Is R-Type Final 2 Worth Buying? - Full Review

Is R-Type Final 2 Worth Buying? - Find out in my Full Review. Now available on all platforms, Nintendo Switch, Sony Playstation, Xbox and on Steam. It's been almost two decades since the original R-Type Final was released, and a surprise kickstarter campaign brought us another entry in one of the most classic shoot em up series in history. Developed by Granzella and designer Kazuma Kujo from the previous R-Type Final, does this entry live up to the hype? Does it belong in the same conversation as games like R-Type Delta on the PS1, Third Lightning on Super Nintendo, and the original arcade classic? Find out with this in-depth Review of R-Type Final 2!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Timmy demands a good review
01:14 - R-Type Final 2! Get hyped
02:30 - Uh oh
05:09 - Lackluster beginnings
07:37 - A Tale of Two games
10:07 - Now we're talking!
11:57 - A Brilliant Finale worthy of Delta
13:56 - An R-Type game for R-Type fans
15:33 - Enter the DLC
17:00 - Criticisms
20:17 - What about the Nintendo Switch port?
21:32 - How do I rate R-Type Final 2?
25:03 - If you love R-Type

[ShmupJunkie]

Is R-Type Final 2 Worth Buying? - Find out in my Full Review! This has been one divisive game with
opinions all over the map. This is my opinion and I'm sticking to it. What say you?



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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Timmy demands a good review
01:14 - R-Type Final 2! Get hyped
02:30 - Uh oh
05:09 - Lackluster beginnings
07:37 - A Tale of Two games
10:07 - Now we're talking!
11:57 - A Brilliant Finale worthy of Delta
13:56 - An R-Type game for R-Type fans
15:33 - Enter the DLC
17:00 - Criticisms
20:17 - What about the Nintendo Switch port?
21:32 - How do I rate R-Type Final 2?
25:03 - If you love R-Type

[canticledrawl]

Definitely the best rtf2 review video I've seen because you actually talk about the gameplay and design while taking past r-type games into perspective.
My review of the review is 10/10

[BrunoFonsecaPT]

This is the best and fairest review of this game. That’s why I love your channel... you’re the real deal! Thanks for making these videos.

[drewthompson]

Now that Final 2 seems to be fully fleshed out and all content added, I think it would be appropriate to give it a 2nd review because now I feel that it's a way better beast than it originally was!

[mrmonkeyman]

Fun fact, the ship graveyard is comprised of my failed attempts at the 6:1 boss on my first run before I restarted and took a different path.

[deviancepurplehaze]

To anyone that still did not play this game in japanese dub and change the ending song to japanese version yet, play it again in japanese!

[drivelikej]

Caught you early, Junkie, so I wanted to say how much you're killing it with your content. Your channel is my favorite discovery of the year and you've singlehandedly reignited my love for STGs. Your passion is infectious, too. (And it's a helluva expensive bug to catch... I've got a Supergrafx coming from Germany and the Aleste Collection coming in from Japan. You're gonna bankrupt me and I love it, haha)

[DawnHibiki]

Your R-Type Final 2 is literally spot on! I have similar feelings as yours when it comes to stage designs.
The first three stages are so underwhelming, particularly stage 3 where it feels unfinished, and you can
especially tell by looking at the battleship that looks so plain and out-of-place. Thankfully, later stages
have become much better, and I especially like stage 7.0 where it features a slug that's collecting dead
ships, and it also features R-9WB Happy Days as a corrupted, trans-dimensional fighter. It has the best
music in the game by far, and it is an incredible homage to the R-Type franchise. It's one of the reasons
why I usually go for the 6.0-7.0 route. I'm also a fan of the DLC stages, which are so challenging to play!

[Seafoamgaming]

I have absolutely loved this game on my Series X and can't wait for more DLC and bonuses. I mostly agree with your review in general, though one problem I notice is that Bit items just flat-out don't seem to exist? There's one in the first stage, but then afterward they just stop showing up, while powerups get showered on you like mad. It makes the bit feel kinda useless since it's not much of a benefit to begin with, so the fact it's uber rare in final 2 is kinda funny tbh. I do hope they add that to the upcoming patch.

[eternalmaggot]

Have the Switch version. Can confirm. I have been driven mad, mostly from Stage 3... BUT... I have made it passed. I need to get better at the game, but I've been loving it.

Edit: Also, I was one of those people who bought because I recognized the name, tried the demo, and enjoyed it. I'm not that good at the game, but it hit every mark. So much so that it got me to try other shmups, like Crimson Clover and Ikaruga. It kindled an interest in a genre I thought I would never have.

[DerivitivFilms]

I started the game on R-Typer right away with the original ship...Gloriously frustrating lol I guess it's meant to be played at lower difficulties first then the higher ones once better ships are unlocked. I got to the boss of level 2 after 4 hours of playing used up like 60 continues lol Good to know there's so much content.

[queloide]

The game has issues but its addicting. And Fun

[Arkar-plku]

Slug boy is a good boy, and tbh I like to imagine that the “Happy Days” acting as it’s “head” still had some humanity left. You can see that whenever it charges up the split wave cannon, it was either to blast a bunch of debris at the front away or mass clear a bunch of Cancers sneaking up behind you.

[ms.ilovecotton]

Played it a couple times so I can't fully say if I love it or not, but damn the game is definitely R Type hard as it should be, and I love how it stays true to the variety of ships like the first game had. learn the R Type formula and you'll get it. Sure it's "slower" since it's not a bullet hell but doesn't mean it's any less of a game

[matsunaga]

That’s how a review is done. Critical, yet accurate. Full of factual information from someone who actually put the time in.

[paulwright]

Great review, I am a long time fan of the series so it was an definite purchase for me, I like the game overall, hopefully Granzella and Kujo will continue updating the game and make it even better!

[mscottjohnson]

Damn, not the first comment :(
This channel has gotten me giving shooters a real "shot". I, just now, finished playing some R-Type on the PC Engine. Played some CD, then switched over to Hu Card. (Does the CD version have unlimited continues?)

I've tried to play R-Type dozens of times, but I kept dying right away. It's not like Blazing Lasers which gives you a few stages to settle in, no, it's sniping you from behind with the 3rd guy you meet. I had always just given up, it was too hard to be fun. But not tonight, I was going to at least get to the first boss.

I died over and over and over and over again, but finally I got there (and the boss was easy to beat). Level 2, died some more. So I switched off the CD version and tried Hu Card. And know what? I got through the first level only dying once. I knew what was coming, what to do, where to be. That level that, I swear, for YEARS (I've probably tried R-Type 20 or 30 times over the past 20-25 years on different platforms) kicked my ass right away so I gave up, will always be easy for me now.

And I got to the 2nd worm-in-heart boss before I used my 2 continues on the Hu card version. Given maybe 5-10 more tries, I'm sure I'd beat it. This game that has been too hard for me my whole life now suddenly feels reasonable.

(I will add, it's just because I was never motivated to try. I've beaten Castlevania III and the original Japanese Mario 2 on hard mode, so it's not that I suck at games, I just never felt motivated to play shooters until recently).

[thedanielstraight]

I really enjoyed this look at the game. I loved the first Final and I feel the same about this one. I'm looking forward to the upcoming ships and stages.

[BubblegumCrash]

Found your channel last month. I'm not the biggest SMUP player but I just love your genuine... love for these games. Your PC engine history got me to buy a PC Engine mini. I can't wait to jump in and explore all those games. Keep up the great work

[lock]

Been waiting on this, love the facehugger lol, the 2nd half looks awesome, ill use the link and pick this up, great review man, subs are growing nicely👍