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Pathologic 2 no es una secuela en sentido estricto, sino una reescritura. Es el mismo juego, el mismo experimento, pero pasado por un filtro donde la fricción deja de ser principalmente textual para convertirse en sistémica. Más allá de la evidente mejora gráfica y de puesta en escena, el núcleo no se depura tanto como se reencuadra: el sistema no se justifica mejor, se vuelve más legible porque ahora se encarna en la acción. Aquí el Haruspex deja de sentirse como un arco secundario y se convierte en el eje correcto del experimento. Su relación con el mundo es física, material, casi quirúrgica. Donde el Bachelor representaba el fracaso de la razón abstracta, el Haruspex opera desde la intervención directa: cortar, curar, negociar, sacrificar. El conocimiento no es teórico, es práctico, y aun así no salva. El punto exacto en el que el formato Pathologic alcanza la perfección.

Удивительный экспириенс, конечно. Наверное только в Море я готов терпеть подобную геймплейную духоту. Буквально работать врачом-торговцем-курьером-мусорщиком ради 20+ часов густой, мрачной, больной атмосферы. Механики выживания на задуманной разрабами сложности утомляют, но, в итоге, хорошо вплетаются в нарратив. Приходится менеджить время, обдумывать действия, прокладывать кратчайший путь по карте (это мне меньше всего понравилось). Хочется помочь всем и ради этого приходится побегать. Ну я и бегал, исходом доволен. Надо будет посмотреть чего разрабы там в 3 части придумали.

An intriguing, anxiety-inducing and stressful story that reminds me a bit of Disco Elysium. The atmosphere and the relentless time to solve the city's mystery

Simulator of walking around town and selling organs to buy food. Too much walking

Most unique game in the world. Really. I've never seen somthing like that. In this game you will be in, as told in the original by Nicholas Dybowski, "На пороге костяного дома". The game pushes you to your limits, puts you in an unbelievable position in an impossible story.

The very definition of a masterpiece. The absolute greatest proof that videogames are an artform. I love this game so much. It's a stressful and uncomfortable experience, but also a beautiful story with some of the best writing I've ever encountered in any artform. Theodor Bastard's soundtrack is absolutely perfect, and the worldbuilding is excellent. Pathologic 2 uses every aspect of the game to tell a truly impactful story and the characters are so interesting. I'd give my life for Murky without a second thought. Please give this game a chance, it will be punishing, but SO rewarding.

When art and video gaming collide. One of the best indie games ever made. Less impressive from a gameplay perspective, more so from an experiential perspective. If you're looking for something different to experience and you are patient when faced with punishing gameplay mechanics then let me introduce you to your next favourite game.

A really bad game. I thought I'd give it a shot since it had decent reviews, but wow it ****. I'm slogging through the remainder just to say I beat it, but its painful.

Gra inna niż wszystkie. Najlepsze połączenie gry przygodowej, survivalu oraz surrealizmu.

The only game to make me cry with joy over finding a bottle of water in a trash can.

Reading these reviews, you'd get the impression that Pathologic 2 is a masterpiece of storytelling that chooses to use the video game medium to accent it's depressing world-building. What you actually get is an unfinished kinetic VN where nothing you do matters - you can quite literally ignore all the quest lines and do nothing but satisfy your survival meteres all day and you will still get the same choice between the same 2 endings (lookup the speed runs if you don't believe me). Amusingly, fans of the game will say "that's exactly the whole point of the story - nothing you choose in life matters!" If you don't enjoy survival games and don't like "deep" pseudo-intellectual stories like Disco Elysium you probably won't like this one.

Pathologic 2 is the first game that come to my mind to explain why Videogames can be more than "just **** may be unforgiving, difficult and at times confusing but it's Art.I think you should play it even if you don't manage to win it.Heck, you should try to arrive to the end even if all you can do is survive without solving ANY plot point.Still worth it.

Not for the faint of heart. Pathologic 2 is a game I recommend to fans of hardcore survival games, because this is definitely one of them. The world is interesting, and the dialogue and choices feel genuinely immersive.

Очень сильно на любителя. Но если ві любитель, то будете в восторге.

Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro jogo: Jogo mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.

this game is an absolute masterpiece and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. probably the best game ive ever played

Pathologic 2 Geliştirici: Ice-Pick Lodge Başta ne yapılacağını ve bu kasvetli ortamlarda nasıl hayatta kalacağımı ve kimlere güveneceğimi bilemediğim bir kasabadan zamanla içinde nefes aldığım ve yer şaşırıp yer yer korkup zor tercihler yaptığım bir yuvaya dönüştü. kesinlikle tekrar tekrar oynanması gerekilen inanılmaz geniş bir hikayeye sahip bir oyundu. Benzerlerini aramaya başladım. Oynanış: 70/100 Efekt ve Atmosfer: 100/100 Hikaye: 100/100 Tekrar Oynama Durumu: 100/100 Oynama Süresi: 32,5 Saat Pathologic 2 Developer Ice-Pick Lodge From a town where at first I didn't know what to do, how to survive in these bleak environments and who to trust, it turned into a home in which I breathed and made difficult choices, sometimes surprised and sometimes scared. it was a game with an incredibly wide story that definitely needed to be played over and over again. I started looking for similar ones. Gameplay 70/100 Effects and Atmosphere: 100/100 Story 100/100 Replay Status: 100/100 Play Time: 32.5 Hours

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Review só pra lembrar a nota que dei pro jogo: Jogo muito bom, bem difícil e coisas para cuidar se quiser salvar um personagem especifico, sendo em geral uma experiência incrível.

An utterly compelling dark fable with impeccable writing. Perhaps it is just that a Russian story is less familiar to me than Western narrative tropes, but this game gripped me from start to finish. The main gameplay loop consists of trekking across town to find medicines and offer them to the sick. The mechanics are punishing, repetitive and somewhat clunky, and yet perfectly tuned to maximise immersion. I didn't feel like a gamer playing a game, I felt like Artemy Burakh facing an impossible struggle. And that is the sign of great art. I saw this game advertised as horror. I disagree. It is bleak for sure, but I never found it scary. The cumulative effect of the bleakness gave me a sense of wonder, not fear. The early hours of gameplay are difficult, but the difficulty can be tweaked at any time, so it is more accessible than it first appears. Recommended for anybody who liked Disco Elysium or Planescape Torment.

Imagine you have a friend who gets you your dream job. At your job while you are putting the finishing touches of your greatest project, the culmination of your interests and ability, you get a call from your friend saying they're about to killed and to drop everything and rush over and save them. You do so and go to their house and find the place empty. You go back to your job only to find your friend smashing your project to pieces. Then, to add insult to injury, they berate you for leaving your project unattended. That's what this game is. I like the doctor simulation aspect of this game. It's fun collecting herbs to make ingredients, rushing over to the patient's house, dodging the infected and gang members along the way, figuring out which medicine they need to increase their chances of survival, looting abandoned houses for money and supplies to upgrade your gear, and bartering with the townsfolk with the junk you loot for other junk you need, all while keeping your five survival meters filled. I wish that had been the entire game. What I don't like is when the game tells you to cross the entire map to complete some vague goal before a time limit is up, while doing everything it can to destroy your survival meters. Unfortunately that makes up most of the gameplay and is why I am in no rush to play this game again, while I would like to play the doctor stuff again, getting to it is a deal breaker. It's only intersting the first time when you don't know the story.

A great remake **** game. I put 8 points and not 9, because at the time of the summer of 2022, 2 of the 3 original story companies are missing from the game.

thank you Felipe Ramos for showing me this game and making it very clear that it's really not for anyone to play, I just felt bad because during the whole game there just isn't a moment of Cheers/joy/fun/entertainment

A true artistic masterpiece that stretches what the medium of video games is capable of doing to its absolute limits.

I've had the displeasure of being hyperfixated on Pathologic 2. I can say that this is the one truly exceptional game, that makes you love it so whole-heartedly like no other game ever could. This piece of **** this wonderful, frustrating, lovable piece of **** is the game that makes an obscene amount of people quite literally INSANE about it, just look at the amount of hour long video essays on the franchise. I've had 8 finished playthroughs in less than 5 months, currently halfway through my 9th. I just can't even start explaining what it's done to me. This game is hard and it's beautiful for it. I will never understand the kind of average sweaty gamer who criticises the combat for being "clunky" and calls it a "budget skyrim", and then there's the art crowd, who wants a bare bones walking experience with no challenge. This is exceptional, no matter whatever they say, even the original couldn't blend the psychological horror of it and the mechanics so well. This game is written masterfully, the characters are unforgetable, and even the ones that haven't had the time to be fleshed out just yet all still have strong and memorable personalities. Just the sheer amount of themes and ideas this game has, the music, the visuals, the character design - it's absolutely wonderful. It's unbearable for some, and I guess that's what throws a lot of people off, but if you push through, if you **** the plague up, if you show the game that you're strong enough to complete it, you will almost surely want to come back to this masterfully crafted world. Buy this game, play it.

