RAGE 2

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  1. Snodog
    Feb 20, 2021
    7
    There are a lot of better games out there. Borderlands series, Fallout series, Batman: Arkham Knight, etc. which all have the same feel to them. I never played the first Rage but the second is a compitant game for anyone who wants a post-apocalyptic shoot out game. The story is only average with average characters, but the game is more about upgrading shooting, and combat. UnlessThere are a lot of better games out there. Borderlands series, Fallout series, Batman: Arkham Knight, etc. which all have the same feel to them. I never played the first Rage but the second is a compitant game for anyone who wants a post-apocalyptic shoot out game. The story is only average with average characters, but the game is more about upgrading shooting, and combat. Unless you're a fan, I would definitely wait for a sale to pick it up. If you're going to throw $60 at a game, buy one of the ones I listed above, but a good purchase for 25-50% off.… Expand
  2. akarnokd
    May 16, 2019
    7
    Nice looking game at the intersection of Doom, Rage, Mad Max and Red Faction: Guerilla.

    Kind of short, both on the main story and the extra content; finished it in 25 hours maxing out all collectible items. It has a few bugs, such as audio not playing, mission no-progression. Unfortunately, it lacks the athmosphere of the first Rage and the quest design is a bit dull. Felt like I'm    Nice looking game at the intersection of Doom, Rage, Mad Max and Red Faction: Guerilla.

    Kind of short, both on the main story and the extra content; finished it in 25 hours maxing out all collectible items. It has a few bugs, such as audio not playing, mission no-progression. Unfortunately, it lacks the athmosphere of the first Rage and the quest design is a bit dull. Felt like I'm working; go there, clear enemies, collect hidden items, repeat.

    The UI is nicely done, showing how much items to look for at each location, but there is no per-region summary or progress indication. Discovering locations is kind of a hit-or-miss as the detection range on the road is too short. For example, I finished the main quest and didn't know where to get the last 2 weapons and last augmentation; had to look it up online. Driving around is interesting once, but becomes boring pretty soon. There are a couple fast-travel locations but generally, everything is so out of place that one has to travel half the map to mop up a location. The driving is generally okay but the racing is hideous with mouse+keyboard, plus there is a bug that can make you lose the mandatory race mission when the AI gets teleported to the end of the race taking your first place away. One annoyance was the interruption from mission completed screens, telling you how much cache and points you earned. These could have been simple popups so that they don't break the flow of the game.

    It ran decently on my machines with 1060 on High and it is recommended to update graphics drivers. I haven't encountered crashes or overheating issues. The game is ALT+TAB friendly.    … Expand
  3. Deadpoolio
    May 14, 2019
    7
    I mean its OK....Its not Rage, in any way other than the wingsticks which is clearly all they wanted....In all honesty I would bet my first born child this game did not start as a Rage sequel....Its a competent shooter, its just not Rage...Rage wasn't about "power" armor suits and abilities from it...Of course its a Bugthesda published release so its got some bugs they will eventually workI mean its OK....Its not Rage, in any way other than the wingsticks which is clearly all they wanted....In all honesty I would bet my first born child this game did not start as a Rage sequel....Its a competent shooter, its just not Rage...Rage wasn't about "power" armor suits and abilities from it...Of course its a Bugthesda published release so its got some bugs they will eventually work out...You can have fun with it, the main story itself is around 7hrs but there is some side missions to pad that out to about 15.....If you want a shooter you can have some fun with, its not terrible, if you want a Rage sequel this is NOT it...Kinda regret paying full price for it, so maybe wait for a sale. Shouldn't be too long before it drops to the $30-40 range....They really want to push it being an LMFAO Id game, but its not Id exists in name only now and this was clearly developed more by Avalanche… Expand
  4. Wolfenstein51
    Jun 7, 2019
    7
    I initially thought this game was a 9, but after beating it, it's a 6. Main missions only add up to 7 hrs gameplay and the last 2 missions are boring. The side missions are all the same. The game runs well, but is poorly designed. A real shame.
  5. Puddleboy112
    May 14, 2019
    7
    Love Rage 2, it is like DOOM and Mad Max got a baby together. shooting mechanic is super fun, vehicle driving is not too good could be better, not all of the character are interesting recommend getting deluxe edition. normal edition is a 6 out of 10 and the deluxe edition is a 7 out of 10, could be higher if we get more content in the future...
  6. TheFrog
    Mar 28, 2021
    7
    A fun shooter with a lot of variety in terms of weapon customization and special abilities. The action is frantic, forcing you to move quickly and never stop, rather than just take cover and shoot enemies with ease. Also, no stealth to speak of.
    Unfortunately it's also very shallow. No real story, no interesting characters and the world setup is bare bones. I must say I enjoyed the last    A fun shooter with a lot of variety in terms of weapon customization and special abilities. The action is frantic, forcing you to move quickly and never stop, rather than just take cover and shoot enemies with ease. Also, no stealth to speak of.
    Unfortunately it's also very shallow. No real story, no interesting characters and the world setup is bare bones. I must say I enjoyed the last two Far Cry games a lot more.
    I'm glad I could play it for free on Epic, I wouldn't have wanted to pay full price for a game like this.    … Expand
  7. abattoir
    Jun 13, 2019
    7
    Pros:

