Nothing in life will make me feel happier than seeing my friends watch me play what is possibly one of the most soulless attempts at tricking kids into wasting their parent's money.
At least they actually tried this time around, I mean they did the bare minimum in terms of making an actual “game” but credit where credit is due this is an actual game now. Not a good game but a game nonetheless.
At least they actually tried this time around, I mean they did the bare minimum in terms of making an actual “game” but credit where credit is due this is an actual game now. Not a good game but a game nonetheless.
Although it improves upon its predecessor tremendously, the amateur nature of Garten of Banban II's development still overshadows just about everything the game does well despite an ambitious desire clearly poking through the seams. This series is begging for someone with a better directorial sense to take over and really bring it to the fullest potential. That all being said, certain scenes in this are super promising and show that perhaps this could get somewhere if it really wanted to, at least as a spooky experience somewhat like a nightmare.
This has more gameplay than the original game did, voice acting, an actual story, and uses the monsters more but that doesn't actually mean it's a good game. It's easy to tell this was made as a clickbait game to get money from kids, the story isn't actually interesting, and this series is being rushed for profit. They're trying to pull a FNAF by making small games back to back to keep it relevant except FNAF at least had quality to it. There is nothing noteworthy from this series thus far and there really shouldn't be plans for a third game in less than three months after the original games launch. They're just clinging to the little popularity they got from a clickbait oriented game design that'll fade away in a week if they don't pump out new bad games.
My friends and I went in with a positive mindset and had a good time. It's not a perfect game, but it was certainly not made with ill intent. There were some genuinely great moments and fun horror bits (for example, the snail eyes fake-out was literally genius). This is by no means "the death of mascot horror" and I'm excited to see how the sequels improve in the future.