Forgive Me Father 2 Review

Forgive Me Father 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the original Forgive Me Father, a Lovecraftian first-person shooter with comic-book-style graphics. After the success of the first game, it’s no surprise that Forgive Me Father 2 was developed — every person who played wanted more. 

The story is very interesting and also a bit complicated, but it spoils the ending of the first game, so I won’t go into too much detail. The important bit is that after the events of Forgive Me Father, you are now in a mental asylum, and the character you play as (the Priest) still suffers from nightmares. Playing the original title is not a requirement for understanding what’s going on, but I definitely recommend it — it makes figuring out the story much easier and is also just a great game.

The gameplay isn’t too complex — it’s basically DOOM with some extra buttons. You start with a knife and pick up different weapon classes throughout the experience: Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle, Explosive, and Exotic. Each one has a few different options you can pick from in the main lobby you start at, with different stats for each. For example, the Pistol class has a choice between a revolver, which has high accuracy and damage, and a Glock, which has a higher fire rate and magazine size at the cost of accuracy and damage. In that same lobby, you can also purchase upgrades with the currency you get from completing the different levels. An interesting aspect is the Book, which once you unlock, can be used to give yourself an edge whenever you activate it; you can charge it by killing enough enemies, and once you do, you can use the ability which can be changed through the upgrade shop in the lobby. Other than that, there’s not much else, but honestly, there’s no need for more: the gameplay is super fun, and I could spend hours just trying out the different weapons and trying to get a better time. Though Forgive Me Father 2 is definitely not a horror game, if you get scared really easily, it might not be for you — there are dark sections with enemies popping out from nowhere.

The way Forgive Me Father 2 is modelled can be a bit trippy at times, with some objects actually being 3D and others being rotatable 2D sprites. That doesn’t take away from how beautiful the game is, though. The first Forgive Me Father was already a really innovative design for videogame graphics, and this sequel made everything look a thousand times better. Many of the scenes are easily wallpaper material and I would love to see more games take this innovative design approach and add more variance to the way videogames look. Even putting the graphics aside, the art direction by itself is amazing with the way every scene is framed: whenever you approach a new area, you’ll feel exactly what the developers wanted you to feel, which is a huge thing for a videogame to achieve.

The game has great voice acting that really adds to the immersion, both the Voice and the Priest sound amazing. The sound design itself is really good, but the music is where the experience really shines. Times when everything is quiet are as amazing as when the music pops off in full, and the developers really knew when to use each track. So, whilst I’m not going to put any of the music from Forgive Me Father 2 on my playlist, I would definitely not judge anyone who does.

Overall, Forgive Me Father 2 is a really great game that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of players. If you want a good story, you’ll love this franchise’s narrative. If you focus more on gameplay, this is classic shooter fun. Great music, innovative graphics, it kind of has it all. Unless you’re looking for a perfectly unique experience that you will never forget, even tens of years from now, I can’t imagine you’ll be disappointed with what this experience has to offer.