100 years after the first, this game really brings out the story, and your intelligence.
Now, 100 years later, the Dragonlord is long dead, but alas so is the Dragonlord's slayer and his wife. One peaceful day in the castle of Moonbroke, a lovely castle by a shore, a new evil had arisen. This evil made the Dragonlord look like a simple slime; he was a wizard by the name of Hargon. Hargon and his minions gave no mercy to any of the members of the castle walls, and they forced it to crumble to the ground it stood over.
Soon after Hargon and his minions had left, one of the last survivors had escaped the castle, she was human, but not in the form of one. She was the Princess of Moonbroke, the female cousin of the three cousins in the Erdrick line.
You play the role as the Prince of Midenhall, a skillful warrior behind the sword but not so in magic. The other survivor of Moonbroke had crawled his way to Midenhall, wounded mortally, and delievered the horrible news to you and the king. With that, the king sent you out to collect your relatives: the other, a male, the Prince of Cannock, and of course the Princess of Moonbroke. Once the party is complete, you must gather your power together as a team and put an end to Hargon's evil deeds.
Good: Excellent soundtrack, a large varity of enemies, huge and vast lands to explore, the sea at your hands to search, wonderful storyline and a great sequel, a new varity of spells to learn.
Bad: Not as bad as the first but leveling can be a drag, you will get lost every so often in a place or a quest.
Graphics: Very much improved from the first game, there's much more to see around you now. Also, detail on enemies have improved greatly (with of course the addition of new enemies). Every little pixel has been obviously polished and taken care of with the utmost care, leaving you with a beautifully-visualed game.
Sound/Music: As I said above, as for the music, it's wonderfully composed. Enough said about that. The sound is somewhat similar to that of the first game, what with the attacking, spell usage, walking in/out of places, and so on. The only sound taken away is the "bump" noise that emits when you run into a wall.
Difficulty: It is hard, but mostly the only thing that makes it so would be the puzzles and trying to figure out where to go next. You could take the easy way and use a map/strategy guide (or one or the other), or do it the old fashoned way and talk to everyone in every castle and town, nook and cranny.
Gameplay: This is yet another RPG like the first one, and it's certainly not a disappointing one. You will take both the land and sea in search of all of your quest items and finally making your way to Hargon's castle. Many hardships await you, but you won't get far if you don't have a considerablly good level. New magic spells await the grasp of your two companions (you don't learn any yourself). I shan't spoil anything though, so I will stop here.
Controls: No different than the first. D-Pad manuvers, A button does commands and actions.
Overall: Stands high and mighty over the first, although the first was excellent. This is a truely old-school RPG, and probably one of the best you could ever lay your hands on. It blows Final Fantasy directly out of the water. If you find it, you really should pick this up, it's truely a gem.