The game returns quickly to the gameplay established by its predecessor-which involves running around causally completing various objectives-and manages to deliver a similar (and sometimes magical) feeling of actually floating in and around a space station orbiting Saturn.Īnd that brings me to a bit of a gripe with Lone Echo II: there isn’t much of a gameplay arc. Had there been more intrigue in the plot or growth of the characters, this might have been just fine, but in the absence of those things it can be a bit tiresome. While it’s nice that we get to meet some new characters this time around, this leads to extended dialogue sequences where you’re just kind of sitting around listening to people have slow conversations.
Lone Echo II is a very slowly paced game, sometimes to a fault. While on its surface one might think to classify the game as an action-adventure or adventure-puzzler, it’s actually closer to an adventure-exploration game, as it never manages to deliver much tension, action, nor puzzle intrigue. Now that that’s clear… Lone Echo II returns players to familiar gameplay and game structure. If you have any interest in playing Lone Echo II, you should really play Lone Echo first. Let’s get this out of the way right up front: Lone Echo II picks up almost immediately after the original game, and has a plot that’s heavily reliant on prior knowledge. Was it worth the wait? Read on to find out. After a nearly two-year delay, Lone Echo II is finally here to bring us full circle on Jack & Liv’s story.
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