This Is the Police 2

I hate to leave a negative review given how much I loved the first game, but I did not enjoy this sequel. The cons are many while the pros are few and far between. This is yet another game sequel where the devs did not realize why people liked the first. Without further ado:

Pros:
Some of the names of cops are fun references to the previous game, such as Burch III
There are some fun new excuses for missing work
The tactical assault missions are new and most are pretty fun

Cons:
Not being able to choose the music for the day sucks
The town map constantly moving/zooming in and out was obnoxious and at times confusing
Tagging people for an assault mission left them unavailable and useless even 4 days away from the assault
The necktie assault mission is so bs hard to be perfectly stealthy that I've rage quit at that point multiple times
Jack is entirely unlikable and at this point sociopathic to the point of being unrelatable. The first game you could decide how much he was a mafia yes man vs sticking to being moral, this game he's despicable regardless of player decisions.
Needing to meet a professionalism point requirement before you can send a team out instead of being able to send out a team probably not good enough and seeing what happens.
Every single fucking call needing me to make executive decisions. I just want a few calls a day that are simply send out the force then later learn what happened and how they did.
Not having detectives. Having to decide between using smart officers for detective cases or keeping them available for patrol cars was kinda shitty. I much preferred the old system
The loyalty system. It was too easy to lose loyalty (you didn't make the right lunch decisions even though the one you made was more expensive, which you paid out of pocket, and what someone else wanted) and too hard to gain it.

Overall I'd say to skip this game even if you loved the original. If you really really loved the first game then maybe spend a few bucks on this one on sale but keep expectations low.

The game is alright, the story falls a bit off compared to the first game. I still like the Tactical missions a lot, and the potential Competition against Carter could have been pretty fun! The stakes technically exist but you have to perform *really* poorly for you to be beaten by him - and if you are performing that poorly, you're headed to a gameover anyway.

pretty more realistic then this is the police

Already recommended TITP1 and straight after that went to this 2nd part of the game! Even better in my taste. Loved the story and game play! Really hope there will be TITP3 at some point! Rebel cops coming next..

Very fun game. It isn't as difficult or unfair as ppl make it out to be.

Fun time with though decisions. The story is not great tho, I recommend you skip all cutscenes as it amounts t nothing really and they draaaaag...

Story and game play is great. A classic. I prefer to TITP1. Cuts scenes are a bit long but worth not skipping for the story.

its like the guy who was the head of this project wanted REAL BAD to write an unnecessarily LONG and SLOW novel but couldnt so they puked all of their dumb little fucking emotions to the game

if you like GENUINELY ANNOYING ANIMATIONS WHICH SERVES NOTHING, 40 iq cops who'll ditch you the moment they find, INCREDIBELY LONG "ESSAYS" that again for absolutely no porpuse at all... you'll love this game.

A cold, gray morality, harsher than any blizzard.

This game lacks a lot of what made This is the Police good.

First, the voice acting is odd, and the story is strange. It doesn't make much sense for these characters to go on about things only to fill in time.

But where it really loses its appeal is in the tactical map missions. It is horrible. It tries to copy xcom with turn based tactics but almost every mission is easiest down with "stealth". Simple walk right up to everyone and arrest them.

Its not tactical and its boring.

The AI cops are absolutely the worst. Yes, you can get cops that you cannot control in a mission. They just blast everything for no reason.

The management in game is harder than the first game because almost every cop is asking for day off or is a drunk.

In one game 8 officers did not show up for work on one day. 8 out of 12. lol

I cannot recommend this game.

Frustrierendes, undurchdachtes Spielkonzept. Polizisten, die ständig aus den lächerlichsten Gründen die Arbeit verweigern. Selbst während der Schicht kommt dann so eine Nachricht wie: Wir spielen lieber Karten (anstatt sich um den Mordfall zu kümmern). Und man kann NICHTS machen, außer sie entweder sofort rauswerfen oder es akzeptieren. Und auch der taktische Teil ist unlogisch und frustrierend, denn wenn dich der Polizist nicht mag, dann kannst du ihm keine Befehle geben. Er rennt dann im Alleingang los und erschießt alle oder wird selbst erschossen. Ohne Sinn und Verstand der zweite Teil. Wie schade. Absoluter Mist.

I really enjoyed this game. The story is great, the mechanics are clever, and the format is something I’ve never played before — I was genuinely hooked and impressed. I think this game is seriously underrated.
What I didn’t enjoy (and I’ve seen others mention it in the comments as well) are the very long, drawn-out story scenes. They play out like animated comics, where the character just watches the story unfold like a movie. I really missed having the option to speed up the dialogues — even just line by line — or at least a feature to skip or fast-forward through these scenes.

