Early Access Review: Risk of Rain 2

cre: Early Access Review: Risk of Rain 2

A jump in perspective

When Chance of rain 2 was advertised in 3D instead of 2D, I wasn’t sure what to think. I loved that the devs were going in a new direction with the IP, but worried that it wouldn’t have quite the same panache.

I was so wrong.

Chance of rain 2 (The Windows)
Developer: Hopoo Games
Publisher: Gearbox Publishing
Released: March 28, 2019 (early access)
MSRP: $19.99

Chance of rain was such a waste of a game in all the best possible ways. things were right still passes and worsens, literally on purpose. The game wasn’t perfect by any means, especially when trying to play multiplayer, but the basic design was so beautifully chaotic that my friends and I kept coming back for more.

For those who don’t know, the Chance of rain The games are roguelike games that require players to find a teleporter in each level and defeat a boss to move on. As players play, they acquire more and more bonuses that stack on top of each other and have a wide variety of effects. Picking them up and watching the character become a (hopefully) unstoppable killing machine is what the game is all about. On top of all that, you have a handful of different characters to choose from, each with their own unique traits and abilities.

Chance of rain 2 do not change this formula. The main change comes from the transition from 2D to 3D, which is moreover a huge gap. The game is now a third-person action shooter instead of a 2D side-scrolling shooter. Although this is a drastic change in gameplay, the game remains very feels like the original, which is beautiful. I was worried that the change in perspective would make the game feel a bit other game with the Chance of rain name, but no, it’s absolutely the sequel in every way except appearance.

it really reminds me Super Mario 64. Less revolutionary, certainly, but the transition is the same. At first I wasn’t sure that Chance of rain 2 had blocked the landing in its transition. It took a few runs for everything to finally click. Maybe because it’s been so long since I played the original and needed time to remember exactly what Chance of rain was and what it demands of the player, but now I’m absolutely in love.

Chance of rain 2 somehow feels like a completely new game, while retaining everything that made the original so addictive and unique.

I haven’t unlocked all the characters yet, but the first handful the player is required to unlock is quite varied. The first class, Commando, is more of a rule book and allows the player to understand the mechanics of the game, without being overwhelmed by crazy abilities.

There is still much to discover for the player. Just like with the original game, there are hidden areas and secrets that can be uncovered, and it’s up to the player to discover both where they are and how beneficial they are. This sense of discovery is always exciting to experience.

Fortunately, multiplayer has been incredibly streamlined in the sequel. I barely played the original game solo, but there were a ton of quirks when setting up co-op play in the original Chance of rain. We were opening ports, sending IP addresses, and kept having people randomly drop out, or couldn’t even join us in the first place. With Chance of rain 2 having online multiplayer from the start, things work beautifully through Steamworks. I had no issues with lag, desync, or anything else that might affect online multiplayer games.

Although the game has the Early Access tag, it really doesn’t feel like it. Well, aside from the bugs. I ran into a bug that was preventing my crew from advancing to the next stage. It was only on the first stage, which was lucky, but if we’d spent more than 30 minutes in a game only to have a bug halt our progress, we’d be pretty upset. Other than that, I know the devs are planning to add more of everything: characters, stages, items, and bosses. Luckily, there’s a ton of content already in the game, making it a joy to play for hours and hours.

Bottom line, if you enjoyed the original, you’ll love it. Chance of rain 2. It might take about an hour to click, as it did with me, but it looks like an awesome evolution of the Chance of rain formula that will only get better with time.

_{[This scoreless review is based on a copy of the game provided by the publisher.]}

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