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Cool, but takes forever!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 25 / 28
Date: July 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I thought that Evolution: World of Sacred Device was cool, but many people thought that it was horrible. They did not like the random dungeons, battle system, or short story. Take all the good things out of the first, add more good things and you have Evolution 2: Far off Promise. The biggest thing that people hated was the random dungeons. That is all ancient history. There is one dungeon that is random, but it is optional and is only really for training and earning extra prizes. The rest of them are pre-defined. Like in the first one, camera controll is sharp and easy to use, and you can see the monsters in the dungeons so you can try to avoid them or sneak up on them. However, because the dungeon corridors are so narrow, it can be hard to see some enimes. Another cool feature is that characters can use their Cyframes outside of battle to help them. Mag can use his arm to smash pillars, crates, and walls to discover secret passages. Chain can use her sword to "dash" past enimies, and Pepper can cause a commotion with her gun to lure enimies. The battle system is exactly the same as in the first one, so if you hated it, this game is not for you. Speaking of battles, they all have the music from the first Evolution and also have one new feature: Talents. Each character has unique talents to use in battle, and do not use FP, even though you have to wait for a long time to use it again. Another fun thing is the ability to change yor lead character so you can get their opinion on the city. The camera position is also better. The main one is the classic overhead position that shows your whole party, but the new one is level with the ground behind the lead character. The first game had little voice acting. It was limited to battle, and even then it was rare. Now, there is not only frequent voice in battle, but outside as well! In fact, there is voice for nearly everything the characters do! It was left in Japanese, just like it's brother, and had subtitles added so it will satisfy hard core fans. Mag and friends will have a new cast to meet, including a new villan and a new playable character. I personally find the character development even better than in the first, especially Linear, because she actually talks in this game, even though she dosen't too often. The biggest flaw that I find is that the dungeons are soooo long, with just one save point at the very top and no saving between floors. A nice thing for summer, but a no no duruing school time, so make sure you have most of the day free before you decide to play (I had to learn the hard way). Lastley, there is a special download for the VMU called Linear Watch. As the name describes, it is a clock hosting animations of Linear preforming various activities. Interesting, but not worth erasing files over. Over all, Evolution 2 excells over it's prequel, and eliminates the very long boss battles with heavy leveling-up beforehand. The major problems with the origional are gone, and the classic battle system is kept, with the addition of great Japanese voice acting. I suggest staying away from it if you don't like the battle system, and only playing when you have PLENTY of free time. Try renting it first and you judge it for yourself.

New and Improved

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 18
Date: June 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This will be a great game when it is released. It has the exact same battle system as the first game, new attack animations, and *gasp* an actual storyline. It seems that Mag, Linear, and the rest of the cast is back from the first game. The story for this game is that a new guy named Yurka has come to town and starts a feud with Mag. Linear likes this new guy and Mag thinks he is trying to destroy them. This game will have all the random dungeon crawling of the first game. There is still only one town, although it is bigger then the first town. Still it is the best RPG yet for the Dreamcast and will most likely stay that way until Eternal Arcadia comes out. Although Silver could topple this one.

Sometimes You Just Can't Figure Out Where To Start...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

...and starting at the begining won't help much in this case. I kept delaying reviewing "Evolution 2: Far Off Promise" because to put it frankly, I didn't know what to make of it! I thought the first game was one of the best RPG's I've played because although the story wasn't as developed as some RPG's (Like "Final Fantasy," "Grandia," and "Skies of Arcadia!"), but the gameplay shined through and proved that gameplay DOES make a difference in a RPG! And while the gameplay is improved (If not the same in some spots), and the story is better developed, there are some changes that MUST be delt with here!!! First those annoying random dungens are gone. Now this good because now you can make a maps, but it's also bad because if you play this enough times getting through the dungens won't be a challenge because there's nothing new here that you havn't seen before! And just as a side note there are also secret doors in the dungens you can locate with the rumble pack! Now as far as the charicters go, Sting didn't pull a "Squaresoft" and start with a new cast and because of this we now have Mag, Linear, Gre, Chain, and Pepper for a second time around! And there's nothing wrong with that! Graphics are of course great! Now for some reason even though we have all these advanced stuff the game was strangly not as fun to play as the last one! I don't know why but for some reason I just didn't find myself getting it this game as much as the last game! I still recomend this game to anyone who liked the first one! But since I still don't compleatly know what to make out of this then you be the judge on if this is better or not!

