Falls dissapointingly short – Monument Valley 2 Review

The first game was much better. The puzzles had more variety and were more challenging. This game lacks the variety and dimension bending mechanics of the first. The puzzles in Monument Valley 2 were basically variations on a theme: slide the section, turn the other section. Generally speaking, it lacked most of the M.C. Escher mechanics that made the first so fun. As a result, it was much easier and felt much shorter than the first. There was a lot of potential, which was missed. Having two characters gave as much potential for cooperative play, as the two player mode in Portal 2, with ATLAS and P-body, but they missed it, and only employed it for a few puzzles. It also had the potential for branching storylines, but that too was weakly implemented. The only thing keeping it going was the story, although that is a bit confusing. Was this a sequel, a prequel, or a new story? ...the child’s name is never mentioned, so although she resembles Ida, we don’t know if it is, or if this is an entirely different character’s adventure.
Review by Zoopal5 on Monument Valley 2.