Initial 2 : New Stage

 Xbox One
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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jul 19, 2019
    7
    Initial 2 : New Stage is a fast paced Action Hack and Slash Adventure. Burdened with the most dangerous missions, 3 Philosophia Academy Soldiers venture into the territory of their decade-long enemy, Scientia Empire to bring an end to the war, and reveal the mysterious secret hidden by both sides for decades. You play as the Captain of Trio9, a squad with 2 other Iudex Soldiers that fightInitial 2 : New Stage is a fast paced Action Hack and Slash Adventure. Burdened with the most dangerous missions, 3 Philosophia Academy Soldiers venture into the territory of their decade-long enemy, Scientia Empire to bring an end to the war, and reveal the mysterious secret hidden by both sides for decades. You play as the Captain of Trio9, a squad with 2 other Iudex Soldiers that fight by your side. The game controls the 2 AI teammates to help you in combat, if they're downed you can pick them back up. As you progress you will end up with 4 different weapons, that you can nearly seamlessly change between in combat. You will also pick up an arsenal of special moves, tied to these different weapons. You can only equip 4 skils, so chose wisely. There are a ton of high paced combos with each weapon, some with quite gratifying endings. The game has full audio, Voiced in both Japanese and English, though the subtitles are sometimes hard to follow with the Japanese dialogue on. With 10 sizable Chapters, and more Boss Battles than stages, you get to hack your way through dozens of soldiers, and replicants in smooth high speed open combat. If you're in need of a good Hack and Slash Adventure, Initial 2 : New Stage is a good destination.… Expand

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  1. DarkStation
    Aug 9, 2019
    70
    All in all, Initial 2: New Stage is an intriguing title. Although it’s technically more than rough around the edges and the localization is a hot mess, the game is not just a knockoff of similar, bigger titles. There’s honesty in how Restory Studio has wanted to a make a cool, Japanese-like hack and slash action with a meaningful narrative to complement the gameplay. The story might be naïve when it stresses friendship that reaches over hostile boundaries but we really need something like that in our dreadful world, don’t we? To fully appreciate Initial 2, you will need a certain state of mind and shouldn’t care about finer technicalities. Don’t look too much into the overall score, either, as Initial 2 is one of best gaming experiences I have had this year.
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  2. MondoXbox
    Jul 29, 2019
    65
    Initial II: New Stage sports an entertaining and compelling combat system, but unluckily it gets dragged down by too many poorly developed elements like the repetitive and overly linear structure, a bad technical production, lack of polish and a poor english localization.
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