>>12530117
I prefer obvious forced linearity rather than a false sense of openness that then forces you end-game to use a specific 8 commanders or just be unable to complete the game.

>>12530123
The whole point of the game is to gather the Dragon Force and conquer the land. If it just ended there it would be retarded. 95% of the game being open and free is better than a linear game in this case.

I'll play DF over DFII any time just because the soundtrack is so much better. DFII's entire presentation is so fucking drab.

I didn't know there was a sequel wtf, timeline shifts again?

>>12530483
Same wtf, how many times have I been on vimm and somehow missed shit?

>>12530483
It was Japan only, so it was easy to miss back in the day.

Is that what my problem was? I tried it and wasn't able to win a battle and couldn't figure out why. Although I seem to recall having the issue where all my troops ran past the enemy.

>>12530695
>I tried it and wasn't able to win a battle and couldn't figure out why
Within 3 hours of gamplay over half of the fights ended in a draw and every other fight ended in a duel because the units are fucking useless. They know they fucked up too since draws no longer remove both characters from the fight. It's a mess.

>>12530117
That artwork looks cool as fuck

>>12530131
It wouldn't have to end there, but it also shouldn't force you to use every member of the DF in the final battle. Or at least make the final battle easier so you don't have to grind your generals up and optimize them perfectly if you hadn't been using them.

>>12531795
>Or at least make the final battle easier so you don't have to grind your generals up and optimize them perfectly if you hadn't been using them.
You get two generals per mid boss, even if one of them is under leveled to hell you can still get it done with superior tactics. Especially since there's no timer, ranged units are now incredibly overpowered for beating them.