Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 - From the Abyss turned out to be a mechanically sound albeit slightly aimless dungeon crawler with a couple of interesting ideas up its sleeve.
Save for a different main character, this is the exact same game as before. Not that we were expecting anything else — both games selectively pull from retail title From the Abyss — and everything we thought about Chapter 1 applies to Chapter 2, so we suggest checking out our Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 - From the Abyss review for a more complete breakdown on how we felt. We'll wait right here to give you a chance to catch up.
Done already? Aren't you a speedy reader. On to Chapter 2 then.
There are precisely two notable things about part deux: all of your equipment and abilities carry over from the first chapter, which is a welcome feature for those who slogged through the first set of dungeons; and a new main character who is really into looking for treasure. She plays the same as the protagonist of Chapter 1, amounting to little more than a sprite swap.
All the rest is as before. Items and abilities are still obtained in the same random way, the sound and visuals are indistinguishable save the difference in playable character, and it still feels slightly aimless to blast through dungeons only to be spit out the end and told to do it all again.
Conclusion
What we have here is a straight continuation of gameplay, and your want to pick this up is directly tied to how much more you'd like to dig into this brand of dungeon crawler. Carrying over equipment and abilities from the first game is a welcome touch, but there's nothing here to convert those who may have thought ill of Chapter 1.
Comments 14
looks alright cant be all bad
might as well go buy FROM THE ABYSS cart for 5 bucks before buyin the 2 downloads for 4
eeehh..should be better though?
What's more depressing? The fact that this game is mediocre, or that Nintendo Power recommended it?
I still think the title sounds like it should belong to a detective game
I would definitely think the same thing if "From the Abyss" didn't give away its connection to the retail title.
the cart sucked too...boo this game.
Wow, 23 hours, I don't think you've ever gone this long without an update before.
this game was ok but for my raiting i would at least give it 6/10. FAIL
So...it's a Rogue-like? If so I already have Izuna 2 to keep me entertained.
How many stages are in this game? I'm only up to the third part of the second stage. The enemies are getting quite tough. Its okay for a cheap download. I may well be tempted to get the first part at some point too. I wouldn't want to pay any more for it. I wish they had gave us more interesting environments. The cave background is dull then we got an ice variation for the second stage. I hope the third stage if I ever see it offers something different..
I get the reference up top, I think.
I like it. A LOT. :3
me too
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