History VideoGame / FugaMelodiesOfSteel2

* DownloadableContent: Much like with the first game, there's a Deluxe Pack that contains additional sleepwear outfits for the children, [[https://s.famitsu.com/serial/fuga/202306/20306700.html but a Season Pass has been confirmed that will contain additional DLC]]. Interestingly, despite legal disputes with Bandai Namco, ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'' is implied to be involved with the first [=DLC=] pack.

* TurnsRed: Whenever they are brought down to below half HP, bosses will enter an enraged state signified by a red BattleAura that grants them permanent Wrath and Speed while also completely switching up battle tactics.

** Per the last game's confirmation that Gasco will eventually become Shepherd, the map of Gasco seen in this game looks nearly identical to how Shepherd appears in ''VideoGame/SolatoroboRedTheHunter'', with a few minor differences. Some areas also have themes that are [[RearrangeTheSong remixes]] of their ''Solatorobo'' counterparts, in ways that vary from subtle to obvious. Likewise, the industrial city of Pharaoh has been established as the nation's new capital, replacing the ruined Paresia.

** In the final chapter, [[spoiler:the second half consists of two mini-bosses fought back to back, so extra HP[=/=]SP Recovery spots are added to make sure you don't burn yourself out by the FinalBoss]].

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The new Airship mechanic is full of these, which can make progression easier on you if you have the Rings to spare.
** You can use the transport service to not only take you to disconnected or further ahead points in the map, but also ''backwards'' as well, allowing you to go through other parallel routes for extra items, materials, and experience points.
** The Airships act as shops that you can use to buy useful items and materials or to sell treasures, as well as provide extra HP and [=SP=] drops in the next available empty space, meaning you no longer have to wait until the end of each chapter to obtain an important part or be as restrictive with using Skills compared to the first game.
** If you use the Airship's Air Raid services, you can still gain experience relative to the threat level of the encounter wiped out.

* DebutQueue: You start with only Malt, Kyle, Sheena, Chick and Hack. Over the subsequent chapters, you get Mei and Vanilla in Chapter 2, Socks and Boron in Chapter 3, Britz in Chapter 4, Wappa in Chapter 5 and Jin in Chapter 6. [[spoiler:Hanna was relegated to a supporting role as the Belonos' support AI and wouldn't be playable at all.]]

* TheWorfEffect: To show how powerful the [[spoiler: Belonos]] is, it was able to outright ''destroy'' an unshielded Tarascus and heavily damage the Taranis to the point that it is unusable in its debut. [[spoiler:It took the [[FusionDance creation of the Exo-Taranis]] to match it.]]

* BrokenAesop: The entire message of how revenge is terrible and shouldn't be pursued is sadly done poorly because [[spoiler:the reason for Malt's revenge, the assumed death of Hanna, is undercut by the fact that the characters are constantly given reasons to hope for her to come back to life and indeed, in the best ending she does. So the aesop ends up coming off less like "revenge is bad" and more "if you don't pursue revenge, the loved ones you lost will come back".]]

->''"Jihl… I'll make you regret ever being born! For [[spoiler:stealing Hanna away]]— for causing us all this grief! You'll pay for it all and more! I will find you, wherever you are… I'm coming for you, [[spoiler:Jihl]]. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness I'm coming to kill you!]]"''

->''"Jihl… I'll make you regret ever being born! For [[spoiler:stealing Hanna away]]— for causing us all this grief! You'll pay for it all and more! I will find you, wherever you are… I'm coming for you, Jihl. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness I'm coming to kill you!]]"''

* InterfaceSpoiler: Looking at the Link Events page shows that each combination of characters has three events, [[spoiler:and if one counts up the number of ??? slots they can determine early on that there isn't enough space for every kid.]]

* {{Retcon}}: The Library entry for Pharaoh in the first game described it as being a village at the base of a mountain. According to this game, it was the second largest city in Gasco back when Paresia was still the capital.

* {{Retcon}}: The Library entry for Pharaoh in the first game described it as being a village at the base of a mountain. According to this game, it was the second largest city in Gasco back when Paresia was still the capital.

* BrokenAesop: The entire message of how revenge is terrible and shouldn't be pursued is sadly done poorly because [[spoiler:the reason for Malt's revenge, the assumed death of Hanna, is undercut by the fact that the characters are constantly given reasons to hope for her to come back to life and indeed, in the best ending she does. So the aesop ends up coming off less like "revenge is bad" and more "if you don't pursue revenge, the loved ones you lost will come back".]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} This… is my story!]]'' [[note]]Left to right, top to bottom: Hanna, Boron, Kyle, Mei and Socks, with the [[TankGoodness Exo-Taranis]] in the far background and [[TheHero Malt]] in the foreground. Art by Tatotake.[[/note]]]]

->''"From the valley between hope and despair -- Make your way forth!"''

* SerialEscalation: In the previous game's final chapter, [[spoiler:the Taranis was able to get on top of the Vanargand before it fully stood up, and then entered a crack in its shell to directly fight its heart, the Tarascus]]. In this game's final chapter, [[spoiler:first the Exo-Taranis has to disable one of the Belenos-empowered Vanargand's legs, then climb up it to disable the spikes on its back that are shooting down allied airships, and ''then'' use an airship to fight the Vanargand face-to-face, with its face still capable of emitting the same amount of power that fractured Gasco into an archipelago]].

** The game's true ending concludes with [[spoiler:Malt waking up in the middle of the night and returning to the cave where they originally found the Taranis, shocked to see that it's returned there. A [[VideoGame/SolatoroboRedTheHunter Carmine-esque]] silhouette then calls out to him, and Malt immediately recognizes it's his brother]].

* MultipleEndings: Like in the previous game, there are three potential outcomes at the end of the game: a DownerEnding if every child is sacrificed to the Soul Cannon, a BittersweetEnding if at least one but not all of the children have died, and a GoldenEnding if every child survives. [[spoiler:The GoldenEnding also has two different epilogue sequences, one each for maxing out a side of Malt's KarmaMeter]]. Unlike the previous game, these can be replayed from the game's Library after being unlocked.

* MultipleEndings: Like in the previous game, there are three potential outcomes at the end of the game: a DownerEnding if every child is sacrificed to the Soul Cannon, a BittersweetEnding if at least one but not all of the children has died, and a GoldenEnding if every child survives. The GoldenEnding also has two different epilogue sequences, one each for maxing out a side of Malt's KarmaMeter. Unlike the previous game, all endings and epilogues can be replayed from the game's Library after being unlocked.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Just like the previous installment, playing the game repeatedly (in addition to [[spoiler:maxing out both sides of Malt's KarmaMeter]]) unlocks a secret movie [[spoiler:depicting a teaser for a potential third installment. Watch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEx2S1gFjrI here]].]]

* BrokenAesop: The entire message of how revenge is terrible and shouldn't be pursued is sadly done poorly because [[spoiler:the reason for Malt's revenge, the assumed death of Hanna, is undercut by the fact that the characters constantly are given reasons to hope for her to come back to life and indeed, in the best ending she does. So the aesop ends up coming off less like "revenge is bad" and more "if you don't pursue revenge, the loved ones you lost will come back".]]