Evoland 2 - Review @ TechRaptor

Don Parsons (TechRaptor) has reviewed Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder and he's impressed:

[...] Evoland 2 uses a set of 3 main time periods—the past 50 years ago, the present, and 50 years in the future—each of which have their own art style and events going on. The art style changes here are the main thing that harken to the technological focus of Evoland 1, but they do very well fitting the idea of how things worked, and the future 3D stuff in particular stood out as very well done and smooth. That’s not to say the past and present weren’t—it’s just at times for me they tended to run more together with their art styles, though there are definite differences as well.

In general though, while the different periods are a key feature to the game, the standout thing for Evoland 2 is the writing. Evoland , is quite simply in my opinion one of the smartest and wittiest written games I’ve seen in a long time. While Evoland 2 utilizes a lot of the same Hero’s Journey path you’re used to seeing in games, it executes it incredibly well for the most part and utilizes what is there to the best of its abilities, while surrounding it with a lot of incredibly smart writing. [...]

Overall, Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder is more than the sum of its parts. It’s a labor of love that celebrates the best of gaming and takes you through a wonderfully written tale. While there were some technical issues, it was relatively minor with some texture errors and a couple crashes through my playtime, but it has been improved since the preview and there’s every reason to believe the team at Shiro Games will continue to do so.

Score: 8.5 Great

Summary:

Evoland 2 is a treasure to play with some of the best writing and wit in games to be seen in years.