I played for something like 3 hours today, so the thought I was having that the game would be much shorter than the first game was probably wrong. However, I won't know until I make that last dungeon. It's still playing pretty smoothly, and I'm having a lot more fun than I thought I would originally. In fact, having a second character has made it that much more entertaining, because my primary character can't heal himself anymore like in the first game.

I suspect the difficulty levels will be quite varied depending on which character you choose to join the journey. I halved the price of potions for the other classes though, so hopefully that'll work out alright for them.

I thought the third area of the dungeons would be my least favorite because it has random battles in it, but I swear it's by far my fave after playing it! You can go in there without completing the optional mission if you want, but that means you won't have soldiers around to guide you on your way, and that would be REALLY difficult.

I've been pleasantly surprised by this game, and I'll be sure to keep many aspects of it for the third game. Here's hoping others will agree with me.