Эта чудесная игра изменила мою жизнь Господи Я так счастлив как не был счастлив никогда она заставила меня отказаться от запойного алкоголизма и перейти на чистый героин спасибо спасибо спасибо

Игра ну просто охренительно крутая. Настолько запутанного и мрачного сюжета я давно не видел. Игра сложная, с первого раза пройти её, мне кажется, нереально - постоянно ставит перед непростым выбором. А что самое необычное - мир живёт без вас, причем очень активно - квест который взял вчера сегодня может быть уже неактивным. Чуть промедлишь - ктото умер. По стилю - это наверное экшн с элементами РПГ, вот Prey помоему в некотором роде похожая, но тут больше упор на сюжет и РПГшные элементы. По вечерам играть не советую - захватит конкретно и сниться потом всю ночь будет :)

Technical flaws cannot overshadow the depth of the plot and gameplay of this game. The realistic inconstancy and brutality of the game world makes you think about the topics covered and the thoughts behind them. A large number of unique or unusually presented mechanics are also a plus.

1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10

И целой страницы будет мало что бы рассказать про эту игру. Сюрреалистичная игра рассказывающая об обществе, человеке, и многом больше. Это уникальный проект который мало кто осилит из за принципиальной идеи самой игры. Она должна приносить дискомфорт, и тот факт что разработчики добавили возможность менять сложность, в корне меняет концепцию и и общее ощущение от игры. И какого было моё удивление когда обычное достижение о последнем дне получило меньше 1% игроков

Стоит отдать должное разработчикам этой игры. В наше время выпускать такие сильные и самобытные произведения, это действительно достойно уважения. Не располагая большими бюджетами выдать такую сценарно и идейно проработанную игру действительно очень круто. Я скажу честно, вот как оно есть. Графика, освещение, цветовая гамма - все это сделано на достойном уровне. Подбор цветовой палитры и освещения так вообще составляет наверное процентов 65 от общего восприятия графики. Здесь выказываю респект. Но. Оптимизация.. Она ужасна. Даже при игре на моем достаточно неплохом компьютере обнаруживаются постоянные фризы и тормоза, здесь жирный минус. За графику я поставлю 8,5 баллов. Геймплей. Я остался доволен необычной и увлекательной игровой механике. Но все же стоит признать, что спустя часов 10 игры ходить по одним и тем же местам в монотонном темпе становится достаточно утомительно. За геймплей поставлю 9. А теперь о главном. Сюжет, атмосфера, звук, заложенный смысл. От всех этих составляющих я оказался под большим впечатлением. Гнетущая и давящая безысходность, которой окутана окружающая среда. Протяжные крики и стоны людей, пораженных непобедимым мором заставляют поверить в серьезность происходящего. Игра насыщенна множеством философских мыслей. Например, идея, проходящая на протяжении всего повествования - это взаимосвязь всего окружающего в нашем мире и неразрывная связь людей друг с другом. Также игра не обделена и красивым литературным слогом русского языка. По истине уникальное произведение. Такие творения нужно в особенности ценить в рамках игровой индустрии в целом.

great story. potential is not realised. too much of running around. hardcore. insane atmosphere

Это та самая игра, которую множество людей признаёт шедевром, но не способны пройти её до конца. Та самая игра, в которой невероятная свобода выбора и действия является самой сложной частью игры, именно поэтому лишь 37% игроков дошли до второго дня, и 16% до пятого (из достижений steam), а до финального двенадцатого дня ещё меньше.

