Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

im gonna funger ohh im fungering

Genuinely amazing. Mechanically, I think it's a direct improvement from Fear and Hunger 1; from the Rev Up system, to the huge enemy variety, eight different characters to play, a skill system which is more complex than the first game, but still feels digestible. This game also solves some mechanical fallbacks from F&H 1, particularly the save system. The time limit is cleverly implemented. Saving not only advances time, therefore leading you closer to the 3 day deadline, but also has the potential to kill characters in the background (potential party members). It encourages you to learn their schedules so you can recruit them... or kill them at the opportune time, if you choose. There's still plenty of RNG, but it feels like the game gives you the tools to get everything you need, if you know where to go and what to do. Which is the core appeal, in my opinion: the joy of exploration, tinkering with the systems and learning what does what, how to conquer your enemies. Which fights are worth taking, and which ones are not. When you fight for every inch of progress, walking a mile feels meaningful. Killing a boss, obtaining an important item, recruiting a character, opening a shortcut; they're their own quests in a game without directions. Even dying after a long run can be its own reward, if you learned a lot on your way. Fear and Hunger is Art. Miro Haverinen is an artist of the highest order, and every day I pray to All-mer that someday we'll be graced with Fear and Hunger 3. Or a spinoff in the same universe.