    Great weapons and weapon buffs Battles are always fun Cons: Thinly spread and overly complicated upgrade systems Bugs (Eg: saving the same freezes it sometimes) Weak Story and Characters You can only upgrade one vehicle (the rest are just fluff) Lacks enemy diversity I know I've listed a lot more cons than pros here, but this really is a fun game to play. I just wish    Pros:

    Great weapons and weapon buffs
    Battles are always fun

    Cons:

    Thinly spread and overly complicated upgrade systems
    Bugs (Eg: saving the same freezes it sometimes)
    Weak Story and Characters
    You can only upgrade one vehicle (the rest are just fluff)
    Lacks enemy diversity

    I know I've listed a lot more cons than pros here, but this really is a fun game to play. I just wish they had a more interesting and engaging story/character roster.

    If you can get this game for under $40 then I'd say go for it.    … Expand
  8. SilverOrlov
    Feb 17, 2020
    7
    In many reviews and ratings, this game is called the “Result of pairing of Doom and Mad Max”, sometimes they add here and “Far Cry”. This is true: From "Doom" - action, shooting, weapon mechanics. And it's work very nice and pleasantly. From "Far Cry" - open-world map, fortresses with enemies, local places with some loot. And it's work just normal. From "Mad Max" - driving, mad enemies,In many reviews and ratings, this game is called the “Result of pairing of Doom and Mad Max”, sometimes they add here and “Far Cry”. This is true: From "Doom" - action, shooting, weapon mechanics. And it's work very nice and pleasantly. From "Far Cry" - open-world map, fortresses with enemies, local places with some loot. And it's work just normal. From "Mad Max" - driving, mad enemies, big empty locations, ruins. And it's work normal but boring after first hours of game-play.
    Generally this game is not so bad, but there is some very annoying things:
    1) Each new local activity begins with a couple of phrases like "Hey sister, I see something strange here" and these phrases are only ONE for each type of event. For the fifth time, it starts to enrage, and there are lot of different events here.
    2) A very simple story that can be completed in a few hours of playing. From the very start, the game tells you to find 3 people who have only 2 missions each, after which you go to complete the final one. That’s the end of the story... I will not say that the plot is bad, but with given length of it, it turns into a short mockery on the players.
    3) Fu*ng bugs and Fu*ng optimisation. Every fifth-sixth entry the Map menu - crash of the game. Having far from the weakest computer, even at medium settings the game often gave friezes. Sometimes it passed, more often - no.    … Expand
  9. PuffyPizza
    May 24, 2019
    7
    Pros: Shooting, killing, music, abilities.
    Cons: Driving, Travelling.
    The shooting and killing in this game is really fun and feels/looks good. You can really see the DOOM influences in there. That goes with the music with the same vibe as DOOM. I liked the abilities as well, although it could have been a lot easier to use. (I don't like to press a lot of buttons while mid-fight) I    Pros: Shooting, killing, music, abilities.
    Cons: Driving, Travelling.

    The shooting and killing in this game is really fun and feels/looks good. You can really see the DOOM influences in there. That goes with the music with the same vibe as DOOM. I liked the abilities as well, although it could have been a lot easier to use. (I don't like to press a lot of buttons while mid-fight)

    I really hated the driving and travelling to new places. Because the map is fairly big, I'd like to see more Fast Travel points over the map. If you have finished a certain point in a game, like a bandit camp or some sort, let me Fast Travel there in the future. I think that's why I finished the game without discovering 2 weapons. Luckily the story wasn't too long, to keep my attention to the game.    … Expand
  10. zNeverSleeping
    Nov 22, 2019
    7
    O jogo é bom, mas há MUITO o que melhorar!

