Greed 2: Forbidden Experiments Reviews

Pretty much the same thing as the first GREED. A nice little game . the only puzzle that took thought was the 4 keys but even that one wasn't a brain buster. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed playing, I got the three games in a bundle deal. Pretty much played this one straight through, with only a couple of interruptions. Good game for a mild diversion.

I liked the story, I thought it was engaging and fun. I loved the balance and combination of hidden objects with other puzzles. It was genuinely challenging but not so hard that I got frustrated. My only wish is that this game was longer and had more content, I finished the entire game in under 3 hours.

Expectations were high after playing "Greed: The last scientist". Sadly, said expectations were not met. Some of the Hidden Object screen had a new mechanic that involves clicking a random object to move it aside to find the hidden object, or said object is shown in separate pieces that the player has to assemble. Kudos for trying something new but it wasn't executed properly, in my opinion. The story was weak, even for a game of this genre. The logic behind using some items was wackier than usual right from the start. Puzzles are the usual recycled ones from the company's other games but in fewer amounts. Felt like the picked the most boring ones, too. Playing time was much shorter than previous games. If I had to find something nice to say about the game... Graphics were nice, I guess? If you must, get this in a bundle. There's much better games out there.

Enjoyable time-killer, though it does have its flaws. The villains of the story are pretty much non-existent for the last 80% of the game, so you don't really get a feeling of high stakes. Also, for the silhouette HOGs, the objects didn't match the silhouettes sometimes. Example: you get a silhouette for an open pocket knife with all the little tools splayed out, but the actual pocket knife you find is closed. Or you get a silhouette for a maple leaf but the actual leaf is an ivy leaf.

When I read the reviews for this, I was surprised to see how many were "Product received for free". However, I like multi part series HOG games (it seems like you just start getting into it when the game ends). I figured I would give this a try. It's a very solid HOG. The graphics are nice, the Hint system is excellent, and the puzzles are all very do-able and logical. I didn't skip a single one. It had a mix of silhouette, list, and flashlight list object finds, no tricks thrown in. The story was okay, and it doesn't detract from the game experience. The voice acting was decent, and the grammar was correct. There are objects to collect which is always fun. The only real points of contention were what other HOGs have. Why do I need to find a box cutter three times in the game when I just could have kept the first one? Why do I need a knife for this when I have scissors? Stuff like that. Standard HOG fare, really. All in all, I enjoyed playing this. I ended up getting the 20 in 1 bundle for a decent deal, so there are other HOG and match three games to play. It doesn't include Greed 3 (must be newer), but I will eventually play that, too.

Scary time eh? Forbidden experiments and all? But no, not really... In fact, I think this game is more hilarious than anything. It's just... There are some things that you do... That defy logic and explanations at times. Hah! For example... How do you stop a big fan from turning? You are carrying a chainsaw... There are other items around... So what do you do? You go find a lug wrench, take off a car wheel and then carry it ALL the way to the fan... And just chuck the wheel at it. Yes. Well, at least there isn't a clutter of items like in the first game of the series... But the hints teleporting you to the right location are gone! Doesn't matter anyway, the game is actually shorter and you wont even need a map. The other hilarious stuff is with the story itself... At one point there is a cut scene that jumps AHEAD, BEFORE the MC knows the truth... And then we find out the truth... Then here is a good, non-spoiler question okay? How... In the hell... Did a woman... With no combat training... No weapons... Just regular knowledge... Managed to "succeed in her quest" AND "perform a rescue mission"? I need to know, because... Either this is the DUMBEST and LEAST GUARDED lab or... They just wanted to see if she could actually do it. Honestly, if this was a "forbidden experiments" lab? This lady wouldn't even GET ON THE ISLAND! The plane would probably be shot down BEFORE she lands! I am just saying... You need to do a lot of "suspension of disbelief" on this one guys. I do find it amusing too that they gave the MC rather shiny, big lips. XD Wait... Why was the MC fine but not the other sister? I mean... The bad guys said they had plans for her, but... Nothing happened? Hoo boy. We good now. That was entertaining. :D XD