Again we see more video game critics dismissing a game due to inability to appreciate its message in presentation. I will not go over the actual story, but the mechanics and world are the way they are for a reason. After the cult success of the first, they could have added more NPC models or streamlined the game’s presentation, but they stuck true to their vision. But it has a lot to say and not many people are willing to listen. It’s difficulty is on purpose, and says a lot about the character surviving this desperate situation. Combat is supposed to be punishing, and hard to grasp. Have you ever fought in real life??? As an active duty marine, most games don’t understand how fighting actually works. It’s wounding, exhausting, and terrifying if you aren’t the aggressor. Things can go south in an instant and you will be on guard in this harsh reality. You must replay and work to genuinely have a deep understanding of the game’s complex mechanics and narrative. The game says as much about the players as it does the developers when they chose to dismiss it as pretentious or appreciate the obscurity. Things are rarely handed to you, and after 2 quick run throughs of the first day, I had a firm grasp on the story and mechanics. Unlike Fallout for example where you are told everything you need to do and dialogue rarely does more than initiate combat or make someone like you, characters have complicated motives and methods for achieving their goals. They try to distract you, they try to confuse you, and they try to gain power over you often. Characters lie to you or feed you their own misinformation or incomplete knowledge, and you can do the same to learn more, and have a massive impact on the world at large. Unlike when I can take everything from a merchant in Skyrim because I became their friend and then sell back all their shelf stock to them, you need to search and plan and coordinate your efforts with the loot you find. Know who wants it, how to get it, and if it’s worth holding onto. You need to make complex decisions and hard choices. Unlike the biggest choices leading to a reskin of a city after a decision, you lead to children deaths or forgiveness, drug use or sobriety, and the ultimate survival of hundreds of lives from the looming threat. If you don’t like Difficult games and only want the equivalent of “game sugar” then yeah, this game won’t be for you. But if you want an experience that continues to reward every aspect of discovery and experimentation with its mechanics and story, then you should give this oppressive, masterpiece a try. Go in blind a few tries before you look to guides though, as the realization and connections are worth it, instead of coming in with a leg up, feel the stress and helplessness and grow to overcome. Games are more than their graphics and shooting mechanics. The music is diverse, introspective, and powerful, the cutscenes as well as the intro’s cinematic presentation are striking, the images are complicated and full of so much emotion by the creators it’s a shame many audiences won’t give it the time of day.

Um dos melhores games que joguei durante minha vida recomendo e muito!!!!!!

Pathologic 2 is simply the best game ever made. Period. A metalinguistic masterpiece that surpasses any literature work or art piece I have ever seen. But let's conduct a more in-depth review to understand why these aren't just empty words. Graphics: This game has an overall decent graphical quality, but it's the fidelity to the atmosphere where they truly shine. Pathologic 2 ambience has an uncanny feeling that fits in perfectly with the game's plot and characters, the level design and textures create a liminal space feeling that's very similar to those in the Source Engine, namely Half-Life 2. It creates a subliminal feeling of unmatched hopelessness which drives the point of the story home. Character models are repeated, but recognizable, meaning that you might encounter three people that look the same in the same place, but none of them will truly be the same person. Minute details ensure that every NPC in Pathologic 2 is it's own person. This combined with the amazing animations give more personality to random strangers you run across. Sound: Audio quality is perfect. Characters have voices that match their personalities, the music is simply phenomenal and is based on location and events that are happening in-game, sound effects are realistic and sometimes relevant towards the plot. I truly recommend using high-quality headphones for this game. Gameplay: Pathologic is notorious, almost infamous, for it's unforgiving, downright frustrating gameplay. Hunger, thirst, exhaustion and health are deeply rooted aspects of this game and they have to be. It's through this suffering that you are immersed into the game world. If not for this difficult nature of the game, the point would just go over your head. It features crafting processes, unique inventory mechanics, fluid dialogue system, a combat system that actually makes sense for the character you play as and so much more. World/Level Design: Pathologic 2 gives me a feeling I only ever felt playing Death Stranding, it's a game that truly looks like every single rock and dirt patch was placed perfectly to fit in with the overall ambient, despite having a relatively small map, it makes it seem big through the gameplay itself, where innumerable obstacles will present themselves to make your path more difficult but also more rewarding. Plot: Finally, we get to the real meat of the Pathologic series. Despite being a remake and presenting an almost similar (yet incomplete) story, it is simply the most well-written story ever told. Pathologic teaches you about hardships, suffering, hope, conflict, acceptance, sadness and pretty much every emotion in the book. It doesn't overindulge itself and isn't afraid to hide things from you if you're not willing to look for them. Truth be told, I can't even begin to explain the story as Pathologic 2 is a book with at least 700 pages worth of content, every dialogue is characteristic, every item has an in-depth explanation, every interaction you have with every NPC is so vivid, you'd be convinced you're talking with an actual person. Dialogue options are never constricting, there's always a way for you, the player, to express what you want to say. Pathologic 2 is an extremely niche game. Not in the sense that it's a different type of game that not everyone will enjoy like Hotline Miami or Warcraft III. It's like Death Stranding and Escape from Tarkov, it's meant to scare away the casual player, it's meant to make you face tough and almost unwinnable battles to make sure you're worthy enough to keep going and know what happens. And it's through this cycle that it shows how games can do so much more than just tell a story. They can change your mind. TL;DR - Best game ever go buy it now

This is one of the best games that i have ever played,is truly a masterpiece and you should definitely play it.

Эта игра идеальна для меня, сложная, с великолепным визуальным и музыкальным оформлением. Прекрасный интригующий сюжет. Множество уникальных игровых механик. Интересные размышления. В общем шедевр.

