A dramatically expanded sequel that marks something of a departure from its predecessor. Where the first game consisted almost entirely of magnetic attraction/repulsion platforming puzzles in pretty self-contained levels joined to a central tower, Teslagrad 2 makes one of its polarities an entirely optional ability, and instead adds other abilities to your arsenal that make the game more about momentum-based traversal through large, open environments. Having played Teslagrad Remastered and Teslagrad 2 back to back, I like them both but definitely prefer this one; the greater degree of freedom is much appreciated, and blazing across the map once you have the full toolkit at your disposal is incredibly fun. (I really need to look up some speedruns, I bet people have accomplished some crazy stuff with the moveset.) Still not a big fan of the boss fights in this one, but you can't win 'em all.

An incredible historical murder mystery narrative set in a 16th century abbey. Phenomenal lettering work, which feels like a strange thing to fixate on in a video game, but the way different characters' dialogue is presented in different scripts or print based on their occupation or background (or more accurately, your character's perception of them—there's at least one instance where the font changes when you learn that a character is more educated than previously thought) is some fantastic attention to detail, as are the occasional appearance of typos that are then crossed out and corrected, and references to Jesus/God that are filled in after the rest of the sentence as the writer switches to red ink. That attention to detail extends to the narrative as well, which does a great job laying out the rich social fabric of the abbey, from the monks to the peasants, and the slowly brewing class tensions between the different factions, and the story goes to some surprising and genuinely heartbreaking places.

Also, slight spoilers here, but I loved how the game refuses to let you off easy when it comes to solving the murders and accusing a suspect. This ain't Ace Attorney; the evidence is never decisive and the suspects don't break down and confess when confronted, so there's this awful lingering feeling of "what if I got it wrong?" that you just have to sit with and live with as your meddling costs people their lives, and I think that rules.