Playtime: 35 Hours
When "Remnant from the Ashes" came out a few years ago and was described as a co-op shooter in a sci-fi/fantasy world with Dark Souls elements, a buddy and I picked up the Double A title and actually had a lot of fun. Now part two has been released in 2023 and it was clear to us: this is going to be another good time.
"Remnant 2" does everything the predecessor did well even better. It is also visually more varied, plays more smoothly and simply offers significantly more content. It should be said that I only played through the entire story and the DLC once and then completed individual missions in other players' worlds. So, unlike my buddy, I haven't seen everything the game has to offer. Because "Remnant 2" is designed to be played through several times. The individual set pieces of the levels are hand-built, but they are put together randomly and the order is always different. In addition, the items and weapons are again completely unique and tied to areas, dungeons and bosses that do not always appear. This means you can't find everything on your first run through. In general, the game doesn't give you much help, but in this case that's good and adds another challenge to the already high difficulty.
But what I liked best, as with the predecessor, was the design of the world, weapons, items and enemies. It has a very unique morbid aesthetic and, together with the cryptic story, the challenging battles and the multi-layered and variable class system, it once again makes for a great overall package.
When "Remnant from the Ashes" came out a few years ago and was described as a co-op shooter in a sci-fi/fantasy world with Dark Souls elements, a buddy and I picked up the Double A title and actually had a lot of fun. Now part two has been released in 2023 and it was clear to us: this is going to be another good time.
"Remnant 2" does everything the predecessor did well even better. It is also visually more varied, plays more smoothly and simply offers significantly more content. It should be said that I only played through the entire story and the DLC once and then completed individual missions in other players' worlds. So, unlike my buddy, I haven't seen everything the game has to offer. Because "Remnant 2" is designed to be played through several times. The individual set pieces of the levels are hand-built, but they are put together randomly and the order is always different. In addition, the items and weapons are again completely unique and tied to areas, dungeons and bosses that do not always appear. This means you can't find everything on your first run through. In general, the game doesn't give you much help, but in this case that's good and adds another challenge to the already high difficulty.
But what I liked best, as with the predecessor, was the design of the world, weapons, items and enemies. It has a very unique morbid aesthetic and, together with the cryptic story, the challenging battles and the multi-layered and variable class system, it once again makes for a great overall package.