After finishing the first installment I just couldn't wait to see what happens next. I expected another great investigation placed Los Angeles but it tuned out that Victoria traveled 3200 km just to spend 20 minutes in a hotel room and do some reading. Then she found on the internet who she thinks might be the killer. The suspected person can be very suspiring but even though Victoria has no proof, it looks like it's not important so the story moves on to 2009. Now the proper game starts. The plot brings to mind The Saw movies and the serial killer is just an excuse for random puzzles which point is usually to escape the room. There's a great diversity in locations too. Pretty much everything is set in one house. Game mechanics have been changed too but the changes brought nothing good. There are sequences with time limits which can be pretty annoying because you don't have the time to think about the puzzle so you just rush. Another thing is that the capacity of the inventory is limited so often you have to get back to put down things you carry to pick another item. I wonder what's the point of this when you can still put a ladder in your pocket. It's worth to mention a few words about graphics. The beautiful prerendered locations have been abandoned for fully 3D environment. At some point it's good because the camera can move but on the other side, compared to the prequel it looks just horrible especially that there are 2009 games that look way better than Still Life 2. In conclusion, this is a bad sequel. The ending of the prequel's plot is a joke and the only links between both games are the title and main character. I'm so glad I got this game on a giveaway because if I had paid for Still Life 2 it would be wasted money.
