Hi all,
OK, finished playing X-Change 2 (XC2) and here are my thoughts. Notes before continuing:
1) Finished once and got ending #13
2) I will try to be as spoiler free as possible, but it will difficult as times.
3) There are 23 possible endings: 7 happy, and 16 bad and normal endings.
Other tidbits:
1) The game is in a DVD case, similar to Tokimeki Check-in. There are two CDs in it. The first CD is the game and the second CD, I think, has the CD audio track and extras. I haven’t verified that, yet.
2) Characters that appears in XC2 that were also in XC1: Takuya, Asuka and Kouji. References are made to Satou, but I don’t know if she shows up (she didn’t in my first run)
To say the least, XC2 is longer than XC1. The plot is exactly the same, that is, Takuya is back as a girl thanks to the new local mad genius (Chisato, sorry to call her that way!) and Takuya is trying to get back as a boy. In between, she has to participate in other school activities (like the drama club) and part-time jobs (like a tutor). Also, there are some mini-games, like a quiz game based on the plot of a play in the drama club and, the silliest of all, a Crowd quiz game! (Obviously, you can always cheat by saving first and trying again). The game play itself is the same as XC1. There are certain obvious check points, however, there are others that are not THAT obvious. Fortunately, on certain spots, the game is saved automatically. The graphics itself is good enough and it has voices for most characters (including Takuya-chan and Takuya-kun).
The good: it is finally out, and it is better than the original XC1
The bad: Unfortunately, there are some sex scenes which are basically pointless. Yes, the pervert bus is back…
The ugly: Not that I can think of right away. Well, other than they already used the plot already…
Priceless moment of the game: [SPOILER] When Sano-sensei finds out that Takuya-chan is/was a boy after having sex with her.
Oddities: Inside the case is the Peach Princess 2003-2004 catalogue, however, Little My Maid wasn’t listed, yet Doushin is.
So far, I don’t have any complaints about the game itself. I won’t compare it to G-Collection games as I haven’t played them. I guess my conclusion would be: if you like XC1, you will also like XC2.
[This message has been edited by fxho (edited 06-10-2003).]