I've loved Oxenfree, and I can say that I am really happy with how Oxenfree II turned out! The atmosphere is what I loved most about the first game, and it didn't fail to capture and draw me in again. The art style perfectly complements the aesthetic and vibe of the game as a whole. It has a few less actually scary moments than the first game, but that doesn't stop it from always keeping you on the edge.

The story continues the one from the first game, although at the start it doesn't exactly seem like it, toward the end, the plot opens more and the plot reveal is quite satisfying. One thing though, you could play this as a stand-alone story, but it is pretty tightly connected to the first game's characters and plot, especially to Alex. I don't imagine it having nowhere the same impact without even knowing who Alex is.

For commodity or accessibility purposes, the game can be easily playable one-handed, whether that is mouse-only or keyboard-only. Or a combination of the two. One complaint I'd have here though, I wish you could remap the keybindings, for one specific reason: only using the keyboard, choosing dialogue options is done by pressing J, I, or L for each of the 3 options. It would be a lot more convenient if these were simply 1, 2, and 3.

The one thing that bothered me a bit about the game was the few times dialogues would just overlap. It doesn't happen too much, but it can happen, which is very annoying. You may be talking to someone already, and a second dialogue might suddenly start with a different character, and neither of them will wait for the first dialogue to finish. They just mix together. This made me just sit still when a conversation would begin to make sure that it goes smoothly.

To any completionists out there, there's no hard-to-get achievement, especially if you're using a guide, however, you can't do it all in one playthrough, and in fact, you're going to need at least 3 full playthroughs. It is unlikely that you will need any more than that though.

I've loved Oxenfree, and I can say that I am really happy with how Oxenfree II turned out! The atmosphere is what I loved most about the first game, and it didn't fail to capture and draw me in again. The art style perfectly complements the aesthetic and vibe of the game as a whole. It has a few less actually scary moments than the first game, but that doesn't stop it from always keeping you on the edge. The story continues the one from the first game, although at the start it doesn't exactly seem like it, toward the end, the plot opens more and the plot reveal is quite satisfying. One thing though, you could play this as a stand-alone story, but it is pretty tightly connected to the first game's characters and plot, especially to Alex. I don't imagine it having nowhere the same impact without even knowing who Alex is. For commodity or accessibility purposes, the game can be easily playable one-handed, whether that is mouse-only or keyboard-only. Or a combination of the two. One complaint I'd have here though, I wish you could remap the keybindings, for one specific reason: only using the keyboard, choosing dialogue options is done by pressing J, I, or L for each of the 3 options. It would be a lot more convenient if these were simply 1, 2, and 3. The one thing that bothered me a bit about the game was the few times dialogues would just overlap. It doesn't happen too much, but it can happen, which is very annoying. You may be talking to someone already, and a second dialogue might suddenly start with a different character, and neither of them will wait for the first dialogue to finish. They just mix together. This made me just sit still when a conversation would begin to make sure that it goes smoothly. To any completionists out there, there's no hard-to-get achievement, especially if you're using a guide, however, you can't do it all in one playthrough, and in fact, you're going to need at least 3 full playthroughs. It is unlikely that you will need any more than that though.