Agarest: Generations of War 2
Agarest: Generations of War 2
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Agarest: Generations of War
Developer Idea Factory
Record of Agarest War (アガレスト戦記, Agaresuto Senki), known in Europe as Agarest: Generations of War, is a tactical role-playing game for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is a collaboration between Idea Factory, Red Entertainment and Compile Heart. An updated port of the game was released in Japan for the Xbox 360 on November 27, 2008. HyperDevbox Japan released an Android port on December 19,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
213 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 27, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
57
Mixed
99 positive · 75 negative
95% range 49–64%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 99 | 75 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
919 of 1,346 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
58% recommend · 104 yes, 74 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 178 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,328 of 1,867 positive).
Players find the game extremely grindy and repetitive, with slow combat. [1][2][3] Many reviewers warn that a guide is necessary for the true ending. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [3]
I reaaalllly wanted to like this game. It's got a cute style, the idea of making decisions spanning generations is really unique and the characters are actually pretty fun. But, then... the story is just flat out bad with arbitrary endings to chapters that sometimes make no sense whatsoever. And it's mind-numbingly repetitive. Same silly fight sequence, tiny bit of story, four more painfully boring fights, tiny bit …
- [4]
This is a "glue your butt to a guide" game. And as such, I cannot recommend it to anyone outside the hardcore. Straight up everything is cryptic. Think you can tough it out without a guide? Enjoy being forced to go back multiple menus to go into another menu to check each individual item to see if you can make something you need with what you have. Then reloading the game after spending alchemy points on every item …
- [1]
Slow as ♥♥♥♥ SRPG with a visual novel story format padded with a ♥♥♥♥ ton of fights, alongside occasional dungeon crawling segments with random SRPG battles. Non-boss battles are extremely repetitive and offer little challenge, and you are basically required to combo in every battle, making them take longer. It all becomes bearable if you cheat. The main appeal (relationship with anime girls) falls kinda flat when …
- [8]
I enjoyed the story and characters. Many of them are charming and grow on you. The girls are all very pretty. I am a person that likes lore and story development so I do like that part of the game. It's like a visual novel with good voice acting although it's all in Japanese. The concept of 5 generations that build on one another is interesting and I enjoyed seeing how your choice of bride influenced the next hero. …
- [2]
I want to like this game. I really, really do. But god is everything about this game tedious. From the fights being slow and grating, to having to grind for literally EVERYTHING. Money, weapons, skills and levels are all things you have to spend HOURS to gain. Even the cheese methods are obnoxious to use. The game is also hard as hell even on normal mode. Meaning you can't skip grinding at all. You HAVE to put in …
Summarised from 34 of the 212 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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The crowd is split on Agarest: Generations of War: 104 recommend it, 74 don't. Which camp are you in?
Critics, per Wikipedia
IGN's Daemon Hatfield gave the PS3 version a 7.5/10, stating "If you're a fan of the genre, Agarest War will provide a very long adventure that spans generations."
