Cinderella Escape 2 Revenge
- October 5, 2017
- Hajime Doujin Circle
Get on Steam"Cinderella Escape 2 Revenge" is the sequel to "Cinderella Escape! R12" where Cinderella, now with goddess powers, fights for her innocence and seeks revenge against the Prince. The game features hack and slash style fighting and supports the use of a controller for the best experience. Players will help Cinderella battle her way to revealing the Prince's secret plan.
Reviews
- The game features enjoyable and fast-paced combat with a satisfying combo system, making it fun to play despite its simplicity.
- There is a surprising amount of depth in the story and character interactions, with humorous elements and fairy-tale reinterpretations that keep players engaged.
- The game offers a variety of unlockable outfits and challenges, providing good replayability and a collect-a-thon experience for players who enjoy customization.
- The game is quite short, with many players completing the main story in under two hours, leading to a feeling of repetitiveness in gameplay.
- Controls can feel clunky at times, and the lack of a lock-on feature makes combat against multiple enemies frustrating.
- The game is criticized for being grindy, requiring players to repeat stages to collect gold and unlock content, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
- story43 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 79 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The story is a mix of humor and unexpected depth, featuring a unique take on classic fairy tales, particularly a retelling of Cinderella with tragic and comedic elements. While the narrative is engaging and evokes genuine emotions, it is relatively short, with some players completing it in just a couple of hours. The game offers a variety of side missions and challenges that enhance replayability, but the storytelling is sometimes overshadowed by gameplay mechanics and presentation choices.
“I was surprised the lore and overall story had this much thought put into them.”
“There is some unexpectedly good storytelling that occasionally evokes deeper thoughts and genuine emotions.”
“A long roller coaster of a story with unpredictable twists, and Devil May Cry level combat.”
“The story is actually short despite having 14 chapters.”
“There's only 14 story stages and I managed to finish the game in 2 hours (while completing some quests).”
“First of all, the price is pretty steep considering how quickly you can blast through the main story.”
- humor9 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is a mix of successful and hit-or-miss moments, often relying on tongue-in-cheek elements and physical comedy, such as exaggerated character designs and humorous cutscenes. Players find the story engaging and funny, with moments that elicit genuine laughter, particularly during combat scenarios where enemies end up in amusing states. Overall, the humor contributes significantly to the game's entertainment value, making it a recommended experience.
“It's very tongue in cheek and at times it's hilarious.”
“The characters have very big wobbly boobs and it just made me laugh.”
“Gameplay is really nice, story is funny and nice, graphics are good and in general the game is very entertaining, recommended!”
- graphics9 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics are generally well-received, with many praising the quality of 3D character models and backgrounds. While some users find the visuals pleasant and fitting for the game's style, a few criticize them as basic or repetitive. Despite mixed opinions, the graphics contribute positively to the overall entertaining experience of the game.
“The graphics are rather good; the 3D models of characters are quite impressive, and the backgrounds and levels are well done.”
“Good story, pretty good graphics, great controls (once you rebind the keys), and good camera.”
“Gameplay is really nice, the story is funny and enjoyable, graphics are good, and overall the game is very entertaining. Highly recommended!”
“I may get this game again when it's much cheaper (like $3); it's not worth it for $11. The graphics are too terrible.”
“The graphics and sound are simple, but the controls are very responsive and it's overall a very funny game.”
- grinding9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -22 % neutral mentions
- 89 % negative mentions
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive and frustrating, often feeling that it detracts from the overall experience. While some appreciate the motivation to level up and unlock challenges, many agree that the grind for achievements and resources is unnecessarily prolonged, leading to a sense of tedium. The controls and combat mechanics also contribute to the clunky feel, making the grinding experience even less enjoyable.
“The game keeps you motivated and is not too grindy.”
“Grinding in this game feels rewarding and engaging, making the effort worthwhile.”
“I appreciate how the grind is balanced; it never feels tedious and always offers a sense of progression.”
“Clunky controls, frustrating combat, and unbelievably grindy.”
“It's unnecessarily grindy.”
“I've played this game a bit more than 6 hours and 1/3 ~ 1/2 of that time is easily just me grinding stages for experience and money to get level ups and gold.”
- music8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The game's music features a beautifully crafted main theme, but the overall soundtrack is often described as underwhelming and lacking variety, with many compositions feeling merely present rather than engaging. While the musical score during cutscenes is appreciated, the absence of music in stages and limited atmospheric changes detracts from the experience. Overall, the soundtrack aligns with typical JRPG styles, which some players enjoy, but it could benefit from more dynamic and varied compositions.
“There's also a musical score during cutscenes and rather good MMD animation that plays whenever you start a certain stage (it comes out of nowhere, but it's not entirely unwelcome, I suppose).”
“The soundtrack is very JRPG, which I dig.”
“It's not that the compositions themselves lack musical talent.”
“The soundtracks beyond the beautifully done main theme song are merely 'there'.”
“Also, I found that makeup items are missing, and no voice customizations either; even the speech between two characters in the main story is overshadowed by music.”
“There's also no music in the stages either.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is accessible and features solid controls, making it easy to master the fighting mechanics, though some players find it occasionally stiff and would prefer more one-on-one boss encounters to fully utilize the countering system. Overall, it offers an entertaining experience with a humorous story and good graphics, while avoiding excessive grind.
“Not too difficult to master the mechanics of fighting.”
“The controls are solid and the mechanics work rather well.”
“Gameplay is really nice, the story is funny and engaging, the graphics are good, and in general, the game is very entertaining. Highly recommended!”
“Would have liked to have more one-on-one boss fights instead of crowds and bosses to really work that countering mechanic.”
“Granted, the gameplay feels a little 'stiff' now and then and could be a little smoother to my taste, but the game keeps you motivated and is not too grindy.”
“As with the last game, it’s a simple take on the gameplay from the hack and slash genre.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game offers significant replayability through various challenges and a wealth of unlockables, encouraging players to invest time for completion. Achieving 100% of the achievements adds an enjoyable layer to the replay experience.
“The game has great replayability with multiple types of challenges to explore.”
“There are a ton of unlockables that require a real investment of time, providing a lot of replay value, and achieving 100% completion was a fun experience.”
“The game has some replayability, but it quickly becomes repetitive.”
“While there are multiple types of challenges, they don't significantly change the overall experience.”
“The unlockables require a significant time investment, but the replay value feels limited after a while.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game is noted to be effective, as it features a well-structured enemy design with distinct roles for each mob, including zoners, heavy hitters, and supporters, which enhances gameplay dynamics and strategic planning.
“The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to frequent stuttering during gameplay.”
“Every mob has its own zoning mechanics, direct heavy hitters, and supporters, which complicates the experience due to poor optimization.”
“The town militia seems to exist solely to create obstacles, making the optimization feel unbalanced and frustrating.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users feel that the atmosphere could benefit from more varied music and a shift to nighttime settings to enhance the overall experience.
“They could at least change up the music more often and adjust the atmosphere to night time.”
“The overall atmosphere feels stale and repetitive, lacking any real immersion.”
“I expected a more dynamic environment, but it all feels flat and uninspired.”