I paid $7 for a 98-minute game that ends abruptly and anticlimactically, which is disappointing. I had unused items in my inventory suggesting more content, but it didn't deliver. I'm going to downvote this. GAME CONTENT: 1) Use of explicit or offensive language? No. 2) Depictions of sexual content or innuendo? No. 3) Portrayals of drug or alcohol use? No. 4) Depictions of violence, blood, or gore? No. 5) Representation of LGBTQ+ characters or themes? No. 6) Depictions of racist or bigoted behavior? No. 7) References to real-world political or religious events or beliefs? No. 8) Instances of animal abuse or cruelty? No. 9) Depictions of domestic abuse or violence? No. 10) Use of supernatural or occult themes or imagery? No. 11) Use of magic themes or magical imagery? No. 12) Are jump scares or other frightening elements included? No. 13) Depictions of suicide or self-harm? No. 14) Mention of diseases or medical conditions? No. 15) Using dolls or other toys in a potentially unsettling or creepy manner? No.

despite the simplicity of some puzzles - - and the story itself is a bit 2 dimensional....I actually enjoyed this old game - - a relaxing, fun game

This casual point-and-click adventure is a modest improvement over the first game in the series. Graphics and animation are much better. The hidden-object scenes are more complex, too. However, the story is rather weak and poorly told, seemingly rushed and missing details. Was this the result of a budget cut to a game that was planned to be bigger? Also note that in almost every respect it's not a real sequel to [I]Greed: The Mad Scientist[/I]. It's narrative and style make it an independent game. If you're interested in a real sequel, see the third game in the series, [I]Greed 3: Old Enemies[/I].

As a generic HOG, this game is barely passable, but as a sequel, it falls flat on its face. The one thing the first game had going for it was its compelling, cohesive plotline that was firmly rooted in reality without any of the gimmicky supernatural schlock the genre is so well known for. This installment doesn’t even have a tenuous connection to that original story, and in fact chooses to go hard in the opposite direction, becoming a veritable cornucopia of mismatched occultism involving aliens, nefarious secret laboratories, brainwashing, ancient cultists, Aztec ruins, the elixir of life, and the search for the perfect human. This hodge-podge, thrown-together vibe continues throughout the art and locations. It is painfully obvious some of the screens were originally intended to be used with another story or project (for example, one of the rooms in the underground facility is clearly labelled with markings from the international space station, and many of the outdoor locations have different weather patterns and daylight levels despite being part of the same facility); however, the developers either didn’t want to scrap perfectly good artworks, or were rushing to meet a production deadline, so they just crammed all the disparate pieces together and pretended they made sense somehow. The game even hangs a lantern on the most jarring scene change with a “Wow, that kind of door in this kind of building? How wild!” Independent of the story, though, the production values are respectable, with well-drawn background art, decent voice acting, and the standard uncanny valley cutscene animations. Gameplay-wise, this still incorporates many of the first game’s problems, though. Some of the object use puzzles are unintuitive, and you will need to find several items that basically do the same function because most tools are one use only. It also suffers from the same overabundance of minigames using the mechanic of “properly align a series of parts where moving one piece affects multiple other pieces,” with at least one being directly cut and pasted from the first game. Additionally, several of the minigames are not colorblind friendly. The hidden object screens are the one area of improvement. Most of the nine puzzles are revisited multiple times over the course of the game, but the puzzle clues vary between text prompts and silhouettes to keep them fresh. Additionally, some of the HOS include interactive clues, and others use a flashlight cursor gimmick. They are a definite step up from the overly simplistic HOS of the first game. Like the first game, there are hidden collectibles to find. The 10 oracle badges and 9 journal pages are almost impossible to miss, even on the hardest difficulty, and there is no reward for finding them aside from a bit of extra flavor text. There is also no menu screen to check how many you have, progress is only show through pop-up notifications upon pick-up. The total runtime to 100% the game is less than 2 hours. Honestly, there is not much here to recommend. The story is nonsensical, the locations are disjointed, the adventuring puzzles are contrived, the minigames lack breadth, the collectibles lack purpose, and the game is extremely short. Even though the production values are decent and the hidden object puzzles are better than the first game, these aspects are still nothing to write home about when compared against all the other HOGs on the market. I forgave many of the first game’s flaws because the plot was so refreshingly solid, but this installment warrants no such saving grace. Pass on this one, or buy it on a steep clearance.