Overall though, the game is absolutely worth playing. It’s well made and very engaging. I can’t wait for the full release of Hollywood Animal — I’m so looking forward to it coming out of demo!

This game sucks, dude. Play TITP1 and forget they made this POS.

New mechanics seem cool, but I would rather not if it meant keeping my sanity. Can't even try the investigations if your whole force is unavailable because they are drunk, tired, a diva, or PUSHING UP GRASS!
Should have added a Easter egg that reveals everyone is actually Birch Sr. in disguise, because the DEVS have marked them all for death.
It's almost worth a wellness check on the people that programmed this cop-snuff-film of a game.

The devs might not hate cops, but they FOR SURE hate women, children, AND cops.

The first one was unique and fun, it had charm and intrigue. This spits in it's face by forcing you to save scum EVERY DAMN DAY, or else you will never, and i mean EVER have enough cops to get through HALF a day.
I don't care if this game is trying to tell me a dirty truth about the real world. We DID THAT ALREADY. Get better material. I should be able to use experience and tactics to win, not reloading and trial by RNG gods.

In the real world, cops follow up, or arrive late, or take a bit of time to respond if it means waiting literally 1 second between responding and a kid dying, or a cop dying.

I have a red flashing call and all my cops will never be back in time, omg they driving, I cant radio them, because (and I quote):

"This Is how the real world works, kiddo" -Copium huffing fans of this game

This is the police?
No. Sorry.
Nobody can answer your call right now. Everybody is dead.

You won't regret buying, enjoy the game ;)

Could not be compared to This is the police. The plot becomes horrible at some point and there is a tactical mission that made me basically just fully follow someone playing a playthrough to complete, because its too hard and too specific.
I thought I would love this game, and there are things that I love about it, but boy the negatives are huge.

Spoilers: the game literally just kills off some characters for no reason. I dont know, I expected better.

There's a hidden gem at the core of this game they could really flesh out into something amazing. I really enjoyed it, with a few complaints particularly the never ending cut scenes and the fact that the game ends.

One of the best!

Small city, but with tactical approach. Really great story with 3d touch

7.5/10

Didnt really like the new turn based xcom missions, they were kinda fun but for me too stressful, I did like how certain cops proficiencies could be used as options during the calls you get. I save scummed because i dont like losing my cops to bullshit random chance. Game wasnt that hard though probably didnt need to. Loved the story, ending was a bit tragic but was satisfying overall, much like the original. Overall game was a great sequel and was a very enjoyable experience.

very good

mid-to-crap gameplay, and who knows if the story is any good because it's in insufferable cutscenes that are either all-or-nothing

You will never find a game that wastes more of your time on useless fluff dialogue than this game here.

fun game

boring

its interesting change of pace compared to the first game

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☑ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

Superb game. The story and writing are very well done. It follows the story of Jack Boyd from the first game, and I must say I really enjoyed it. All the gameplay mechanics from the first game are improved - they are much more polished, immersive, and engaging. The "time wasted by waiting," which bothered me most in the first game, was significantly reduced in this sequel. It's still present but not to a level that would bother me.

The game itself covers a much shorter time period but feels fuller thanks to the improved content. The X-com styled missions were an interesting addition - even though at first, I thought they wouldn't fit the game. The truth is, they did. It was a good decision.

Graphically, the game is styled and presented in a way that won't wither with time. Even in 2025, I wouldn't be able to say whether the game was made today or seven years ago.

Lastly, the music is just great. I love that the devs invested in the soundtrack even more than in the first game. I missed the song selection at the start of the game a bit, but the fact is, that the first game, it was one of the things that started getting on my nerves after a time, and I often just skipped the music. Here, they pick one for you, and every single one I enjoyed and felt fit the atmosphere. So it was probably a good choice because I never got bored of the music.

Overall, I highly recommend this story driven narrative game. However, I would recommend you to play the first game first. It adds much of the needed context for the Jack's motivations and character. Without it, I am not sure I would get invested into this sequel enough to finish it because I would feel like I am missing pieces of a puzzle. If you didn't like the first game however, then I do not think you will enjoy this one. It is improvement on every level, but it retains the core systems and core gameplay elements.

This isn't a cop management sim, its a noir visual novel with some gameplay elements. Buyer beware that the cutscenes will get you almost to two hours before the game even really lets you play. I skipped most of the cutscenes after an hour because I still didn't really get to play. My opinion on the gameplay is nonexistant because I came two close to the refund window to actually learn how to play due to all the cutscenes.

