Pathologic 2
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Pathologic 2 is a narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. The town is dying. Face the realities of a collapsing society as you make difficult choices in seemingly lose-lose situations. The plague isn’t just a disease. You can’t save everyone. The plague is devouring the town. The chief local healer is dead, and you are now to take his place. You’ll have to look for unexpected allies. The local kids are hiding something. Try playing by their rules. You only have 12 days. 12 days in an odd town ravaged by a deadly disease. . Time is of the essence: if you don’t manage it carefully, it’ll simply run out. You’ll have to choose how to spend the priceless minutes you have. . Survival thriller. You’ll have to manage your bodily functions, offsetting hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and so on. It doesn’t boil down to scavenging resources. Surviving on your own is hard; you’ll have to win over allies. . An uphill battle. Managing your bodily parameters may seem bearable at first, and as time goes by, it becomes harder and harder. Your own body is only waiting for an opportunity to give up and betray you. Things are changing from bad to worse
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Exactly what I hoped for
this is a game about living in a world that hates you and a plague is destroying society, so its like my normal life except in this game i actually have a house
- Graphics4.0
- Gameplay4.5
- Story3.5
- Value4.0
This game made me confront uncomfortable truths about myself
This game made me confront uncomfortable truths about myself. It made me realize how much of a perfectionist I am. It forced me to accept that I cannot be one. It made me realize how much I prize "getting it right." It made me realize how easily I give up or take the easy way out. It made me realize that sacrifices were okay... so long as I survived to the next day. It made me confront my own selfishness. It forced me to take responsibility for mistakes. I did not do very well. I died almost thirty times. I let over 2/3rds of the cast die. I never got a hang of the combat and even with my avoidance, I still got into more fights than I should have. Once, when one small thing went wrong, I redid an entire day. There's a reason it took me 35 hours to complete a game most complete in 20. Maybe I'm just masochistic, but there was something that became very zenlike about the suffering. I had to let go of perfection -- hell, let go of the idea that I would do well at all. "Doing well" is such a limiting idea, it turns out. As the game always reminds you when you administer antibiotics -- "You did all you could." Even when you administer the wrong ones. That sentiment is peppered throughout and it's what freed me to complete the game, as horribly as I had ♥♥♥♥♥♥ everything up. Getting through on the "intended difficulty" was brutal for me. Even so, I'm so glad I went on the journey. I'll probably go again.
- Graphics4.0
- Gameplay4.5
- Story4.0
- Value4.0
"Russian literature is built on suffering
"Russian literature is built on suffering. Either the characters suffer, the author suffers, or the reader suffers. If all three suffer, then it's considered a masterpiece." 10/10 suffered a lot
- Graphics4.5
- Gameplay4.0
- Story4.0
- Value4.0
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