The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief - Ancestry of Lies

A solid continuation of the first episode's story, that manages to improve certain aspects of gameplay and still shines with amazing atmosphere and cleverly written dialogues.

While Chapter 2 might have its pacing issues, it accomplishes one thing beautifully: it leaves you wanting more, and it deftly raises new questions about the mystery just as it’s answering old ones.

The fumbling of the flashback, and the phoning in of the puzzle content, leaves the second chapter feeling sour in comparison.

Chapter 2 is a step back for The Raven, but it's a necessary hurdle to get to what will hopefully be a great closing act.

The story of The Raven continues to entertain, but the second chapter fails to reach the heights of the first, with a much shorter run time and a detour from what made the opening chapter so good.

Ancestry of Lies is akin to movie-style experience of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, only here you will probably fall asleep midway through.

The idea of playing a game from the perspective of both thief and investigator is a fascinating one – especially when the two points of view overlap and interact – but Ancestry of Lies doesn’t manage to pull off this idea with the polish or precision required.