This review contains spoilers

The not-so-great follow-up to my favorite game. Not a bad game by any means, but definitely a bit of a headscratcher. Has some very damningly sad moments, but falls flat of the original game's oomph.

Picks up directly after the end of Painful, following Buddy instead of Brad. The game is very shallow in the gameplay department, featuring mainly Buddy for the majority of combats whilst following a bewildering story of Buddy's spiral into wishing to become the ultimate dictator of Olathe.

The game is heavily nuanced, and still features an interesting albeit disappointing end, but is far from a bad experience. It is a very short-lived experience regardless, but one I feel like sticks.

That being all said; should this game exist? To be honest, yes, but not in its current form. The game could've used some extra time rethinking certain parts of the story such as her motivations, her inner emotions, and not-so-much of the "open for interpretation" writing that comes with lots of scenes (i.e. the final "Brad" fight).

Reviewed on Oct 05, 2022


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