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Reactions
60 of 213 · most liked firstGE-Proton8-32 Released. HOTFIX: - fix wine subcommands not working using ulwgl (winecfg, console, etc) Protonfixes: - Add video playback fixes for all Agarest games (Generations of War/Zero/2/Mariage)
neutral · AI labelView post →GE-Proton8-32 Released. HOTFIX: - fix wine subcommands not working using ulwgl (winecfg, console, etc) Protonfixes: - Add video playback fixes for all Agarest games (Generations of War/Zero/2/Mariage)
neutral · AI labelView post →I reaaalllly wanted to like this game. It's got a cute style, the idea of making decisions spanning generations is really unique and the characters are actually pretty fun. But, then... the story is just flat out bad with arbitrary endings to chapters that sometimes make no sense whatsoever. And it's mind-numbingly repetitive. Same silly fight sequence, tiny bit of story, four more painfully boring fights, tiny bit of romance, rinse and repeat forever. Just.... play anything else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shut up! Everybody just shut up! Shut up, just shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shuttity up up up!!! ~The Doctor OK, what we have here is a Complete Heart's take on games like Phantasy Star III, Fire Emblem and Vandal Hearts. Sounds great. Can't argue with that. Unfortunately, Agarest turned out to be a disaster. For many reasons. Way too many. But let's start from the basics. What exactly is the Agarest? Long story short, it's a Japanese tactical RPG that takes marriage system from Phantasy Star…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a "glue your butt to a guide" game. And as such, I cannot recommend it to anyone outside the hardcore. Straight up everything is cryptic. Think you can tough it out without a guide? Enjoy being forced to go back multiple menus to go into another menu to check each individual item to see if you can make something you need with what you have. Then reloading the game after spending alchemy points on every item you have to max them out to change them into an item to start alchemy with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a lot of grinding and RNG for some CGs and voice-over. The combat system is obtuse and asks for tons of input without telling you the outcome. You're never told what any of your choices will do. The crafting system has RNG that can completely cripple you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A solid JRPG brought down by being so exceedingly grindy. You better LOVE the combat system of this game. You better love repeating fights against the same enemies over and over again! Because, no matter what this game has going for it outside of combat, almost the entire game is spent on the same repetitive maps fighting the same repetitive and reskinned enemies, using the same attacks, and running into difficulty walls roughly around the same point each generation once you get past generation…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd hope with over 100 hours in this game I'd have a reasonable and informed opinion on the game. Unfortunately it was only enough to get upto the start of generation 3 before I stopped. That opinion is to avoid this game. I'd heard that in order to get the true or best end of the game I'd need to finish it on hard difficulty within a certain number of turns. That part seemed ok as I played. You can fight and level your characters outside of mandatory battles without increasing the turns.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some really cool concepts here that are brought down by excessive grinding and an odd battle system. Following a guide to the letter is 100% necessary for the best ending. The idea of having multiple generations of heroes whose stats are based on your romance choices is super neat, but the good bits are hidden in with the rest of the slog. I haven't played this game in a few years and I have never finished it. Every time I am half inclined to jump back in I remember the grind.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →97 hours in this playthrough, only to not get the true ending because there's an obscene amount you have to do to get it. Battle system, while interesting, failed to hold attention and became a bottomless pit of a chore that I left on 'Auto' mode the majority of the time to just get it over with. The story seemed to have quite a few holes and some confusing dialog, and if you didn't get the true ending (which I saw after beating it by going to Youtube) you have NO clue why a lot of things…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The most slowest combat i seen since the birth of mankind. I really wanted to enjoy this, because i was interested in the 5 generations and how they would tackle each protagonist and love choices. Agarest war marriage was grindy as well, but was to the point. i would recommend that one instead
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Agarest: Generations of War is a brilliant idea wrapped in an endless grind. The combat is solid, the romance and generational systems are unique and emotionally rewarding, and the premise hooked me deeply. But it’s so long. The battles become repetitive. The pacing drags. I’ve spent over 50 hours with it and every time I return, I remember exactly how good—and how heavy—it is. I love the generational concept. I wish I could finish it. But it asks too much of me now. If you’ve got the stamina…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What I wanted was something like Disgaea combat with a Fire Emblem story. What I got was a janky, slow, and hard to navigate pop-up menu simulator with the story of an average hentai. Every single turn you have to stop to set the movement for each character (so x6), on a sideways grid you can't rotate that makes it difficult to navigate, then stop to confirm that movement, then stop to confirm the direction you're facing, then stop to confirm that you're done movement. Then you go to combat…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The main reason i cant get into, nor recommend this assload of a game is the fact that you get literally handed a ton of cheats when you start. Despite uninstalling the dlc you still recieve a literal TON of just plain cheats that trivialise everything in the game to the point of rendering the entire experience moot. Even on the toughest difficulty you oneshot EVERYTHING. If i wanted to experience a story involving Anime characters id watch a show, not play a really slow game thats…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a "strategy game" there is a severe lack of real strategy to the combat. Especially late game when the bosses can one shot everyone in range and often move first... How do you get around this? throw a sacrificial lamb at them and keep reviving until you have enough SP to do a special group attack and one shot the boss instead. Yes that is a "strategy" of sorts but when it becomes the only one that works for all of the later bosses can you really call it a strategy game?