Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
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Critic Reviews for Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is an excellent game, a love letter to gamers obsessed with urban legends and regional gothic lore. Like its Japanese horror counterparts, Death Mark II offers players a unique audio-visual experience with remarkable sound and art designs. However, there appear to be some missteps in exploring the combat and gameplay mechanics in this release. While I wish that developers had retained these aspects from the previous game, I appreciate their ambition in not settling for merely reproducing the same game but instead exploring new avenues.
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a sequel that decides to change a few elements to offer a more streamlined, less frustrating and generally overall better experience than the previous entries in the series.
Easier, awkward at times, and much less surprising than prior entries, this sequel is still an effective horror game, but not the hardened experience that I have come to expect from the series.
But redundant stats buried away in a menu I never had to really look at also don’t affect the quality of the game. Not only does Death Mark 2 tell an exceptional, authentic Japanese story of spirits, tragedy, sadism and mystery, but I’m struggling to think of a game that looks better on the Nintendo Switch. Especially if you’ve got an OLED model. Truly, Experience Inc. has the finest horror artists in the entire games industry, and it’s truly sad that only a few thousand people will ever be aware of that.
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II keeps alive a franchise that has conquered a relevant space in its niche, innovating in some aspects and maintaining others that mark the identity of these games.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Although I’ve told you how good Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is, I do want to say that while I loved exploring a new genre in the VN world, I don’t think that this will become my new favourite genre. Playing the game at night was difficult as my “scared” emotion would be triggered in the dark. If this is something you feel that you can handle, then pick Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II. It’s a great game on many levels.
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II decides to take a more experimental [gameplay] exploration instead of making the most out of what was already consolidated in its predecessors. Unfortunately, the end result is more frustrating than ideal, making this game not hit the same quality of previous titles, even with its interesting story and good audiovisual production.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a gripping and gruesome read that leaves you wanting more.
