Guacamelee 2 was dope. I've played a lot of games over the years. Mostly ones with higher difficulties or horror games, but it's actually a rare occurence to laugh openly while playing. I like challenge and adrenaline and terror, but joy is something else entirely. This franchise is pure FUN. The challenge is there and the adrenaline is there, but the humor and revelry are front and center. The story is goofy af. There's all sorts of crazy stuff going on. "Sacred guacamole", "chicken illuminati", the "Mexi-verse" aka the multiverse lol, etc. There's one universe of just memes, solely to troll the people who didn't like them in the first game. Like the first one, there's a lot of fraternal love and references to other games. My favorite was a "Purgatory" stage that was styled exactly like "Limbo". If you're looking for fun and addictive combat and traversal that has you literally bouncing off the walls, TRY THIS OUT. Only downside is a final boss that was WAY too easy. There's a series of really difficult platforming challenges called The Crucible that makes up for that a bit. Still, if Guac 3 ever comes out, I'm buying it because Drinkbox is killin' it.

Reviewed on Nov 22, 2022


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