Last time we shared the survey participants' favorite characters. This time, we're diving deeper into Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2. We had survey participants from not only Japan, but lots from around the world. Here are some of their comments.

Please note that this article contains spoilers, though it does not contain major plot spoilers. It is recommended to finish the game before reading.

What is your favorite link event?

1st Place: Traumatic Memories - Malt and Mei
2nd Place: Suddenly Coupled - Socks and Wappa
3rd Place: Berman Connections - Jin and Britz
4th Place: What We Fight For - Malt and Kyle
5th Place: The Whole Family - Sheena and Britz

Link events occur when the children gain a certain level of affinity for each other. The player can enjoy seeing the character's backstory and personality shine in these stories.

The most popular link event was Malt and Mei's "Traumatic Memories." The theme of the story is how Malt handles the war affecting Mei. Players loved seeing Malt care for his little sister and how this event resonates with the game's main plot.

The second most popular is Socks and Wappa's "Suddenly Coupled." Many players thought the two becoming an experimental boyfriend and girlfriend was hilarious. It was a sweet moment amid a grave situation.

Next was Jin and Britz's "Berman Connections," a conversation between children who once were enemies. These two fatherless children discard their prejudice and replace it with friendship. Jin accepts the Berman Empire, and after the first war, he becomes better friends with Britz.

As well, players went into great detail telling us their other favorite relationships. For example, popular events depicted Malt and Kyle's brotherly bond, and Sheena coming out of her shell and offering Britz's sister help.

Resolution or Empathy?

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 introduces a "Judgment System." Malt's actions as a leader, events, and skills increase either Empathy or Resolution. These parameters become an important motif.

The players overwhelmingly prefer Empathy. It seems they like Malt being kind and comforting others.

What is your most memorable scene or line of dialogue?

This game is filled with memorable scenes. Many answers ranged widely, some on the climax, and some on scenes when the children regain hope.

When Baum and Stollen come to rescue the children with their airship in the last battle

・I hated them in the first game, but I've started liking them in 2.

When Malt swears revenge.

・Such a powerful scene.
・I really liked his sort of dead inside ark where he was hellbent on revenge for a few chapters.

Wappa joining the crew
・Wappa showing up to the Taranis, completely unaware of the absolutely rock bottom level of the morale
・Wappa showing up at the end of chapter 4, the whole chapter I felt awful, but Wappa showing up brought some joy!

What was the scene that caused the most despair?

When Hanna dies
・Of course, how could I not mention the apparent death of Hanna. It informs the audience that Fuga 2 is a far more emotional and gripping experience than the already heavy first game.
・Hanna's death in the teleportation machine took a toll on me
・I didn't expect developers to kill anybody from original 6 children.

Vanilla's death
・It was a case of a child feeling alone and unable to truly confide on someone. How does one cope with those emotions at that age? How do they find the strength to reach out for help and overcome those struggles? It made leading to the true ending all the more satisfying.
・My God, Vanilla being manipulated into blowing herself up along with the song makes me tear up, and tears me up inside

Malt's depression over Hanna's death
・Watching Malt slowly wear down over the course of the game after Hanna's loss was heartbreaking to me. Malt and Hanna made me so sad, I wanted to do everything to help them.
・Malt take a while to come back from Hannah's death was both infuriating and despair inducing. It makes sense a child would act like that, but it hurt to see his emotions spiral out of control for that long.

Here are the results for some bonus questions.

Which is the dish you ate the most?

1st Place: Fruit Parfait
2nd Place: Jam Pawbuns
3rd Place: Apple Strudel

Which do you prioritize when upgrading the tank?

1st Place: Reactor
2nd Place: Armor
3rd Place: Cannon

What kind of DLC costume would you like to see the children in?

1st Place: Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
2nd Place: .hack series
3rd Place: Maid or butler

Write a message to the dev team!

We got lots of passionate messages for the developers. Here are a few of them.

・Any dev team that supports the kemono fanbase this hard is worthy of nothing but praise!

・I want to say that thank you all for your amazing work on the Fuga series. These games have been some of the most compelling games I have ever played, and they helped to introduce me to a lovely set of people in the Little Tail Bronx community.

・The art, the music, the love and care for these games are really there, and it’s thanks to y’all for making it possible. Hoping for the same in Fuga 3! A final thank you.

・Thank you for pouring your heart and soul into FUGA 1&2! I've enjoyed the two games very much and I hope to play the third one.

・Little Tail Bronx means so much to me, thank you for continuing the series with Fuga!

・Even as someone who doesn't often enjoy turn based game I have been hooked on FUGA for a while now, thanks for making such an amazing series!

・The only thing I really can say is thanks, as silly as it may sound this series and these characters helped me out of a dark place.

・I found Fuga through Game Pass and became obsessed. I got very little sleep until I beat both games. The story is engrossing and the characters are precious.

・I can tell the games are a labour of love. Thank you for all of your hard work. I cannot wait for the next instalment, and am eager to add it to my collection.

・The Little Tail Bronx series has held a special place in my heart since I was a kid, and it genuinely warms my heart to see you all pursuing the Fuga trilogy out of passion for the priject. I can't wait to see what's next, and what might come after. Please keep at it! I'm rooting for you all!

・Y’all have done an incredible job with these first 2 releases, the team has managed to make a game that has generated a lot of feelings in me, more than other video games that seek to do something unique, but in the end they do not dare. The lore behind it, the art and descriptions are what I most like from the game, I really want to see what’s next, I congratulate y’all for achieving so much.

There are so many more responses, but we will end here.

The dev team has read all of these responses, and we hope that you will continue to support the Fuga: Melodies of Steel series.

We hope you look forward to the completion of Fuga: Melodies of
Steel 3!