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slow as ♥♥♥♥ SRPG with a visual novel story format padded with a ♥♥♥♥ ton of fights, alongside occasional dungeon crawling segments with random SRPG battles. Non-boss battles are extremely repetitive and offer little challenge, and you are basically required to combo in every battle, making them take longer. It all becomes bearable if you cheat. The main appeal (relationship with anime girls) falls kinda flat when it's always the same format of 3 girls that help you fight and have little time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Agarest. Its sad to see it go into microtransactions but not unexpected. Be prepared for the grind, have a walkthrough on hand for each generation to get the items, be prepared to die alot on the first go. It has new game plus so you can revisit those enemies that you want to PWN for giving you trouble. Following several generations of a bloodline was a good idea, but this one fell flat and its better than its sequel imo. 6/10 Nostalgia bait.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a franchise that seems like it should be right up my alley. But every time I try to get into it, the feeling of the generic grind and the gameplay loop always fails to keep my attention. It would take a good deal of refinement, from making the combat actually interesting to a less generic translation/script to make the conversations seem more interesting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How to say it... the premise of the game is great. 5 generations of war more or less against humans, monsters, and then gods. Storyline is average, very much a Lord of the Rings in JRPG form. Lots of the complaints are about the monotony of the battle system. I thought it was a bit tedious but not bad. You have to know how to really take your time in strategy type games. There's always a lot of gems to dig out like this one's capture system, and to figure out how to build your party. But…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love rpgs but this one? i can't. reasons: there is no world map where you move freely but instead on a set path. start at point A > to monster fight block and fight it > repeat > reach point B it's mostly VN when events are happening in town(which is VN also)/places battle system is meh. no real attack option. just doing skills with AP. this kind of system feels like it will drag on in future fights. music is okay. nothing outstanding story is...okay? just feels like missing important stuff…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game. I really, really do. But god is everything about this game tedious. From the fights being slow and grating, to having to grind for literally EVERYTHING. Money, weapons, skills and levels are all things you have to spend HOURS to gain. Even the cheese methods are obnoxious to use. The game is also hard as hell even on normal mode. Meaning you can't skip grinding at all. You HAVE to put in that time to gear up and level if you want to progress in the later half of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really boring. Didn't like the gameplay at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me start by saying I really wanted to like it. It's only $4, and I love SRPG-esque games. It even comes included with a bunch of add-ons for free. So I thought this would be a home-run. But...even though I really tried to like it, I just can't. The combat just feels weird and bad and outdated. That's all I'll say about that. As far as the story goes...well, I havent even gotten far into the story, but so far it is just WEIRD. Dude wakes up from a dream and decides to risk it all for some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is in fact a game that works when you click on it. By modern standards its an absolute classic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whoever built the PC port for this game hates you. Hates YOU personally. I have no idea what you did to them, but believe, you didn't deserve to have this inflicted on you as punishment. Nobody did.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most boring and repetitive combat i've seen in SRPG.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It took me 5 years to finish the game, but Dyshana was definitely worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well I finally beat the game and got the Normal Ending for Record of Agarest War Zero, which is a downer If I ever play another one of these Agarest games, it's going to have to be on a handheld console (for grinding mindlessly) and with a guide (to get really anywhere with the story)
neutral · AI labelView post →Still in the middle of Record of Agarest War Zero, stuck at a hard stopping point for grinding after the timeskip It’s the first Agarest game I’ve played, and from everything I’m seeing online, this one has a bunch of QOL improvements to be easier than the first one, soooo yeesh
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neutral · AI labelView post →Agarest 1 -> Agarest Zero -> Agarest 2 This is the order in what you can transfer saves!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Classic RPG for the die-hards! We have a few more physical copies of this cult-classic. This updated version of Record of Agarest War includes all the extra content for the game, as well as visual enhancements such as upscaled 2D art and full HD movies. www.aksysgames.com/agarestwar/