A cute,little RPG.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game begins where Evolution 1 left off.A funny train scene begins and you're off into the world of Mag Launcher.

The main strength of this game is the characters.All of them are loveable.It's very easy to feel like you're right there with them.They all express emotions very well.Never did they feel like tools to get to the end of the game.

The story is a very simple bad guy vs good guy one.Comments such as "This is no Final Fantasy" are not a very accurate way of decribing this game.Of course this is no FF.What do you expect?Anyways,the story does not go overboard with dark pasts.It's very suitable for children.And While the story itself is somewhat lackluster,the adoreable characters work to keep it from getting too dull.

The gameplay revolves around going into various dungeons, fighting monsters,asending to higher levels,learning new attacks,while progressing through the game.
The dungeons themselves are sometimes quite long.Make sure you have a few hours of time before entering a new one.The good news is there are no random battles.Enemies are clearly visible and you may try and run away from them if you wish.I wish the developers put a little more effort into the scenery(Or lack there of).There is really nothing more to look at than the same ol walls.
The battles are kinda fun for it just being a simple turn based system.There are a lot more skills,magic,techniques,ect to learn than in games such as Grandia 2 or Skies of Arcadia.It makes you want to level up to learn them all.

The only real complaint I have is that this game is far too simple.It could've been a huge sleeper hit if these characters weren't trapped in such a simple world.Everything,but the character designs are simplistic.
I would say that this game is good for anyone who wants an RPG just to fight monsters,learn cool attacks,level up and save the world.If you're looking for a deep storyline and a more complex battle system,go buy Skies of Arcadia or Grandia 2.

Sluggish and boring but it has something else

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well I bought this game and egarly awaited trying it at home. As I did I found it slow moving and boring. The dungeons are way to big and you can save once, that means it requires about 4 hours out of your life to do a dungeon or waste your money on escape things to get out before you go crazy. The story doesn't do a whole lot either and will someone tell me why it isn't in English?!?! There is only a few good points to this game: even though the story is boring I feel compelled to complete it, the fighting and the learning or new skills keeps me interested, and it only cost me 10 bucks. So if you have beaten everything else or only have 10 bucks on you try this game otherwise why waste your time you'll just forget about it in time anyways

Fair RPG

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Evolution 2 is a fair rpg game for the Sega Dreamcast. It has much difficulty, but pushes you to play more and more. It's a great game for the younger crowd but is also suitable for last minute dreamcast buyers. Though gameplay is fair, magic is awesome with unigue attacks from different characters. In the end, it is a pretty good game, looking at around [amount] for a new game.

Greatest game ever!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I love it!I've spent hours playing that game(and my dad has too!)I love the movies.

Not a very good game.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'll tell you one thing, it's no Final Fantasy. When I first bought this game I didn't have but a few games and I wanted a good RPG for my Dreamcast. It was mediocre at first, but the more I played it the more boring it got. The story line is very [bad] and it seems like all you do is go in and out of huge frustrating dungeons which isn't as fun as they make it seem in the description anyway. This game seems like there wasn't ery much effort put into making it, you do the same thing over and over again, it's not a very good game, I gave it two stars just because I generally like role playing games.

EXCELLENT!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is exactly what I think makes a good game. In short, it is basically Final Fantasy VIII. It has turn-based battles, so an enemy can't suddenly jump out and start hurting you, which for me makes it not nearly as stressful, and gives it a less frantic feel. The reason I gave it a 4-star rating is because there is only one save point per dungeon, so unless you have a lot of escape powder, which transfers you back to the town were you can save anytime, you will often times find yourself leaving your Dreamcast on overnight and while you are at school, which is pretty bad for your system. Plus the dungeons are just a little too long. Other than those two things, this game is perfect! However, I don't recomend it to people who like real-time fighting.

A good RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This RPG Has STYLE!!! It uses a lot of mathematical skills in calculating damage and pinpointing where the enemy is at what time. I have to say that the A.I. is excellent. Also The overall graphics amaze me. Evolution 1 was really short, but Evolution 2 has the best quality gameplay i have seen since Chrono Trigger!
Evolution 2 Will Get 5 Stars anyday!

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