Ghostrunner 2 was actually an amazing successor this is a solid sequel everything in here is finalized and polished for the better, one main issue I had with with last game was how easy and strait forward the bosses were they than fixed this in the DLC and that was much better but now THE BOSSES WERE REALLY FUCKING GOOD I had a blast with how much more they actually felt like bosses this time also speaking of those bosses I love the new villains Ahriman, Rahu, Madhu, and Mitra were great villains with good voice actors I am a story writer, myself and in my particular story, the villains are very similar to these guys as in not one villan but a group I have 8 but for here it was 4 I have much more to say, but the comment would get way too damn long lol
Sorry, cant agree about the polished part. I am the type of guy when everyone is telling how buggy the game is, but I almost never run into any bugs, however, in GR2 I had plenty of bugs clipping trough objects, getting the platform robots grappled inside of me, falling into electrified water and not dying being able to walk under it, etc. Sometimes I was at the point where I am stuck in the place where you normally supposed to die, but I didn't for some reason and I had to run around to see if I can find a place to fall off or die, because the only other solution would be to restart the game.
Just git gud. a lot of the problems you mentioned aren't the game's flaws, but you trying the same thing twice in a row and being frustrated you didn't get a different result. You should also work on your patience. The game has instant re-spawns for a reason.
I just want to say, the boss thing about having no telegraphs is skill issue, I've done them all hitless on hardcore, I can say that. Another thing about the enemies just shooting you instantly not knowing where they are, the game tells you this, use your map, and try a different route. Anyway the jank thing is 100% correct, it's very glitchy at times. I agree with this review 78% Also hate to say this, the IGN guy had better game play than you lmao.
Certain levels from me, mainly cybervoid ones, had severe frame drops which slowed the pace of the game massively, I also felt that the dialogue was abysmal and quite annoying at times and the entire story was just rushed
I got the game for free on PS plus this month and I have to say… YOUR REVIEW IS OBJECTIVELY CORRECT (except the story part), I skipped the first game but I have to say the Jank gets noticeable around the time you leave dharma, the hit box on your enemies is way smaller then it should be, sometimes you lose all your range and die immediately and the boss attacks either attack early (once Abraham had has sword still up and I died trying to parry it) or late like in your clip, I loved this game but it definitely needs to fix some of the hotboxes, also grappling to walls doesn’t always do wall running. The game crashed twice (not much so that’s good), don’t get me wrong, it’s a phenomenal (but short) game however you also forgot to mention hardcore mode which is much harder, definately buy at discount, I will pick up the 3rd game, 8/10.
having just beat the game, i still liked it quite a bit. but man do the later levels really start becoming a little frustrating. Especially the biters. these bug like robots that just hurl at you. Definitely noticed the issue with the hitbox on the player, so many times have things gone by me decently out of the way to somehow hit me. Sometimes parrying doesn't work at all. It's hard to tell what the bosses are about to do at times. But them last few levels are just unfair by design. of course in most cases, you can just use "Ghost" to slip by the biters. But their placements is just on the whole, unfair. and alot of times, its out of view entirely, and leaving no choice but to be hit.
The very first clip, the enemy is on your radar, you can simply walk with your guard up, but you go in like Rambo and whine. The second one, the Setting the Stage one, you surf the bots, there's a wall for you to run on your left, you ignore it, make an awkward jump and start swinging. Then, later on the review, say stuff like "the game is jank", "the character don't stick to surfaces". I wonder why? If you're gonna review the game, at least try to learn how to play it.
this is a cooked take if ive ever seen one. you are allowed to play the game how you want to play. if watching a review of a game gets you this heated then maybe you should take a break from youtube bud, because damn.
@@trevorgibbons5425 it isn't about how you want to play, of course you can play the game however you want. But if you want to review it, at least show the decency and humility to say "maybe i'm not this good at the game". But no; "there was nothing i could do, they shoot me at the very first frame blablabla". Don't do asinine stuff, moan and expect your audience to just be quiet about it.
Very good short but spot on Review. I finished the game yesterday on PC and I feel exactly the same as you! It is a very good game with some really annoying issues, that were not present in the prequel - which I like a lot! On top of that, the game has some massive traversal stutters and hickups... an absolute no go for a fast paced platfromer Title.
Not to mention the frame drops and the shitty dialogue. Most of the time the dialogue wasn't even matching to the character's facial expressions. The audio would be delayed almost every time. Furthermore, sometimes enemies themselves would bug. The tutorial's boss launched me out of the arena, then as I was coming back. He froze completely, which let me just blitz through the boss fight because he wasn't defending himself
Speaking of hiccups. I can't complete the challenge in elevator maintenance. I hit the drones with the shuriken but I can't grapple into them. Im not getting the square (PS5) to do it. What can I do?
- mantling and grapple points bugged and misplaced. Somehow they broke what worked in 1st game. Raw movement feels a bit worse overall - whoever made a genius decision not to be able to look around on the bike must be fired from industry. A lot of up turns are just out of view - music is non-existent in comparison to 1st game. Just dull noise - half of the must-be sfx of enemies doesn't exist. Bosses attack in 1rst frame without any indication or clue if you close - wingsuit is awesome, wish it appeared much sooner
the game should have worked technically, but there's just so much going on. Like how parrying was a completely fine feature in the first game which they ruined by adding block and effectively changing up the button prompts making the returning players feel uneasy. Also the inclusion of slow paced puzzles and enemies that require you to use certain abilities just breaks the pacing and your immersion as being able to take enemies anyway you wanted with the abilities just being a crutch to help you if felt the game got too challenging, is what gave the first game a lot of its charm, whilst in the second one most of the abilities (mainly shuriken and tempest) are nerfed to let you use them more than once. Also the story being forgettable with the part in the climbers hq just being a snoozefest overall with characters having zero charm with basic borderline annoying personalities ,just add on to the flaws this game has.
My personal opinion of Ghostrunner 2 is simply "A sequel that did not need to exist". I played it, I finished it, I felt nothing from it. It's a game I guess? Ghostunner 1 was perfection though. Something with GH2 did not bring joy to me.
