It's difficult to write a review for this game because I truly don't know how someone would describe how good it is.
There is very, very, very little wrong with the game, and I truly think it's one of the closest things to perfect I've ever played. Everything is just done so well.
The music? Ethereal
The levels? Outstanding
The characters? Fun and numerous
The gameplay? Unmatched
The power fantasy? One of the single greatest mechanics in gaming, ever.
And I HATE roguelikes. I find the majority of them boring, uninspired, and dry, but Risk of Rain 2 just does it differently. The level design and base combat and music, even when they're at their worst, work together in such perfect harmony that they become incomparable again. And the amount you can DO, the amount of secrets and hidden tricks and extra gamemodes, oh god it's glorious. You could spend thousands of hours and not get bored.
And everything you can do? Is made funner tenfold by multiplayer. Yes, that's true for every game, but the multiplayer capacity is truly outstanding. A massive, massive step up from Risk Of Rain 1, and absolutely a game worth playing, 10/10, unequivocally recommended.

It's difficult to write a review for this game because I truly don't know how someone would describe how good it is. There is very, very, very little wrong with the game, and I truly think it's one of the closest things to perfect I've ever played. Everything is just done so well. The music? Ethereal The levels? Outstanding The characters? Fun and numerous The gameplay? Unmatched The power fantasy? One of the single greatest mechanics in gaming, ever. And I HATE roguelikes. I find the majority of them boring, uninspired, and dry, but Risk of Rain 2 just does it differently. The level design and base combat and music, even when they're at their worst, work together in such perfect harmony that they become incomparable again. And the amount you can DO, the amount of secrets and hidden tricks and extra gamemodes, oh god it's glorious. You could spend thousands of hours and not get bored. And everything you can do? Is made funner tenfold by multiplayer. Yes, that's true for every game, but the multiplayer capacity is truly outstanding. A massive, massive step up from Risk Of Rain 1, and absolutely a game worth playing, 10/10, unequivocally recommended.