This will usually lead to a bit of a beatdown with all your equipped items confiscated as a result. Earning and gathering resources may seem easier when working together, but exchanging contraband within your partner’s cell, or a spontaneous irrational act from your mate may very well stir the screws the wrong way.
Just like with most criminal mastermind partnerships, there’s always the liability. Where The Escapists 2 begins to really shine through, is within the multiplayer. These smaller sections are a welcome addition that creates a nice change from the long con that you usually endure within the traditional prison layout. This forces you to think quickly if you want to successfully disappear before reaching your destination. Whether it be land, sea or sky they are much more linear than the usual structure with the extra burden of a time limit. And then you have the three transport levels in between that breaks the usual formula of the 10 maps in total. If doing favors for inmates, working jobs while seeking out places to stash gear, and tunneling your way out with spoons sounds like a good time for you, then you'll enjoy the very focused thrills here.Once it does all finally click together, the possibilities of making a run for it are endless and provide some decent replay value as a result. The escapes can play out in any number of ways, which can be frustrating after spending an hour or two only to realize how you fell short in the planning, but when it works, it works well. Escape requires cunning, gathering the gear to strike, and noticing opportunities to run. You have to learn where the exits are, when you should get to them, and how to make your own luck in seeking your freedom. This is a game of hedging bets, being risky, and failing a lot in the process. But you'll be confused, also, figuring out where to go and what to do once you’re there.Īlthough that's what a game like this should be like, there's certainly fun to be found - if you’re patient. That also means you spend a lot of time stumbling through an unfamiliar life, getting acclimated as you go - in many instances having to let several days of embarking on these activities pass by in drudgery before learning where and when you can sneak away.
You eat when you’re told to eat, work when you're told to work, and enjoy free time when you're allowed. True to its spirit of being a prison-escape sim, you spend a lot of your time going through the motions of life as a prisoner. The Escapists is an acquired taste, one that requires a lot of patience and watchfulness.
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