    A gameplay, ponto chave do jogo, não é atraente a principio. Os controles no teclado são deveras confusos. Eu só fui me habituar de verdade lá para o final do jogo, e ai eu digo: O personagem com todas as habilidades e armas é fascinante. Basta tirar um tempo pra procurar as arcas e pronto - infelizmente não acho que elas foram bem    O jogo é bom, mas há MUITO o que melhorar!

    A gameplay, ponto chave do jogo, não é atraente a principio. Os controles no teclado são deveras confusos. Eu só fui me habituar de verdade lá para o final do jogo, e ai eu digo: O personagem com todas as habilidades e armas é fascinante. Basta tirar um tempo pra procurar as arcas e pronto - infelizmente não acho que elas foram bem implementadas, visto que a maioria não está ligada diretamente a campanha. Além do mais, os poderes e armas ganhos não são tão uteis. Acredito que se tivessem adicionado as arcas de acordo com que a historia prosseguisse e novos inimigos surgissem, elas seriam bem mais orgânicas a gameplay. E mais dois adendos: A sensibilidade do jogo me pareceu muito "presa", dificultando que eu acetasse tiros e a dirigibilidade é horrível, o que é um ponto super negativo visto que o jogo não tem Fast Travel e boa parte do jogo é dirigindo de um ponto ao outro.

    A historia, mesmo não sendo o foco, deixa muito a desejar. Personagens são chatos e não participam de maneira "devida"; o vilão sem graça e genérico; diálogos fúteis e irreais; etc. Eles se inspiraram em vários Jogos/Filmes, como: DOOM, Mad Max, Borderlands, e mesmo assim isso ficou a desejar. Faltou muita inspiração.

    Os gráficos são legais, principalmente com o FOV alto, que esconde muito as texturas lavadas. Rodou bem no Ryzen 5 1600 + Rtx 2060.

    Conclusão: Mesmo após tantos pontos negativos, me diverti mais do que me importei com isso. Nota 7.    … Expand
  11. gritym
    May 15, 2019
    7
    A good FPS, a nice mix between mad max and Doom. Open World is great, but don't buy it for a story. It is not worth of its 60 euros, but for 36 euros on instant gaming it is a really a nice trade. If you like shooters it can be good for you
  12. YeezyChin
    May 21, 2019
    7
    PROS:
    -An amazing gameplay experience when it comes to combat and shooting
    -Really varied set of tools to use in said combat -Solid progression -Really good looking game even on lower settings -Runs smooth on a medium range rig -Short intro -Beautiful and interesting setting with really diverse landscapes -Varied enemy types and factions -You don't have to be an FPS pro to enjoy    PROS:
    -An amazing gameplay experience when it comes to combat and shooting
    -Really varied set of tools to use in said combat
    -Solid progression
    -Really good looking game even on lower settings
    -Runs smooth on a medium range rig
    -Short intro
    -Beautiful and interesting setting with really diverse landscapes
    -Varied enemy types and factions
    -You don't have to be an FPS pro to enjoy the game like anyone else
    -Lots of room for creative approach to situations
    -Amazing sound design, everything sounds impactful and powerful
    -Interesting looking cities, characters, weapons and vehicles
    -Incredibly rich update system for guns and specially skills

    CONS:
    -Too easy even on hardest difficulty for better players
    -Lots of bugs when it comes to audio and some with geometry (At launch)
    -Vehicles in general are very mediocre when it comes to handling and combat
    -A sometimes boring and disappointing story
    -Content seems a bit lacking when it comes to missions and side activities
    -If not explored deeper, combat can get boring to an average player
    -Strange use of resources and currencies when upgrading
    -Sometimes empty open world
    -Bland looking characters when it comes to the cities
    -Mostly stupid AI

    Summary:
    This game is surely not a bad game but it's technical problems, lack of content and disappointing story make it go down some points from my point of view.    … Expand
  13. Hantoli
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    RAGE 2

