Sylvio 2

I have not played or seen any videos of sylvio 1 yet at the time of my completion of sylvio 2. going into this with a perspective unbiased by the first game, I love it. it's very atmospheric, I love the evp mechanics, I discovered a part of an achievement that seemingly hasn't been uncovered before [spoiler](those collectables you can find in certain places actually go somewhere in a small puzzle involving the metal detector)[/spoiler] and while the end of the story is a bit of a weird thing, I can see why, the kickstarter failed, to the best of my knowledge, and the developer wanted to put out a game for people who wanted a sequel anyways, and he did his best with what he had. I've only heard secondhand about some of the mechanics in sylvio 1, and I don't think sylvio 2 not having them devalues it, if you like story based horror walking simulators, this game is a wonderful thing.

Stuck for ages in almost the first room. Checked a video walkthrough and it turns out that I can't pick up the radio equipment as it is not highlighted. So, broken then.

While I understand some of the critique, I still think this is a nice addition to the series, addressing both the needlessly expansive game world and a great deal of jank revolving around the potato gun by completely nixing it entirely. Do I miss the complete lack of puzzle solving? Sure, but it still maintains the wonderfully bizarre atmosphere of the original [i]Sylvio[/i], Maia reprises her role as Juliette, and personally, cool as the reel-to-reel deck was, I think the haunted audio spectrums and video analysis are decent enough novelties in their own right. The real gem, though, is traveling via the rusty trawler. An entire game where you explore a post-apocalypse of cosmic horrors by boat, decorated in occult artifacts—akin to the statues here—would be absolutely brilliant and I would quite frankly play the ♥♥♥♥ out of that if it existed. Definitely don't let the negative reviews scare you; if you enjoyed [i]Sylvio[/i], but wished it had been better structured, you're doing a disservice to yourself by skipping its sequel.

Sylvio 2 is unmistakably a sequel to the first game, not because of its name but because it's ugly as sin. I'm still undecided as to which of the pair looks worse, pondering this question is assuredly more engaging than playing either of them was. The gameplay, and in turn, the length of this one has been drastically reduced, but thanks to the total lack of improvement in story and characters, this excision is a blessing. There is a solitary encounter which is efficacious, so much so that it is genuinely terrifying. This compounds my frustration as there is evidently skill that the developer can apply, yet a myriad of bizarre design choices take precedence. A sequel that wasn't needed nor deserved. 3/10

The Games just ultra short and borring,nothing to Sylvio 1... Just run from Orb to Orb,WTF are this ♥♥♥♥ Turds over every House?? The Ending is the Biggest Joke...sorry but that is jut Crap!!! Guess the Dev. was out of Ideas or just angry Patreon failed...

I absolutely adored the first game. This game is not as good, but it is still a very enjoyable game. Especially when I found out that there is a 3rd game coming out soon. Despite this game being more of an adventure game rather than horror. It still has that Sylvio charm that I came to love in the first. It's worth buying, but not at full price. Get it for less than 5 bux and have a good 3-4 hours of paranormal activity. A solid 7/10 experience. I'd still play again despite all of the flaws

Fantastic walking-simulator ghost hunting game. Better than the first one somehow.

Having not played Sylvio 1, I'm coming at this game as a self-contained experience. The overall atmosphere is lovely with the main mechanic of interacting with the world being the linear scrubbing through recorded audio and video to ascertain the circumstances of each area. It's seems like development may have been cut short by dwindling funds and the overarching story seems to reflect that. The execution of each section, however, certainly does not. Much of the visual designs are unnerving in a sort of Fatal Frame kind of way and the unfolding of the micro-story of each section is delightful. The sound design is excellent and I've never encountered the related audio/video mechanics in any game I've played before. For those coming from Sylvio 1 which sounds like a much more fleshed out game, it sounds like there's some disappointment, particularly if they expected a really interesting culmination of the story (not to say that there was nothing interesting about it at all; just a bit more average/schlocky, perhaps?) but, on its own merit, Sylvio 2 is a fascinating game with some very nice execution. Absolutely worth the experience.