Not only does it elevate combat beyond simply swinging a sword, puzzles also use each ability creatively, so you can’t just rush through and hope for the best. I really enjoyed this fusion of platforming and combat. Finally, you can place a mirror image of the Hammer over enemies or a switch, dropping it as the Reader when necessary. The chakram can embed into walls, and then be called back like a boomerang to hit otherwise out of reach obstacles. For example, the sword lets Quill dash across gaps that a standard jump would never make, slicing up enemies in her path along the way. Holding down the attack button will charge her currently equipped weapon, and then physically moving your controller to touch it will let you activate its special ability as the Reader. Polyarc also factored weapon abilities into platforming too, giving Quill additional powers through alternative means. Armored shells and certain late-game bosses aside, combat doesn’t usually necessitate the use of one particular weapon or another, which provides a welcome flexibility that will suit different combat styles. As for the chakram, it offers a quick and light approach better suited for taking out weaker enemies in large numbers. Your hammer hits hard but is slow and unwieldy like many heavy weapons in other games. Previously, Quill only had a sword, but that returning weapon is joined by two new choices: a hammer and a chakram. There’s also an unfortunate creature known as a ripper, who the Reader can fling like a pinball directly.Ĭombat will be quite a familiar scene for anyone who played the original, but Polyarc has expanded Book 2 with a few new options. Book 2 expands the previous roster of mechanical beetle enemies with new foes, like an armored shell variant which can only be cracked open with a special weapon.

You’ll frequently get interrupted by Arcane minions blocking our path, which Quill and the Reader will have to defeat in often drawn-out fight sequences. Of course, we all know it’s never that straightforward. Quill’s goal is to find the glass shards she needs to stop Tylan, hopping her way through a ruined castle, a garden conservatory, arctic mountains, a steel foundry, and more to do so.

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