Like many sequels, this one falls flat

I have been downloading apps since day 1 and this is the first one I have ever taken the time to review.

It was that bad...

Not terrible, but a huge disappointment after the first two.

It wasnt that the story was different... I liked the story, but the writing this time around seemed hurried and the sequences were supper choppy.

There wasnt enough time given to build a connection with a stranger... She shows too much gratitude way too soon when all you really do in this version is click the "what happened now?" button.

The character is fun, and witty, with a metric ton of pop culture reference dripping from every crack in every sentence of dialogue - and there were many (cracks that is) - but the vast majority of the references were out of place for this homeless, teenage orphan.

And the quests! They seem pretty arbitrary overall. You dont know why she needs the things, she just does. So you end up being the lost puppy dog following her around saying you can do it... whatever it is... and helping her make completely useless decisions like should I walk, or use magic? - Duh! Use your magic! It feels like these decision points were put in completely arbitrarily (and dont get me started on the whole right/left decision tree in the monastery... I dont even want to think about that one. Ever. Again.

The whole experience was just odd. Good enough to keep me going through to the end, but bad enough to have me questioning why almost the entire way!

All I really wanted by the end was a little closure; not for Arika, thats pretty much a given, but for me. What is the point of the greens? Why is magic an illusion? Why did they take over the town? What was it doing for the years Arika was growing up? Is it connected with the first storys body snatchers? Etc, etc, etc...

Unfortunately, you dont get any answers. Not one. The whole thing feels like a quickly slapped together followup - and I wish I could get my money back for it.

Great concept, bad follow through! The soundtrack was well done but I cant say that about anything else in this app.

Skip this and go buy the first two installments... They are shorter, but balance the story, character, suspense and decision making so much better!

Farmer Valiant about Lifeline 2, v1.4