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I started playing the original game not realizing it had a sequel, but was delighted to discover so upon finishing and hopped into this one right away.
This game improves on a lot of the gameplay issues that I had with the first installment. I appreciated how the conversations you started in one location continued across loading screens, so you didn't have to wait around for them to finish before moving on. Load times and glitchiness were also improved, though I should note I opted to play this one on PS5 instead of Switch like the first one in an effort to avoid some of that lag.
I was happy to see the return of the radio mechanic, though it didn't feature as heavily as it did in the first game and I liked the additions of new gameplay features such as the walkie talkie.
The story was a worthy follow up to the first. I didn't love Reiley and Jacob as much as I did Alex and Jonas, but I still found them to be likable and compelling characters and was invested in their friendship and their quest.
My only real compliant is that I wish we'd gotten to see more of the characters from the original game. Since this is a direct follow up as I player I was invested in characters from the last chapter and was hoping to get a bit more of them then we did here. But hey, here's hoping we get an Oxenfree III.
This game improves on a lot of the gameplay issues that I had with the first installment. I appreciated how the conversations you started in one location continued across loading screens, so you didn't have to wait around for them to finish before moving on. Load times and glitchiness were also improved, though I should note I opted to play this one on PS5 instead of Switch like the first one in an effort to avoid some of that lag.
I was happy to see the return of the radio mechanic, though it didn't feature as heavily as it did in the first game and I liked the additions of new gameplay features such as the walkie talkie.
The story was a worthy follow up to the first. I didn't love Reiley and Jacob as much as I did Alex and Jonas, but I still found them to be likable and compelling characters and was invested in their friendship and their quest.
My only real compliant is that I wish we'd gotten to see more of the characters from the original game. Since this is a direct follow up as I player I was invested in characters from the last chapter and was hoping to get a bit more of them then we did here. But hey, here's hoping we get an Oxenfree III.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this game! I was instantly attached to the characters and invested in their relationships - particularly Alex and Jonas'. Loved the atmosphere and dialogue based gameplay (which was very well written). I also found the radio mechanic to be novel and I liked how well integrated it is into exploration as you make your way around the island.
I experienced some glitchiness with the characters following you and some pretty long loading screens between locations (though I was playing on Switch, so that might have exasperated this issue), but overall those issues weren't enough to effect my overall enjoyment of the story.
I would definitely recommend this game to fans of narrative focused gameplay and classic adventure games.
I experienced some glitchiness with the characters following you and some pretty long loading screens between locations (though I was playing on Switch, so that might have exasperated this issue), but overall those issues weren't enough to effect my overall enjoyment of the story.
I would definitely recommend this game to fans of narrative focused gameplay and classic adventure games.
I want to like this game but I really struggle to get over the graphics. I don't need my games to have the most state of the art ultra 4K graphics, but this game is just so ugly to look at and runs so poorly to the point that it starts to negatively impacts the experience of playing it. Which is a shame because there is some stuff I like about this entry in the series. I really love the open world concept and some of the new mechanics and pokemon.