Name: A good bit of crazy fun
Item: Alice: Madness Returns
Rating: 7
Author: badsoulslike

Sequel to 2000s America McGee's Alice you take on the role of Alice as she ventures back into Wonderland which to no one's surprise, has seen better days. Corrupted by the memories of a great tragedy Wonderland has become a twisted and evil mirror image of its former self. It's your job as Alice to fight back this corruption with your vorpal blade and a small collection of other tea pot-based weaponry to carve your way to sanity and the truth.

The game's biggest draw is its environment and style. This is the most unique and disturbing portrayal of Wonderland with vibrant and colorful gardens mixed in with completely meat-based castles. A constant change of location assures that you'll never see the same place twice and every single world has a unique theme and style which also changes Alice's dress to match. Combat is Devil May Cry esque with you switching between two different ranged and melee weapons for heavy and light attacks. It's a much simpler system that relies more on constant switching between weapons than making combos as there is only one type of attack for almost all the weapons. Though simple, it does get the job done and only starts to feel dull as the game ends. To counter the simple combat there are a great variety of enemies all with different moves that force you to change up how you handle each one and which to prioritize. Sadly the game hesitates to throw that many enemies at you at any given time which could have added some much-needed excitement and challenge.

The story is told through both the real world and through the creatures of Wonderland with Alice jumping between the two as you slowly piece together the truth of her past and hopefully her sanity. It took me about 14 hours to get through the whole game and besides the final boss being a bit annoying it was a fun ride throughout.

Sequel to 2000s America McGee's Alice you take on the role of Alice as she ventures back into Wonderland which to no one's surprise, has seen better days. Corrupted by the memories of a great tragedy Wonderland has become a twisted and evil mirror image of its former self. It's your job as Alice to fight back this corruption with your vorpal blade and a small collection of other tea pot-based weaponry to carve your way to sanity and the truth. The game's biggest draw is its environment and style. This is the most unique and disturbing portrayal of Wonderland with vibrant and colorful gardens mixed in with completely meat-based castles. A constant change of location assures that you'll never see the same place twice and every single world has a unique theme and style which also changes Alice's dress to match. Combat is Devil May Cry esque with you switching between two different ranged and melee weapons for heavy and light attacks. It's a much simpler system that relies more on constant switching between weapons than making combos as there is only one type of attack for almost all the weapons. Though simple, it does get the job done and only starts to feel dull as the game ends. To counter the simple combat there are a great variety of enemies all with different moves that force you to change up how you handle each one and which to prioritize. Sadly the game hesitates to throw that many enemies at you at any given time which could have added some much-needed excitement and challenge. The story is told through both the real world and through the creatures of Wonderland with Alice jumping between the two as you slowly piece together the truth of her past and hopefully her sanity. It took me about 14 hours to get through the whole game and besides the final boss being a bit annoying it was a fun ride throughout.

Alice: Madness Returns

A good bit of crazy fun

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