King's Quest Chapter 2: Rubble Without a Cause

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GamingTrend
    Dec 29, 2015
    75
    While Rubble Without a Cause can be a little obtuse and less intuitive than A Knight to Remember, it is still a worthy installment.
  2. Gamer.nl
    Dec 27, 2015
    75
    King’s Quest is letting us down a little bit in this second episode, as it has less logical puzzles and a shorter story. Thanks to the animations, atmosphere, voice acting and emotional moments it is still one of the best adventures of this moment though.
  3. ActionTrip
    Dec 21, 2015
    75
    I enjoyed my time with Rubble Without a Cause, but it was still disappointing that this episode didn’t have the grander scale presented in A Knight to Remember.
  5. CGMagazine
    Jan 13, 2016
    70
    While Rubble Without A Case is still a good time, it lacks the variety and excellent pacing of King’s Quest’s first chapter.
  6. Games.cz
    Jan 11, 2016
    70
    Episode Two is obviously shorter but still enjoyable and entertaining. It offers great voice acting and an outstanding plot again. Something doesn’t work as intended yet we can recommend the Rubble Without a Cause to all adventure players.
  7. IGN
    Jan 7, 2016
    67
    There are plenty of fun puzzles in store along with a timer mechanic, but the cramped, dark setting and lack of visual variety tends to rob these elements of the charm they could have.
  8. GameSpot
    Jan 20, 2016
    50
    While Rubble Without a Cause echoes many positive aspects of its predecessor, the gloomy story and unimaginative quests turn what should have been another fun fairy tale into something of a death march. Yet even with these significant flaws, the overall charm of the visuals and voice acting kept me playing and left me optimistic that the series will redeem itself in the next chapter.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 6 out of 19
  1. Zer0TheHer0
    Jan 3, 2016
    1
    Keyboard controls aren't redefinable.If you don't use wasd you're screwed.Don't buy this.Developers should learn to add such a simple,basicKeyboard controls aren't redefinable.If you don't use wasd you're screwed.Don't buy this.Developers should learn to add such a simple,basic and absolutely necessary feature,in 2016
    sadly,this is not the only problem though...story is weak, humor is bad,puzzles are ridiculous ,interface is terrible and it's got bad controls overall(they should have kept the point and click interface) and unskippable dialogues are a pain (especially if you do a second run to make different choices)
    shame    … Full Review »
  2. CharlyPlayman
    Dec 19, 2015
    4
    I liked the first chapter, it was long, enjoyable and with a decent history, but the second is much worse and it seem unfinished (lots ofI liked the first chapter, it was long, enjoyable and with a decent history, but the second is much worse and it seem unfinished (lots of things are in the air). I'm aware it'll have a continuation in chapter 3 but this game is disappointing.
    Pros: smooth controls
    Cons: very short, story absurd and bizarre, ugly scenarios, you have to return down to bed lots of times, etc    … Full Review »
  3. ChoicestGames
    Jul 16, 2017
    7
    The second chapter in the new King's Quest plays like a "survival simulator" where you basically have to choose who survives and who suffers;The second chapter in the new King's Quest plays like a "survival simulator" where you basically have to choose who survives and who suffers; it's definitely an important lesson to learn for a newly crowned king and I actually don't mind it at all. The chapter is however half the duration of the first one and seems like a bit of a rush job so it's definitely not as good as the first chapter but I still find it entertaining nonetheless.… Full Review »
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