VGChartz’s Lee Mehr: “If nothing else, Pocketwatch Games deserve some credit in this regard: it’s never easy to look upon your past success and say “let’s try a new direction.” Even if the original is over a decade old, it’s not natural to move away from a foundation that was already well-praised. So, to incorporate a new camera perspective, art style, and procedural generation, I’d say counts as ambitious. But ambition alone does not a great game make. Where Monaco 2 stumbles is in having those new features without judiciously considering their potential pitfalls – to varying degrees. That doesn’t strip away the broader stealth fun to be had with fellow thieves; only that this heist is a harder sell.”
