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Daniel Mullins Games’ announced Pony Island 2: Panda Circus

Still not actually about ponies.

During the game awards, Daniel Mullins Games, the creator of Pony Island and Inscryption announced their next game, Pony Island 2: Panda Circus.

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The trailer shows an individual taking a fancy-looking USB drive to a fancy-looking arcade cabinet. Then things get really lo-fi, and then things start glitching out in a sinister manner. The video description describes it as, ā€œa phantasmagorical voyage through time, myth, divinity, and video games. Escape the lordly deities of the underworld with your soul, and your sanity, intact.ā€

When I saw that the game was coming from the maker of Inscryption, I was pretty underwhelmed when it started glitching out. But since itā€™s an actual sequel to 2016ā€™s Pony Island, I think it would be pretty strange if it didnā€™t have the fourth wall breaking meta-narrative.

Iā€™ve played both Pony Island and Inscryption. Pony Island is a solid time that puts you in a toxic relationship with Satan. Inscryption on the other hand, was absolutely terrific in the first chapter and then kind of underwhelmed. Iā€™m probably still on board for another one.

The release date for Pony Island 2: Panda Circus flickers between 2024, 2025, and 2026. Your guess is as good as mine, but it will probably be on PC first.


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