This is a really surreal first person brawler. The combat is satisfying, but can grind a bit after a while - but what you're really coming to a game like this for is the bizarre setting and characters. You could play it without the first game and not miss much as the story is so bizarre anyway, but it's worth playing both. It's not a must play, but this is a really unusual world, the likes of which you won't find elsewhere.

Как водится, сиквел успешного арт-хаусного beat'em up от чилийской студии ACE Team не заставил себя долго ждать. Некоторым играм хочется дать шанс и Zeno Clash 2 одна из таких. Лучше ли сиквел первой части? Да, лучше. Похорошела ли графика? Да, похорошела. Добавились новые элементы, расширился игровой мир? Да! Так, значит, можно смело идти и покупать? Нет... ну, разве что на летней распродаже!

Мир действительно стал больше во много раз, но делать там совершенно нечего. Локации хоть и наполнены живностью, но событийность и режиссура там стремятся к нулю. Это главный недостаток! Гротеск и причудливость форм Зенозоика (так называется игровой мир) все еще доказывают, что фантазия разработчиков не знает границ, но ошибки предшественников, шагнувших на скользкую тропинку open world игр ничему не научили чилийцев. Есть несколько побочных квестов, для подсчета количества которых хватит и пальцев на одной руке. Есть RPG элемент, где герой развивает в себе 4 способности, обшаривая каждый угол игровой карты в поисках тотемов, дающих определенное количество очков умений. Сюжет достаточно интересен, изобилует отсылками к предыдущей игре, но тем, кто не играл в первую часть, понять что-либо будет крайне нелегко. Плюс, в игре масса мелких недоработок... мелких, но от этого не менее раздражающих!

Со скрипом, но я порекомендую Zeno Clash 2, поскольку в игре есть потенциал, плюс отличная работа художников и дизайнеров. И на том спасибо.
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Successor of Zeno Clash from ACE Team didn't took so long to hit the shelves. This game is one of the few that can be given a second chance, that's for sure. Is it better than the original? Yes. Are visuals, mechanics and game world improved? Yes! So, it's a cool and decent game? Nope...

The Zenozoik world grew bigger, that's true. But you got nothing to do there. It's alive in terms of critters rustling, yet lifeless if we speak about player's interest. It's crazy to look at, curved, bizarre and weird in every aspect, but... that's all about it. You got a small selection of side-quests, but it's number is so scarce and small, so it doesn't even deserve to be mentioned I guess. Got an RPG element included as well, choosing from 4 different parameters to skill. To get a skill point you ought to search every nook and cranny for special totems that give a certain amount of points needed for upgrading. The story is pretty good and elabotated, yet to understand everything you better have the first game completed before attempting to start playing the sequel. Otherwise, that might seem like a meaningless freak show to you.

Moreover, the game has a high number of small defects, screw-ups... there are small, but quite irritating!

I can recommend this game, despite of ♥♥♥♥load of critics though... It's got potential, shows off a great artists' and designers' work. And... of course, kicking faces, beaks and muzzles is still so fun.

A very good indie game and a superb follow-up to a growing mania in the fps world : Zeno Clash. Like the first opus all the fighting is mainly about fisticuff and peculiar blunt weapons which makes for some intriguing at first but generally very satisfying gaming experience. As you might expect the story unfolds and takes on where the first opus left it back in the days. Some questions remained unanswered in the past and Gatt will need to put his own personal straight up hammer-diplomacy to use once again to bring justice to his fellow Zenozoid brethren and save them from the evil designs of the makers. Original, fun and quite well produced, this game is a milestone in the history of video game. Awesome in so many ways.

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Zeno Clash 2 is a great and unique game filled with crazy looking cretures that you can punch in the face. Which is really enjoyable. The art style is awesome and creepy sometimes, its like developers were on shrooms, but it's a good thing in this case imo.