Year of the Mecha - Week 36 - Another Century's Episode 2 (feat. Nephilim Blackburn)
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Another Century's Episode 2 is one of those sequels where the jump in refinement over its predecessor really makes it hard to go back when you want to. This was one of the first games that incentivized me to mod my PS2 in order to play imports and it was worth it. A.C.E. 2 is just so goddamn fast, like it takes what was already an improvement over Zone of the Enders' core gameplay concept and made it so much more slick. Not to mention the inclusion of Macross units was greatly appreciated for my personal taste. It's also a big game, which means in terms of missions it's a bit tougher to show exactly how the game progresses (or what's happening, due to barely understanding Japanese), but for raw gameplay, there's very little wrong with enjoying Another Century's Episode 2 on that basis alone.
Next game: Chou Soujuu Mecha MG (Nintendo DS, 2006)