I bought “This is the police” 1 and 2, “Rebel cops” and “This is the president” in a cheap bundle on sale. After playing the first one, I decided to skip this one. Why? Either: “I have a thesis to write” or “KCD2 is coming on February 4th”. I will idle it for cards, though.

One of the lowest quality worst choose your own adventure tactical games out there. You can't skip certain scenes, runs slowly during missions, can't save when you want to have to repeat days, predictable events that reoccur, just over all has an initial fun value but is so stale forces you to redo days.

The art direction music and vibe of this game are truly incredible. certified fargo vibes

This is a masterpiece.
Despite leaving a negative review for the first game because of how much of a drag the gameplay was, I am glad I gave this one a shot. The gameplay doesn't consist of sitting around and waiting anymore, the entire thing is more concise and diverse at the same time, which made for a very pleasant journey.
The storytelling remains as good as it was in the previous installement, and continues the story of Jack Boyd.

good

Yes

I didn't enjoy playing as a woman sheriff

The story is good, the gameplay does perfectly everything it has, but it's a bit barren at times. The worst thing of this game are the dialogues. Many times childish and it feels like an old person is mumbling to themselves

They should add police brutality against minorities

I recommend look it's fun but hard but at least it should be recongnized as a great game

This game is absolutely amazing!

I played This is the Police a few years ago and was excited to see there was a sequel.
The cutscenes are awful: they take forever, the characters speak extremely slowly, and the dialogue could be written by a tween on ffnet: "I, uh... you know... well I was... maybe uh... a cop too once... you understand? I mean - well - it's uh... more complicated uh... than you think... do you uh, well... do you understand?" Can you fast forward the dialogue? Sure. It skips the entire 3-5 minute scene and dumps you into an interactive moment that I assume has something to do with the very last piece of dialogue from any given cutscene, because any time I did it the next moment seemed wildly unrelated. There's no way to simply skip line by line. There's no back button, if you stopped paying attention during a 30-second silent montage of somebody standing at a desk and missed the dialogue that came after.
Y'all, i'm tired. I bought this on sale and I'm still annoyed I spent money on it.

Game #50 of My Backlog Clearing Journey

40 minutes in and NOTHING IS HAPPENING. Ive been sitting here knitting for 40 minutes while clicking a button a couple times. tooooo longwinded and boring

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I would absolutely recommend This is the Police 2 to anyone who is willing to give it a shot. I initially played it on the Playstation 5 and bought it again just to give this review (And play a great game).
As long as you enjoy the core gameplay loop and don't mind doing a little bit of reading each session, you'll love this game. The story to me is super enthralling and I love how it continues from the first game. Make sure you play This is the Police 1 prior because some things won't make sense otherwise plotwise. I love the addition of personal politics between officers, something that's more fleshed out in the sequel. Once I realised Sandra Spurlock wasn't going to be working with any low tier men, I crafted a girl power team and got all of my females officers pro ratings quite high. It's fun to experiment with your squad and see how they hate each other (Fuck you Kurosawa. Take a shower Woolbag). The 'raid' aspect of the game is also fun, and I have yet to try Rebel Cops but am excited after running through this again.

My positives are the story and characters are great and make sense, the gameplay is fun and funny at times, and the additions and polishing from the first game is perfect. The only negatives are the necktie base mission's difficulty and people potentially not enjoying sending squad cars out on calls. Regardless I think everyone should give it a try. Easily a 9/10 game for me

ok

Its a good game, with good concept and visuals. But the only bad thing I feel about this one and its part 1 is that I have to do all the bad things and have no control over the choices so that I can become a good police chief. We have to follow the story and end up having to do bad things so that we can progress ahead in the game.

Meh. Nothing new here. Other games do the same, but with better graphics and better logic. Didn't like it.

I'm a whopping 30 minutes in and I think my actual "play" time has been 4 clicks. So many cut scenes. Can we get to the freaking point? I'm all for learn while you play but if I wanted to watch a poorly acted TV show for 30 minutes I'd of turned on the TV. Hoping it gets better but for now... not worth the time.

It tells a neat story... Like the first

Basically, this story is about a coward loser old man rape a little young cute girl,

If you just like it , go online to find some porn .

Because that's what exactly fit you,

If u micro tiny mind can just make up something like this?

GO F U C K YOUR SELF

If you have enemies just kill them all and your life will become calmer and easier... 10\10