[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-fuga-melodies-of-steel-2":3,"game-fuga-melodies-of-steel-2":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":132},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":23,"platforms":29,"reviews":36,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":128,"userReviewCount":127,"previewCount":127,"publishers":129,"developers":130,"userReviews":131,"hasUserReviewed":132,"steamAppId":17},83084,"Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2","The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!","83084\u002Ffuga_melodies_of_steel_2_webp","83084\u002Ffuga_melodies_of_steel_2_header_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=hydneoxIkJ0","2023-05-11",84.8,212264,"fuga-melodies-of-steel-2",2001340,[19],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":22},{"name":21},"CyberConnect2",true,[24,25,26,27,28],"Role-playing (RPG)","Simulator","Strategy","Turn-based strategy (TBS)","Tactical",[30,31,32,33,34,35],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S",[37,53,69,85,99,113],{"id":38,"author":39,"outlet":42,"summary":48,"review_url":49,"review_date":50,"original_score":51,"normalized_score":52},37293,{"id":40,"name":41},3514,"Stephan Adamus",{"id":43,"logo":44,"name":45,"website_url":46,"score_format":47},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","100","Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is the direct sequel to Fuga: Melodies of Steel, which also makes it the fifth game in the Little Tail Bronx series. This new title is incredibly similar to its predecessor. It has the exact same core gameplay, and uses many of the same assets. This review will piggyback on COGconnected’s review of the original. We’ll focu on the several changes and improvements this sequel makes. If you would like a brief history of the Little Tail Bronx series, and an explanation of the Fuga games’ core mechanics, then click HERE. If you are a fan of Fuga: Melodies of Steel, then Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 improves a few key elements, and provides more of the same core experience.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Ffuga-melodies-of-steel-2-review\u002F","2023-05-28","79",79,{"id":54,"author":55,"outlet":58,"summary":64,"review_url":65,"review_date":66,"original_score":67,"normalized_score":68},35394,{"id":56,"name":57},3460,"Kirstin Swalley",{"id":59,"logo":60,"name":61,"website_url":62,"score_format":63},31,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","5","There's no hesitation in saying that Fuga: Melodies of Steel has some of the best tactical turn-based combat ever created. Both the first and second titles create a stream of combat based on skill and strategy that keeps the player from feeling both weak or overpowered at any time. Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 manages to feel much the same while adding new abilities and changes that help combat and challenge flow without any problem. It's perfectly balanced throughout the entire journey and simply requires a lot of dedication to move forward through each fight no matter the outcome. While there are multiple endings that depend on various decisions made throughout the story, there are also helpful options for those who might not get what's considered the best one the first time around, and new game plus for those who want to challenge themselves to unlock every little last nugget of information that can be uncovered. Fuga is short enough that it feels easy to replay at any time, but long enough to keep thoroughly invested throughout. We cannot recommend Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 enough to those who played the first title and hope those who haven't consider giving the series a much-deserved once over as it's one of the most satisfying turn-based challenges to date.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-fuga-melodies-of-steel-2\u002F445392\u002F","2023-05-27","4.5",90,{"id":70,"author":71,"outlet":74,"summary":80,"review_url":81,"review_date":82,"original_score":83,"normalized_score":84},66662,{"id":72,"name":73},1460,"Zoey Handley",{"id":75,"logo":76,"name":77,"website_url":78,"score_format":79},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","10","Yoann Gueritot, one of the directors who has now moved on to Platinum Games, has stated that Fuga is planned as a trilogy. I’m definitely on board with that, but I also kind of wish the series was doing more to earn that. A cohesive series of games is fine, but I prefer to see things evolve, expand, and reach for perfection as CyberConnect2 soldiers on. Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is complacent. It’s great, but we’ve already seen its greatness. Eventually, it’s going to need to load something new into its cannon if it wants to get its dazzle back.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-fuga-melodies-of-steel-2-pc-ps4-ps5-xbox-switch\u002F","2023-06-16","\n\t\t\t7.5\t\t",75,{"id":86,"author":87,"outlet":90,"summary":95,"review_url":96,"review_date":97,"original_score":98,"normalized_score":68},76873,{"id":88,"name":89},60,"Reuben Mount",{"id":91,"logo":92,"name":93,"website_url":94,"score_format":79},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","There’s a lot to love with FUGA 2, and the game is incredibly rewarding if you commit to the experience. It’s an improvement in every possible way on the original and provides an impactful and heart wrenching story with engaging gameplay throughout. If you played and loved the original game, this is an absolutely essential purchase, and even if you didn’t, this is turn-based strategy done very right. Just don’t you dare let Boron get loaded into the Soul Cannon, you monster.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2023\u002F08\u002F08\u002Ffuga-melodies-of-steel-2-review\u002F","2023-08-08","9.0",{"id":100,"author":101,"outlet":104,"summary":109,"review_url":110,"review_date":111,"original_score":112,"normalized_score":68},88646,{"id":102,"name":103},5914,"James Galizio",{"id":105,"logo":106,"name":107,"website_url":108,"score_format":79},44,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGSite%20Logo.jpg","RPGSite","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rpgsite.net\u002F","These furry children can hold so much trauma. Again.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgsite.net\u002Freview\u002F14268-fuga-melodies-of-steel-2-review","2023-05-29","9",{"id":114,"author":115,"outlet":118,"summary":123,"review_url":124,"review_date":125,"original_score":126,"normalized_score":127},2239353,{"id":116,"name":117},17880,"Dean Clark",{"id":119,"logo":120,"name":121,"website_url":122,"score_format":79},159,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgametyrant.webp","Game Tyrant ","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002F","A wonderful continuation of an entertaining tale!","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002Fnews\u002Ffuga-melodies-of-steel-2-review-darker-story-better-gameplay","2023-06-23","0",0,6,[21],[21],[],false]