When I played the first Puzzle Agent game, the premise was new and refreshing, even though the puzzles (especially the instructions) were very uneven. The story was funny, the voice acting great and it was an entertaining experience overall. This sequel follows the exact same formula - the puzzles are basically the same, the characters are almost all the same, the setting is pretty much the same and the problems with the puzzles are the same. What was OK for the first time is now somewhat boring (even though there are some pretty funny moments) and the game feels more like a chore, not entertainment. The first episode had this, too, just not nearly as much. The one noticeably worse aspect of the game is the voice acting; somehow the speech sounds a lot duller than before. Perhaps that's just me. This isn't a bad game, but it isn't a great one either - if you loved the first part, you'll probably like this one well enough. I guess that would be a lukewarm "mildly-recommended".
Thanks to the reviewers who pointed out Digital Eclipse's scummy tactic of releasing a product to GOG and then immediately abandoning it (while the product receives updates on other platforms), I will never, ever purchase any product from Digital Eclipse, on any platform. There were a bunch of games that I would've considered buying with the sale going on at the time of this review, but I've decided against all of them. I buy games on GOG because they're DRM free and because they're maintained. I will not support scammers like Digital Eclipse.
