Geneforge 2

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Death to the Shapers

Funny fast spell go whoosh

Geneforge 2 is a great sequel. Those who liked the first game will appreciate it without any doubt. At first I was a bit dissatisfied with Geneforge 2 as it was way to similar to the first both in it's gameplay elements and story (basically the same things happen in a new location). One of the biggest negatives is the fact that we already know the basic rules of the world, so the sence of wonder is way weaker here. Thanksfully, the story takes it into consideration by making you an apprentice here, so that your character has allmost all the backgroud knowlwdge about the world of Shapers (unlike the one from the original who was almost a complete outsider). Also, I find the fractions here to be a bit better, at least this time I actually found myself switching sides and joining the Barzahl, while in the original there was no second though about being a true Shaper loyalist. Also worth mentioning are new creations, whole 3 of those. Of course you can create only one after getting a lot of power, but it's definitely worth it. The pacing is another improvement. The original was way too tedious and dragged a lot in the final chunk with all the mines and turrets. This game has less of it and the ending is not that much of a chore to get through. Overall the game has a great aftertaste, surprisingly better then the original, even though the latter had a lot more atmoshere and mystery. Geneforge 2 compensates this with refined pacing and the choice of fraction being a lot more interesting. If you want some 50 hour (my first run took 50.5 hours) of great modern CRPG Geneforge 2 is for you!

First game ruined my life. This one is an improvement on the first... You get the idea..

Good writing and an interesting perspective on the ethics of genetics research.

An excellent sequel building upon the systems that made the first game great, with more depth to the NPCs.

I don't really think it's very good. It's also very hard, and very easy to just make builds that are useless. So, the most enjoyment I got out of this game was reverse engineering the save game format to give myself a zillion stat points, and steamrolled over it. Meta, given the game's storyline. Anyway, it's kind of a Temu Fallout at the end of the day.

Geneforge 2 is too big for its own good. 15 hours in and not even halfway done, I decided to use cheats to turn the game into a point and click adventure just to see the story (the only reason for playing any Geneforge game). Even "playing" the game this way is still taking far, far longer than it should. I cannot imagine the time investment required to play this game through to multiple endings normally. This game was made with a toothpick and some string and copy-pasted assets; that the game requires as much time as it does with as many sloppy and infuriating design decisions as it has is just insulting. But it's Geneforge. So it gets a pass. From me. Not for you. Play up until the frustration exceeds the fun and then use cheats to see the rest through, or expect to invest at least 35 hours into this game for a single run.

fun game