Knack II

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“KNACK” – a familiar name but full of scandal when bearing the name of one of the “shipping” games for the PS4 system, but with only mediocre quality, being made fun of by the gaming community at that time. For the writer, Knack is not bad; the problem of the game lies in the fact that it is not really “ripe” but still released to be released in time for the first step to PS4, causing the game to suffer “critics” unworthy of public opinion.

At the 2016 PlayStation Experience, Knack and his friends returned with content that continued right after the events of the first part. A brief official announcement of “Knack II.” With promises from the director, chief designer, and the man behind the PlayStation 4 – Mark Cerny, he confirmed that Knack II would fix the mistakes of the first version. So will the game turn around to rise or continue to take the wrong path and become a half-hearted “1.5” successor? The writer invites readers to take a look at the review of Knack II with Biareview!

Knack is back and better than ever, literally, at least when compared to the first version. The “bright” point can be seen most clearly from the very first moments of Knack II; the graphics platform is improved more clearly, and the gameplay is carefully polished. The screen design is diverse; coupled with improved combat fun and challenging climbs, puzzles are more engaging than ever. All of these factors make it hard for players to put down the controller once they’ve stepped into the Knack II journey – of course, if you’re a fan of climbing, puzzle, and action-packed games cartoon style.

More specifically, throughout the length of this journey, players will conquer many diverse and colorful lands, bearing their nuances in terms of images in each region. Sometimes there are forests in the shape of “Amazon” or lands possessing architecture like ancient Egypt, interwoven with modern but mysterious and ancient layers. Or combine with futuristic architectural styles, but close to technical machines not too far from the present, creating a little “fantasy” feeling but cute and good looking.

Knack II also did not forget to show off the “superior” physical effects when players can continuously change the giant Knack into a tiny “baby” Knack with heaps of bricks scattered around the screen. Every time Knack throws punches and kicks “thousands of pounds,” causing armor and weapons of the enemy to burst. Small interactions such as bushes, trees every time Knack walks through wobble and vibrate, or puddles radiate in Knack’s footsteps. The supporting main characters are also carefully cared for from appearance to the way of moving and fighting. All of the above factors show the “heart” investment of Knack II’s art directors and technical designers. Not stopping there, the sound array also shows unexpected superiority. There is no shortage of songs that are easy to fall in love with and reasonably arranged between lands, scenes, or details in the playing circuit. From the urge to learn the secret to a little sneaky, curious, hidden, or fiercely fighting, all are expressed and conveyed in the sound very well. Although not exactly excellent, even the voice acting still has the necessary investment, showing each character’s personality in Knack II. Create a hearty “party” with dishes that are enough to reach a good level, with a couple of “dishes” of impressive quality in both picture and sound.

What about gameplay? It exceeded the writer’s expectations for the game. In terms of gameplay design structure, Knack II does not go far from the usual systems of games of this genre: climbing obstacles, puzzles, fighting, exploring, and enjoying the story. But what Knack II successfully does, is the care and knowing when to stop, adding enough to keep players interested, even if the gameplay structure repeats until the end.

That comes from the good addition of sequences that use Knack’s attributes, although not as freely used as “turning big into small,” but they are completely useful in each situation to solve puzzles and find the way, as well as the variety in how to switch from A to B. The puzzles in Knack II are not difficult but are “spiced” enough for players to feel interesting. The climbing screen will “stretch” itself depending on the level that the player initially chooses. If the player decides the easy level, the game will automatically lock the difficult climbing routes and force the player to go through the easier way. So if anyone wants to find a challenge, they should play at an average level or higher to feel the “breath” of Knack II.

The design of the interweaving and seamless between the levels and the application of the player’s skills are done very well so that the player does not feel uncomfortable. Sometimes, there are stages where the player goes from A to C and then acquires a certain attribute – such as glass, ice, or a magnet – then can return to point B to find the item hidden in the map. The screen, also known as the “secret treasure,” is carefully arranged, fooling the player if not paying attention.

