Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan

The young teen is usually buried in the phone. Passively observing videos, mostly. Day after day. Sees Grim Legends 2 on the computer. Initiates conversation(!). Asks what it is. Makes suggestions. Accepts an offer to try the game. Asks for suggestions(!). Becomes immerced for hours at a time. Talks to me about the game while we eat and in the car(!). Amazing. From my perspective, this game (and Grim Legends 3) is a hit. It is attractive. Addictive. Fun. Has levels of difficulty, flexible hint system, and the option to bypass puzzles. Invites thoughtful consideration. Offers puzzles that are mostly reasonable for a person who likes moderate challenges. And it's inexpensive. This was a fantastic purchase!

Gorgeous graphics, brilliant cutscenes and Voiced. for once it's objects in scenes that are more or less part of the game, rather than some random drawn picture full of objects as per the norm. There's not a lot of 'hand holding', which i like. There's also a map to instantly find what you need to do in areas -if you've put the game down. You also get some helpers in the form of animals -again better than the *one* animal you get if your lucky. Well worth the money.

The first Grim Legends feels like a "first", but with Grim Legends 2, the game and series are much improved. Better graphics, better voice acting, and just better overall. There's no need to play the first before this one, as the stories are completely separate. However, having played all three, if you're going to pick just one to play, I'd recommend Grim Legends 3 over this one or the first.

I'll start by saying I played on the easiest difficulty: Shorter cooldown on the Hint function, and I also skipped a couple of especially tricky puzzles I just couldn't be bothered to tinker with more than a few minutes. As a fan of Hidden Object type games, I enjoyed every minute of the game. The soundtrack is very nice, the artstyle is beautiful and I found the puzzles enjoyable and logical, for the most part. As I mentioned, I skipped a couple of hard ones, and I love that the option is there. This is a game I'll likely go back to if I get the itch to play a Hidden Object adventure again.