Little nightmares 2 vs Little nightmares 1

[Enryu]

for people who played both games
which one you enjoyed more and why
personally ln2 because we had many questions we had in ln1 but got answered in ln2
like shadow six and how six ended up on maw

[LoOK]

LN2, it have stonger atmosphere, better story, graphics, sound and music. Yeah, the gameplay, puzzles and controls is worse than LN1 a little, but LN is more than just a videogame for me, so the story, atmosphere, sounds and music is much more important.

[md99]

Little Nightmares 2 had more interesting environments coupled with a very unsettling atmosphere (far more so than the original), the co-op dynamic though simple was fun, the bosses were better than those in the original and the overall mystery as to what exactly the hell is going on really left me wanting more. LN1 is still a beautiful game but 2 put simply was bigger & better. I'll be gutted if we don't get a third game.

[Rednax]

I like both games, but i sucked at the combat in 2. Getting the timing right to hit the doll kids or the hands a few times in a row was hard. Or the boss battle at the end with the music box and the axe, was really frustrating.

Some things weren't also always obvious to me. Spend the entire game with the idea that doors without doorhandles do not open, so i got in trouble when i was in the collapsing house. I kept looking for a hole in the ground or something like that to pass through while the solution was pushing the closed door.

The controls also sometimes felt janky. I play on keyboard and mouse, and if you want to slide you have to run with shift, and then press the control button. So i kinda had to push down 2 buttons at once with my pinky and time it perfectly. felt janky. I also got caught on corners when sneaking, and it felt like you could climb waaaay less stuff as mono than you could as six.

And keyboard and mouse flashlight controls were also kinda messed up ( had a lot of trouble getting passed the patients ).

I loved it though, both 1 and 2 are works of arts

[zukinho]

Little Nightmares 2 in my opinion: The scenarios are much more detailed and well built than the first game, the bosses are very scary at the same time they are intriguing, the gameplay was already good, but now we have Six to help us, which makes the gameplay a little more fun and differentiated, in short: Little Nightmares 2 outperforms 1 in a creative and climatic way

[skrauss123]

I think they Improved on a lot with 2 but one thing that 1 does better is climactic moments like when you see all those people or thing board the maw or when or six runs across a dinner table trying to avoid being eaten. I also thought that some bosses were better in one like roger compared to the hunter. the chiefs and the teacher are about tied but the way you escape from the former was once again more climactic. 2 still has it own moments though like with the thin man and the final boss just not as much and not always with the same ummtf

[Vesques23]

Ln1 has the better story, plus imo it's far creepier and disturbing. LN2 only has two stand out moments. The teacher and the mannequins. The other villains in Ln2 were not unique like the first one.
The hunter dies too soon, and the doctor shows up so late in the hospital level that he doesn't have lasting impact.

As for the final bosses, I'm split. I think both gameplay wise they are about the same, but lore wise; I find the Geisha lady more creepy than the thin man.
For the setting. LN2 gets points for the being bigger and more diverse but I rate LN1 higher because it’s setting was unique. Not too many horrors games use the sea as a stage. So Ln1 ins simply because it stood out from many other horror games.

Now gameplay wise, while LN2 improved many things. It still had a few frustrating sections. At least for me. I found the hammer parts a bit annoying. A missed timing results in a game over and that can be just a tad bit annoying. Also, trying to aim your light while outrunning the mannequins was frustrating. But overall nothing down right terrible.

Finally, the endings. LN1 for me. It was disturbing. It was like wow now that is a twist I didn't expect. LN2's twist didn't give me that feeling at all. It wasn’t a bad ending, but just didn’t have that impression I got from the first game.

[Bankai9212]

Outside of the better setting in 2, I feel the same about both solid games with a good atmosphere.

[eglepe]

Originally posted by Rednax:

I like both games, but i sucked at the combat in 2. Getting the timing right to hit the doll kids or the hands a few times in a row was hard. Or the boss battle at the end with the music box and the axe, was really frustrating.

Some things weren't also always obvious to me. Spend the entire game with the idea that doors without doorhandles do not open, so i got in trouble when i was in the collapsing house. I kept looking for a hole in the ground or something like that to pass through while the solution was pushing the closed door.

The controls also sometimes felt janky. I play on keyboard and mouse, and if you want to slide you have to run with shift, and then press the control button. So i kinda had to push down 2 buttons at once with my pinky and time it perfectly. felt janky. I also got caught on corners when sneaking, and it felt like you could climb waaaay less stuff as mono than you could as six.

And keyboard and mouse flashlight controls were also kinda messed up ( had a lot of trouble getting passed the patients ).

I loved it though, both 1 and 2 are works of arts

You know you can remap controls right? Right click for Crouch/Slide is way better

[eglepe]

Originally posted by Vesques23:

Ln1 has the better story, plus imo it's far more creepier and disturbing. LN2 only has two stand out moments. The teacher and the mannequins. The other villains in Ln2 were not unique like the first one.

The hunter dies too soon and the doctor shows up so late in the hospital level that he dies as soon as he arrives each don't have much a lasting impact. Like Both the Doc and Hunter.

As for the final bosses, i'm split. I think both gameplay wise they are about the same but lore wise, I find the Geisha lady more creepy than the thin Man.

When it comes to setting, I like Ln2's bigger more diverse settings but Ln1 nails it with the unique setting of being this tine being on a ship int he middle of nowhere. It was different I guess as not many horrors in games use the sea as a setting.

Now gameplay wise, while Ln2 improved it a bit it still had annoying parts. For instance the hammer scenes. It was a bit annoying because if you miss your timing just one time you die instantly. The other going through an entire room trying to aim your flashlight so the mannequins don't get you.

Finally, the endings. LN1 for me. It was disturbing and unsettling. It was like wow now that is a twist I didn't expect. LN2's twist didn't give me that feeling at all.

Word for word exactly how I felt about both games

[Aggressivepillow]

1 all dayy, way better soundtrack. 2 was good (just finished it) but felt super clunky compared to 1. Was also always getting stuck on invisible terrain, the terrain itself during sequences, and the flashlight was horrible

[Noodle_Man]

I feel Little Nightmares 2 feels more refreshing as the levels are different so each environment looks different it feels less restricting. With Little Nightmares 1 every room looked the same almost. I get they had to do that to fit the Maws feel though.

[Vesques23]

Originally posted by Aggressivepillow:

1 all dayy, way better soundtrack. 2 was good (just finished it) but felt super clunky compared to 1. Was also always getting stuck on invisible terrain, the terrain itself during sequences, and the flashlight was horrible

I can get behind this. I enjoyed 2 but 1 just pretty nailed the creep factor and that feeling of loneliness. For comparison the chase scenes which oddly the devs reused in 2.

In 1 you are sneaking by these group of gluttonous people who seem to never be full. Suddenly you are caught and you must outrun them. The stakes felt so high because it's dinner time and you are fresh meat.

2 decided to try that again with the faceless people. The stakes didnt feel quite as high and me personally as I saw it coming the moment I reached that section whereas in 1 it caught me off guard.

[Bealla Donna]

I haven't played the first one but I'm guessing the reason why the game is priced higher than the first is because of a step up in the quality of the graphics, so for me this one is in the lead. Also like having an npc friend following me.