If games were merely judged on their premise then The Escapists 2 would be gold even before you’ve played it. Hosted by 44 Bytes.Available on PS4 (version tested), Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch © 2022 Hookshot Media, partner of ReedPop. Join 1,339,934 people following Nintendo Life: Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Gra.ģDS System Update 11.16.0-48 Is Now Live, Here Are The Fu. Random: The Sky In Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Is One Big Opti. Soapbox: Forget Marvel, The Perfect Capcom Crossover Is S. Soapbox: Endless Zelda Remakes Are A Poor Substitute For. Mario Kart Tour To Remove Gacha Elements Next Month We Might Get A Brand New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Gam. Random: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Trick Gets You All Koro. Game Journalist Doubles Down On Zelda News At Upcoming Ni. Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour Times: This Week's Featured Po. Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Distribution Event. But if you're really interested in the developer's ultimate vision for The Escapists, it's all there in the sequel. This is, after all, the ultimate version of the original game, with all the prisons from the base game and nine additional bonus maps to sink your time into. If, however, you played and loved The Escapists 2 and found your thirst for charming sandbox gameplay unquenched, then going back to The Escapists might well provide the extra content you crave. And if you've exhausted The Escapists 2's generous package, going back to the original is going to feel like a step back. But we could never shake the knowledge that there's a much more polished, fleshed-out and just plain superior version already on the eShop. In a game that's been around for a number of years in one form or other, that's disappointing.Īgain, this is all sounding rather negative, and we should re-emphasise that there's ample fun to be had with The Escapists if you're made of sufficiently patient stuff. We also experienced quite a few glitches in the game, such as certain items refusing to be picked up, or unconscious inmates appearing to run frantically on the spot. Indeed, the original's controls, in general, feel somewhat fiddly and inconsistent, and we constantly had to stop and think about the correct button to pick up an object. Combat, meanwhile, is a comical case of buzzing back and forth past your opponent, trying to time your punches right to bring their health bar down - something that was again improved for the sequel. It's a much sparser, more simplistic-looking game, and the UI is much less refined.
It's also noticeable how much less polished The Escapists is compared to the follow-up. It's a delightfully tough little sandbox experience that mixes a tightrope-walking core challenge (escape the prison) with the clockwork repetition of daily busywork, all accompanied by with a whimsical tone. All of which makes The Escapists sound like a bit of a dud. But approaching The Escapists from the opposite direction here on Switch reveals a less pretty, less varied, less slick and more frustrating game with no multiplayer component. When played in their natural sequence, that wouldn't have been so obvious or problematic. The Escapists 2 is simply a better game than The Escapists in every conceivable way. It's a piece of reasoning straight out of the 'best foot forward' school of thought, but it hasn't done the original game too many favours. Team17 made the curious decision to launch The Escapists 2 prior to The Escapists on Nintendo's hybrid platform. And while it remains a fine game in and of itself, Switch owners might find themselves expressing a similar sentiment about The Escapists. "I can't go back" is the common refrain of the ex-con in crime fiction.
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