The game was quite decent before the afterlife patch, not the best but not garbage. After the Afterlife Update this game has become one of my absolute favorites, new universal mechanics and gameplay overhauls have made this game much more fun and better to play bosses that used to feel unbalanced or ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane are now much more manageable with the new tools the game gives you. There's now more story past the original games ending to help create a more satisfying ending so the game doesn't leave off on such a weird cliffhanger.

My only problems are the fact that there's no point in playing the game Mortal (1 Life) since the original game had a sorta secret for completing the game like that and they maybe could've done something interesting with that even though some people would hate it. The Multi-Class system is kinda meh since you just get the skill trees of said classes with no changes catered towards your original class which can cause problems such as very incompatible skill sets for your build. Lastly the Default Keyboard controls are still weird as hell like S to shield and drop down from platforms is okay, but W to both jump AND climb like what you couldn't separate the two actions?

Overall if you were unsure of buying this game, it is most definitely better and more enjoyable than the original game, and if you tried the original and hated it you should give it another chance with the Afterlife Update.

The game was quite decent before the afterlife patch, not the best but not garbage. After the Afterlife Update this game has become one of my absolute favorites, new universal mechanics and gameplay overhauls have made this game much more fun and better to play bosses that used to feel unbalanced or batshit insane are now much more manageable with the new tools the game gives you. There's now more story past the original games ending to help create a more satisfying ending so the game doesn't leave off on such a weird cliffhanger. My only problems are the fact that there's no point in playing the game Mortal (1 Life) since the original game had a sorta secret for completing the game like that and they maybe could've done something interesting with that even though some people would hate it. The Multi-Class system is kinda meh since you just get the skill trees of said classes with no changes catered towards your original class which can cause problems such as very incompatible skill sets for your build. Lastly the Default Keyboard controls are still weird as hell like S to shield and drop down from platforms is okay, but W to both jump AND climb like what you couldn't separate the two actions? Overall if you were unsure of buying this game, it is most definitely better and more enjoyable than the original game, and if you tried the original and hated it you should give it another chance with the Afterlife Update.