This review contains spoilers
Book of Shadows is a really different sort of follow up. It's a sequel, prequel, takes place during the first game, remake and reboot all the same. I know that sounds weird but it really is all true. Book of Shadows is a collection of stories that take place in the Corpse Party world. The game drops the adventure element and is a straight visual novel with minor movement sections. Each story is one of those things that I said at the start. A lot of it its expansions to what was said or alluded to in CP1. Some back stories more fleshed out. Some stories of what happened to previous characters. Some stories give some characters and alternate end or explanation to what happened. As a single experience there is a lot of jumping around and if you are not familiar with CP1 then your experience certainly will not be great. What we get here though is some fun what ifs and explanations we didn't need but are welcome in expanding the history and world of the last horror title.
Some stories are better than others. Some of the past school kids have exceedingly long back stories for what we know as the players aren't going to make it and overstay their welcome. While some stories really expanded a characters dimension and give more to them and their motives.
The horror and creep factor is just as prevalent. The same cast returns and the game has all the excellent sound design from the last entry. After completing every scenario you unlock one additional scenario which is the sequel chapter that leads into the final game. This chapter is really well done and might be my favorite part of the series. Seeing how our survivors deal with such a traumatizing ordeal and how it has ruined some of their lives is great and not something we see too much in horror game sequels as the next part is them all wrapped into another horror right away. In book of shadows they let that sit awhile and then finally lead into the events of the final game.
Mileage may vary one this one. If you like the overly long backstories and lore building then your in for a treat but if you simply want the bridge from 1 to 3 then I suggest just watching the last scenario on youtube or have a download save.
Some stories are better than others. Some of the past school kids have exceedingly long back stories for what we know as the players aren't going to make it and overstay their welcome. While some stories really expanded a characters dimension and give more to them and their motives.
The horror and creep factor is just as prevalent. The same cast returns and the game has all the excellent sound design from the last entry. After completing every scenario you unlock one additional scenario which is the sequel chapter that leads into the final game. This chapter is really well done and might be my favorite part of the series. Seeing how our survivors deal with such a traumatizing ordeal and how it has ruined some of their lives is great and not something we see too much in horror game sequels as the next part is them all wrapped into another horror right away. In book of shadows they let that sit awhile and then finally lead into the events of the final game.
Mileage may vary one this one. If you like the overly long backstories and lore building then your in for a treat but if you simply want the bridge from 1 to 3 then I suggest just watching the last scenario on youtube or have a download save.