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We are nearing the end of 2024, but there are still some releases and surprises awaiting us! Joyville was a charming new mascot horror game that released last year and the sequel has finally come out with Joyville 2. This time it focuses around a cute character called Lumina as we head to different parts of Joyville and have to complete various puzzles.
From the very start you can see how much the game has improved in its presentation. Its so beautiful and polished and there is just so much atmosphere. Its very colorful and finally feels like it has its own identity whereas the first chapter felt a bit too safe and feeling more like Poppy Playtime in terms of its presentation.
This time the puzzles are also much more their own as you get to travel between two different timelines using a stuffed toy. This changed items and pathways and you will have to switch in between them to continue on your journey. It also alters the behavior of the mascots you will encounter as the onest in the past are nice to you and the ones in the current timeline are evil.
There were a few frustrating parts that could have been improved. There is a dance segment which is very cool and charming, but it is set up to note the WASD keys instead of just arrows pointing in a direction. This might sound weird, but I had a lot of trouble during this as my mind does not think in terms of WASD but left, right, up and down. Maybe having arrows would improve on this section.
Also at some points there were some frustrating checkpoints that set you back really far after having completed various puzzles.
But overall I am very impressed with the improvments that the developers have made and I am sure that chapter 3 will improve even more. I am happy to say that Joyville now has fully grown into its own and can stand among it's big brothers and sisters like Freddy, Poppy and Banban.
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