I won’t reveal who or what you’ll smash, but you will undoubtedly enjoy doing it. Everything’s oversized as such, there’s a bit of a windup, so you’ll need to deliberately time your attacks. During certain sequences, you’ll be able to pick up and drag, say, a pipe. It’s a fairly straightforward system – you won’t have to worry about breakable items, limited resources, an inventory, or anything to that effect. Little Nightmares II‘s setting has this way of coming across like a believable (albeit twisted) world, not some artificial video game backdrop.Īnother big change in the sequel is the ability to wield weapons. None of them stumped me too hard, but I appreciated how natural they felt within their surroundings. There’s plenty of tricky platforming moments and zigzagging exploration like before, as well as a greater emphasis placed on discrete environmental puzzles. I’d argue that failure – getting caught – is all part of the fun.Ĭould the player’s movement still be a little tighter and feel more in-tune? Yeah. That said, the sequel is still challenging. I’d also say that Little Nightmares II is less of a chore to navigate than the first game could be Mono tends to latch onto and climb surfaces more seamlessly, and he won’t randomly walk off a narrow ledge because the camera angle tripped you up and you weren’t perfectly angling your path to compensate. The partner premise gives the sequel a distinct identity. I can’t imagine this was easy for Tarsier to implement, but the payoff was worth it. You don’t have to prompt these actions – she kind of just does them as the character intuitively should. She’ll be there to boost you up, catch you from falling after a leap of faith, and occasionally carry an important item related to an environmental puzzle. I never felt like I was at the mercy of Six’s decision-making or that I had to escort her.
She’s completely AI-controlled, and while there will inevitably be minor hiccups, she stays out of the way when it matters most and is an excellent addition to the flow of Little Nightmares. Six will stay by Mono’s side more often than not, but that doesn’t mean you can throw a second player into the mix. This game is a looker.Īt a glance from a trailer or game summary, you might think Little Nightmares II has co-op support. I’m flipping through hundreds of screenshots I took while reviewing Little Nightmares II, and in the process, I’m reliving every tense encounter and every beautifully bleak set piece. Four of the five – including a treacherous school dominated by a long-necked teacher and a hospital overrun with prosthetic mannequins who shuffle in the dark – are compelling enough that they could house their own game. There are five levels, each with a different visual theme and thick mood. Neither of them are normal – not even by this world’s standards – and they’ll need each other’s help to traverse a formidable path into the city center where a tower waits. That was true of The Maw, a hulking vessel as impressive as it was oppressive, and it’s absolutely true of the sequel’s journey across the mainland.Įarly on in this six-hour-or-so platforming adventure, Mono groups up with Six, the hooded protagonist of the first Little Nightmares. In a desperate world in which tiny kids try to slip by unnaturally tall and grotesque adults who want to snatch them up, you’ll play as Mono, a masked boy trying to push ahead – but to what end? Trying to piece together what the hell is up with this place and why nearly everyone and everything is wretched is a huge part of the appeal of this series. Released: Febru/ TBA 2021 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Little Nightmares II (PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) The sequel is bigger, more elaborate, and better balanced – everything I was hoping to see. I struggled with this feeling in Little Nightmares, but I avoided it in Little Nightmares II.
It can feel like the scales have tipped – like you’re no longer at fault. You can hit the point of “too many deaths” and, despite knowing what you need to do, still fail to pull it off, shattering the atmosphere. In the wrong hands, when things aren’t tuned just so, this can prove frustrating. It’s a mad dash to carve your way through an obstacle course with a boogeyman breathing down your neck. Time and time again, you’re going to slowly, safely get a lay of the land – and a few impossible-to-ignore glimpses of some big nasty brute in charge – before needing to fetch a key in plain sight or otherwise cause some racket to progress. The formula is no secret, but that doesn’t make it any less successful. Little Nightmares II has this entertaining intensity to it that’s as fun to watch as it is to play. A fitting next step for the horror-adventure series
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