Summary
During the recent Nintendo Direct, Koei Tecmo announcedFairy Tail 2, a direct sequel to the turn-basedFairy TailRPG from 2020. However,Fairy Tail 2has ditched the turn-based mechanics and has become an action-RPG akin to the mobile gameFairy Tail: Fierce Fight.
Fairy Tailis a highly renowned shounen manga. The series has ventured into the gaming industry before, but many of its games remained confined to Japan. That changed in 2020 when Koei Tecmo and Gust released theturn-basedFairy TailRPGfor Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC. The first game adapted a significant portion of the series' final arcs, such as Tenrou Island, Grand Magic Games, Tartaros, and Avatar, while also introducing new elements never seen in the manga and created by the series' author, Hiro Mashima.
Fairy Tail 2will continue where the first game left off but will introduce some gameplay changes. In terms of story,Fairy Tail 2will adapt the Alvarez arc, the seventeenth and final story saga. Fans will face antagonists like Zeref,the black dragon Acnologia, as well as all members of the Spriggan 12.Fairy Tail 2underwent a significant gameplay change, as it swaps turn-based battles for real-time action-RPG mechanics. The trailer shows players won’t be confined to using Natsu and Lucy all the time and can now assemble a party with various mages from the Fairy Tail guild.
Fairy Tail 2 Announced at Nintendo Direct
One of the combat highlights was the demonstration of Link Attacks. Party members can use their spells together to unleash sequential attacks, unleashing new effects. In theFairy Tail 2trailer, Laxus performs aLink Attack with Mirajane, where the electric mage’s magic has a paralysis effect, while Mirajane generates a speed-up buff. Another flashy combination shown in the video is between the battle-wizard Erza Scarlet and Wendy, the Sky Dragon Slayer Magic user.
Fairy Tail 2retells the last arc of the original manga, which concluded in 2017. In 2018, the creator Hiro Mashima releaseda sequel titledFairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, which is ongoing. For now, it’s unclear ifFairy Tail 2will add new scenes or storylines or even introduce unseen content like the firstFairy Tailgame did, such as new spells for Unison Raids, which are fusions of two distinct magics to form an entirely new one.
Fairy Tail 2will be released this winter for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and PC via Steam, suggesting it might come out by the end of 2024 or early 2025. Fans can eagerly await more updates from Koei Tecmo throughout the year.
