There are 10 playable characters in Risk of Rain 2. Like the rare Tesla Coil that strikes enemies around you with electricity, sure it’s good on any character, but it really shines on the melee classes. That is one of the more extreme examples, but there are a lot of similar combos. An Engineer has turrets that inherit the power of items they are carrying. That is unless a friend is playing the Engineer. Normally a death sentence, making it a pretty useless item. One item will slowly put a healing aura around you if you stand still for a couple of seconds. That’s even more apparent in multiplayer, where you need to share items with your team. There isn’t as much choice in Risk of Rain 2 as there is in a roguelike such as Crown Trick, but there is absolutely strategy involved. Lunar items always have powerful boons and negatives to balance them out. They can only be bought with lunar coins, a much rarer currency. Items have rarities too, and there are lunar items. You feel faster when an item increases your speed, and one that allows you to double jump will make you miss it anytime you don’t have it. You will see the effects of an item that arcs electricity when you shoot. Yet calling them passive is somewhat disingenuous, The items’ effects are nearly always felt. Some items are active and might allow you to fire missiles, or summon a black hole. Both of which allow you to see what the item is before you buy it. In solo, you will likely pick up every item you can, but you can still attempt to build out your character through the use of stores, and 3D printers.
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It’s a tense experience and a constant factor as you make decisions on how to proceed. You must always be running, jumping, and shooting to survive. Standing still is death in Risk of Rain 2. When I said the game was fast-paced, I meant it. So you always need to balance out your greed against the game’s timer. Without acquiring enough items, you will be doomed to failure.
You earn money when you slay enemies and can use the dough to open chests and buy from stores. You do gain levels as you fight, but the bulk of your power comes from items. However, you have to balance this out with your hunt for loot. The more time you spend in a level, the tougher the next one will be, so playing fast is ideal. The more time that passes, the harder the game gets. You have to find and activate a randomly placed teleporter in each stage, fight a boss, and survive while it charges. You enter various stages and are constantly assaulted by never-ending waves of monsters. The slightest screw-up will end your run. Any stickiness to the aim will screw you up. I do that in every game, but I’m making a point of it here because the game is far too fast-paced for it. I did have to turn off aim assist on the console version. My partner usually played with me, and she’s not as well-traveled when it comes to games, yet she picked it up with no effort. They are responsive, and it went a long way to winning me over from the moment I entered the game.Įach character’s skills are clearly laid out on different buttons or keys, and the interface is simple, crisp, and clear. Both are master class examples of tight and easy-to-use controls.
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Most of my time spent playing Risk of Rain 2 has been on the Xbox One, but I did opt to play the PC version a bit with a mouse and keyboard. Failure means a restart, but you keep characters you unlocked, and new items can appear in future runs. There is rarely a moment of brevity where you can breathe as the enemies are relentless, and a run gets progressively more difficult while the clock is ticking. Risk of Rain 2 is also playable in online co-op with up to 4 players, so you can suffer together with your friends. It’s a tough game, even on the lowest setting. It is, in fact, a third-person rogue-lite shooter, but with extremely refined mechanics, an addicting gameplay loop, great visual style, and a cast of characters that all play differently from each other. But because of how it takes those common concepts and carves them to a sharp point capable of drawing with a single touch.
Not because Risk of Rain 2 is a radically unique game, because it isn’t. You would be wrong, and I’d be doing the game a great disservice. It would probably paint a picture in your mind, it might even lead you to believe that it’s another one of “those” and make you exit this review. If I were to describe Risk of Rain 2 purely in game terms, such as a rogue-lite shooter. You can find a video version of this review here: Risk of Rain 2 Review – YouTube Overview Purchasing Risk of Rain 2 through this Creator Store link directly supports Gideon’s Gaming. Joseph Pugh conducted this review on a standard Xbox One Console on all difficulty settings. Risk of Rain 2 is Available on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
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