Anodyne 2 comforts me. As a point in Analgesic Production's releases, it managed to make a decent transition to 3d without sacrificing too much of the depth the original had. As cute as the waiting puzzle was, it dated the game; Braid beat it to the punch by a half decade. The comedy's calmed down, sly, half reflexive; you get the sense that the production was about as soothing to make as it was to play. Affects like that make it feel playful in a way the original wasn't. But, I was left feeling cold, the story's far lighter here than the in the original and the sense that something masterful reading is sitting behind the text, waiting to rewrite the way you see everything just isn't there.

For the price, it's difficult to recommend; wait for a deeper sale and try out the original in the meantime.

Anodyne 2 comforts me. As a point in Analgesic Production's releases, it managed to make a decent transition to 3d without sacrificing too much of the depth the original had. As cute as the waiting puzzle was, it dated the game; Braid beat it to the punch by a half decade. The comedy's calmed down, sly, half reflexive; you get the sense that the production was about as soothing to make as it was to play. Affects like that make it feel playful in a way the original wasn't. But, I was left feeling cold, the story's far lighter here than the in the original and the sense that something masterful reading is sitting behind the text, waiting to rewrite the way you see everything just isn't there. For the price, it's difficult to recommend; wait for a deeper sale and try out the original in the meantime.