Review Luitenant_Gruber 5/5 · Dec 11, 2022
Masterpiece in every way
Killing Floor 2 is one of the best FPS games I have ever played. It is so simple yet so satisfying. You shoot monsters in a series of waves, fight a boss, choose a different map, rinse, and repeat. Still, it has a certain feel and atmosphere that keeps it fun to play.
Killing Floor 2 did go all out …
Killing Floor 2 is one of the best FPS games I have ever played. It is so simple yet so satisfying. You shoot monsters in a series of waves, fight a boss, choose a different map, rinse, and repeat. Still, it has a certain feel and atmosphere that keeps it fun to play.
Killing Floor 2 did go all out from the first game. There is a sh!t ton of content and improvements which keeps you playing. You got many different new classes, higher perk caps, many, many cosmetic items, new characters, new weapons while also staying true to the old school weapons from Killing Floor 1. The new perk bonuses are well balanced and thought out. After level 25, you feel that you can take on Hell on Earth difficulty, while in Killing Floor 1, this would be an impossible undertaking regardless of level and perks. The weapon buy menu’s have been upgraded, the “Auto fill” button is a gift from God and the overall design of the perk menus are better. You can now skip the trader when you are already done buying stuff which is also a huge improvement.
But by far, the best improvement is the server matchmaking and hosting. When you wanted to play a quick game on Killing Floor 1, you needed to port forward your IP in the router or modem and do a ton of sh!t to make it work. In Killing Floor 2, just create a party, invite, choose map and let’s kill some Zeds.
Killing Floor 2 also introduced loot boxes which I hate to the core in general. But here, they are easy to ignore and do not give you the feeling that you are a poor little sh!t who needs to grind his way trough ten thousand hours of game play to be as cool as the rich kids.
The graphics in Killing Floor 2 are still beautiful. The game is almost six years old now, but it still amazes me, and it is wonderful to look at. The levels all have a dark atmosphere and each one has a unique touch to it. The gore effects are nice, the limbs stay mostly on the ground and after a few waves of Zed’s, the ground is covered in red. It enhances the experience.
The soundtracks of this game are also amazing. I am a heavy metal fan so it could not go wrong from the beginning, but the music is just perfectly fitting. I think this is one of the reasons the game is still so much fun, the music hypes you up to start the next round and gives you the feeling you go to war again. The sound itself is also perfect, you hear the impact of the bullets, the popping of the heads and the destruction explosions cause, again enhancing the experience.
The controls have been greatly improved from Killing Floor 1 and feel one hundred percent fluent. The ability to run and perform melee attacks without selecting the knife are a huge improvement. Although Killing Floor 1 is the founder of the series of course, the controls there felt a little stiff. Still, if you did not know any better this would not be an issue.
Although the game is six years old, it still gets updated very much with new content. It shows the pride and dedication from Tripwire for this game.
What makes Killing Floor unique is the player base. It is still strong on PC and people really work together in a matter that amazes me if I compare it to other online shooters. It is crucial that people work together or else the game is over very quick.
There are some minor issues in my opinion like the load times to start the game or connect to a server, but this has been improved over the years. Although the constant updates of the game are nice, the fact that the game is now almost ninety gigabytes is a bit ridiculous.
In general, Killing Floor 2 is a huge, easy to learn game with tons of content, a brutal soundtrack, satisfying combat, fluent controls and a good player base that works together great in the game.
Definitely recommend this game!