These treasures are not only collected for fun, but after collecting all the necessary secret treasures, they will be combined into a tool to support players in exploration and combat, making the treasure hunt all the more meaningful during Knack II’s journey. The game screen also has a reasonable length; the circuit alternates rhythmically. Occasionally, players will have the opportunity to revisit the contextual button (Quick Time Event) feature to get through a dramatic movie-like segment. Soon after that, Knack begins to beat the storm – usually so! Knack II’s combat skills have also been refined to a similar degree to give a more varied feel to the gameplay. The reasonable division between attributes contributes significantly to creating eye-catching consecutive attacks. Of course, the Knack cannot be compared with the Kratos, Dante, and “sister” Bayonetta. But compared to games in the climbing genre, Knack owns the most “superior” combo attacks.

Knack II brings flexibility in character movements and diversity, possessing more combos, including the ability to counterattack when the timing is right, causing enemies to be thrown or met will bounce bullets. Knack II – the writer mentioned above, besides the “basic” Knack, there is also a combination of alternately changing rhythms between the main attributes of ice, magnet, and glass; there are also three other hidden attributes to create the necessary atmosphere change between stages. Players should also pay attention to the yellow stones in the game screen because they will gradually fill up the ability bar (also yellow) for Knack when “beating.” There will be times when the player activates this ability bar; Knack will become “mighty” and strong with golden swords slashing at the opponent, causing great damage, or sometimes jumping and releasing. I hit the ground so hard that all the enemies in the area were crushed.

When killing an enemy, the player will receive some experience points to upgrade Knack’s skills. However, because Knack II still has a family game, the skill boards have no leveling, simply upgrades, but these upgrades have a noticeable effect during combat.

Besides fighting and adventure alone, Knack II also does not forget to allow the second player to “jump” at any time to experience with you. Unlike the two-player feature on the original Knack, Knack II offers more balance in the role of the second player. The second player will also have all the skills of the first player, puzzles, and climbing screens that support both players well. The matches are also more difficult; the first and second players both have very interesting interactive and supportive combos when fighting. Creating a cohesive “home” playground that is needed, which is gradually “sparse” in this genre, perhaps only the LEGO series supports two players playing on the same machine on PS4 today. Fortunately, Knack II not only did not remove this feature but also elaborated and modified it to provide a better experience. It’s also fun with your brother/sister or best friend on the sofa and experiencing relaxing moments with Knack II!

We can easily see the weak point of Knack II, which is the foundation of the plot… sometimes, it’s okay! The writer does not deny a game that focuses on gameplay and especially family-friendly games. Knack II needs an average story, fun enough to enjoy, but the writer still felt rather wasteful because Knack II was completely capable of doing better than it did.

There is no denying that some of the developments of Knack II have a lot of memorable episodes, but the game is not lacking in absurd episodes to the point of “stupid.” For example, a small episode (which also doesn’t reveal the story too much) is that Lucas – an associate of Dr. Vargas – is stuck with Knack. He didn’t know where to go or what to do when *poop* a month later he was wandering around and suddenly saw that he could get out of here by assembling an airplane *poop* four months later the writer now thinks in my head “what the hell is this?! Until four months later?!”

Those are just a few somewhat bizarre episodes, not to mention a few segments where Knack has to go through quite many difficult puzzle segments and fight enemies. Our companions are drawn to each other out of nowhere and appear very suddenly as if they have a shortcut or have the ability to teleport anywhere they want.

That reminds the writer of the joke of Lara Croft, who, after having an accident with a group of soldiers, then had to swing and slide a waterfall to reach her friends’ shelter: “Something tells me Something. tell me that those people have found a way to go down less dirty than me?!”

Our main and evil characters, of course, stop at the literal “childish” level. Important details are also very predictable. The characters are quite awkward; although they sometimes shine suddenly, the writer feels that the game’s plot is patched up quite quickly. Fortunately, the good segments are still good, and if the player is not too fastidious or does not care about the plot and the storytelling style, Knack II will still be at a good level.

where can you get a Knack II online

Knack 2 – PlayStation 4: Buy it now

PS4 KNACK 2 (ENGLISH & CHINESE SUBS) (ASIA): Buy it now

Knack 2 II PS4 Playstation 4 Game: Buy it now