The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Reviews

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7 / 10
Jul 30, 2019

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is undoubtedly a fun and well-written point and click adventure which features very challenging (if sometimes frustrating) puzzles, an involving plot and a laudable art style. It would be an easy game to recommend to nearly everyone were it not for its exaggerated price compared to the same game on other platforms and being a point and click adventure, it could certainly benefit from touch screen controls.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 30, 2019

Returning to Aventasia was a delight. I revisited all the sights I loved and caught up with the good folk who made my last foray into their lands such a joy. The fact everything looks exactly like it did all those years ago was a comfort, but I couldn't help but think they really should have given the place a bit of a spruce up after all this time.

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Recommended
Feb 15, 2019

This is a great game. It has been out for a while now, but the fact that it came to Nintendo Switch is brilliant. I love the option to be able to take it on the road, anywhere around the house or on the TV. I'd have to say that playing it on the tv with my controller works best for me. King Art Games gives you this very warm feeling when playing their games, shock will also occur as well. You are setting things up, getting ready to advance to the next segment then bam! A twist. It's very satisfactory.

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6.8 / 10.0
Feb 14, 2019

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is really an interactive book aimed at fans of high fantasy and adventure novels.

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GameSpew
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Feb 6, 2019

If you’re a fan of point and click games, you will not be disappointed with what The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 has to offer you.

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Screen Rant
Scott Baird
Top Critic
Feb 6, 2019

This port of a four-year-old game doesn't offer anything new.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 5, 2019

A classic point'n click adventure that works pretty well despite some control issues.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 5, 2019

The story takes place in a fantasy world of elves, magic users, and people in search of adventure...

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4 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2019

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a hugely enjoyable game – if you’ve either already played the first or if you’re willing to buy and play the first before diving into the second. I feel bad for saying so many negative things about a game that’s obviously had so much love put into it, so I’ll say this: King Art Games, your work has not gone unappreciated. It’s just a shame that the game doesn’t work on its own.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2019

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 was a delight to work my way through and a joy to play. I like playing these older games sometimes because if I do get stuck, I can easily find a guide online, though the puzzles in this game are not hard most of the time. This is a game that you will be able to play at any time and it will hold up due to the art style presented within it. I loved being absorbed by the whimsical story and fantastical locations, it’s a very relaxing game with a lot of eye candy and tonnes of pop-culture references ranging from films to games.

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3 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2019

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is not a very good game. The story and characters are rather uninspired, and it fails to properly parody the fantasy genre, by falling victim to just as many of its tropes. The dialogue is average at best, and leaves a lot of humorous lines hanging to no applause. The game play kills any possible enjoyment one would get from the story. And for a $29.99 price tag, I would suggest avoiding this title. The same publishing team also ported Sphinx to the Switch recently, and that would be a better use of your money.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
5 / 10
Aug 18, 2016

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 feels like a game made for those who live in internet meme culture and who believe classic adventure games are the last great phase of video games. The heavy-handed approach at humour is at times hysterical and at others insufferable. Saved mostly by solid gameplay and puzzle mechanics, the biggest issue it faces is not knowing when to stop. Plodding on for hours and hours, the humour wears thin and its strengths are battered by exposure. Were this game to have been half the length it would hold potential for greatness, and that greatness is still there, just stretched thin over far too much canvas.

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8.2 / 10.0
Aug 4, 2016

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a super fun game, with lots of humor in its dialogues and loaded with many pop culture references that will make you laugh a lot. His scheme of control is not the most accurate and his riddles are not for the weak of mind. But if you want to challenge your brain, have fun and are a fan of graphic adventure, do not hesitate to try it.

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7 / 10
Aug 1, 2016

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 brings back point-n-click adventures to the Wii U in a game that offers well-written dialogues and plenty of humorous situations in the background of a visually rich and polished environment. Despite the lack of interaction through the GamePad, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a game that will certainly please fans of the genre, after the dearth of point-n-click titles over recent years.

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7 / 10
Jul 4, 2016

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is an enjoyable game at its budget price, with a pleasing mix of adventure, humour and some head scratching puzzles. There are some negative points which stop the game from being a fully fledged win, but it is still an enjoyable and nostalgic experience for any gamer with a love of point-and-click styled experiences.

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6.5 / 10.0
Oct 30, 2015

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a decent return to a genre that's starting to emerge from the woodwork of other games on the market, but it's not quite a shining example. There's a question in regards to its pacing and execution in some spots, as well as some puzzles that can take time to resolve. That said, those that do get into the game will be rewarded with a worthy presentation and plenty of chuckles. If you're a fan of the genre, it's worth a look. But don't expect this Book to be absorbed so easily.

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6 / 10
Oct 19, 2015

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a great example of a point-and-click adventure, but, at times, the puzzles that make up a massive portion of the game are awfully difficult to figure out and sometimes don't make much sense. This causes constant hits into brick walls when it comes to progress and makes it drag on for several hours longer than it should already do. One massive redeeming factor is how wonderfully written it is, though; two or three chuckles are guaranteed.

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Digitally Downloaded
Pierre-Yves L.
Top Critic
Oct 14, 2015

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a fairly standard point and click game, but it is also a wonderfully written and fundamentally enjoyable adventure that will appeal to both genre veterans, and people simply looking to a good, clean, fun little title.

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84%
Oct 5, 2015

From the prologue and tutorial levels of The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, you will see that this game was lovingly put together. You will also find that the mechanics of this game, while considered to be outdated, were carefully and creatively considered. This was a successfully crowd-funded Kickstarter game, and it shows. The team behind this game was right to courageously risk adventuring outside their personal castles to rescue the point-and-click game genre.

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Evan Norris
Top Critic
Unscored
Oct 1, 2015

Unwritten Tales 2 is a satisfying point-and-click adventure game and a worthy sequel to one of the genre's best.

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