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• gamedeal user

  Oct 3, 2021

  [b]Playing status:[/b] 100% achievement, finished the game [h1]Intro[/h1] [b]Lilly and Sasha: Nexus of Souls[/b] is the second installment of the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=Lilly+and+Sasha&developer=John+Wizard][i]Lilly and Sasha[/i][/url] series, which continues its story from [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/364270][b]Lilly and Sasha: Curse of the Immortals[/b][/url] ([url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198132503739/recommended/364270/]my review[/url]). Unlike the first game, it tries to balance its content between puzzles, combat, and fetch quests. [b]Pros:[/b] - 3 difficulties - Various, simple puzzles to solve - More balanced approach between combat, fetch quests, and puzzles [b]Cons:[/b] - It is hard to know where to go next - Some puzzles might be confusing to understand [b]Specs[/b] Intel Core i5-9300H 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 [h1]Should you buy this game?[/h1] [b]Yes.[/b] [i]If you enjoyed the first game, [b]Lilly and Sasha: Curse of the Immortals[/b], buy this game at a sale. Don't buy it if you haven't played the first game - you'll miss out a lot.[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1]In-Depth Review[/h1] [h3]Visuals[/h3] The game looks similar to the first game albeit with a lower quality. It might look appealing at first after coming from the first game due to the rework in the combat visuals, although it will soon die out after you play the game for a while. All areas look similar with their square outline, forcing you to traverse the vast area over and over. It feels like I'm exploring the same map despite it looking different from each other. I couldn't even remember most locations because of this, which gives me a hard time when I had to go back to the previously explored areas for collectibles. [h3]Story[/h3] The story becomes more serious this time. Most side quests are gone, and the interactions between characters are mostly limited to the events that transpire. Some dialogues still look foolish like the first game, although it isn't showing as much as before. Dialogues are still one of the best aspects of this game though. There might be not much that happens in the main story, but the conversations between the characters are still enjoyable. People who haven't played the first game shouldn't play this game. Although it offers a short recap, you'll miss a lot of things that the first game has, whether it's the useless banter between characters or the story itself. The recap is meant for those who have played the first game, not those who never see any of the cutscenes. [h3]The Game[/h3] [b]Gameplay[/b] As I said before, the gameplay is more balanced between puzzles, combat, and fetch quests. Puzzles become less apparent in the game, although you still can find some with a unique theme in each dungeon. Most puzzles in the game are replaced by fetch quests instead, forcing you to pick up an item and press a certain button to use it in the area. While this looks interesting at first, this turns into a chore later on, especially since you can only pick one item at a time. You'll have to go back and forth between places to take the same items several times just to finish that certain side quest. Combat is more solid. First of all, you can speed up the animation through the options. You'll spend a lot of time battling monsters in this game, and having a faster combat speed helps to kill the boredom. You also can buy more than one item in the shop, which helps to build your party members into whatever that you want. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=584384840 Despite the easier difficulty, it can be hard to understand how puzzles work. This mostly applies to the puzzles in the first dungeon since you need to position an item carefully and be mindful of where it is facing. There are no instructions on how to solve the puzzles, and although this approach can work in the first game, it becomes a disaster in this game. It becomes almost impossible to figure out the whole mechanic unless if you know it beforehand. The game has unclear progression this time. There aren't many side quests that you can do, so you are bound to focus on the main quests instead. However, it is hard to know where you are supposed to go next. The game will only specify which direction that you need to go, although you need to figure out from where you are supposed to go to reach that next destination. Moreover, the similar-looking maps in each area also make it hard to remember the location that you haven't explored yet. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=584603213 [b]Length and Difficulty[/b] I finished the game in 12.6h. The game still offers 3 difficulties and it allows you to transfer your save from the first game to retain your items and difficulty. That being said, my save is set into the easy difficulty since that's the difficulty that I used on the first game. Difficulty-wise, the game isn't difficult at all. The only problematic thing that you need to do is to figure out where you are supposed to go next or learn how a puzzle work. I had some difficulties in solving some puzzles in the first game, but I didn't find any trouble in this game at all. [b]Problems[/b] You can't see what skills that a party member has until you use them at your party. Moreover, the game also tends to change the party members that you use in battle after some cutscenes. It can be annoying to check it every time just to make sure that you got the party members that you want. Lastly, the game still stutters. I had to change the compatibility mode to Windows XP Service Pack 3 to fix it. [h1]Conclusion[/h1] [b]Lilly and Sasha: Nexus of Souls[/b] feels like a downgrade from the first game. Maps tend to have the same layout and I even noticed some that are reused in the dungeons. There isn't much depth to the puzzles either, and the side quests that I liked from the first game are almost gone. However, the game is still of a higher quality than the rest of [i]RPG Maker[/i] games, especially whenever it's on a sale. I'm not sure if it's going to be on sale someday, but if it does, it doesn't hurt to pick it up if you liked the first game.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 11, 2015

  ### This is game two in the Lilly and Sasha series### This game starts litterally in the same room as the first game ends. Make sure you first play Lilly and Sasha: Curse of the Immortals before playing this one. When you start a new game weather you import your save or start a new game there is a recap, but if you havn't played the first game it will be harder to get into. Same as the first Lilly and Sasha game. Good story, nice well rounded combat system, and the music goes great with the game. Thankfully the humor that made the first game such a pleasure playing through is back in this one as well. At the time I wrote this I am about five hours in and I look forward to playing this and I hope John Wizard is able to bring the third Lilly and Sasha game onto Steam.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 2, 2016

  ENG: Great sequel of the "Curse of Immortals". You'll love dialogs (as always), bigger world, music and puzzles. Can't wait to play in the third game! РУС: Прекрасное продолжение "Проклятья Бессмертных". Вы влюбитесь в диалоги (как всегда), расширенный мир, музыку и загадки. Не могу дождаться момента запуска третьей игры!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 3, 2016

  Part 2 of the trilogy. Continues the story from Lilly and Sasha: Curse of the Immortals. If you liked the first one, you should like this one. A lot of fun!
• gamedeal user

  Jun 26, 2016

  Good RPGMaker game. But I can't find Abaddon and it's driving me nuts. Can anyone help?
• gamedeal user

  Jul 3, 2016

  I thought this game was about Lilly Banks and Sasha Grey... Pretty disappointed now... 69/690
• gamedeal user

  Sep 12, 2016

  Can ye add Jack of all worlds game plz, I can only buy things on steam.. :P
• gamedeal user

  Mar 18, 2017

  great game ,recommend for anyone