I'm not quite sure I understand why this game is $10 and the original Walk With the Living is... free... but that said, $10 is not a bad value for this game. You can complete it in around 3 hours, but there's also a good deal of replay value because different in-game choices lead to completely different battles; think of FE6's Ilia/Sacae route split as a comparable situation.

Like the original, Walk With the Living 2 has a few UI hangups which I would've liked to see changed. As one glaring example, there's almost no sound design in the game. At all. Scrolling through menus makes no sound. Selecting any options makes no sound. From what I could tell, all of the sounds in the game came from the default SRPG Studio assets. As another thing, units STILL don't "grey" out once their turn is finished, making it more difficult than necessary to figure out who has and hasn't taken their turn yet. I also wish it were easier to tell which side each unit was on; due to the lack of color-coding, it's often a bit confusing whether a certain unit is playable, an ally, or an enemy.

Gameplay is competent, if a bit uninspired and run-of-the-mill. Walk With the Living 2 was made in SRPG Studio, which indicates that it'll play out 99% identically to a Fire Emblem title. I'll grant that unit balance is done reasonably, and the game is a good bit of fun for what it is. However, it neither brings anything new to the table, nor does it transcend what any of the first 12 FE titles already accomplished. I can't exactly fault Mr. Brayfield (the developer) for this, because the gameplay IS competent... yet I will say that SRPG Studio has a lot more power than what's exhibited here. I have yet to see a SRPG Studio title which really pushes the engine to its limits and establishes some truly original, innovative ideas. Things like alternate turn orders, AoE magic spells, expanded support systems, and crazy, niche weapons are all possible within the engine. I'd love to see more developers get creative with these ideas, and more.

The music and story trended a bit more on the soporific and depressing side than I'd like, but I'm sure there are people who like that sort of thing, so if you fall into that category, then more power to you. Another thing I didn't like is that your inventory size is only 3, just like in the first game. Maybe some people like this constraint, but I personally found it kind of annoying and limiting.

All this being said, I found Walk With the Living 2 to be an enjoyable experience, even if it wasn't all too memorable or ambitious. If nothing else, I'm glad that the game and its predecessor exist, because they're good rebuttals to the criticism that "lol SRPG Studio can only produce trash like Falnarion Tactics or Royal Rescue."