Silence: The Whispered World 2

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. GameSpot
    Dec 8, 2016
    70
    Appropriately dreamlike with its narrative that shifts from one strange moment to the next, Silence bounds from powerful emotion to powerful emotion in its last couple of hours, and there's a sense here that these are the feelings that developer Daedalic wanted to stir the first time around.
  2. GameOver.gr
    Dec 7, 2016
    70
    A risky gamble of simplification and modernization from Daedelic, Silence might be a bit too simple, too easy and short to impress hardcore fans, but it is an excellent stepping stone into the genre for new gamers and one of the most incredibly looking games of all time.
  3. GameGrin
    Dec 2, 2016
    70
    Silence is a charming if challenging adventure in a world of dreams with inventive, if sometimes harder than necessary, puzzles. The setting and a gorgeous aesthetic add to the charm. Great voicework with interesting characters make this worth a look.
  5. Ragequit.gr
    Nov 22, 2016
    70
    It’s more than obvious that “Silence” is some kind of experiment from Daedalic Entertainment. It will most likely disappoint fans of traditional point ‘n’ click adventure games, but at the same time it may prove attractive to a wider, more casual and mainstream audience, like fans of Telltale Games’ creations.
  6. Hardcore Gamer
    Nov 15, 2016
    70
    In order to get the most out of Silence, one must approach it as a narrative with light brain teasers that require patience. If that is in mind, then the time spent with this title is completely enjoyable.
  7. RPG Fan
    Jan 11, 2017
    68
    Breathtaking graphics, beautiful soundtrack, poignant ending—unfortunately these are not enough to carry a game through to the end. Silence feels like an ambitious project that got cut short, and it's unfortunate considering the exponential room for growth in the game.
  8. Meristation
    Jan 12, 2017
    65
    Good point and click adventure game with gorgeous visuals and deep emotional story set in a magical fantasy world. Sadly, the experience is way too short, the game mechanics are extremely simple, and it leaves you wanting for more in the end.
  9. CD-Action
    Jan 13, 2017
    60
    I would compare Silence to The Night of the Rabbit or Harvey’s New Eyes, which means it’s decent but lacks quite a bit to be superb. [01/2017, p.48]
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  10. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 12, 2017
    60
    Silence will catch you at first, but then it left you disappointed because the puzzles are too easy and the story is unable to keep the pace. [Issue #270]
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  11. Riot Pixels
    Dec 24, 2016
    60
    After so many years, Daedalic still couples technical mastery with silly amateur mistakes. On one hand, there is a story that screams "Shoot me now!", ill-conceived puzzles, and awful QTE sequences. On the other hand, it's an audio-visual feast in an alluring world with cute characters that, sadly, do not have much to do in this story.
  12. Games.cz
    Dec 14, 2016
    50
    Successor to The Whispered World didn’t make it to the developer’s Hall of Fame. The game abandons the principles of a classic adventure game and tries to push on more action playing style like are games from Telltale Games studio – not very successfully to be honest.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 96 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 96
  3. Negative: 16 out of 96
  1. Fuz
    Dec 10, 2016
    4
    I'll start stating that I really liked The Whispered World.
    And I really wanted to love this. I really, really, did. I tried to close both my    I'll start stating that I really liked The Whispered World.
    And I really wanted to love this. I really, really, did. I tried to close both my eyes in front of its shortcomings.
    But at some point, I couldn't anymore.
    Gameplay is bad. There's no way around it. There's no inventory, just clicks on the scenes and move the mouse. It's super easy. Just click, no brain required. No "classic" puzzles. Dumbed down interface designed for gamepads. Why the hell are we **** up potentially amazing adventure games so much just to accomodate them to consoles? Really pisses me off.
    Every time you move from a location to another (and sometimes you have to do it quite often, repeatedly) there's a loading screen... and loading times are ATROCIOUS. They're WAY too long and happen WAY too often. It's exhausting. It's intolerable.
    Game is quite slow. Like, annoyingly slow. You can't skip animations, and some of them (like the insect that flies on the mushroom at the beginning, or Spot that does an action that you may have to repeat many times to solve the puzzle) are kinda long and take control away from you for TOO MUCH TIME, it's extremely annoying. Which leaded to an exponential increase of the game's duration because I alt-tabbed A LOT out of sheer boredom... which only makes things worse because the game autopauses when you do it (I absolutely hate when games do this: *I* should decide when to pause).
    The good things... I love the setting. I'm really intrigued by the story. The characters are interesting. It's well written. Artistically, I am really impressed by it. It's absolutely beautiful: the scenery is really amazing, the 3D models are well designed and - astoningshly - don't feel out of place in the 2D backgrounds (as a general rule, I still prefer 2D characters and animations, though), the animations are smooth. It's truly a beauty to behold and it has a poetic, heartwarming quality on itself. Some characters (like Kyra and her bizarre head) do have some weird proportions, though.
    The musics are also good. Voice acting can be extremely dull and toneless, though.

    I love it for the story and the characters. I hate it for the gameplay.    … Full Review »
  2. Neper
    Nov 16, 2016
    9
    Only a few hours into the game and I'm already in love with it. The bigges feature in TWW2 is its artstyle: the way Daedalic blends 2D and 3DOnly a few hours into the game and I'm already in love with it. The bigges feature in TWW2 is its artstyle: the way Daedalic blends 2D and 3D is something I've never seen before. It definitely feels like the future of 2D, and I'm sure many other titles in the future will use that awesome technique.

    So far, I'm loving the story and the characters are charming, despite the general dark tone. Everything's amazing!    … Full Review »
  3. wiss2wiss
    Sep 28, 2017
    6
    I like the overall visual of this game, even though I find some part of the game to be a bit too weird. The story, which is the main featureI like the overall visual of this game, even though I find some part of the game to be a bit too weird. The story, which is the main feature of the game, is not bad, but it has not much charm to hook me into it. Maybe it is just me and my girlfriend who do not enjoy this kind of story that much. I do like the humour of this game by the way. Get it if you like the art and, I don't know,... maybe .... Alice.… Full Review »
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