It doesn’t throw you any lifelines, there’s no right or wrong action, and there’s never a time when you feel you are going the route ‘you’re supposed to’. That won’t be covered here as I’ve only just got the DLC, but will aim to put out a separate post on how I found it. Other than the difficulty, there’s the add-on available called The Marble Nest. Not because I’m badass, but because I’m just so deeply involved in the environments and the constant fragility that ensues. Freewill and all, as I could still change it, but to this date have stuck to the Imago setting. Game difficulty is one of the techniques that help us tell this story…Pathologic 2 is intended to be almost unbearable. Pathologic 2 follows the events of a catastrophe. Changing the difficulty in-game is possible, though, but it’s the choice of words used to justify the challenge: The instant I selected it, I regretted it as felt that I was going to be in for a hard time. I had to go for the intended difficulty, Imago. That was it my status as a game player/reviewer challenged. For those who are not afraid of hardships, but could use a small handicap. This tempted me to head that way – a more leisurely route but with a focus on gameplay, but no, Cocoon it is. Larva is an easier mode, but what was refreshing to see is it isn’t strictly a story mode, and there’s still a challenge. Starting out, you have the option of three difficulty levels. Pathologic 2 is very much about breaking the fourth wall, having you question your sanity, does a person have control of their fate, and where do I get toenails other than my own? Mark…if that’s your real name… I’ll try to take you on the journey I’ve experienced thus far, but this is something that needs to be experienced. Not everything can or should be explained, and Pathologic 2 fits into that category effortlessly. Mysterious things start to happen, murder becomes an experiment without remorse, and some ferrymen accept toenails as payment to take you down the river. A pillar of the community and loved by all, his passing turns the world upside down. The weeks it takes you to get there is already too late as he has been murdered. Pathologic 2 taps into the unknown a seemingly self-explanatory predicament: your father writes an ambiguous letter to you, asking that you visit him. Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit – A New Franchise?