neutral · AI labelView post →There is not a single redeemable thing about this pile, just the absolute worst parts of a jrpg, a tactics game & a visual novel piled together.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is VERY LONG (120hrs) can also feel sluggish when you get to a certain point in the story but the story is quite nice over all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eh. In all honesty, this game is nothing special. The Tactical RPG style is weak. The idea of formations to empower your teammates is good, but there is no terrain difference, no varied elevation, and the direction you're facing makes next to no difference. There are no special classes, and getting Abilities is a pain. The story is equally as weak. It's a rip-off of Lord of the Rings. Some powerful evil guy is using cursed Jewelry to corrupt kings into serving him, and is looking for his own…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A never-ending grind with extremely poor combat. If you do want to play this, make sure you play with a guide or else you'll get locked out of the 'true ending' because offering player agency isn't fun unless there's a right way to make every decision, and a wrong way. The art style leaves a bit to be desired, and the actual content outside of the combat is maddeningly crafted with vague and ambiguous mechanics. Expect to spend the majority of your time within menus that offer esoteric advice…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a gay person, this has nothing to offer for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Record of Agarest War is the game you're thinking of.
neutral · AI labelView post →25. Ellis (Agarest Generations of War) I really did not enjoy this game, but there were some real cute characters in it. I remember Ellis rewiring my brain in high school.
negative · AI labelView post →Merits: ▪ Unique and interesting premise ▪ Cute 2D sprites and animations ▪ Fully voiced in Japanese ▪ Equipped weapon shows up on characters ▪ Auto battle, fast forward and skip options to speed things up ▪ New Game+ Flaws: ▪ Low resolution assets end up blurry in full screen ▪ Fights get tedious and repetitive ▪ Pay-to-win DLCs Verdict: This game is a mixture of Disgaea, Final Fantasy Tactics and a Visual Novel. The concept is great, the combat is fun at first but the writing is mediocre…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had this game for years, tried starting it up half a dozen times and it just never stuck. You pretty much need to be glued to a guide to get a lot of mechanics the game doesn't explain, and to complete the game. It's grindy and combat is just crunchy compared to other turn based JRPGs. Go get the screenshots and skip the gameplay if that's what you're after.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Might sound funny it's usually the older titles. The longest I have waited for was Spellforce Platinum Edition. It always ran sluggish, now it probably runs better than on Windows. Another one was Agarest, it was kinda playable but with too much hassle. Well, I usually play older stuff anyway. Surprisingly I almost never had problems with new games. Maybe only Hell Let Loose but it was an anti-cheat issue.
negative · AI labelView post →Started updating the CV, it's err.. been a while. The last version was made shortly after the release of our first PS3 game (Agarest: Generations of War) and included a fair few Midas releases.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is something of my white whale. I made it half way into the fifth generation before deciding it would be best to start over so I could get the good ending, and since then have been forcing myself to finish it. I do enjoy it, but between the repetition and needing to re-gear at least one party member after each fight it can be wearisome to play for an extended period of time. That said, it's oddly compelling. As repetitive as the combat can be it's still fun for a couple of hours at a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really just can't recommend this game, unfortunately. I really tried to like it, and I really tried to play it. I thought I wanted to play the whole series, but I just can't, and here's a few reasons why: - The characters are boring. Nice art, terrible characters, generic, empty. - I just can't get into the story. It's so bad! So generic, so boring. But here's the thing, the two reasons above are a staple of this genre, so this wouldn't be enough to stop me. There's another reason why…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Agarest series is a pretty long JRPG with Visual Novel elemtens aswell some dating elements. Why should u play the Agarest series? Agarest 1 if u take alone the main story without doing sidequests/events etc. u might play for around 50-70h depending how fast u can adapt to the game and if u want to get the true ending (which is a pain in the butt to get tbh) u can almost double ur playtime to finish this game. The story is nothing special good vs evil/ligh vs dark etc. but overall enjoyable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember the days when video games took impossibly long to beat? Pepperidge farm remembers. Buckle up your seat belts, 'cause if you're planning on beating this thing you're in for a long ride, buddy. Definitely recommend tho; I love this series to death. It's not terribly grindy, and if you DO grind, I'd recommend hooking up a controller and just tying an old pair of headphones around the left stick to keep your character moving with auto fighting on. Then you can kick back and watch something…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Turn-based strategy? JRPG? Tile-based? Surprisingly compelling characters? Yes please.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well i wanted to like this game but cant, in my opinion rpg should have a rich story well explained and this game dont have that, sadly the other Agarest title are even worst then this one. I am a big fan of rpg in general and also a big fan or romance in game that's why i buyed it but only to be really disappointed. There is no such thing as romance in this game at all no real development or feeling and the story... Well its the kind of story that will piss you off the entire game and you are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some day perhaps I will go back and do New Game + for Record of Agarest War Zero (since I can pretty much steamroll the game now) ...But I would need to get some incentive to do so, probably by playing the original first.
