A big step down from PoR. Micaiah is a much blander protagonist than Ike and the new support system is awful. The game's plot is also astoundingly moronic, which is a shame given how awesome it was in PoR. Still, the game is not mechanically bad and it will challenge you (albeit, not always in a good way). I was really hyped for this back in the day, only to be massively disappointed when I finally got to play it.