Silence, also known as Silence: The Whispered World II, is a 2016 German point-and-click adventure video game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment and the sequel to the 2009 game The Whispered World. It was released in November 2016 for Linux, macOS, Windows, and PlayStation 4. Ports for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released in December 2016 and April 2019, respectively.
| Silence: The Whispered World 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Marco Hüllen |
| Composer(s) | Tilo Alpermann, Benedict Goebel |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
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| Genre(s) | Point-and-click adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
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Silence is controlled via a point-and-click interface.
Plot
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It follows a young girl, Renie, who is lost in a magical realm between life and death. Her older brother Noah then sets out to rescue her.[1]
Development
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Silence was developed by Daedalic Entertainment, creator of the original Whispered World.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 75/100[5] PS4: 72/100[6] XONE: 66/100[7] NS: 76/100[8] |
| OpenCritic | 73/100[9] 66% Critics Recommend |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 4Players | 82%[10] |
| GameStar | 85/100[11] |
| PC Games (DE) | 8/10[12] |
It received 75/100 as a score on Metacritic, out of 29 critics.[5]
GameSpot gave it a 7 out of 10, noting that it was a "quiet puzzler," and praised the hand-painted backdrops and interactivity. The review did criticize that there were not many challenging puzzles, and that some neat characters were removed from the game too quickly.[13] Kotaku also thought it was pretty and had nice characters. It also thought the puzzles were more streamlined and intuitive than the one before.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Chalk, Andy (September 5, 2016). "Silence, formerly The Whispered World 2, is coming in November". PCGamer.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey. "The Whispered World sequel Silence is out now on PS4 and PC". Eurogamer.net.
- ^ Watton, Neil (December 9, 2016). "Silence - The Whispered World 2 available to download now on Xbox One". The Xbox Hub. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Saed, Sherif (September 30, 2019). "Release dates: every game confirmed for 2019". VG247. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Silence: The Whispered World 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Silence for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Silence: The Whispered World 2 for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Silence for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Silence Reviews". OpenCritic.
- ^ Wöbbeking, Jan (November 16, 2016). "Test: Silence". 4Players (in German). Archived from the original on November 19, 2016.
- ^ Halley, Dimitry (November 3, 2016). "Ein neuer Adventure-Meilenstein". GameStar (in German). Archived from the original on November 6, 2016.
- ^ Weiss, Stefan (November 1, 2016). "Silence: The Whispered World 2 im Test: Taugt die cineastische Inszenierung einer märchenhaften Geschichte auch für eingefleischte Adventure-Profis?". PC Games (in German). Archived from the original on November 15, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Leif (December 8, 2016). "A quiet puzzler". GameSpot.
- ^ Fahey, Mike (November 16, 2016). "Silence Is A Beautiful Adventure That Begins In A Dark Place". Kotaku.