Jade Cocoon 2 (2001)
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes:Action, Fantasy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Presenting a combination of monster breeding and RPG elements, Jade Cocoon 2 expands upon Genki's original title in a number of significant ways. Gameplay comprises a familiar mix of storytelling and monster raising, with significant tweaks implemented for good measure. The town acts as your base of operations and it's here you can stock up on supplies, or take jobs for which you can earn money and build a reputation. The latter proves vital as it's directly related to the number of monsters you can use in battle. The successful completion of certain tests rewards you with the ability to command more beasts -- up to a maximum of 12 at once, however, you can only take these tests when your reputation is high enough.
These trials take place in the Arena, which is also home to Beast Hunter battles, where you can test your mettle against fellow Beast Hunters. Monster eggs are found on your travels and can be hatched in the Room of Life; an all-encompassing monster management room that provides detailed information on the beasts and allows you to merge them, creating hybrid creatures. The monsters now also evolve over time. Your amulet consists of 12 slots, three for each of the four elements. Your creatures are placed in positions on the amulet corresponding to their position in battle, and during combat they'll attack the enemy and defend you from harm. Their amulet position also dictates the effectiveness of their elemental powers.
The storyline starts 100 years after the original adventure, with the Cocoon Masters having become the stuff of myth and legend. Beast Hunters are the modern equivalent, and players take on the role of Kahu; an aspirant Beast Hunter. A chance encounter results in Kahu being cursed, and he, along with a fairy named Nico, must rid his body of the curse or die. Levant (the original title's protagonist) is now a guardian and acts as your guide.Show more
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original story for each of the 4 forests based on 4 elements with a dark twist on those 4 forests then a surprise third story with all voice action, battle system based on your creature having one changing move and up to 4 changing passives on a turn based system, in order to get moves you have to battle mini boss creatures then turn them in to unlock the move plus its passive, a optional battle tower, a pvp with saved teams, a optional gambling tower, a optional quest system, a non rare randomizer, a rare randomizer, tournaments for rare creatures and rare items, a leveling system that allows custom difficulty, multiple save files and a semi open world
Haven't played except I beat Jade Cocoon 1. I rarely beat games. There is a massive watchable setup for the first game and the rest flows and presents obstacles in pure RPG glory. The mixing system's robust and challenging nature intrigues me and seeing it continue with "evolution" as well can't be ignored. i hope it can work and be upgraded, because seeing polygons on this art while expected for the era feels like blinders or contrast misalignment.
I, unfortunately, never got to finish this game because life happened.
But I do remember being very excited when I got my hands on this game, after finishing the first Jade Cocoon.
If this both Jade Cocoons ever release as a bundle on GoG it will be one of my first day-one buys.
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