I got the chance to relive an experience that I enjoyed several years ago and go under some new tools and a fresh coat of paint. Foreign Gnomes made some amazing additions to their game for map/fight builder, speed runners and casual players. Yet, with all this, I feel like they did drop the ball on only one thing, being the manual input codes. I would understand that not having the codes being easy to revisit due to the story. But, at least they give us a key to the arena for easy access. So, play it on PC or on Steam Deck if you have one, because boy oh boy will eyes be on you if they can see what you’re playing. Though, don’t break out the fight stick unless it’s necessary! I give Everhood 2 the Thumb Culture Platinum Award

Everhood 2 is one of the most pleasantly surprising games I've ever reviewed. With sensational combat, bizarre vibes and banging tunes, you'd be a fool to skip past this out of this world RPG.

Everhood 2 is a delightfully strange RPG, one that combines bullet hell mechanics with a rhythm game twist to create gameplay that is as unique as its storytelling. The difficulty can feel a bit hard, and the songs a bit short, but you’re sure to find an unforgettable experience in this unique title.

Foreign Gnomes encapsula otra aventura de psicodelia, humor y nihilismo haciendo que la historia sirva al mundo y al propósito del juego, en lugar de ser al contrario. Jamás una fusión de RPG y juego rítmico te llegará tanto al alma, o lo que sea que tengamos en lo más hondo de nuestra psique.

Es raro encontrarse con un juego que no eres capaz de predecir. Una de esas experiencias capaz de llevarte por caminos sorprendentes y memorables. El Everhood original es, para mí, uno de esos juegos. Lo he jugado recientemente y lo he disfrutado muchísimo, así que he tomado su secuela con muchas ganas y, sobretodo, curiosidad.

Everhood 2 è un gioco ineffabile. Come in quella parabola dove i ciechi provano a descrivere un elefante toccandone solo una parte e non riuscendo a vedere l’insieme è difficile dire cosa sia, limitati come siamo a percepire le cose per quello che proviamo in relazione alla loro esistenza. Potrei dirti che il combat è figo, che il gioco suona da paura e un sacco di altre cose. Invece ti dico che è il caso di provarlo, anche perchè su Steam c’è già la demo.

Everhood 2 es un más que digno sucesor. Es cierto que vienes ya un poco con la cabeza pensando en que vas a volver a vivir momentos alocados y más que divertidos (y quizás por ello ya estamos predispuestos a lo que sucede), aunque esta nueva entrega mejora en todo a la anterior.

For players new to the series, Everhood 2 offers a truly trippy experience. But for those who have played the first game, while Everhood 2 is still great, don’t expect to be blown away by its uniqueness this time around.

All-in-all, I had a maddeningly fun time with Everhood 2. For however tedious fights with mobs became, the sheer imagination of the visuals and audacity of the ending made it one of the most impactful, if haunting, indie titles I’ve had the pleasure with.

[E]xpect the wild and wacky with this nod to Earthbound and Guitar Hero, mashed up for one surreal 2D-and-3D mesh indie experience you won't forget anytime soon. Just don't expect a straight answer out of it.

If you’re wondering if Everhood 2 is for you, there is a demo that gives you a bit of an idea of what to expect. If after playing you’re still unsure, I don’t know if there’s something I can say to give you an accurate idea. Everhood 2 is at times wacky, poignant, frustrating, confusing, high-brow, low-brow, and everything in between. It truly is unlike any game I’ve ever played, and it’s a game that will stick with me forever. But whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing, I don’t really know. I keep wondering that if I were more learned, or perhaps more studied in the topics this game is attempting to engage me with, I’d have more thoroughly enjoyed it, but that isn’t the case. 

Everhood 2 is a great follow up from the 2021 original game. The philosophical conversations, paired with quirky humor offers an interesting blend that wonderfully supports each other through the story. Combine this with an incredible combat system and score and you get an absolute banger that I’m still thinking about long after finishing the game. 

Everhood 2 is a phenomenal journey shrouded in mystique and intrigue. It may not make a lick of sense up until the very last moment, but it remains enjoyable throughout regardless. The foundation that the game is ultimately built on, the soundtrack, is unsurprisingly mind-blowing and while the lean into more mainstream RPG elements didn’t do it for me, I can see a swath of the community having a blast with it. If you’re a sicko that enjoyed the first game, I think you’ll have at least a good time with this one.

