The Journey Down: Chapter Two

The Journey Down: Chapter Two

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SkyGoblin · Atmospheric · Aug 25, 2014

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
559 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 198 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 559 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
“My, my~ such a cozy little noir story... makes me almost feel human.”
198 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Much like the first game, this game features a superb soundtrack.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
In terms of art style, you still get hand drawn backgrounds and modeled characters based on African tribal masks.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The sequel successfully broadens both the scope of the narrative and the world itself, making the journey feel like a meaningful progression rather than simply another episode.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Gameplay follows the traditional point-and-click adventure formula, emphasizing exploration, inventory management, environmental interaction, and conversations with a diverse cast of characters.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
I played the game on Linux Mint 17.3 and it worked flawlessly so well done on the developers for that.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters198 reviews
Audio102 reviews
Graphics58 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Interface15 reviews
Linux compatibility9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty20 reviews
95%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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