Sorcery! 2 App Reviews

So, so good. Start with part one & get ready to lose days of your life.

Title says it all

As a long time lover of both exploring puzzle adventures (i.e. Myst, Riven, The Room, Drawn: the Painted Tower) and Interactive Fiction (IF) (Infocoms Zork and the Frotz IF engine), I have struggled to find worthy contenders that have made the transition to the mobile app store (feel free to make suggestions!). Inkle has done an excellent job bringing Jacksons Fighting Fantasy books to the new millennium and the mobile app store. Sorcery 2 is even more immersive and classic IF than its predecessor, placing you in a more non-linear environment that requires you to wander around much more to solve the puzzles and reach your objectives. The many sub plots and side stories (which culminate in a climactic twistable ending) contribute to a greater immersive experience and preserves the feel and culture of IF but makes it fresh and vibrant once again. If you love any of the games Ive mentioned above, then you wont be disappointed with Inkles work with Steve Jacksons Sorcery 2 (or 1 or 3 for that matter)

... it does. This game is an example of how apps should be made. Absolutely beautiful. Captivating. And to top it off, this game has a great deal more replay value than the first game in the series. Well done.

This game is so bad, I paid for Wi-Fi access on my flight just to write this review... Total piece of garbage. Text based adventure from 1985 where the "choices" make no difference- you lose your food, lose your health and die. Animation and graphics look like South Park circa 1998. The magic system is so obtuse, you have to call up this inventory to try and figure out the three digit code for the spell (more like a password)- except you cant cast spells because this little Elf tags along with you and prevents you from casting spells (what a great idea!). Steve Jackson made some OK games back in the 80s but they were always uninspired grinds, good to see that nothings changed. I bought the adventure pack, played through part of the first Sorcery!, deleted it, and deleted Sorcery! 2 without even trying it. Its games like this that remind me why the Freemium model exists.

I dont understand how this can have any reviews below 5 stars, the Sorcery! trilogy is a masterpiece! Worth every penny and then some!