Hands of Necromancy II

Disappointing how the new character's morphs and arsenal aren't as fun to use as the original character's, since most of them are visually superior. A rare case where fun matters more than beauty. Well, she reminded me of my stupid second ex semi-girl/boyfriend anyway, so at least I have a real excuse not to play as her. This one still doesn't have proper checkpoints, but at least this time I didn't get lost often, since it's a lot more linear compared to the first game. And it's just as fun (since I prefer using the same old character, of course.) It'd be better if it was an expansion for the first game, since it's still exactly the same game, except with a new character with new morphs and weapons, three new chapters, four new items and a few new enemies, but whatever.

More of the same except no metroidvania and a new character to play as. Again, can’t wait for Egyptian retro FPS Profaned.

not very fun. levels a mazes easy to get lost in needing endless backtracking. enemies are great at pathfinding and hitting you, but become useless after you necro them. constant ammo shortage even on easy. it just throws endless ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ at you to make sure you don't enjoy yourself.

More of an expansion of the original rather than a sequel. It's more linear and hence more combat focused which is not exactly a good thing as it's just mediocre here (it plays identically to the previous one). It's more like Heretic than the original's Hexen, so if you want this kind of experience the game is cheap and long enough to warrant it's recommendation.

Its good

Didn't get to play the first, but this one is great. The combat flow makes spells feel punchy, the necromancy mechanic is novel and well integrated, and the puzzle mechanics add shapeshifting to keep things interesting (w/ metroidvania style level progression).