Actually doing battle with the titans is dynamic and exciting. Soaring through the air to zip across a city to quickly get to were the titans are attacking offers the most incredible sense of speed. All of this action from the anime is present in A.O.T. Instead, humanity has created what can only be called mechanical Spider Man costumes that allow them to fly through the air by grappling off buildings, and then spear a titan in the body, swing around, and slash at their neck. Because these are giants we’re talking about, reaching the back of the neck by foot isn’t feasible. Anyone familiar with the Attack on Titan franchise will know that titans have one particular weakness a spot at the back of their neck. Sweet Miku does the game play well, though. 2 is as lavish as any Koei Tecmo game, so this omission, as minor as it is (because the narrator doesn’t have so many lines), is layer after layer of oddness. It is quite incredible to me that the developer would go to all the effort to allow you to field a female protagonist (and the character editor is not a limited one by any means), and then only record one voice track, assuming that the character chosen will be male. The only slight flaw in the armour is the narrator, who will refer to your avatar as a “he” whether you choose a male or female character. It’s an impressive way to build on the media property, and it’s one that I think Attack on Titan fans will appreciate. In other words, Koei has found a way to tell new stories of the exploits of characters who work in tandem with the anime’s cast, but are not beholden to follow in their exact footsteps. As Eren tramples around in titan form, you get to tackle any titans that aren’t facing his wrath, but in the background you’ll be watching him launch his foes sky high. For example, early on in the story, as Eren climbs the giant wall protecting humanity from the titans to take on the colossal titan (fans of the anime will know what I’m talking about), your squad of nobodies is instead tasked with keeping the the breach in the wall clear after that colossal titan kicks a hole in it. While this might not sound particularly inspiring character to be playing, being pushed into the role of someone who’s often an observer allowed Koei to do some creative things in expanding the narrative threads that spin around the main plot. He or she goes out on a couple of training missions, and then at graduation is struck with the news that, unlike all the “named” characters from the anime, he or she wasn’t in the critical top 10 ranking, and is relegated to being a mere big part in the unfolding story. Just as the anime starts out with Eren and his gang signing up to the military academy to learn how to fight titans, so too does your avatar in A.O.T 2, who you can create and name as you will. But, no, Koei’s team found a clever way around that by casting you in the role of, effectively, a nobody an extra to the main cast. I’m very impressed with it indeed.īecause Attack on Titan has a set narrative, the writers could have been hampered by a reliance on letting players work through the exact storylines of the main characters. Actually, this is one very impressive anime tie-in, offering smooth (and fundamentally different) action, slick cinematic production values, and a fun spin on the narrative. 2 refines everything that needed refining. Related reading: Our review of the first A.O.T
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