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3.38 from 114 ratings
661 members have it in their collection · 15 playing now · 375 backlogged · 129 wish listed
How long? Main story 12h · with extras 12h · 100% 20h (from 16 logged playthroughs)
Status Ferk Aug 16, 2021
The combat got gutted in favor of exploration,optional bosses sounds like a weird thing to do,but overall is beyond decent.Though the story wasn't as convoluted as the first etc.The exploration is nice and not linear but it can take too much time if you don't know where to go
Status JohnHenery Aug 15, 2021
Was able to complete the main storyline in 12 hours. But not at 100%. Will be re-exploring to see if there is a better ending. Because the one I got was a bit underwhelming.
Status kasparius Aug 14, 2021
Played about 5 hours, so far. I liked the first Axiom Verge, but I thought it was a very well made homage to Super Metroid that didn’t do enough of its own thing expect for a few brilliant ideas like the scrambling gun.
Axiom Verge 2 could have done more of that, and I think that’s what some wanted based …
Played about 5 hours, so far. I liked the first Axiom Verge, but I thought it was a very well made homage to Super Metroid that didn’t do enough of its own thing expect for a few brilliant ideas like the scrambling gun.
Axiom Verge 2 could have done more of that, and I think that’s what some wanted based on a part of the reception I’ve been seeing, but for me it’s a delightful surprise that is definitely not more of the same. It’s far more exploration based and relies on new systems that are as ingenious as they are fun to play. I won’t say more, if you like Metroidvanias even a little, this is a no brainer.
Status BMO Aug 14, 2021
Poked around a bit just to see what’s up, because I’m not planning to play it just yet. It’s a bold move to switch to melee combat for the second game. I’m super curious to see how that plays out. So far I’m not as gripped by this as I was the first, because the music doesn’t quite have the …
Read morePoked around a bit just to see what’s up, because I’m not planning to play it just yet. It’s a bold move to switch to melee combat for the second game. I’m super curious to see how that plays out. So far I’m not as gripped by this as I was the first, because the music doesn’t quite have the same hold on me (so far).
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Status Floweypowey Aug 11, 2021
Is it only me or does the artstyle look sorta...underwhelming?
I loved the aesthetics of the original Axiom Verge, it really felt like a modern take on the Metroid 1-NES graphics, but with its own twist of glitches. But this feels like a poor man's Blasphemous in its art direction. Animations does not look that expressive either.
Or I could …
Is it only me or does the artstyle look sorta...underwhelming?
I loved the aesthetics of the original Axiom Verge, it really felt like a modern take on the Metroid 1-NES graphics, but with its own twist of glitches. But this feels like a poor man's Blasphemous in its art direction. Animations does not look that expressive either.
Or I could be crazy and this game is the next step in the evolution of Pixel Art.
