The second installment of Gobliins, Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon was slightly different from the first installment, to the point that the player could only control two characters and neither of them could die; that aspect of “immortality” took some of the challenge away from the first game but it was still really cool and generally praised by fans of the first game. Other differences between the second game and the first was the lack of linearity as the player could no longer skip and go back to rooms.
There was a slight improvement in the graphics and sound but they weren’t anything that caused a sensation like the first game.
As opposed to the first game where the player controlled three characters in the sequel, the player controls only two characters Fingus and Winkle who are the main heroes of the game. Hence Gobliins with two Is instead of three.
The gameplay is extremely similar but is not open to free exploration like the first game; every action is linear and the player can’t go back to previous rooms to further explore completed scenarios but in the other hand the game itself is quite innovative as it puts the player into more weird and cartoonish situation like shrinking Fingus and Winkle to tiny size so they can get to the next mission or reach new highs.
One bonus of the game is that the player has 3 opportunities, called jokers, to know what to do on every scenario, but because there are only 3 jokers the option is kind of limiting if you are really stuck in some scenarios.
The graphics are a 10, because they were made Pierre Gilhodes the creator and art director of the first game; except now the graphics look more cartoonish instead of being drawn in a fairy tale style. The music is nice, not the best compared to the first game, it has some memorable tunes and if you leave Fingus alone without doing any action he will whistle a different tune in each scene.
A great sequel, full of humor and some cartoonish imagery that makes everyone laugh, but it fails on achieving the same standards in sound as the original game.