For those who enjoyed Q.U.B.E but wanted a little more narrative colour in their life, look no further than its excellent sequel. Overall this expansion of the Q.U.B.E world is impressively successful the story is particularly immersive which is rare for a puzzler like this. Some of the earlier levels may play more like a chore rather than a flowing gaming experience but the unique puzzles easily hold the anticipation and excitement that Q.U.B.E 2 has to offer. Q.U.B.E 2 is almost void of negatives and its hard to fault the game at all. Moments when characters are talking are infrequent but when Amelia and Emma do speak each other distinct emotion can be heard in their voices. Voice acting is also particularly effective in this game. Sound design is extremely effective as it fills the atmosphere during the silences in conversation. The soundtrack which accompanies this game mirrors the mellow hum and buzz of a machines whirring and working. Strange statues which litter the temple reveal distressing transmissions which power the story further, drip-feeding you information at a tantalising pace. The beauty of uncovering the story alongside the protagonist had me totally invested in the game, each twist and turn surprising me as if I was in the alien temple myself. Amelia’s one companion Emma Sutcliffe guides Amelia through the alien landscape whilst providing a broken backstory featuring an extra-terrestrial object and a mission to destroy it. Powering up reactors and moving to the next floor fuels the first portion of Q.U.B.E 2 and it’s a refreshing aspect that upon entering a new room the challenges are entirely new and innovative to reach the same goal of restoring reactors, meaning that Q.U.B.E 2 is extremely stimulating and not at all tedious.Īs well as the large amount of puzzle’s which dominate the game a mysterious sci-fi story bubbles underneath the gameplay. These puzzles start off very simplistic and develop into complex conundrums which span over multiple rooms and floors. Summoning a blue cube produces a launch pad, a red cube extends into either a horizontal or vertical platform and the green power creates a solid cube which Amelia can use to her advantage. Together with the distant help of another survivor, Commander Emma Sutcliffe, you must traverse and manipulate the. The sequel to the brain-twisting puzzler by Toxic Games, QUBE offers a slew of new and exciting puzzles that will boggle your mind, a tightly woven narrative which will further expand the Q.U.B. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has mysteriously awoken among the sand swept ruins of an ancient alien landscape. Each room contains a puzzle which can only be solved by using the power gloves to create coloured cubes which all have different properties. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. Puzzle solving is at the heart of Q.U.B.E 2.
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