Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess

Item: Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess
Rating: 78
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-20

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Summary

Charming experience with enhanced visuals and art.
Improved combat system and fleshed-out story.
Excellent music and engaging characters.
Disappointing gameplay and design.
Poor English voice acting and songs.
High random encounter rate.

Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess header

Emotions

Satisfaction25%Appreciation14%Frustration13%Joy8%Disappointment7%

Reviews (sample size): 50
Helpful reviews: 80%
Unhelpful reviews: 20%
Protest reviews: 0%

78%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
23%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 165
Negative points: 130
Gameplay points: 82
Perf. points: 0
Rec. points: 36
Misc points: 15

Point	Description	Importance
Charming & Enjoyable Experience Description Players consistently praise the game for its overall enjoyable, charming, and nostalgic experience, highlighting its unique blend of classic JRPG elements with a lighthearted and humorous tone. Many found it a significant improvement over its predecessor. Importance 100%	Players consistently praise the game for its overall enjoyable, charming, and nostalgic experience, highlighting its unique blend of classic JRPG elements with a lighthearted and humorous tone. Many found it a significant improvement over its predecessor.	100%
Enhanced Visuals & Art Description The game's visuals, including hand-drawn backgrounds, detailed sprites, and vibrant pixel art, receive high praise. Players appreciate the enhanced visuals and attention to detail compared to the first game. Importance 62%	The game's visuals, including hand-drawn backgrounds, detailed sprites, and vibrant pixel art, receive high praise. Players appreciate the enhanced visuals and attention to detail compared to the first game.	62%
Improved Combat System Description The combat system is frequently lauded for being a significant improvement over the first game, offering faster, more polished, and less tedious turn-based mechanics. Players appreciate the unique elements and comfortable tempo. Importance 54%	The combat system is frequently lauded for being a significant improvement over the first game, offering faster, more polished, and less tedious turn-based mechanics. Players appreciate the unique elements and comfortable tempo.	54%
Fleshed-Out Story Description The story is noted for being more fleshed out and engaging than the first game, with a good balance of humor and emotional depth. Players found the narrative compelling and well-developed. Importance 41%	The story is noted for being more fleshed out and engaging than the first game, with a good balance of humor and emotional depth. Players found the narrative compelling and well-developed.	41%
Engaging Characters Description The characters are a major highlight, with players appreciating their distinct personalities, charming interactions, and well-developed backstories. The protagonist, Kururu, is particularly noted for her engaging growth story. Importance 30%	The characters are a major highlight, with players appreciating their distinct personalities, charming interactions, and well-developed backstories. The protagonist, Kururu, is particularly noted for her engaging growth story.	30%
Excellent Music & Songs Description The game's music is consistently praised for being catchy, enjoyable, and enhancing the overall experience. The integration of musical numbers into the gameplay is also highlighted as a unique charm of the series. Importance 26%	The game's music is consistently praised for being catchy, enjoyable, and enhancing the overall experience. The integration of musical numbers into the gameplay is also highlighted as a unique charm of the series.	26%
Improved Dungeon Design Description Dungeon design is significantly improved, being more visually appealing, easier to navigate, and less jarring than in the previous installment. This enhancement contributes positively to the gameplay experience. Importance 21%	Dungeon design is significantly improved, being more visually appealing, easier to navigate, and less jarring than in the previous installment. This enhancement contributes positively to the gameplay experience.	21%
Improved Monster Mechanics Description The game improves upon monster mechanics from the first game, with monsters joining the party more frequently and fighting better. Players also enjoyed seeing familiar and new monster additions. Importance 16%	The game improves upon monster mechanics from the first game, with monsters joining the party more frequently and fighting better. Players also enjoyed seeing familiar and new monster additions.	16%
Effective CRT Filter Description The optional CRT filter is highly praised for enhancing the game's aesthetic, making it look authentic to its original 90s PlayStation era and improving the visual experience for many players. Importance 10%	The optional CRT filter is highly praised for enhancing the game's aesthetic, making it look authentic to its original 90s PlayStation era and improving the visual experience for many players.	10%
NIS Legacy Title Description The game is recognized as a foundational title for NIS, showcasing the heart and creativity that would later define series like Disgaea, appealing to fans of the developer's earlier works. Importance 7%	The game is recognized as a foundational title for NIS, showcasing the heart and creativity that would later define series like Disgaea, appealing to fans of the developer's earlier works.	7%
Unique Princess Abilities Description The unique and whimsical abilities of the princess, such as turning monsters into friends with her horn or summoning food to crush enemies, add to the game's charm and humor. Importance 6%	The unique and whimsical abilities of the princess, such as turning monsters into friends with her horn or summoning food to crush enemies, add to the game's charm and humor.	6%