Slayaway Camp 2

Swing and a miss.

A number of positive and negative changes from the previous Slayaway Camp add up to a bit of a downgrade for me, but still with a clear recommendation. Visual are not an eyesore this time. However, animations become a bit of a pain since they cannot be skipped any more, thus watched hundreds of times each. Most of them aren't short either. Mini-games are now numerous, when it was just the one prior. I get that variety is a plus for those who like that kind of stuff but, for me, we lose the simplicity of mouse-only single button control, and the chance to improve through repetition. Let's also mention the high chances of disliking certain mini-games, combined with the inability to exclude those from the randomised cycles. I would have preferred the removal of mini-games entirely, since I come for puzzles. And I got my wish granted: all arcade can be won automatically; it's like skipping, only with a bit of time wasted to unlock every unlockable. Verdict: mini-games upgraded. Puzzles have lost the feature I liked the most: the slippery floors. They join the inferior ranks of Sokoban classics, with a hundred times the number of steps, the laborious pushing of crates, the undo/rewinds so long that they induce yawning, etc. Slippery floors still occur, but are a minority. The worst downgrade comes with scenarios on multiple screens. They kill the visibility, the planning, and increase the magnitude of flaws, like the mentioned rewinds, undos, waits for animations to complete, etc. Landscape scrolling is poor; teleportation is a long animation that adds even more patient waits. The repulsion concerns only the end game, but these levels become increasingly unappealing and unpleasant to complete. In fact, I gave up on the super-long level made of breakable tiles; the one in which you must plan 1000+ steps, the first ones themselves essential, without knowing what comes next. Verdict: mechanics downgraded. Despite the above, puzzle design stays for the most part excellent. That's what truly matters. Quantity is there as well; your brain shouldn't stop overheating any time soon. Disliking a handful of puzzles won't ruin the hundreds of fun ones. Puzzle-lovers shall not skip this game.

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Same concept from the previous opus. Still excellent puzzles with improved visuals and skills added to some characters for some new challenges. It comes with mini games that sucks. Nothing to do with puzzles. Just some cheap arcade. Some of them are definitely not made to be played with a controller. There is an option to auto-win that help skipping them. Like, really? You realized how lame it was adding this so you had that option? This option is not even auto... You need to press an icon in the corner of your screen. Maybe this time the controller helps, I did not try. I don't know where this terribly bad idea came from. It was a perfect without this. Despite this, I am surprised this game does not sell much though. A lot of qualitative work has been put inside. Definitely underrated. Puzzles are really good and setup is fun.

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Me encantó el primero (el de Jason) pero este es aún mejor. Nunca se acaba, tiene muchas pantallas y personajes. Y lo mejor, sin DLC ni micropagos como hicieron con el primero. Lo recomiendo muchísimo.

Slayaway Camp 2 ist ein würdiger Nachfolger des Originals . Die Fortsetzung basiert auf der bereits amüsanten Idee, Schiebeblock-Puzzle-Mechaniken mit der Gewalt eines Slasher-Comics zu kombinieren, und bietet von allem mehr: mehr Rätsel, mehr freischaltbare Charaktere, mehr mechanische Kniffe, mehr B-Movie-Horror-Referenzen und jede Menge Mord.

On passe un bon moment, et pour une fois ce sont les méchants qui gagnent !

Funny Puzzle game, not kid friendly :D Just how i like it.

Love the Slayaway Games and this is the BEST so far. Very Fun - Very Challenging - Too much Fun!!!