Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

[h2]A wonderful sequel to the excellent Kathy Rain[/h2] My highlights for this PnC adventure game: - The game exceeds Kathy Rain in several aspects, especially on the QoL ones; - The [b]puzzles[/b] are well thought-out, with plenty of hints given as you uncover parts of the solution that nudge you in the right direction; - The attention to [b]detail[/b] is impressive, with so much optional dialogue; - The [b]music[/b] has no right being this good, especially the main menu/motorcycle screen; - The [b]Story[/b] is poignant and well-paced, initially circling around the Soothsayer [spoiler]victims[/spoiler], but as you connect the dots and you see them converge, it feels satisfying, especially as you have your exchange sessions with Lucas; - The [b]art[/b] is absolutely gorgeous. I seriously hope for another game in the series. I will miss Kathy's sharp wit and quips and the cast.

nice mystery game that scratches 90s point and click games summary - you play as kathy rain, an investigator looking into murders of the soothsayer i really enjoyed how this game encourages you to click everything you can think of. and it lets you experiment on combining or interacting with items i also liked how it gives you a recap of the first game at the beginning. it's been a few years since i played the first one, so i don't remember the details. just the gist i wasn't really satisfied with some of the characters or places you go. it felt either like a one time thing that added unnecessary space or they felt unsatisfied. no spoilers, but some characters just...don't exist anymore? what happened to them? it felt like they were just there to advance a moment in the plot and then disregarded at the end. or you go to a place one or two times and then you don't go back. i felt like that could've removed that spot and extended it to other places. it just felt disconnected. i don't remember the original game, but i remember everything connected a lot better and was more cohesive. so i say kathy rain 2 is better gameplay wise, but the story of kathy 1 i enjoyed more additionally, some the puzzles felt a little obtuse. while i really like how some puzzles you had to read in between the lines (like any good investigator would), there were some puzzles that just made me go "what?" and there are a few puzzles where you would only use an item or location one time and be done. it didn't feel like a good use of that puzzle still a really great game. if kathy rain 3 comes out, i'll add it to my wishlist

Excellent story line and a game with puzzles THAT MAKE SENSE. There's so many games out there with absolutely terribly thought-out puzzles that never make sense without a guide. The story and puzzles here were very well written and developed. Even the dialogue did not feel like a drag to read through. Well worth the time and money spent on this game. Now I have to play the first one!