Pathologic 2 Review (No Spoilers) - An Interactive Piece of Art
772Pathologic 2 is one of the most unique video games that I have ever played. It's an interactive piece of art. Pathologic 2 takes you through a strange town in Russia where you act through the hands of a doctor over the course of 12 days to help the town survive a plague.
Pathologic 2 is creepy, weird and fairly challenging - but it provides tons of dialogue and interesting characters, a very rich world that leaves a lot open for interpretation and in my opinion can be considered as indirect commentary on the world we live in today and how that world was shaped. In this Pathologic 2 Review I invite you on a 50 minute journey to discover what the game is and hopefully convince you to try it out yourself! There'll be plenty of Pathologic 2 gameplay, but I took a great deal of care to not show anything that would spoil a playthrough for you.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro video
01:20 - Introduction
06:30 - Setting
10:13 - Survival Mechanics
12:57 - Gamefeel
17:35 - Route planning
21:49 - Art Direction
27:37 - Sound Design
33:39 - Difficulty
38:46 - Ludonarrative Resonance
42:49 - Criticism
46:10 - Conclusion
Some relevant links:
Pathologic 1 on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/384110/Pathologic_Classic_HD/
Pathologic 2 on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/505230/Pathologic_2/
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