Uniquely flawed – Evoland 2 Review

The good parts of this game are very good, but a lot of the experience, especially on mobile, is unpolished or outright bad. Controls are ok at best, but at their worst they are extremely frustrating to use. Some boss fights/mini games required for progression are so absurdly difficult (even more so because of the controls) that they just make you want to stop playing. The game also lacks direction at times, the lack of a quest log and sometimes unclear objectives have caused plenty of frustration and wasted time in my playthrough. In one instance I resorted to looking up a guide while attempting to solve an unsolvable puzzle because the dialogue failed to make clear that I needed to first travel across the map to pick up a required item. In another instance unclear objectives led to me aimlessly wandering the map until I found the storyline again because one missed dialogue box can mean you have absolutely no idea how you are supposed to continue. This game would greatly benefit from the inclusion of a quest log. I wish I could recommend this game. The storyline is intriguing and the gameplay is creative and unique. But due to its often unrelenting and unrewarding difficulty, which is caused by poor level and interface design, it isn’t worth the frustration.
Review by AlphaQX013 on Evoland 2.