A frustrating project. Not only did the dev abandon the original game JUST as it was starting to really pick up steam and get interesting but now this new project is significantly more buggy and tempermental. Along with having a lot of ground to make up before it reaches the same point of completion as the first go.
X-Dew strikes me as a very ambitious dev. One who aspires to make 'The Game' rather than a game. A masterwork that combines mechanical depth, storytelling and a variety of kinks and sexual content. That is comendable, however the downside of that approach is you risk throwing out perfectly good concepts and ideas because they are 'too basic' or simple.
There is not a single theme, mechanic or idea in PitT2 that is more streamlined than the original. Everything is more. More rooms, more immersive mechanics, more characters, more dialogue options, more branching paths. Player traits, crafting, exp, inventory, more environments, animations. It is a lot and I genuinely worry that the overambition may kill the game.
On the plus side, aside from the bugs, nothing is bad so far. Every mechanic and detail has clearly had thought put into it and has potential. Plus the models and atmosphere is 1000x better than it was before. The titular Princess looks great.
If this game achieves the ambitions that X-Dew has for it. If they get the bugs under control. If they manage the scope of their ambitions. Then in four years time this may be regarded as one of the greatest adult games ever made. I believe that.
Reminds me a bit of Court Magician in that sense. That game is currently in a more substantial place, makes sense since it has existed as a singular project for longer. But honestly I actually have more faith in X-Dew as a creator. Yes the ambition is lofty, but they are clearly a hard working and driven dev and the improvements they have shown are remarkable. But for now it is a buggy game with lots of ideas and not a lot to show for it.
One to watch for. I hope in a few years time I have reason to bump this score up.