Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince

Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince

August 16, 2022

ActionPuzzleRPG Nintendo SwitchPC

Grandpa&s;s latest tale takes you on a journey through haunted forests, pirate shores, and other mysterious lands across a vast open-world! Charming towns, terrible enemies, tricky puzzles, and powerful weapons await you. Enjoy a "story within a story" as Grandpa narrates exciting moments throughout Lily&s;s incredible adventure. Will you help …

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Critic Reviews (17)

A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums Aug 2022
80.0 /100

"Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is a superb sequel to an indie darling that begged for a follow-up. Needless to say, I&s;m glad that Lily and Chrys&s; grandpa still has plenty of imaginative tales to tell. 👴"

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Alana Dunitz GameGrin Aug 2022
95.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

90.0

"Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince has been inspired by A Link to the Past in all the right ways, combining great visuals, a charming story, adventure, and puzzles. This game is a must-play for me!"

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Brian Shea Game Informer Aug 2022
82.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

70.0

"Blossom Tales II is a better game than its predecessor, and I hope we continue to get more adventures from Lily, Chrys, and their grandpa in the future."

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CJ Andriessen Destructoid Aug 2022
70.0 /100

"Solid and definitely have an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun."

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Evan Norris VGChartz Aug 2022
75.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

60.0

"Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is bigger and bolder than the first installment and even approaches the greatness of the better top-down Zelda titles."

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Fernando da Costa WayTooManyGames Aug 2022
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

65.0

"Blossom Tales 2 continues what the first set out to achieve – paying respects to the golden standard and not only accomplishing that, but killing it too. It’s a masterstroke of unadulterated glee, with nods to its inspiration and other …"

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Gareth Jones VGamingNews Aug 2022
75.0 /100

"Slight negatives put to one side, I must say that Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince was an absolute blast from start to finish. I couldn’t put it down as I just wanted to get on to the next dungeon, …"

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James Luff LadiesGamers.com Aug 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"I really enjoyed Blossom Tales 2. But it does just feel more the same. It is a new story, a new map to explore, new NPCs and some new items. However, it doesn’t feel like much of a leap from …"

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Jordan Rudek NintendoWorldReport Aug 2022
75.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

70.0

"The final dungeon is about 30 percent too long, and the minute-to-minute traversal of the map doesn&s;t have the pace to generate that "leave-no-stone-unturned" momentum. Fortunately, the dungeons are largely well designed, and the world and its inhabitants have their …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Aug 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

45.0

"Though continuing with many of the charms of the original, the somewhat dumbed down challenge gives it less appeal"

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Kevin Cormier Geeks &a; Com Aug 2022
75.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

80.0

"Blossom Tales 2 is a good game, but it won&s;t shine since others took the exact same approach and delivered a better experience. However, it could be a good starting point to those new to the genre or a great …"

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Matthew Pollesel Gaming Age Aug 2022
75.0 /100

"Even if Blossom Tales isn&s;t all that original, that doesn&s;t make it any less fun. The world is fun to explore, the puzzles are fun to solve, and the story is engaging and enjoyable. It may not make you forget …"

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Mitch Vogel Nintendo Life Aug 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

68.0

"Blossom Tales 2 is the kind of game that&s;s absolutely good, but definitely not great. The cute narrative premise, solid dungeon design, and pacing of overall progression all make this one worthwhile, but it&s;s also the kind of game that …"

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Rich Cooper SwitchRPG Aug 2022
100.0 /100

"Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince builds off everything the first game did well, expanding in depth while retaining its charming Zelda-like core identity."

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Rubén Manzanares 33bits Aug 2022
75.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

68.0

"Blossom Tales: The MInotaur Prince, continues to be a continuation title, it seeks to introduce some other mechanics although it still has a main problem, its little originality and that is that few games are as good a copy of …"

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Seth Hay Cat with Monocle Aug 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

88.0

"Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is a fun, pixel adventure sequel that shouldn’t be missed, especially if you’re a fan of classic 2D Zelda games. Get ready for another exciting tale from Grandpa and save your bro!"

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Stephan Adamus COGconnected Aug 2022
86.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

70.0

"My only major gripes with Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince are highly subjective. It’s a game that needs to reach the kind of people who play mods of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which provide …"

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