Costume Quest 2

 Xbox One
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. IGN
    Oct 30, 2014
    78
    Costume Quest 2's combat and story are both surprisingly good for an RPG that concludes in roughly a half-dozen hours.

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 31
  3. Negative: 6 out of 31
  1. TheQuietGamer
    May 28, 2016
    7
    It's a nice little turned-based RPG with some humorous writing and a great theme. It's far from perfect though. It's brief length and drawnIt's a nice little turned-based RPG with some humorous writing and a great theme. It's far from perfect though. It's brief length and drawn out combat encounters do put a damper on things. Especially at the price of $14.99.

    It's the type of game that can be breezed through in an afternoon. Side-content does a little to extend that length, but you're only looking at the addition of a few more hours. It definitely doesn't offer a lot of bang for your buck. Despite that though what is here is no less charming.

    The game has a great sense of humor. The candy corn jokes alone will have you rolling. Mix in the cute graphical style, excellent use of the Halloween setting, and family-friendly nature and you've got a very likable game presentation wise.

    The gameplay manages to stand out due to the clever use of costumes. Each of has their own abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Finding and testing out new ones is a blast. There's a nice exploration element to the game as you hunt down the materials required to make new costumes. To make things better their usefulness extends outside of combat as well. Some have abilities that open up new areas of the environments to explore. Making it possible to progress in the game as well as pick up new goodies.

    The combat side of things though is kind of weak. The battles tend to drag on due to the enemies large health bars. The fact that the game never offers any sort of challenge amplifies this fact. Going through the motions to chip away at the enemies allows monotony to set in rather quickly. About the umpteenth fight you get into you begin to get more and more thankful that the game isn't that long.

    Drawn out combat and limited content aside, Costume Quest 2 is a good game. There are plenty of worse Halloween-themed alternatives out there. This is one that is perfectly suitable for kids as well.

    7.5/10    … Full Review »
  2. Dethbringerx
    Nov 12, 2014
    8
    Costume Quest 2 is a good game, not a great game. its plagued with a few minor issues that hold it back. for instance, you literally have toCostume Quest 2 is a good game, not a great game. its plagued with a few minor issues that hold it back. for instance, you literally have to find a healing fountain after every battle which can be very tedious. also, for whatever reason my achievement weren't being unlocked after I completed each requirement. with those in mind, its still a fun game and fans of the series will feel right at home with this sequel.… Full Review »
  3. ehtaco
    Nov 5, 2022
    7
    Much like the first game, it's fun. Sadly it's not really an improvement to its predecessor. It's more of the same with better visuals, betterMuch like the first game, it's fun. Sadly it's not really an improvement to its predecessor. It's more of the same with better visuals, better performance, etc. But for every area of the game that has seen improvement, others aspects feel worse or the exact same. It's a lazy sequel all things considered, but a lazy sequel of an already decently fun game doesn't mean the sequel is bad. It's just more of the same.

    Playing them both for the first time now, back-to-back, I'm not mad at it. However, if you were a big fan of the first game when it was released and were anxiously awaiting this sequel? I'd imagine it was wildly disappointing in most aspects.    … Full Review »
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