Do I need to play the first one or watch the anime to enjoy this?

[It´sAllAimAssist]

yeah as title says.
thanks.

[Wipkonijntje]

it plays like an rpg. u can play widhout watching but storywise u will have no clue whats going on.

also have to say the first FT game is way bigger then this one.

[It´sAllAimAssist]

k thanks, guess I will wait until the first one comes on sale again or so then.

[InfernoX250]

Its essentially a game for the fans, not everyone. If you dont know the story and this is the end arc of the main story, you wont have all the context or knowledge.

[Thorscape]

If you have not read the manga or watched the anime you will not understand about 60% of the game without further research.

[defunct32]

With any anime RPGs, I personally find it more relatable if I know who's who and what happened, so watching the anime would he a nice supplementary, not necessary to play the first game IMHO.

FT is definitelyba game made only for the fams.

[-Norbert-]

I think it'd be fine if you didn't watch the anime, though you'll get more out of it, if you do know the source, be it manga or anime.
...at least you won't have any "I can't believe they skipped X" if you go in fresh. :P

[Wipkonijntje]

also a big issue for ppl know knowing the story is that FT2 basicly has no story telling at all. it basicly runs u from bossfight to bossfight widhout giving any information about the actual story.

[InfernoX250]

Originally posted by Wipkonijntje:

also a big issue for ppl know knowing the story is that FT2 basicly has no story telling at all. it basicly runs u from bossfight to bossfight widhout giving any information about the actual story.

Which is why this is exactly a game thats NOT MADE FOR EVERYONE.

ITS FOR FANS OF THE SERIES.

In fact, thats the main moniker of most anime games, fans of X series would be into X game.

And when this game speificially says "based on the end arc of the original work"

What dumbass would actually try playing it thinking they can get a broad understanding by just doing the end of the story?

Yes theres a back story summary in game about each arc and the story overall..but thats explicitly beyond the point.

Its not going to give anyone but fans of Fairy Tail, who have seen the entirity of the original series the context they need.

The 2020 game was loaded and I mean absolutely loaded with references to key points across the series from stuff like the means of unison raids or specific fillers such as the Ichiya virus. The unison raid with Natsu and Gajeel from the last game is literally a combination of moments and references from mainly the tartarus arc (their dual breath attack) tenrou (levy leaving iron for Gajeel) and Phantom Lord (Lucy shooting a fire lit arrow much like Sagittarius did when Natsu first fought Gajeel).

Its pretty much the same here.

[It´sAllAimAssist]

Originally posted by InfernoX250:

Originally posted by Wipkonijntje:

also a big issue for ppl know knowing the story is that FT2 basicly has no story telling at all. it basicly runs u from bossfight to bossfight widhout giving any information about the actual story.

Which is why this is exactly a game thats NOT MADE FOR EVERYONE.

ITS FOR FANS OF THE SERIES.

In fact, thats the main moniker of most anime games, fans of X series would be into X game.

And when this game speificially says "based on the end arc of the original work"

What dumbass would actually try playing it thinking they can get a broad understanding by just doing the end of the story?

Yes theres a back story summary in game about each arc and the story overall..but thats explicitly beyond the point.

Its not going to give anyone but fans of Fairy Tail, who have seen the entirity of the original series the context they need.

The 2020 game was loaded and I mean absolutely loaded with references to key points across the series from stuff like the means of unison raids or specific fillers such as the Ichiya virus. The unison raid with Natsu and Gajeel from the last game is literally a combination of moments and references from mainly the tartarus arc (their dual breath attack) tenrou (levy leaving iron for Gajeel) and Phantom Lord (Lucy shooting a fire lit arrow much like Sagittarius did when Natsu first fought Gajeel).

Its pretty much the same here.

thanks for this post. will track down season one of the anime and see if it´s worth getting the entire thing or I´ll maybe skip this game.
Was mostly drawn to the combat and fan service though so..we´ll see.

[-Norbert-]

It's a bit hard to judge the entire series solely on season 1. Even the manga changes quite a bit throughout the run of the story, and the anime has the added complications of a one-year break and switch of studio partway through the Grand Magic Games arc and another hiatus before the series finale.
If you want the most consistent (and probably faster way) to experience the story, it's probably advisable to read the manga.

By the way both anime movies are seperate stories that happen outside of the main series, so if your only goal is to catch up to what the game shows, you can ignore them. That being said I REALLY like the first movie (Phoenix Priestess), and it's absolutely worth watching in my opinion. The second movie less so unfortunately.

[Rebbeca The Shield Heroine]

I recommed wait for Edens Zero Hiro´s new series after Fairy Tail the upcoming console game seems to cover the Edens Zero series season 1 and season 2 and based on the trailer from 2 months ago it seems to be uncensored *so far* no black void at the blond woman´s skirt
I hope this time they don´t kneel to Censorship defenders

unlike the two half baked Fairy Tail games at least Edens Zero game seems to be telling the story from the start but it´s a button smasher not a turn based game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-7gulfqk8&ab_channel=Konami

[Danテディ]

Originally posted by Rebbeca The Shield Heroine:

I recommed wait for Edens Zero Hiro´s new series after Fairy Tail the upcoming console game seems to cover the Edens Zero series season 1 and season 2 and based on the trailer from 2 months ago it seems to be uncensored *so far* no black void at the blond woman´s skirt
I hope this time they don´t kneel to Censorship defenders

unlike the two half baked Fairy Tail games at least Edens Zero game seems to be telling the story from the start but it´s a button smasher not a turn based game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-7gulfqk8&ab_channel=Konami

Could be interesting, at least it's not by KT.
I don't trust Konami either anymore but a little bit more than KT at least

[It´sAllAimAssist]

Originally posted by Rebbeca The Shield Heroine:

I recommed wait for Edens Zero Hiro´s new series after Fairy Tail the upcoming console game seems to cover the Edens Zero series season 1 and season 2 and based on the trailer from 2 months ago it seems to be uncensored *so far* no black void at the blond woman´s skirt
I hope this time they don´t kneel to Censorship defenders

unlike the two half baked Fairy Tail games at least Edens Zero game seems to be telling the story from the start but it´s a button smasher not a turn based game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-7gulfqk8&ab_channel=Konami

yeah I think I had that on my radar, partially because I have watched a bit of the anime.

[Rebbeca The Shield Heroine]

Originally posted by Danテディ:

Originally posted by Rebbeca The Shield Heroine:

I recommed wait for Edens Zero Hiro´s new series after Fairy Tail the upcoming console game seems to cover the Edens Zero series season 1 and season 2 and based on the trailer from 2 months ago it seems to be uncensored *so far* no black void at the blond woman´s skirt
I hope this time they don´t kneel to Censorship defenders

unlike the two half baked Fairy Tail games at least Edens Zero game seems to be telling the story from the start but it´s a button smasher not a turn based game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-7gulfqk8&ab_channel=Konami

Could be interesting, at least it's not by KT.
I don't trust Konami either anymore but a little bit more than KT at least

I agree to see if it stays uncensored have to wait and see the gameplay
The way I see the Edens Zero game trailer

it feels like they had put some effort into it but I´m hoping the Edens Zero game stays uncensored like Shining Resonance Refrain when it got released worldwide in July 2018

If you want to check their page about Edens Zero scrolling down there´s more gameplay clips
https://www.konami.com/games/edens_zero/cs/jp/ja/