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Summary

Cosmic Fantasy 2 (often just called Cosmic Fantasy) pushes the TurboGrafx‑CD’s capabilities with animated interludes that make the RPG feel more cinematic than most of its contemporaries. The game sticks to classic overhead dungeon‑crawling and turn‑based combat, but it flips the usual formula on its head: every enemy can only perform a single, guaranteed attack each turn, never missing and never using magic, so the only real uncertainty is which character they’ll target. Certain weapons break the monotony by unleashing random spell attacks, adding a tiny splash of surprise to otherwise predictable battles.

When it launched, the title snagged Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Best RPG of 1992 and earned solid scores from both EGM and Famitsu, while RPGFan praised its art and story despite noting the frequent load‑times. It also earned a place in history as the first third‑party game released on a CD‑based console. After years of being the sole series entry available outside Japan, a newly translated collection hit shelves in early 2024, finally giving modern players a chance to experience the original’s charm.

Storyline

In *Cosmic Fantasy 2* the story begins on Clan Island, a settlement on the planet Idea, where 16‑year‑old Van discovers that the evil wizard Wizda has attacked a nearby village in search of the princess. The princess, Laura—Van’s sweetheart—wears a royal pendant that marks her, and she is soon kidnapped by the dark lord Galam, who plans to use her magical powers on her 17th birthday to gain immortality. Van tries to rescue her but is overpowered, and Galam sends him 20 years into the future where the planet is ruled by the tyrant.

Twenty years later, Cosmic Hunter cadet Babbette pilots the ship Little Fox with her computer companion Robert and receives a distress signal from Idea. She disobeys orders, rescues the cat‑like alien Pico from Nova’s dungeon, and after a pirate attack is captured by Major Payne. Van, now teamed with Pico, frees Babbette, receives a new armor suit, and the three join forces with the veteran hunter Cobra and his crew Nayan, Sayo, and Marley.

The newly formed squad battles space pirates, confronts the pirate Vega, and finally tracks Galam’s stronghold. After a fierce fight, Galam’s ship is destroyed by Robert just as it attempts to flee. The heroes locate Laura’s house, only to learn from the servant Mary that Laura has died, ending the tragic love thread.

With peace restored, Van, Babbette, Pico, Cobra, Sayo, Nayan, and Marley are inducted as full Cosmic Hunters and set off together to continue their adventures across the galaxy.