When I wrapped up the original Q.U.B.E., I didn’t see where a sequel could go. There was a giant cube, it was going to destroy the earth, some heroic astronauts put a stop to it via an elaborate series of jumping and physics puzzles, roll credits.
I massively underestimated the developers, because it turns out that there’s a huge amount of story left to tell,and Q.U.B.E. 2 outdoes its predecessor in every possible way.
HIGH The epic final boss fight.
LOW Literally everything having to do with drilling through the earth.
WTF Curious about the meaning of life? The game offers a pretty definitive answer.
HIGH Witnessing the breathtaking scale of the last level.
LOW How many times did I die? Oh, there is an achievement for that… Dammit, I suck!
WTF And all of this means…?
HIGH Taking my first trip inside someone’s subconscious.
LOW Spending twenty minutes getting killed by a Cybogre over and over again.
WTF This is the second game I’ve played this week set in 2084. We get it. You like Orwell.
HIGH The dragon vs spaceship boss fight.
LOW That damn monster cave boss.
WTF My suit’s change of attitude after (REDACTED) happens.
HIGH Punching a goon out of a helicopter and having him land at my feet seconds later.
LOW Missing with five throwing stars in a row.
WTF Advancing time by making a ‘yadda yadda yadda’ motion with my hand.
HIGH Firing a flare gun into a bear’s eye, sending it fleeing for the hills.
LOW The two times the game crashed, erasing my save file.
WTF How hungry do you have to be to break a bunny’s neck?
HIGH Working out the bar’s safe code by carefully examining the environment.
LOW Trying to figure which of the six digits I’m not supposed to use on a five digit lock.
WTF The villain’s fish-head mask.
HIGH Building a homemade UFO!
LOW Gameplay pausing sporadically to load.
WTF That obtuse generator wire puzzle.
HIGH The Magnet Wall puzzles.
LOW The rolling block puzzle. Dear lord, never again.
WTF Who told the villain it was a good idea to do a Mark Hamill Joker impression?
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