Nocturnal 2 Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-11-14
- Strong visual upgrade overall
- Smooth and responsive movement
- Metroidvania genre identity shines
- Satisfying combat and aerial combos
- Sequel adds nothing new
- Combat lacks depth and variety
Emotions
Archetypes
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 80%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 20%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 82%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 18%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 196
- Negative points
- 83
- Gameplay points
- 132
- Perf. points
- 1
- Rec. points
- 38
- Misc points
- 76
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Strong visual upgrade
| Reviewers consistently say the visuals exceed expectations and are a big step up from the first game. Many also describe the game as beautiful with a fitting art direction. | 82% |
Smooth and responsive movement
| Gameplay is described as smooth, fast, and with good game feel. Movement itself feels good to players. | 30% |
Short but sweet
| Despite being short, the game does not disappoint and offers a short and sweet experience. It is a fun journey full of secrets and platforming challenges. | 28% |
Larger map than predecessor
| Reviewers note the map is very large and seems bigger than expected. This is a clear expansion over the first game. | 23% |
Great first boss
| The first boss is singled out as really cool, excellent, and engaging. It makes a strong early impression. | 22% |