Posted on: January 4, 2023

EmaqED

Spiele: 304 Rezensionen: 4

Disempowerment

playing pathologic 2 is like reading a book that is beating you to death. or atleast, that's how it feels. You are not a hero. You are not strong. You are not the main character. You are immoral. You are weak. You are a supporting character. You may end up murdering children just to survive, or murdering someone as a sacrifice to save someone else. You are punished for being incompetent and rewarded for being corrupt or evil. Most importantly, time. Most of the time in this game is spent running place to place while stressing about what little time you have. Playing this game is a large undertaking, but it's incredible. First playthrough should not be on intended difficulty, otherwise you will just have a bad time.

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Posted on: August 18, 2019

Spellsweaver

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Spiele: 344 Rezensionen: 34

An artistic vision made into a good game

Pathologic 1 was a unique experience in more than one way. I dare say that developers calling it life-changing isn't far from truth. It was a unique story experienced in a unique way. And, well, a pretty bad game. There is no point in discussing it here - most would agree that it was only a unique vision that kept the first game together. This one keeps the vision while learning from all the mistakes that the first game has made. It also manages to look amazing - contrary to the first one that looked bad even on release. It does a good job in delivering an actual game that is good to play while not losing the narrative part. One warning, though. It's a hard game, but it's not hard in a way that you are meant to get good at it or else you'll struggle. Quite the opposite: you are meant to struggle and that is going to deliver you the best experience possible. Keep going, keep failing and those failures are going to be the best failures of your life.

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Posted on: May 28, 2020

enrychan

Spiele: 49 Rezensionen: 1

Beautifully hurtful experience

I bought Patho 2 elsewhere some months ago and I literally can't put it down, even though I already unlocked all the achievements and managed to save everyone on intended difficulty. The story is original and engaging, the art style unique and beautiful, the gameplay a wonderful pain throughout, the lore is so deep you literally can't reach the bottom. I played Patho classic too multiple times with all three protagonists and the main points of the story are still ambiguous and mysterious (as they should be!) I really hope Ice-Pick Lodge gets to make the Bachelor and the Changeling playthoughs for Patho 2 as well. They deserve all the success in the world!

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Posted on: July 25, 2020

Mullet_Wesker

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Spiele: 73 Rezensionen: 1

Your Choices Matter

Pathologic 2 is a story focused survival game with with horror lurking around many of its corners. You play as Artemy, a surgeon who grew up in "the town" (the game's setting) but left to study his trade. You're returning after receiving a letter from your father that he needs your help. However, when you arrive, you're quickly attacked by locals for being an outsider and then you discover your father has been murdered. To make matters worse, a few days later, a plague hits the town, forcing Artemy to really put his skills to the test. The game takes place over the course of 12 days. Each day you'll discover numerous questlines to follow, and it's up to you to pursue them as you please. Some require immediate attention while others give you more time to follow them. I would compare the way the game unfolds similar to Dead Rising, in that you can't possibly do everything and will need to be picky as you explore the town, which encourages multiple play-throughs. This game has multiple settings that allow you adjust its difficulty, but I played it on the intended difficulty, which the game describes as "almost unbearable", and they sure pulled it off. You'll need to purchase, find, steal, or loot items to survive, such as food and medicine, as well as trinkets to trade with locals all to manage your hunger, thirst, exhaustion, health, and when the plague arrives, your immunity to it. Keeping Artemy alive is never boring, either. Artistically the game is quite beautiful, especially when looking at the character models in dialogue and the weather effects. Numerous areas and creatures are weird and a little unnerving. The music, as well, is incredibly fitting. I don't have the word count to delve deeply into the game mechanics, so I would suggest a youtube video or two if you're interested exactly in how the game plays. If I can leave you with anything, know that the story and experience of Pathologic 2 is incredible and will be staying with me for a long time.

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Posted on: February 17, 2020

Owen Wyke

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Spiele: 140 Rezensionen: 3

Pathologic 2 is a work of genius.

First: This game is hard, hard, hard. You will play it, and you will lose, and that's intended. Second: Ice-Pick Lodge are famous for playing tricks on their players. Their games lie to you, they misguide you, and replay is a matter of employing what you've learned. Third: I can't say how many games I've played, but Ice-Pick Lodge alone are geniuses. Pathologic 2 exceeds on a literary level, excels on a visual level and a musical level. This game is brilliant, more so than their lost gem Pathologic, the original. I was hoping for years for them to remake Pathologic, and they did! This was the first time in my life I contributed to an in-development game. Fourth: Like I said in #1, you will lose. The point is to accept failure as inevitable against a raging, unforgivable force, the Sand Plague. This game is both heartbreaking and astounding, dazzling, even. If you do not play Pathologic 2, you are missing out on a creation by the most brilliant (I mean it) gaming studio active today.

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