Is beauty truly in the eye of the beholder? It is if you're playing Rhem 2. Rhem 2 is a game geared toward a very specific audience: adventure gamers who love puzzles and don't need a story. I am not part of that group. To me, the most appealing element of the adventure game genre is, and always has been, story. Puzzles were always secondary to my enjoyment of adventure games. Even though I didn't like Rhem 2 much of the time, it gets a Thumb Up for being exactly the kind of game its creator intended it to be. It would be unfair of me to penalize the game based on my own dislike of the genre. If you're on the fence, you should download the demo and try the game first. At the very least, you'll get your money's worth if you buy this game. I played for more than 40 hours, and that was with a walkthrough for a substantial portion of the game.

I will say one very positive thing about the world of Rhem in closing: If Mr. Müller adds a decent story to Rhem 3, I'll be back to explore the mysteries of this unique world.