DISTRAINT 2

Damn, what a great experience these two games were! This part, the sequel of the equally great first game, finally concludes the story, and in concludes it fantastically! The game(s) can easily be finished in 2 to 3 hours, what is the perfect length for this type of game. The puzzles are not very difficult, and that is fine because what makes this game a little masterpiece is the way the story is told. Fantastic job of the developer, I'll keep a close eye on his future projects! German translation is very well done, too! By the way, if the font seems to big, that is a known problem that can easily be fixed. Just check the forum, a solution was posted there by some kind person (not me) :)

No spoilers. This picks up immediately after the first one. It has all the strengths of the original and improves on several things. You are given a run function to speed up backtracking. Now you sometimes hide from the various terrifying creatures adding another gameplay element related to the horror. I'm glad that it's stealth and not combat I don't think the latter would have fit and I say that as someone who does love that in the Silent Hill games. The Stealth is not so frequent that it gets to be irritating and it is very easy to use both of these things are also true of the game Darq. You find a potential hiding place, which is easy to recognize and you'll usually spot it before you need it, maybe make a mental note of it. Then you walk up to it, the prompt will show up to use it you press Use and you just wait until it's safe and then press a movement key to leave. You spend this solving puzzles. I didn't find a single one that I thought was just obnoxious. Both of the other games by one man studio Jesse Makkonen that I've played, Distraint 1 and Heal, have one each of that kind of puzzle - very impressive considering how many puzzles there are, dozens in each. Whilst not reaching the level of Heal this does have more variety to the puzzles than the first game. Obviously, since it does not have mouse input, that does limit it somewhat. But he clearly did appreciate feedback about a lack of variety to the puzzles in the first one. In order to solve puzzles you may have to find an item for your inventory then use it at the correct place. You have to go between different locations, activating things, gathering information to help you solve the puzzles. The graphics get an upgrade. Music is absolutely amazing, and there's a good variety to it considering that all of it has to feel like it's of the same world, it all has to be creepy. This jumps between locations more - not in an overwhelming way, but reflecting the personal growth of the player character.

Be aware that this is a continuation and that playing this first might not be as good an experience as it should. To enjoy this at its fullest completing the first game is higly recommendable (both games take less than 2 or 3 hours each). This second part has been very satisfying in terms of completing the story, but it is also true that the first one was, for me, slightly better. I am not saying this one is bad at all, just saying that the puzzles here are quite simpler. The ambience was also more "scary" in the first one, even though this second one also has beautiful settings with improved pixel art. To sum up, it is worth a buy, the experience is great, the puzzles, settings and characters enjoyable and its strongest point is its story. Both games strongly recommended!

This sequel of Distraint game tells really touching story about reasons of Carey's demeanour. Great music and characteristic graphics make the game unforgettable. If you enjoyed the first part, you must try this masterpiece!

So, definitely you want to play the first game first, this game is connected to the end of the first game. I don't want to spoil it other than to say, the first game is a bit more of a traditional narrative, this is more spaced out and weird (but it all makes sense in the end). Should only take about 3 hours to complete, so not sure if full price is worth it, but very happy to support a great and interesting solo developer.