Peacemaker: Glorious Princess Steam Charts & Stats

And this is part two of a singular review on the two Peacemaker games released so far. For a more concise and less detailed part one read https://steamcommunity.com/id/geeklygentleman/recommended/1796080 So, it might seem weird how the Prologue had thumbs up but this one doesn't. Yet again we meet with the problem of Steam not allowing neutral reviews. I cannot in good conscience say that Glorious Princess was a good sequel. It felt inferior in many aspects to it's own predecessor. The story felt naive. The reuse of content in the form of flashbacks to things you have seen literally thirty minutes to an hour prior is insane padding making up at least 15% of the game. The writing somehow felt worse than the last time (and it's crazy how I say "last time" when I've beaten the Prologue literally two days prior to leaving this review). "Good is good and bad is bad except when good does bad things then it's no longer good or something" is what this game's story comes across as. And that's not even comparing it to the power struggle and (predictable) subversion of expectations of its' own prequel. It's just bad as a standalone, and simply disappointing as a second chapter. I do appreciate the fact there's a greater story behind separate entries with a bit of a gray morale in it but I can't help but wish it wasn't presented in the way Glorious Princess did. The fights are padding as well. You fight the same group of enemies placed five times in a row, fight a different group of enemies placed three times next to each other, fight a mix of the two copypasted a couple times... It feels nice the first, maybe the second time to have to make up a specific tactic to use against specific enemy encounter. It doesn't feel so good to repeat that over and over again THAT many times. I got bored just before the final area and just walked past all the enemies when I saw there are about twenty encounters which aren't even worth wasting time on. The final boss felt good though. Maybe a couple mid-bosses weren't so bad either. I just can't remember, the aftertaste of all the minor fights is too overpowering. The maps are... I don't think I can stress enough how bland they were. Even the generic dungeons of Prologue felt better. There are even two situations where two screens are pretty much entirely reused (and no, that's not including the "base"). Overall I can't recommend it even to people who have played the Hero King Quest. It's not terrible, but... I, personally, am keeping an eye on and waiting for the Bloody Emperor, but I only hope it doesn't turn out to be such a letdown. Peacemaker series could be better but I hope this entry is just a minor hiccup before a good triquel.