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For the first half the inspired severing mechanic and great atmosphere made this seem like an all-timer, but towards the end the game unfortunately substitutes bleakness for depth in the story and tedium for challenge in the gameplay. Exploration is largely a chore, with very few puzzles to speak of, more just endless trudging from corridor to corridor looking for keys and switches. Others have commented on the combat relying too heavily on buffs and quantity of enemies - you’ll be rolling your eyes when you hit your tenth consecutive battle with four otherwise weak enemies holding magic defen

I hadn't touched this game since maybe 2009 or 2010, never really dug into the sequel, but picked it up again with the 64-bit update and, I have to say, it hasn't aged a day. If anything it looks even better now than it did back then because it set a bar for gameplay and presentation that the App Store has only rarely approached in the last several years. Honestly I'm sort of amazed this game even exists, much less for two measly dollars. As soon as I conquer impossible it's on to part two I guess.