All Juliette ever wanted was to go back home. With the help of her ghost recording equipment she makes her way through flooded landscapes, buried houses and abandoned apartments. This is calm psychological horror with emphasis on atmosphere.
Absolutely terrible. Everything that made the original game feel unique and interesting has been stripped down to a boring cycle of walking to glowing orbs, waiting for a clip to play [you don't even actually use your mic to record voices, they just automatically happen when you stare at the orb] and either walk to the next orb that popped up or do...
Update/Edit: I still recommend this game but I found myself recently wondering why I haven't gone back to playng Sylvio 2 despite the first one being one of my favorite games of all time. I put a lot of thought into it and I think the reason is this: the first game had an open world quality and in between the open world and story bits, there were these...
Sylvio 2 is an odd duck when it comes to video game sequels, its common for the sequels in this medium to be improvements in pretty much all respects. Sylvio 2 is an improvement to 1 in some ways, but in other’s it’s a bit shaky.
Sylvio 2 is much more of a pure adventure game this time around, gone are the spud gun, malevolent shadows, and awkward platforming...
The first Sylvio game, while rough in execution, had a lot of potential and originality. Sylvio 2, on the other hand, feels fractured, lacks confidence in its design, and is oppressively controlling.
Pros:
+ Unparrareled twisted feel of the game
+ Improved voice and visual recording manipulation gameplay
+ Great sound, music, and voice acting
Neutral:
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Atmosphere/Music/Voice Acting:
I think Stroboskop nailed it with the atmosphere, the soundtrack and voice acting really carries the game. The music adds an ominous vibe, at certain parts you really get the feeling that something is about to happen. Overall I think Sylvio 2 is spookier than the first game. I'm pleased that the same voice actor is back,...
