None of the puzzles in my section were too difficult, but they fit the environment well. Even though I only played a small portion of the game, it was clear that it's just doubling down on what made the first so great.

If you were a fan of the first Little Nightmares, I imagine you'll like what the studio is doing with its sequel. Developer Tarsier Studios knows this and made sure to give that element a lot of love in the game. It's easily one of the most important aspects. Sounds - and music - can make or break the tension of a horror experience. What was apparent throughout the entire demo was how good the sound design was. I can't say how important her role will be within the final game, but the demo didn't make Six seem all that important. For much of the demo I was separated for her completely because she couldn't follow me after I was boosted into another section. There are few instances where I need her to help boost me up on a platform or try to pry wood off of a hole in the wall blocking our exit, but for the most part she's there as window dressing. When it comes to the added element of another friendly NPC to help you, I didn't find Six all that helpful. A grotesque monster lurks within the Hospital's basement, and I do not look forward to getting a better look at it in the final game. I thought that my demo would end here, but it still had a little surprise in store to tease what's to come. Making my way through these enemies, all the while crawling through small vents and climbing miscellaneous objects to escape, I managed to get the two batteries I needed to power up the elevator at the beginning. During these sections I tended not to overthink anything and just went for my old tried and true method: run as fast as I can screaming.ДЄ grotesque monster lurks within the Hospital's basement. Only by shining a flashlight on them would they freeze in place, but this is difficult to do with one flashlight and a handful of mannequins rushing you from all angles. While motionless mannequins can be seen nearly everywhere, several of these come to life once you get too close. A few swings of this and the hand crumpled up like a dead spider.ДЄs I would come to find out, the hands chasing me were the least of my worries. This hand eventually chased me until I was able to find a hammer. Once this thing gets you, it's game over, and have to restart from the last checkpoint. It scuttled across the floor and would stand up on the base of the palm and hike up its two front fingers, almost like a tarantula flashing its fangs in defense.

When I say this thing was quick, I'm not kidding. My first taste of a real enemy came in the form of a severed hand that detached itself from a mannequin.

What Little Nightmares is supposed to focus on is the dreadful atmosphere, and it nailed that in spades. The platforming was not a shining star of the demo, but that's OK. Wandering through another room with mannequins and hanging limbs, I performed some simple platforming that amounted to moving and jumping over boxes. You immediately get hit with the 'insane asylum' vibes here. That's always a good start where nothing could possibly go wrong. From this foyer I can see that I need to power up an elevator, but in order to do so I need to venture deeper into the building. I awaken in a dimly lit room, I don't know where I am, and there's creepy dismembered mannequins lying around - just the usual.

My demo started out much like you'd expect it to. Little Nightmares 2 is all about atmosphere

Little nightmares 2 mannequin