Almost a perfect game. 2-3 puzzles aren't very good, the music tends to be not as memorable as some other Frank Klepacki stuff, maybe it gets a little too easy in the middle part (Volcania -> Rainbow cabin), but that's it. Everything else I absolutely love. Location design, item design, character design - it's all so distinct and colorful that I want to EAT almost everything in this game; the humor (at least most of the time) and dialogue; Zanthia is maybe my favorite adventure game protagonist. I always remembered this as one of my favorite childhood games, and having replayed it after so much time, yep, I can say it's up there.

Mechanically I liked it better than it's predecessor though some of the charm disappears as The Hand of Fate chooses to play it safer.

There are no repeating empty maze screens this time but there are still plenty of red herrings (or world building techniques, whatever you prefer to call it), my favourite being the absolutely useless flying shoes.

The game takes a lot of inspiration from Monkey Island, there are quirky pirates, weird islands and a hefty dose of meta references and 4th wall leaning.

There are very few returning characters and locations, it's a bold choice that clears the playing field for Zanthia in one hand, but on the other I'd like to hear her probably more knowledgeable take on Kyrandia.

The potion mixing mechanic is fun, and emphasise Zanthia as resourceful and competent - a welcome change of pace from the usual in that genre and era.

Speaking of the era, despite being portraited as strong and capable, Zanthia still loses her clothes on few occasions and ends up in a romantic relationship with very little build up. How else would you send off your female protagonist?

This was a tremendous improvement over the first game.

I would put this on par with some LucasArts. Zanthia is a great character.

It is geared towards the seasoned adventure game fan though. Some puzzles are quite challenging.

For the French I wrote a review - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2023/02/23/the-legend-of-kyrandia/#kyrandia22023