The statistics are totally customizable, meaning that folks will distribute points to eight key areas and how these points are allocated ultimately decides what kind of class is assigned to that character. These warriors can be tailored to the gamer’s individual style, allowing them to choose a character’s name, gender, race, alignment and stats. They can recruit any of the six default personalities that are given to the player without fee, but then they are able to create their own, which is where the joy truly begins. Prior to jumping into combat, however, it’s important to note that players are given the option to totally customize their heroes and heroines. This decision could have been overwhelming, but in fact, the game is laid out so well, that just a bit of poking around starts opening doors to the point that, before folks know it, they will be five quests deep and slashing away at baddies. After a fun primer to the game’s school and its lead NPCs, players are just dropped into the adventure without any sort of linearity or direction. It’s here that we’re told of the institution’s primary purpose: to prepare would-be adventurers for actual, well, adventure.
Players are introduced to the game’s primary setting, which in this case is a boarding school by the name of Crostini Academy.
The journey starts off unsuspecting enough, though. Oh, and on top of that, it’s also a title that is hard as hell - but more on that later. What this means for MonkeyPaw and Gainjinworks’ partnership endeavor is that the game is thick with all the traditions, conventions and, for better or worse, stereotypes that we’ve come to expect from this sub-genre of roleplaying games. It’s also a title that employs one of the steepest difficulty curves around, making it a truly challenging, yet wholly rewarding experience for any gamer willing to put in the time, energy and tears needed to make it out of this JRPG alive.Ĭlass of Heroes 2 is, in truth, the epitome of JRPG. But make no mistake, while its mechanics may mirror those found in like-games such as Etrian Odyssey, Unchained Blades or even the old-school fan favorite, Shining the Holy Ark, this is a game that manages to stand on its own two feet. With that juxtaposition still firmly in place here with this entry, it’s easy to see where Class of Heroes 2 draws its inspiration. Class of Heroes 2 is the sequel to the 2009 PSP dungeon-crawler that was best compared to the likes of Etrian Odyssey.