Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2
- August 26, 2022
- NEKOTOKAGE GAMES
Get on Steam"Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2" is a visual novel adventure game where you play as a protagonist exploring a mysterious island filled with mythical creatures. The game features multiple endings based on your choices, with a focus on character development and interaction with the monster girls. This sequel includes new characters, enhanced graphics, and improved game mechanics for an even more engaging experience.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Engaging gameplay with a solid mystery dungeon roguelike experience, featuring over 100 monster girls to recruit and extensive post-game content.
- Cute character designs and a charming art style, making the game visually appealing and enjoyable for fans of monster girls.
- The game offers a variety of mechanics, including crafting, town building, and a beginner-friendly tutorial, enhancing the overall experience.
- The English translation is poorly executed, often leading to confusion and misunderstandings of game mechanics and story elements.
- Inventory management can be cumbersome and tedious, with limited space and clunky navigation that detracts from the gameplay experience.
- Some design choices, such as mandatory gimmick dungeons and difficulty spikes, can lead to frustration and a sense of tedium as the game progresses.
- gameplay42 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly engaging, featuring a well-developed story, improved graphics, and a variety of new systems like crafting and town building that enhance the experience. Players appreciate the extensive tutorials that make mechanics easy to grasp, alongside the traditional roguelike mystery dungeon formula that offers endless content and challenges. However, some mechanics, such as the uncurse system, have been criticized for being unnecessarily cumbersome, but overall, the game is recommended for fans of the genre due to its depth and accessibility.
“I can absolutely recommend this game for anyone who enjoys mystery dungeon style gameplay.”
“The game is very beginner friendly, the first dungeons are really simple and there are mechanics to make losing less frustrating like quick travel to already visited floors, the chance to buy back your lost items, and even an easy mode for those that are still struggling with the game.”
“The dungeons have a lot of variety and interesting little mechanics, like a night and day cycle, some maps have water monsters or you can cross, some maps are hot or cold, some maps don't even have light during the day.”
“First of all, there is no longer an NPC that would uncurse all your equipment outside of the dungeon, which is such a weird choice as it's not a gameplay challenge but a simple time waster. Dispel books are freely available in the town shop, but you can't use them outside of the dungeon, so every time you want to uncurse your equipment, you have to get your book, go to the dungeon, read the uncurse tome, and teleport back to town.”
“@#$ heavily limits your options in almost every area of the gameplay.”
“Throw in the usual aspects of upgrading one's equipment, friends, and even your base of operations, and you end up with a game with easy game mechanics, but long and complex gameplay and game environment.”
- story26 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for its poor translation and unskippable dialogue, which can feel excessive before gameplay begins. However, it is noted to be more fleshed out than in previous installments, with improved graphics and engaging new systems that enhance the overall experience. While the narrative is not particularly groundbreaking, it is accessible and easy to follow, making it suitable for both newcomers and returning players.
“The story is much more fleshed out compared to the previous game. The graphics are also vastly improved, and the new monster book makes it so much easier to recruit every single monster girl. The extensive tutorial makes it simple to understand every single mechanic, and the new systems such as crafting and town building make it so much more engaging. Of course, the dungeoneering is insanely fun, to the point of being able to spend over 10 hours daily just delving into dungeons, improving my equipment, and recruiting new monster girls. It's fantastic.”
“Now while this was less of an issue in the previous game due to there not being that much script in the first place, in this one there is much more story, dialogue, and individual monster girls, so it's really hard to ignore.”
“I'm also very pleased to learn through dialogue that while this game is a direct sequel to the story of the first game, you don't need to have played the original to understand.”
“The story is poorly translated and unskippable; they talk way too much before you get to actually play.”
“Now while this was less of an issue in the previous game due to there not being that much script in the first place, in this one there is much more story, dialogue, and just individual monster girls, so it's really hard to ignore.”
“The game's story is also easy to understand, though it is fairly long.”
- graphics18 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics have seen significant improvements over the original game, with enhanced monster girl models and appealing visuals that contribute to a smooth gameplay experience. While some players miss the low-poly charm of the earlier designs, the overall art style and character animations are well-received, despite minor issues with cloth physics. The game offers a visually engaging experience that complements its extensive content and mechanics.
“The art style is what really caught my eye.”
“Pretty fun with appealing visuals and fun character designs.”
“And finally - while the graphics are vastly improved over the original game, the improved monster girl models took away a bit of those low-poly rough cuteness of the original models.”
“There's a lot to do and see, the gameplay is smooth, the graphics have one issue due to cloth physics in Unity, and the amount of content to experience feels endless so far.”
“You can presumably have your own opinion of the graphics from screenshots, though it should be added that everything is smoothly animated.”
- music10 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with many praising its beauty and the unique themes for each dungeon biome. While most tracks are enjoyable, there are a few mixed opinions, with some players expressing dislike for specific background music. Overall, players hope for a purchasable soundtrack due to their appreciation for the game's musical composition.
“The world is beautiful, the monster girls are adorable, and the music is beautiful.”
“The soundtrack is beautiful as well, each dungeon biome having its own theme.”
“Music is alright; personally, most of it is good, but there is one BGM that I don't like.”
“I hope the developers eventually release a purchasable soundtrack to the game; I would love to acquire it.”
- emotional8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is widely praised for its emotional warmth, being described as charming, wholesome, and funny. Players appreciate its cute and safe-for-work nature, distinguishing it from more risqué titles in the genre. Overall, it evokes a sense of joy and positivity.
“This game is sincerely wholesome and funny.”
“An incredibly charming and wholesome little title that I'm very happy I stumbled across!”
“Turns out to be surprisingly wholesome and cute.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game is described as both fun and excessively tedious, leading to player frustration. While there are options to skip parts of dungeons, doing so results in missing out on valuable monsters and items, making the grind feel necessary yet monotonous. Players also find menu navigation cumbersome, adding to the overall sense of tedium.
“It's kind of boring, and you get annoyed by how tedious it is quite fast. You and your companions can get really strong really fast, which can be even more annoying to collect more monsters. If you cap a monster in a dungeon, it's just a pain to keep going outside to take the cap off.”
“Found it to be tedious so far, especially menu navigation.”
“It's a fun but very grindy and difficult game. The developers even included an in-game way to skip to the end of some dungeons if you choose, but this makes you miss out on some very strong monsters and items, so it's best to try and get there yourself.”
- character development6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The reviews highlight that while the character designs are visually appealing and fun, the game lacks depth in character development, focusing more on engaging gameplay and aesthetics rather than evolving narratives or character arcs.
“The gameplay is engaging and the character designs are good.”
“Pretty fun with appealing visuals and fun character designs.”
“The character designs are unique and add depth to the overall experience.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is generally well-received, with players finding it both wholesome and genuinely funny, despite some issues with poor machine translation that may affect clarity. Overall, the jokes are still understandable and contribute positively to the gaming experience.
“This game is sincerely wholesome and funny.”
“The biggest downside is the poor machine translation, but it's readable, and I can still understand some really funny jokes the author put in there.”