Might be the most philosophical and interesting game I have ever played. I would recommend it to everyone.

this is my favorite game. my review must be at least 75 characters long....

В существование некоторых вещей невозможно поверить. И чем ближе ты с ними соприкасаешься, тем более невероятными они кажутся. Настолько уникальные, величественные и цельные, что само их существование бросает вызов реальности. "Мор" - создаёт подобное впечатление. Удивительный проект, наполненный таким количеством механик, деталей, идей и измышлений сплетённых воедино, что хватит на добрый десяток разных игр. И чем глубже ты в него погружаешься, тем бездоннее он кажется. Говорите невозможно? Полностью с вами согласен.

Absolutely phenomenal game. This is once-in-a-lifetime experience. Yeah, it can be buggy but overall Pathologic 2 it's amazing experience.

A compelling and twisted story full of strange things, death, tragedy, love, unforgettable characters... and a great, great, great writing in general. A difficult visual novel/rpg with survival mechanics that is simply near-perfection.

Даже не смотря на некоторые кривости и оптимизацию, Мор - даёт один из самых эмоциональных и незабываемых экспириансов.

One of the best and atmospheric games I've ever played. It's made by tiny russian game studio, so that means that you probably have never heard of this game because it's totally opposite to the experience you could gather from the mainstream games and industry. This game was created for you to suffer and to feel the pain of dying and living. I know that many could find this game unbearable, so I write this review for people who'd like to experience something out of conventional gameplaying. If you manage to survive, at least, halfway through, this game will change you forever. Try it.

an unrivaled and unique experience. this game is difficult and surreal with writing second to none. if some one wants an example of video games as art, point them to this game. everyone should experience this rich and nearly flawless game.

A brilliant unison of storytelling and gameplay, Pathologic 2 goes its own seperate way unburdened by the norms of contemporary game design. The result is a spectacular triumph **** that comes once in a decade.

this is my favorite game. my review must be at least 75 characters long.

Честно говоря не ожидал такую шикарную игру. Раньше ничего не слышал о ней, думал очередная инди. Но нет. Я почти неделю провел в ней не вылезая. Я терпеть не могу сложные, хардкорные игры, многие даже бросал поэтому. Но эту я прошел до конца несмотря на все сложности. В ней все имеет последствия, в ней все продумано. Она дарит уникальный опыт и имеет огромные возможности реиграбельности. Я бы мог написать огромный обзор по ней, да думаю нет смысла, все до меня говорили. Порадовали и картинка, и шикарный саундтрек, и геймплей, и механика с ограниченным временем и кучей заданий. Но один балл все же сниму, за две вещи. Во-первых, система диалогов. Несмотря на огромное количество вариантов ответов, они почти ни на что не влияют. Даже когда отвечаешь абсолютно по разному, диалог линеен. А в ролевых играх диалоги крайне важная вещь. Во-вторых, даже после прохождения непонятно огромное количество вещей. Зачем спасать людей и персонажей? Это очень дорогой процесс, но толку? Ради пары-тройки квестов? Да и те зачастую разочаровывали. Потратил кучу времени на спасение, например, Ласки или других детей. А все квесты появлявшиеся вокруг них были бредовыми. Какие-нибудь пустые, ни к чему не приводящие диалоги, или же хоть и сюжетные, но в целом бесполезные и сразу забывающиеся события. Вероятно, если сесть и сложить все детали пазла, все станет ясно. Но кто же будет этим заниматься? Вот такие небольшие замечания, в остальном игра замечательная.

An exceptional game with exceptional systems that can make morally complex scenarios other games just script, other games will force you to feel sad about some random dude the game forced you to kill, pathologic 2’s systems can create natural scenarios where you can consider to do many morally bad choices just to survive and that is where the game shines where others try, it’s not a game where you can make a perfect run, nor you can complete every quest there is in the map nor you can save every character, it tries to be more than many games from the market and wants to create a hard but engaging experience. This is one of the best games that utilizes difficulty to tell a story, to create a terrifying ambient, to empathize with the people and to make you fear the spread of the pest, and there are many things you can talk about this game this review would be enormous. If you want to play the game, TRY IT, it’s a hard game and I can comprehend that there are some people that can’t simply play the game in the intended way but if you can play the intended difficulty, play it that way, you will die many times but don’t worry, it is something natural and the game expects you to die, the maximum theme of the game I can argue is failure and to succeed even in the worst situation. Only one thing before you play the game, DO NOT EVER MAKE THE FELLOW TRAVELLER’S DEAL AFTER DYING TO MUCH.