Mystique Chapter 2: The Child Review

Mystique Chapter 2: The Child is the next chapter in the episodic mobile mini-epic horror adventure game series.

The “story” began in Mystique Chapter 1: Foetus. That very brief game took place entirely in one blood-soaked bathroom. When you solved the puzzles and extricated yourself from the room that was it for that episode.

Chapter 2 continues the same story. You’re out of the bathroom! And that same little ghost girl beckons you onward.

This time around, the game takes place in a much larger space, consisting of around ten rooms of a creepy, haunted hospital. You figure out pretty quickly that your ultimate goal this time around is to get the elevator to work, so you can leave the floor.

Just like in the first installment, the game follows the rules of traditional point-and-click adventure games. At first, only a few rooms are open to you, but as you collect more objects and solve more puzzles, the environments gradually open up. The larger scope of the game gives the game designers more opportunities for puzzle placement. While the puzzle collection is not stellar, it’s a step in the right direction.

As in the first game, the story is very thin, mostly delivered in hints and fragments. You do get the feeling that there’s an actual story lurking underneath, just beyond reach. In game reviews we call that “atmosphere,” and that’s a good thing.

The graphics are primitive, but effective. They might remind you of a Clock Tower-era survival horror game.

The sound design, while simple, is effective. Make sure you turn your media volume up to full when you play!

You definitely get the feeling that Bendroid is learning as they go. Mystique Chapter 2: The Child is a step up from its predecessor. My only big complaint is a rather non-intuitive puzzle near the end that involves playing a very dirty trick on a hapless rat.

But feel like a few chills? Check it out.

System Requirements:
Droid phone, iPhone or iPad

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