Awesome, fast-paced gameplay that builds on and improves over the original. The combat system is intense and there are many combinations of weapons / playstyles to choose from. Lots of new enemies to chew through as well.

This is a really fun co-op game with a group, or if you want to solo the AI has been improved over the first VT and is more helpful. They'll pickup bombs and potions and hand them to you - provided you ping them on discovery. You can now also command bots to pickup tomes / grims as well, so you can full tome a map even without a full team of players.

Mods are a plus and give some nice quality of life improvements. Make sure to check out the ones that have been sanctioned because these can be used on official servers and some are really nice to have.

There can be some connectivity issues with joining others, but it doesn't seem as prevalant for my connection. It's also possible for a host to leave mid-match and you get d/ced. You'll still get your experience for the distance you've made it through the map, but yeah, that's it. While that is a drawback, there are also times when you can join a game mid-match and be right near the end of a full tome run - you basically get full rewards for very little time or effort invested on your end. So, that can help balance out the bad connectivity issues or hosts leaving. Hosts leaving mid-match is kind of rare from my experiences, most people don't just bail and are interested in getting through the level any way they can.

In fact, most of the community is rather polite / kind. If you don't know the locations of some secrets and ask, most will be glad to show you. They'll even carry you through the level if you try to queue for a harder mode and are having a tough time adjusting, just don't be surprised if the lobby disperses at the end.

In addition to this, I believe dedicated servers are planned for the future. From what I've been able to tell, they've been a goal for a while - they just haven't made it into the game yet.

I did have some issues with hosting where nobody would join, but it turns out that I just needed to forward some ports on my router and lobbies filled quickly afterwards.

Overall, this is a great game for a good price - even more so if you buy during a sale

Awesome, fast-paced gameplay that builds on and improves over the original. The combat system is intense and there are many combinations of weapons / playstyles to choose from. Lots of new enemies to chew through as well. This is a really fun co-op game with a group, or if you want to solo the AI has been improved over the first VT and is more helpful. They'll pickup bombs and potions and hand them to you - provided you ping them on discovery. You can now also command bots to pickup tomes / grims as well, so you can full tome a map even without a full team of players. Mods are a plus and give some nice quality of life improvements. Make sure to check out the ones that have been sanctioned because these can be used on official servers and some are really nice to have. There can be some connectivity issues with joining others, but it doesn't seem as prevalant for my connection. It's also possible for a host to leave mid-match and you get d/ced. You'll still get your experience for the distance you've made it through the map, but yeah, that's it. While that is a drawback, there are also times when you can join a game mid-match and be right near the end of a full tome run - you basically get full rewards for very little time or effort invested on your end. So, that can help balance out the bad connectivity issues or hosts leaving. Hosts leaving mid-match is kind of rare from my experiences, most people don't just bail and are interested in getting through the level any way they can. In fact, most of the community is rather polite / kind. If you don't know the locations of some secrets and ask, most will be glad to show you. They'll even carry you through the level if you try to queue for a harder mode and are having a tough time adjusting, just don't be surprised if the lobby disperses at the end. In addition to this, I believe dedicated servers are planned for the future. From what I've been able to tell, they've been a goal for a while - they just haven't made it into the game yet. I did have some issues with hosting where nobody would join, but it turns out that I just needed to forward some ports on my router and lobbies filled quickly afterwards. Overall, this is a great game for a good price - even more so if you buy during a sale