Cool things about ActRaiser 1
- It mixes together multiple game modes to bridge a story about how people interact with gods
- Excellent soundtrack that invokes multiple cinematic soundtrack styles
Problems that ActRaiser 1 had
- The systems that make up it's game mode were basic
- It's kinda hard even in the toned down Western releases
Cool things ActRaiser 2 introduces
Cool things about ActRaiser 1 that 2 removes
- Only action stages that removes most of the flow of the story of the original
- Soundtrack is incredibly mid despite also being by Yuzo Koshiro
Problems about ActRaiser 1 that ActRaiser 2 makes worse
- The simple action stages of the original are now replaces with an incredibly overdesign gameplay style that feels very clunky to play ala Street Fighter 2010
- The game is even harder