Jem Andrea Gibbon (find me on bsky)さんのイラストまとめ

Was talking with @altermentality about 2nd outings in long running series that were wildly different from the 1st and how they deserve recognition and love. Games mentioned were SMB2, Castlevania 2, and Zelda 2, but I'm sure there's many more! Help me give some shoutouts :3

HAP NU YAR

I find it really interesting that the Umihara Kawase prototypes were basically Dig Dug 1 & 2 reskins, using the same enemies and eventually being inspired by the pump hose grapple mechanic

@altermentality has no one said champion mom yet?

these two need to cross over. she's built her entire adventuring career around going after fish with legs, the mashup practically writes itself lol

@altermentality in 2010 they put out a remake of Lufia 2, now a kingdom hearts style real time action RPG with reimagined younger more anime versions of the characters. While I was excited and of course got it I can't really say I prefer it over the original

@altermentality And that was that. The team didn't work on anything Lufia related for a good half decade, instead focusing on new Harvest Moon spinoff Rune Factory, which they still make games for to this day (they're super fun!)

@altermentality Which is not to say Legend Returns is bad at all. Far from it! It's easily the best JRPG on the pre-Advance gameboy systems, really working the graphics and having many unique systems, good writing, and an eclectic cast of lovable characters!

@altermentality Anyway, a proper Lufia 3 was already planned and in the works. To be on PSX and feature a bit more of that 90s Tenchi aesthetic of techno magic fantasy, and be worked on by a new team, purportedly using Energy Breaker's isometric engine as a base

@altermentality Soon realizing there was no way in hell it was going to release in any sort of reasonable timeframe, they started working on an NES-tier side game that would come out first. Eventually winding up on the Super Nintendo but being somewhat basic, was Lufia & the Fortress of Doom.