    First off, fascinating how this game got LOWER numbers when compared to Rage and/or Far Cry: New Dawn. First rage was a lackluster in all aspects and yes, in that era it had disappointed in different tropes than Rage 2 did in today's explicit media saturation. But the fact is that the original Rage was not even remotely close to being fun as this sequel. FC:ND for example was    RAGE 2

    First off, fascinating how this game got LOWER numbers when compared to Rage and/or Far Cry: New Dawn. First rage was a lackluster in all aspects and yes, in that era it had disappointed in different tropes than Rage 2 did in today's explicit media saturation. But the fact is that the original Rage was not even remotely close to being fun as this sequel. FC:ND for example was incredibly shallow, dull and similarly to this.. colorful.

    I get that id was aiming at, working on open world DOOM concept and this was that ideas child. And I welcome it, i really do.. Well I would anyway, if the story was more in-depth, the characters didn't feel as stationary "To do: .." lists and all other cliches front line titles tend to do.
    With that said and done, I don't treat it as an more in-depth game such as Fallout series, Witcher, etc... I treat it as it is, an old school shoot-'em-up which it does exceptionally well, I had fun with mindless carnage and semi-wide pallet of weaponry/abilities games hides in it's arsenal.

    Story itself including the characters (as previously stated) feel sluggish and un-fulfilling, which does bring the score down a bit. But it's not a definite mood set by itself, game play performs so well that it can supplement the lack of story-driven content.

    That would sum it up, additionally.. My score would not be reflective of the actual grade I feel for this IP, it serves as a lackluster scale tipper considering the hype-driven critics review and publisher related "trust" dents it delivered. SOME, and I cannot stress this enough, SOME people rated this game based simply on the fact that it's published by Bethesda and not based on a talented developers that truth be told did go with a safe bet with a preexisting mixture and a bit of novelty.

    All in all, a mechanically REALLY fun game for genre fans but not fulfilling enough for buck-to-content ratio and quality narrative aficionados .    … Expand
  14. Bladeruiner
    May 17, 2019
    7
    Not such bad game as most people say. The most important thing is to understand what you are waitng from Rage 2. If you need perfect combat mechanics, if you want just shoot, blast everything aroung and relax, Rage 2 is worth buyng. If you want to get long story with interesting quests, open world with different types of activity - Don't buy Rage 2. This game will be boring for you.
  15. ColeKatsilas
    May 20, 2019
    7
    RAGE 2 suffers from a few major faults, like a story that is as if it was deliberately designed to be a generic parody of itself, a relatively lifeless open world, unmemorable characters, and a handful of bugs that forced me to restart my game

    BUT, this game has the most tactile, responsive, exciting, and re-playable first person gunplay and combat of many years, competing with the    RAGE 2 suffers from a few major faults, like a story that is as if it was deliberately designed to be a generic parody of itself, a relatively lifeless open world, unmemorable characters, and a handful of bugs that forced me to restart my game

    BUT, this game has the most tactile, responsive, exciting, and re-playable first person gunplay and combat of many years, competing with the likes of Doom (2016) and Titanfall. It is so fantastic that the overwhelming "meh" of the rest of the game is completely overshadowed and often forgotten, as Rage 2 will keep you coming back for many, many hours.    … Expand
  16. Typing
    Apr 10, 2020
    7
    The gameplay is very good but the story is boring and the game just gets repetitive and boring after a while.
  17. Michael_Bsh
    Jul 22, 2019
    7
    May just be one of the worst game of all time.
    The world is boring as hell.
    The game is not optimized at all, it runs like ****
    The story is dull and just bad.
    The game feels super buggy and the controls are just terrible.
    I believe Avalanche Studies might be one of the most non-skilled video game devs on the market.
  18. KayZoku
    Jul 8, 2019
    7
    Pra mim é um Doom Open World, curti o game é divertido é legal, gostei dos gráficos e das armas, a historia é simples , mas comprei o jogo pela diversão e não pela historia , pra mim foi uma otima compra pois curto jogos FPS raiz. Essa pequena resenha é para os BR's os gringos que vão toma no cu.
  19. Jam_Pudding
    Dec 7, 2019
    7
    I picked this game up as a freebie, so I don't have any real 'skin in the game' so to speak but, after having played it for 40 hours now, over about a month, I thought it deserves a review at least.

