DESCENT 2 It's very unfortunate this got cancelled, I loved the shit out of this animation and audibly got upset when it ended cus I was so invested. I love that you gave the world a splash of color first off, very nice refresher compared to the grey and blood stained world of Madness. The little quirks like showing little huds for the character's guns and telling which body part got injured are really nice, it kept me knowing (almost) exactly what was happening at all times. I loved the characters despite not knowing much about them. if you can make a character that you immediately get people to root for and want to see succeed, I call that good writing. Speaking of writing, the dialogue in this was very good at well. It's nice to see personalities actually be formed from the characters themselves and not just through body language.
But despite all my praise, I do have some slight problems with this animation. Despite knowing most of what was going on surface level, I'm still questioning the general plot. Why is this guy here, why is he being hunted, Who IS he? All of these are questions I had but didn't get answered. I understand that this was meant to be a sequel, so maybe a little refresher on the general plot without giving away too much at the beginning would've been nice. Other things like "how the hell is this dude able to survive being shot in the head?" and "Why did he suddenly have some sort of PTSD-like attack?" also entered my mind at points, which didn't get answered either. I assume it was to be explained later on, but with the cancellation of the project, that didn't happen. Alot of my gripes just have to do with the unexplained.
Despite that, I love this. It's an excellent new breath of fresh air on the Madness series. I would've loved to see more of this, but health and sanity comes first. Keep making and keep improving. I don't think anything's gonna top the unique feeling I got from watching this for the first time.
