Shadows on the Vatican Act II: Wrath

Episode II begins with a brief recap of Act I, using the characteristic "comic-style" Panels of the series to refresh the memory of what happened. The assassination of Delleo in 1996, which led his protégé James cynically to leave the Church; The almost fatal assault on Father Cristoforo, in whose insistence James had returned to Rome; And the events that culminated in the violent encounter with Silvia. The game then focuses on James and Silvia working through a network of minions and smoke curtains to get to the heart of a conspiracy of power and corruption. The bets are incredible: the money laundering suspicious in Act I, involving the secretly wrapped IOR, also known as the Vatican Bank, seems to be only the tip of the proverbial iceberg, and the question changes as the case progresses. It is Not an easy topic to understand, both because of the financial complexities and the extensive histories of organizations such as the Vatican and the Freemasons. But The game works hard to simplify the themes for the laity, and provides descriptive slides of important people and places. It is Also sensible with the flow of information and action, allowing it to absorb a set of developments and implications before moving on to the next, without relieving the underlying sense of urgency. The Orchestral Soundtrack is discreet but coincides with the mood of each scene, and subtle sound effects, such as voices resonating in cavernous places, add realism. The shadows on the Vatican is getting dark as the series progresses, designed efficiently and with a very nice script I recommend it to any fan of this type of genre.