Monument Valley 2 Delves Deeper Into the Architecture of the Imagination
Ustwo Games unveils a sequel to the most beautiful game for iOS devices...and it's even more breathtaking than the original.
A few years ago I called Monument Valley “the most beautiful game you?ve ever seen”. I stand corrected: Monument Valley 2 now has earned the title, improved in every way that made the original a mesmerizing and challenging diversion for anyone with an iOS device and a penchant for exploring imaginative architecture.
Expanding upon its predecessor, Monument Valley 2 ever-morphing landscape is cited as inspired by “mid-century illustration, theatre, toy design and even confectionary”. And indeed, the color palette as imagined by developer Ustwo Games does evoke thoughts of appetizing macarons and pastilles, each Escher-esque levels painted with the soothing and atmospheric sunset-tinged colors that made Monument Valley a captivating title back in 2014. Up" Down" All around…Monument Valley 2 challenges player’s perception of perspective with every level.
Monument Valley 2 remains an isometric platformer, but occasionally flattens out to a scroller, it’s style sometimes diverging into moving graphic design – a puzzle game set within an architectural fantasy land requiring players to manipulate the landscape to get from Point A to Point B. The game is a colorful embodiment of the adage, “the journey, not the destination matters.”
But this sequel is infused with a mor...
A few years ago I called Monument Valley “the most beautiful game you?ve ever seen”. I stand corrected: Monument Valley 2 now has earned the title, improved in every way that made the original a mesmerizing and challenging diversion for anyone with an iOS device and a penchant for exploring imaginative architecture.
Expanding upon its predecessor, Monument Valley 2 ever-morphing landscape is cited as inspired by “mid-century illustration, theatre, toy design and even confectionary”. And indeed, the color palette as imagined by developer Ustwo Games does evoke thoughts of appetizing macarons and pastilles, each Escher-esque levels painted with the soothing and atmospheric sunset-tinged colors that made Monument Valley a captivating title back in 2014. Up" Down" All around…Monument Valley 2 challenges player’s perception of perspective with every level.
Monument Valley 2 remains an isometric platformer, but occasionally flattens out to a scroller, it’s style sometimes diverging into moving graphic design – a puzzle game set within an architectural fantasy land requiring players to manipulate the landscape to get from Point A to Point B. The game is a colorful embodiment of the adage, “the journey, not the destination matters.”
But this sequel is infused with a mor...
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