My wife and I have characters a little over 12ish hours in, and have been really enjoying heck outta the game. We've been having fun talking about characters and plot points together (We're aiming to stay roughly in sync in the main story -- like a mini-book club for games) Whatever folks were expecting out of this thing, I'd say the vibes are on point, I'm finding the characters and story engaging, and so far, I think I like the feel and flow of the combat in this game more than combat in the original VtMB. To be fair: combat was pretty 'serviceable at best' in the original (I remember a lot of circle strafing zombies with a tire iron you carry around in your trenchcoat, then pretty much having to rely on guns later on). I played VtMB a handful of times fan-modded and unmodded, while my wife is a relative newcomer to the series (she never made it past the haunted house in Bloodlines). We're both having a great time, but it helps to know what you're getting into -- this seems like a plot-first game with with some player choice to steer events and relationships, rather than a 'how many weird, hidden routes can I find in all this jank?' (largely aided by fan patches over years and years) like the first VtMB game was.
About 7 hours in, and not quite finished yet, but man, this VN has put so many stupid little smiles on my face. Studio Élan doesn't miss.
It feels like I'm playing a game from the director of The Fantastic Mr. Fox. My wife and I are laughing regularly at the humor, and I am absolutely in love with the motion of the claymation characters and the enviornments they exist in. Absolutely wonderful.
This is the classic Tetris-like game from the N64 era 'Wetrix' -- running in Dosbox. Works great on a modern machine, and even looks solid in 'fullscreen' mode on a 4k monitor. No special enhancements as far as I know. This is the original game, and seemingly here is GoG is the only way to legally obtain it these days. Doesn't seem to have controller support, but the mouse support is a fair substitute for the N64 controllers I played this game on back in the day. If this was on your radar because you remember it fondly from back in the day, this is a solid way to play it.
What more needs to be said? If you enjoyed the main story, you'll almost certainly enjoy this continuation too.
About 10 hours in, absolutely loving everytning about it, from the music, the magic system, the enviornments, characters, worldbuilding, the ability to climb enemies -- it's all come together in a fantastic package that I cannot recommend enough! edit: 25 hours in, story, atmosphere, and gameplay are still hitting right. Do recommend.
Pre-ordered the standard edition on Steam, then gave into the dark temptation to buy it again as the fancy Deluxe Edition with the art book to support the release coming out on GOG, cuz hell yea. I've probably played the original Silent Hill 2 half a dozen times, and this has got my full-on seal of approval. Graphics are fantastic, atmosphere is on point-- and combat is visceral enough that my wife has been legit shrieking when an enemies pops out, and not stopping until she's fully pipped the thing to death. Fantastic experience all round.
The music, vibes, and general and nature of the main game is on point, but man oh man are those NPC sections making me laugh way harder than I would have expected
It's the game I played as a kid, but improved in every way for modern systems with high refresh monitors. The ability to switch between the new rendering and old school rendering is a nice touch, and really drives home just how much has changed, even though you'd swear the game *looks* just like it did back in the 90s! If you've never played the game before, I'd say get it on sale. If you played this game way back in the day, I'd say it's worth it full price to support this kind of preservation effort.
