Don't Be Afraid 2 Reviews

don't like always dying.

buns

Its's fucking shit don't play it waste of my fucking time puzzles are shit who the fuck knows morse code are we in fucking world war 2 I fucking died and it made me restart the the room again what the fuck I hope you never make a game again I'm glad this game was on offer I wouldn't wipe my ass with it

I think it really depends on what you're looking for in a horror game. If you like Escape Room or Detective games with tons of puzzles or are not biased from Don't be Afraid 1, then I think this could be a very good choice for you. If you want another experience quite like Don't be Afraid 1, you will probably be disappointed. 1,5 hours into the game it's become clear that this game is not quite what I had expected after "Don't be Afraid 1". Overall, it's an interesting horror puzzle game with a ton of riddles, but as a horror game or in terms of pure entertainment value, the first one was far superior in my opinion. So far, this is quite different to the exciting, compelling and versatile thrillride/adventure-horror approach of the first game. Maybe the developers thought they could improve upon the first game by just having a series of isolated rooms with a large number of complex puzzles, a more polished presentation and modern graphics, but I don't think they succeeded. Relying too much on puzzles can actually get frustrating and take away from the immersion. Another key difference is that the first game had much more focus on exploration, larger, more lively environments to explore with maze-like sections and corridors in between, containing actual or perceived threats, with the ever-present antagonist commenting on your actions, creating an air of danger, paranoia and allowing for more variety, immersion and even motivating the player to proceed. The second game lets you enter one closed-off isolated room after another, so there is never the same level of cohesion, interest, variety, exploration or sense of danger, the same peaks and troughs, never the same mixture of paranoia, eeriness and fast-paced terror as in the first game. However, if you are not biased from Don't be Afraid 1 or if you are into puzzle horror, this is definitely an interesting and well-made game in its own right.

Oh wow. Okay. So. I´m a huge DBA fan, and I decided to ignore the negative reviews and finally give DBA2 a go. Yes, this is not identical to its predecessor, and that´s okay with me. This is more of an escape room/puzzle game, which again, is a central aspect of DBA, but it´s not the ENTIRE theme or style of the game, if that makes sense? Anyway, it´s alright with me, I enjoyed it up until I realized something... If you die, you have to repeat an ENTIRE chapter from scratch... These chapters are full of MULTIPLE, tedious puzzles you have to do in a specific order. If you´re not looking up walkthroughs online, they can take quite a while, which is the case for me. I just spent a good 45 minutes on the attic area, and I won´t spoil what happens, but I couldn´t solve a specific puzzle in time and died. Back to the very very beginning. UNREAL. The save feature is garbage. I can´t recommend DBA2.