neutral · AI labelView post →the problem with this game lies in its length and boring combat system. the combat system is super deep. like to the point where it might be too deep. it drip feeds you how to play the game but also leaves a lot out. the grinding sucks due to the fact the battles are so slow. i started my game with the dlc for better gear that basically one shots early game enemies and even with that those encounters could still last more than a minute. so imagine if i didnt have that gear and needed to grind…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play FF Tactics, Disgaea, etc, instead. This game really brought nothing new to the table outside of a gimmicky generational system. The intro is bland, the music is bland, the characters are bland, the world building is bland - there is nothing to hook, story wise, within the first few hours of game play. Obnoxious tutorial windows out the wazoo. I have no reason to care about anything I'm doing in this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rating: 2/5 --- What a effen grindfest. I think the sprites are nice, the dialogue is well delivered, but the actual gameplay is a slog. Choosing Waifu Sim is a nice twist on the strat genre, but the monotony grows thin. The inventory system has a lot in it, but without a guide it seems almost impossible to parse what needs to be done to get a book that teaches the recipe for the one item you might need to continue your chain of weapon improvements, but eff if I know. There is enjoyment to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the story and characters. Many of them are charming and grow on you. The girls are all very pretty. I am a person that likes lore and story development so I do like that part of the game. It's like a visual novel with good voice acting although it's all in Japanese. The concept of 5 generations that build on one another is interesting and I enjoyed seeing how your choice of bride influenced the next hero. The battles however can get repetitive and boring fighting on the same maps…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have never seen such a terrible game with many bad designs. Although I purchased some DLCs, but the game still makes me feel very tired. Pros: +Many beautiful girls. +Various skills and equipment. Cons: -The hero only can select one girl as his wife. Then he will sacrifice his soul to seal a pillar. -The design of auto battle system is terrible. Because it wasted so many turns than manual controls. -There are five continents in the game, each one has a lot of map locations. Almost every map…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea of this game is great the story is good and the turn based combat strategy is cool as well however the fact you cant grind for levels makes this game really hard and LONGGGGGG and leveling up incorectly can ruin your playthrough or even making the wrong decisions i love this game but you almost have to use a guide to play it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tatics was the absolute hardest game I ever played right next to Record of Agarest War and the 7th Saga thoses are the top three hardest games I have ever played and I never finished any of them!
negative · AI labelView post →tutorial is too hard never landed a hit and all my characters died dont like that arrow is on my screen when using a controller
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. Agarest 2. This was gifted from a friend that really love the game. I seen him play some of it and it's looks entertaining at least. One day, I'll play it.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Agarest IP is excellent, basically, you modify the next generation MC with the choice of the current MC's partner. The combat is almost perfect, it's great doing various combos. However, the battles are slow, which made me give up on it in the third generation back in 2016. For Linux distro users (including SteamOS), we can finally play Platinum level. One more game that goes into my backlog, thanks to Valve, which makes gaming on Linux possible, even for niche JRPG games like…
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