Long live the new flesh
After countless fever-dream gifs and a few strange trailers, it’s finally out.Hylics 2is a real video game and it’s playable today for $13.49 onSteamanditch.ioif you’re in the mood for an otherworldly RPG.
I once called it “3:00 a.m. in video game form.” I stand by that.
There’s a lot to dig into. From a purely aesthetic standpoint,Hylics 2makes great use of freaky clay models and stop-motion animation to create a world all its own, and that’s mostly what I’m into.
Combat is turn-based, which is fine. It fits. When you aren’t fighting, you’ll explore 3D spaces – “air-dashing, rolling, and gliding to find hidden treasures or evade enemies” – and there’s even a first-person dungeon-crawler segment. Early user reviews point to less-than-ideal platforming and drawn-out brawls, but if you can handle that sort of mechanical unevenness, it’s overflowing with style.
Do you need to play the first game? According to creator Mason Lindroth, the sequel “uses motifs from its predecessor, but players unfamiliar withHylicsmay still fully enjoyHylics 2.” That said,it’s $3.
I don’t want to play this so much as I want to study every frame.
