Is it worth buying?

[paynexkiller]

It's worth it. Seriously. The games great! Takes around 12 Hours to do a complete run through and collect everything and has some awesome platforming and dark ideas in its head. Worth exploring!

[[H34D]L3SSH3D(0f)ST4T3]

How are the keyboard + mouse controls? Good? Customizable?

[Azrael]

Im planning to purchase this game for my GF, does it have full controller support? it is too hardcore?

[Ericz]

I've heard about A LOT of issues and bugs on this game...

[Slipgate Tourist]

Not as good as the first Alice but still an excellent game.

The setting, art and music are amazing.

You can easily unlock the DLC (search this forum).

It plays great with a 360 controller, I haven't tried playing this with KB/ mouse but the controls are fully customizable.

Played through the game twice and I didn't encounter any real bugs. The game also ran very smooth on my aging system (i7 920 560ti).

[Mortal Motö]

I played it thourgh with KBM, so totally possible. Not the most enjoyable way, but definitely possible. The art and music is great, atmosphere is fantastic and same can be said for story.

I NEVER had any bugs, so I can't comment about them. Definitely worth 12€. I'm going to have my 3rd playthrough soon.

[Kyller92 AKA Cinos]

It tooks me 20 hours to complete the game at 100%

[paynexkiller]

Originally posted by Kyller92 AKA Cinos FR:

It tooks me 20 hours to complete the game at 100%

Was that because you did two playthroughs instead of just one on hard? Probably the best way to do it!

[Mortal Motö]

32 hours, 98% :( Am I the only one going insanse while listening to pig nose snort thing? Everytime I hear something "PIG NOSE? WAS IT? WAS IT?" :D

Hopefully I hit 100% on my 3rd playthrough.

[Tungsten Whitmarsh Cadow]

The artwork is fantastic. The girl is beautiful. She jumps nicely. That's about it though. I haven't seen her do anything that made me think, "Oh wow. That was special" in the acting department. Her skirt billows. She has nice stockings. You can look up her skirt as much as you want. I get bored. I feel the way she looks: bored, sad and annoyed. The gameplay is not fantastic. Hack, hack, hack. You go places that seem to have no point. The people are all heavy costumes. For five bucks I don't regret it, but I don't think it will be one of my favorite games. It'll be a game I remember as raising so many expectations and delivering on artwork.

Its like waiting weeks to get a ticket to the zoo so you can see the baby panda and then finding out the baby panda smokes crack and is just being cute for the money. And its not even doing a good job. The baby panda doesn't like you, the zoo or its mother. It just wants more crack.

Do you know why you have to turn the crank? You have to turn the crank because they made the gorgeous crank and leaky valve artwork. There's no point in turning the crank but they'e so pround of the steam valve that flys over when you turn it that they just had to stick a crank on that pointless platform you're on.

I don't think its much like the original story. Its more like they ripped off the imagery and added an aged slattern with fighting mechanics as tired as her heavy eyeshadow look.

Well, like I said, for five bucks its a bargain.

[tolshortte]

ill never understand why players will say 'great game, took 12hrs for a run through.....' seriously? all the complaining about games today, UI, gfx, controls etc etc etc, and 12 hrs is acceptable? for reals? gimme a break.

want more for your buck? quit buying games that are so short. now for the sale price it sounds like a real bargain, hell almost any game is at that price. but we as a gaming community need to start demanding more content. just my opinion.

[Mortal Motö]

What? Hell no. I prefer short games over long ones. Hell, even 12 hours is too long in most cases. 6-8 hours game with good story, great voice acting and good gameplay is gaming at it's best. 20 hours long game with average story, average voice acting and gameplay... feels like torture at some points.

It's not like I, or most people out there, have all the time in the world to go through 20h+ games. Besides, quality over quantity. It's easier to make good short game than good long game. The only long games I like are RPGs, but they usually are long for a reason (Elder Scrolls, for example).

[Atmic]

Originally posted by Motö And Other Horrors:

What? Hell no. I prefer short games over long ones. Hell, even 12 hours is too long in most cases. 6-8 hours game with good story, great voice acting and good gameplay is gaming at it's best. 20 hours long game with average story, average voice acting and gameplay... feels like torture at some points.

It's not like I, or most people out there, have all the time in the world to go through 20h+ games. Besides, quality over quantity. It's easier to make good short game than good long game. The only long games I like are RPGs, but they usually are long for a reason (Elder Scrolls, for example).

He's talking about *content*, not necessarily length of plot or gameplay. Even if we were talking plot-focused games, they used to have around 12-20 hours for the main storyline playthrough for those inclined to have a shorter 'beginning to end' experience -- with enough *extra* content or depth of gameplay to last well over 60.

Games today ship with linear 8-15 hour on-rails roller coaster rides (with the depth of gameplay lacking, as well as extra content), so you're getting less hobby for your money. Considering good games allow you to get the main shorter experience as well, it's not a question of games being 'too long'. It's a result of watered-down game design.

[CrumbleCat]

It's a great game, but I feel that every level is 40% too long. They really padded some of the areas. You do the same thing way too many times. But I still love it for many reasons (Art, music, characters, story and all that).

Oh and yes, the first game is better to me too. You really can't beat that soundtrack. It's sublime.

[rubbish yacht]

I love this game. Wish they'd make a sequel. At this price, don't even think twice.

[X3NOS]

Yes you should it is one of the best game i ever played.