budget; some very interesting mechanics in combat that make for some very compelling battles; some great world building.
Bad-
The localization feels poorer than the first game; the lack of voice acting remains a bummer; the combat retains the randomness from the original game, while also upping the difficulty, leading to more frustrating battles; the story and characters all feel a lot more tropey and predictable this time around.
Thoughts-
Is Front Mission 2: Remake a great game? Not really, at least not by the modern standards of the SRPG genre. But it is, and I would argue unlike the remake of the first game, a genuinely good one. There are some pretty glaring problems here – I think the story isn’t as good as the first game’s to begin with, and it suffers in the storytelling aspects as well, from the lack of voice acting to the poor localization. The game’s combat also feels more frustrating this time around, with a higher difficulty level while also retaining a lot of the randomness from Front Mission 1st Remake. At the same time, however, it adds so many interesting mechanics, that not only help mitigate a lot of that frustration, but also make this game a legitimately interesting and compelling one. And it looks great too, doubling down on the stylization aspects of the aesthetic, and culling back on a lot of visual flourishes that would draw unfavourable comparisons to modern titles. At the very least, if you are a fan of the series, and/or the genre, and want to see how it grew and evolved through the years, this release is very much worth looking into – and it does the on its own merits, not just on the back of this being the first official release for this game outside of Japan.
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Nintendo Switch
It has Bangali writing mistake hopefully
they fix the spelling mistake because the game takes place in a Bangladesh like country and the language you see in every version is Bangali so its important to the storyline so please fix it
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Nintendo Switch
I'm not sure how much is the remake, or how much is a faithful recreation of what was in the original, but the UI is terrible, difficult to use, cluttered, and unreasonably slow. I loved the FM1 remake, and have played 1, 3, and 4. My 2 hours of experience with FM2r makes me regret purchasing it. I advise others to do their homework before getting this one.
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Nintendo Switch
Absolute garbage ****. UI is terrible. Bad status bars make it difficult to determine player and enemy health. Impossible to determine how many action points are being used when attacking and countering. Terrible experience. Do not recommend
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Nintendo Switch
Summary 12 years have passed since the second Huffman conflict. The impoverished People's Republic of Alordesh has been suffering a severe economic decline ever since the war ended. In June 2102, soldiers of the Alordesh Army rise up and, led by Ven Mackarge, declare independence from the O.C.U. (Oceania Cooperative Union). Ash, an O.C.U. soldi...
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for Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
- PC
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date: Oct 5, 2023
Developer:
- Storm Trident
Publisher: Forever Entertainment
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