With high-energy beats and an outlandish visual style, Everhood 2 is an unconventional title that strays far from the beaten path. Despite falling for some RPG trappings leading to padded content, this release still finds a way to surprise and delight with moments of hallucinogenic thrill and perplexing characters that’ll leave you absorbed in the insanity.

Everhood 2 biedt een origineel en ritmisch gevechtssysteem dat afwijkt van traditionele RPG-gevechten. De bizarre humor, kleurrijke werelden en ijzersterke soundtrack maken het een unieke ervaring. Helaas zorgen herhalende vijanden en overbodige RPG-elementen ervoor dat de game niet zijn volledige potentieel benut. Toch is het een aanrader voor spelers die houden van RPG's met een twist.

Even if I can't fully piece together what kind of an experience Everhood 2 wants to be, it's a rhythmic odyssey of bizarre proportions.

Everhood 2 is an indie game that aims to convey the idea that everything has value by giving simple characters deep meaning. While the adventure can be exhausting at times, it strikes a delightful balance between rhythm and action from start to finish.

I have to commend the development team at Foreign Gnomes for coming up with a sequel to such a unique game like Everhood, without making it feel like more of the same. In some regards, sure, Everhood 2 retains what made the original so fun and weird, whilst trying to be a bit more action-focused and a bit more combat-oriented.

Overall, though its slip-ups are easy to notice, we still have an interesting adventure worth checking out for fans of RPG who aren't afraid of diving into a musical world that's as eccentric as it's provocative.

Everhood 2 delivers a visually and emotionally impactful experience, with dynamic core gameplay that shines...though its narrative and some ambitious new mechanics don't always hit the mark.

Maybe it’s intended as a joke that you only get the trophy for “completing the tutorial” once you’re 80% done with the game—there seem to be multiple “ending” scenes—or maybe that’s a tacit acknowledgement of the game’s refrain: “It Never Ends in Everhood.” Perhaps the base game is just the tutorial and the real game is what awaits players after they return to the main hub and are reminded of the weekly battle arena challenges and the levels that can be accessed inside the Hillbert Hotel created by other players. So for those predisposed to wanting to see everything all at once, maybe that will be transcendent enough.

Between the fun gameplay and unique narrative, there's a lot to love in Everhood 2, but the apparent input delay and nauseating visuals leave me feeling mixed overall. It never feels like Everhood 2 does enough to distance itself from either its predecessor or similar games, but maybe that's exactly what some players will look for.

Everhood 2, co-creado por el desarrollador español Jordi Roca, se presenta como una secuela ambiciosa que expande el universo psicodélico y musical de su predecesor sin sacrificar su esencia de culto. Aunque hereda la estética minimalista y carismática de referentes como Undertale, el título brilla con luz propia gracias a un sistema de combate único que mezcla el juego musical con mecánicas de esquiva y absorción de ondas elementales. Narrativamente, la obra propone un viaje abstracto y profundamente filosófico —con ecos de la psicología de Carl Jung— que invita al jugador a reflexionar sobre el propósito de la vida y la muerte a través de dimensiones estrambóticas. Con una banda sonora colosal de más de 100 temas que abarcan desde el chiptune hasta el rave, Everhood 2 es una experiencia sensorial loquísima y exigente que, pese a su aparente sencillez visual, esconde una de las propuestas más valientes, frescas y metafísicas de la escena independiente actual.

Everhood 2 mejora sustancialmente con respecto a su primera entrega. Nuevas canciones, nuevos mundos y más críptico que nunca. Una propuesta muy extraña que hará las delicias de los fans de su primera entrega, esta vez con un tema distinto pero igualmente profundo y reflexivo. El no incluir los textos en español puede suponer un problema, pero si no es así y te quieres aventurar, adelante, no te dejará indiferente.

Everhood 2 pierde el factor sorpresa que viví en su primera entrega, pero si tengo que ser sincero, esta entrega es prácticamente mejor en todo. Un juego que, aunque no sorprenda, será igual de disfrutable que cuando lo hicimos jugando a su primera entrega. No sé si habrá una tercera entrega. Pero sin duda, si sigue la senda de lo que vamos viendo, probablemente estemos ante una de las mejores sagas del panorama indie. Y soy consciente que, en el mundillo indie, no solo hay buenos títulos, sino que también hay alguna que otra saga que es obligatoria. Everhood 2 no es para nada, el típico juego que se hace para hacer caja. Si, de hecho, no todo el mundo conoce Everhood.