Risk of Rain 2 is even better than the first opus. At first I was afraid it might not be suited for a 3D game but then I was petrified when I saw how much it seduced me. The gameplay is really well done and each character is very unique.
You can select the difficulty, the rules, the speed of your runs and therefore there is a lot of freedom that makes it both a great game for try harders but also casual players.
Because the quality of the gameplay is so high, I would have maybe expected a slightly more "accurate" environment. Let me explain: when you start playing, the first levels feels too big as your character is slow and you have only a small jump and a travel ability with cooldown for most heroes. Later, after getting items, you can travel the entire map within few seconds and it feels like the levels are now too small.
That being said, it's very difficult to continue playing after playing a long run, as the character is a lot slower. I think this frustrating feeling could be removed by sizing the levels based on the time/items.
How 2 Escape is a very good puzzle game. The graphics are good, the plot is interesting and the interactions between players are very well managed/balanced. The experience for both players is nice, good job!
However, as an avid escape game player, I noticed that the help/hints are not always easy to understand. I played with a young person without experience in the genre who struggled sometimes to understand the puzzles or which information to get and I thought that maybe being able to select a difficulty or having more but smaller hints would be better suited.
Spider-Man 2 is brilliant.
The graphics of the open-world are breathtaking, the feelings when you swing in the city are unique and the multiple references to the comics are excellent.
The only thing I have to admit is still that the story is quite short and not engaging enough. As a big Spider-Man fan (500+comics and some suits), I am very satisfied. Thank you for this game Insomniac <3
