Comments on: Game Review: The Spirit Engine 2

By: Lailoken

Lailoken — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:16:33 +0000

Great review. This is definitely one of my very favorite CRPGs. I bought it immediately after finishing the demo the day it came out. Also, I beat without grinding. I did every optional I came across though,

ChevyRay:4 tips for doing well in this game
-To get through resistance combine skills of the same damage type to form one really strong attack (Knight with charge or empowder plus a concussive attack)
-timing is everything
-don’t be afraid to use skills that you haven’t developed at all. Every skill in the game is useful with no development
-Don’t treat any of the characters as one trick ponies. Everybody can tank, support and dps.

By: Craig Stern

Craig Stern — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:56:53 +0000

Hi! I think you’re right–that should be 27. My bad.

By: ninjutsu63

ninjutsu63 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:03:52 +0000

Nice review. I just tried this out a couple days ago, and had a lot of fun. Really loved the music.

One little thing: aren’t there 27 total character combinations? (you said 9) (unless you were referring to only knight-musketeer=priest combinations?)

By: alastair

alastair — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:39:14 +0000

Just have a look at the manual, it annotates a few screenshots I think. If you start a new game you’ll find it easier to learn – it teaches you as you play.

By: ChevyRay

ChevyRay — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:06:15 +0000

Can anybody recommend a “How to play” tutorial or video series for me? I can’t seem to get a grip on battling; I open up my menu to be bombarded with lists of skillchains and things, and I don’t know what they really mean or how to choose one setup over another, it’s completely hindered me from progressing.

I’d like to play further though, as the game looks like it gets really interesting later on.

By: alastair

alastair — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:33:48 +0000

I don’t think it was an issue of balancing actually, all boss fights can be defeated with a good strategy – you were probably just using a bad set of skills. However having said that, I think the issue is actually the fact that virtually every enemy/boss respawns/heals itself. While it does mean that battles are more strategic than the first game, because of the range of skills you need to pick , it also brings quite a bit of dissatisfaction when you kill an enemy only for it to come alive again or heal itself.