Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found. The modus operandi and the video sent to the police and press leave no doubt as to the killer's identity: the East Coast Torturer has struck again! No clues are picked up during the autopsy, as the serial killer painstakingly washed the body. Once again, the killer has not committed any errors. Still Life 2 remains true to the spirit of its first installment and continues to allow you to play and manage two characters bound by the same fate. This time, the aim is to control two heroines, see the game from two different viewpoints, and essentially experience two different types gameplay. Depending on whether you are playing as Paloma Hernandez--the victim--or Victoria McPherson--the investigator--you alternate between survival and investigation.
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Gameplay is slightly different and there are some really annoying carry limit mechanics and a lot of backtracking, plus some annoying timed puzzles. It discards the beautiful pre-rendered backgrounds of the first one for real time 3d environments, but both movement and camera feel worse.
Also most of the game happens in a single location, that isn't necessarily a bad thing, but specifically in this game it feels disappointing, there are small areas in the first game that feel more original/better designed than the whole place, plus the backtracking is so bad here that you will hate the areas.
On the good side, searching for fingerprints, examining blood and all these FBI kit related mechanics are kinda fun and it feels rewarding unlocking your way through the killer's mansion.