The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters Review for Steam

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a brand new Korean Survival Horror-Adventure game developed by the talented people over at Devespresso Games and published by Headup and WhisperGames. It’s a sequel to the first Coma game if you hadn’t figured that out already, and adds more to the formula it was based upon. Coming out of early access, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters checks all the boxes that indie horror fans have, but lacks some of its own flare.

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters follows Mina Park, a Sehwa High student who has a small connection to the protagonist of the first game. For those of you who haven’t played the original Coma, this installment requires no knowledge of the previous entry, but it does make occasional callbacks as a shout-out to those who played it. You venture out at night from school to find a hell-bent landscape as you are trapped in the shadow realm, being chased by some insanely frightening demon-lady. It’s your pretty standard horror plot, but not in a bad way. The plot has mystery, suspense, thrills, all the things you would want in a horror game.

The gameplay is very simple — navigate the 2D landscape, avoiding things that go bump in the night, and use various tools you gain throughout the roughly eight hour game to survive. This is 100% a personal thing, but mouse and keyboard has always been harder for me to use in horror games. When I freak out in fear, I use muscle memory, which is much easier to accomplish with a controller versus mouse and keyboard, as there are fewer input options therefore the muscle memory is pretty consistent from game to game. Luckily, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters does come with partial controller support, so this helps. But fellow scaredy cats, beware of button mashing frenzies that end in your demise after you lose it seeing a terrifying woman sprinting after you….

The art is done extremely well and is one of the best aspects of The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters. Devespresso put so much time and energy into making the world just so creepy and eerie, which is essential for a horror game. Conveying the horror through game art is quintessential for making a good horror game, as it makes up for the lack of the player actually being in that world. All of the corpses and decay and just everything horrific about this game are well-detailed and beautiful in their own way. Kudos to the team for such a lovely job.

The main — and really only — issue I have with The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is that it just doesn’t give me anything I haven’t played before. While the story is different enough, and the characters are obviously original, the gameplay loop is essentially “just another horror game.” You avoid being attacked by creatures or the vicious (pun intended) woman chasing after you consistently, and so it feels like some sort of indie mix between Outlast and Resident Evil. There is a fairly unique mechanic where Mina essentially sprints through hostile areas to avoid taking damage, but it’s just a simple tap of the spacebar. A lot of this game felt very safe, so as not to disappoint anyone. Big fans of this genre will likely have little to complain about, but those looking for something more innovative, you may be disappointed.

Because of the lack of an “it” factor, I really wasn’t pulled that much into the game. The story did enough to keep my interest, but the gameplay just wasn’t wowing me. With that being said, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is by no means a bad game. I just did not really see anything inherently unique about it to heavily recommend it. But the game has no glaring issues, and it looks great. Those excited about this game have little to worry about.

Verdict

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a lovingly crafted game that has thrills, chills, and a really good bang for your buck. With multiple endings and a fairly standard horror campaign length, $15 is a pretty good deal. While it may not bring anything new to the table, what it does bring is solid, and any horror fan will be sure to have a good time.

Final Score: 7/10 – Good

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The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is available for PC via Steam and GOG.