Legend of Grimrock 2 - Review Roundup #2

Here is the next round of reviews for Legend of Grimrock 2 this week.

Ill Gaming - 8.5/10

Legend of Grimrock 2 achieves what it was supposed to be: A great old school dungeon crawler. Compiling great ambiance, smart level design, well polished interface, improved skills system and rewarding exploration while you slowly unravel the islands mysteries.

Gamefront - 80/100

Gameplay itself largely consists of the same puzzle and combat focus, but with the added bonus of exploration. Legend of Grimrock 2 is no open-world game, but the overworld is accessible enough that you encounter obstacles and monsters before your party is actually ready to surpass them. While you might unlock a few of these puzzles by chance, more often than not you’ll need to backtrack and find the right clue or key to proceed. It lends the game a kind of Metroidvania-In-Myst kind of feel, and encourages you to explore areas you might otherwise have avoided.

Gameskinny - No Score

Overall, LoG2 brings nothing new to the table. Whether or not that’s a bad thing depends on you. What it does bring is an old school RPG with all the elements a fan would want, which is sure to please retro-RPG enthusiasts. Others, like myself, might be disappointed that such a passionate and talented approach to development didn’t really deliver to a wider audience. LoG2 is nothing if not by the fans, for the fans.

Gamer Headlines - 8/10

At its best, Legend of Grimrock 2 feels a lot like Myst (except with the added bonus of getting to shoot magic missiles at armoured skeletons), you’ll even have to whip out the old pen and paper from time to time. The game is tough, and you will have to be very careful with your equipment, items, and character abilities in order to survive the world, and when you’re successful at it, it feels great. Where it suffers is that in exploring a three-dimensional world you are stuck in a two-dimensional paradigm which does not allow you to interact with the ceiling or floors of the game’s beautifully crafted world, and that the learning curve for even the most seasoned dungeon explorer is quite high, as I was having difficulty in combat even while playing the game on the easy difficulty setting. That being said, if you’re into old school dungeon crawlers or like the challenge of complex puzzles and riddles, this is the game for you.