The second episode of Blues and Bullets falls short in enough ways to make it easy to recommend staying away from it at this point until all five episodes are out in the wild. First and foremost, not enough consideration was given to the fact that it’s tough to dive back into a narrative-heavy episodic title after eight months, even with the sequence at the beginning of the episode depicting some of the major story beats.
Blues and Bullets: Episode 2 - Shaking The Hive
A Crowd of Monsters · Mar 8, 2016
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Helped by various characters from some unexpected places, the player must guide Eliot through the increasingly morbid and decadent scenarios searching for clues to solve the cases in the five episodes of this season's Blues and Bullets.
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- 9.0The Blues and Bullets episodic series has graced the current round of consoles with a captivating story and distinctive gameplay loop. Episode 2 furthers the path deeper into the exceptional groundwork laid in the inaugural episode. The characters are starting to open up, and produce a sense of anticipation for the tale that is unfolding. With its alluring visual presentation, and stirring plot, I can say I'm officially on board to following the breadcrumbs to the series conclusions.
- 6.0The stylish visuals are at full swing, it's just disappointing that most of the gameplay in Episode 2 amounts to nothing more than repetitive gunplay sections that aren't all that much fun to play. We're still excited to see how everything will unfold in this five episode series, so long as the gameplay musters up more variety.
- 6.0While there's a lot of small improvements all around, the same issues that plagued the first episode are still here, albeit a bit less noticeable. It's an enjoyable experience, but one that isn't quite living up to its potential.
- 7.8El episodio 2 de Blues and Bullets constituye una continuación interesante, intensa y que no pierde el ritmo del primero, sino que añade algún elemento no visto hasta ahora, y esto resulta de agradecer. Un juego pausado, pero tenso, y una experiencia muy cinematográfica.
- Les développeurs de A Crowd of Monsters semblent avoir entendu quelques-unes des suppliques apposées à Blues and Bullets, et cela se ressent in-game. Si certaines choses resteront à jamais inchangées, faute de budget, l'équipe réoriente comme il se doit la production. Nous avons donc droit à une aventure rythmée, bien écrite et plaisante. Ne reste plus qu'à attendre l'épisode 3 pour voir si les évolutions seront encore plus significatives, de quoi augmenter un peu plus la note.
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