    It's got shortcomings, in particular, the opening scenes are hilariously bad. The overall story is predictable. The initial combat and intro scenes are so poorly done you would be well    I picked this game up as a freebie, so I don't have any real 'skin in the game' so to speak but, after having played it for 40 hours now, over about a month, I thought it deserves a review at least.

    It's got shortcomings, in particular, the opening scenes are hilariously bad. The overall story is predictable. The initial combat and intro scenes are so poorly done you would be well within your rights to stop playing right there. However...

    If you can withstand the initial poor presentation (the scene in the first ARC where you 'interact' with the hologram is .... not impressive) the game actually opens out into a pretty entertaining shoot'em up romp through a game that is a cross betwen something like Far Cry and Borderlands, without the bazillion guns or story.

    The nanite powers you accumulate as you go through the game are entertaining but not game defining. I often forgot to use them and had no real problems on normal difficulty settings. The 'force splat' nanite power is good for up close and personal combat, and the enhanced jump is good because... all these types of games have it?

    The vehicle choices are mediocre. I tended to stick with either the flying gyrocopter, it was physically weak, but it gave fast travel to anywhere on the map, or the starting ATV, as it had regeneration and onboard weaponry. Other than that, I used the other vehicles when the game seemed to want me to (like the tank bit).

    The combat is somewhat Borderlands, somewhat Doom 2016 (unsuprisingly), somewhat Far Cry. No sniper rifle though, although the assault rifle did an OK job at that sort of thing.

    I found the driving/flying to be pretty good. The map is pretty large and requires quite a lot of traversal, but In all honesty, it's no more tedious than Borderlands, Far Cry, Assassins Creed, etc, etc, etc... You can always fast travel between opened trading posts, and your vehicles are only a button click away.

    Overall, it's a shame they didn't spend a little bit more time polishing this game. It could have been great with a cohesive story and decent extra side misisons, but as it is, it's just good.    … Expand
  20. Relkad
    Mar 21, 2021
    7
    You'll see lots of improvement if you've played rage 1.
    I'd rate this game as the second or third best fast-paced arcade shooter of the year.
    The storyline is definitely not the focus, still has interesting characters and voice acting.
  21. proschinviktor
    Jul 29, 2020
    7
    Plot: 2/10;
    Graphics + Design: 8/10;
    Game-play: 9.0/10;
    Emotions: 9/10;
    Total: 7.0;
  22. RockerKR
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
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  23. deax
    Nov 10, 2021
    7
    Combate excelente, jogabilidade excelente, gráficos muito bons. História chata, personagens ruins, muito grind.
  24. dmitriy_savenok
    Jul 12, 2023
    7
    Иногда нужны такие простые игры.
    Приятный графоний, динамичный геймплей с супер силами, сюжет для галочки и множество точек на карте, для зачистки.
    Оптимальная сложность для первого прохождения: Высокая. P.S: Благодаря неону и супер силам, казалось, что играю в спин-офф Blood Dragon (и это плюс). 7/10    Иногда нужны такие простые игры.
    Приятный графоний, динамичный геймплей с супер силами, сюжет для галочки и множество точек на карте, для зачистки.
    Оптимальная сложность для первого прохождения: Высокая.
    P.S: Благодаря неону и супер силам, казалось, что играю в спин-офф Blood Dragon (и это плюс).
    7/10
  25. r0m4n0
    Sep 2, 2023
    7
    i cant launch the game it crashes at start
    i cant launch the game it crashes at start
    i cant launch the game it crashes at start
    i cant launch the game it crashes at start
    i cant launch the game it crashes at start

    finally i can play
  26. Doniazade
    May 22, 2019
    6
    A very good shooter held back by bugs, a forgettable overworld and the mindnumbingly stupid decision to include mandatory racing as part of the mainquest.
  27. G0D
    May 15, 2019
    6
    This game has good gory gunplay and…nothing else. Driving is better than Rage 1, graphic is mediocre by today’s standard. But human characters are just ugly, especially females characters, far uglier than Rage 1. This is actually the most unbearable drawback for me.
    I've played the game for over 6 hours, but so far I haven't seen any pretty female nor handsome male NPC, regardless friend    This game has good gory gunplay and…nothing else. Driving is better than Rage 1, graphic is mediocre by today’s standard. But human characters are just ugly, especially females characters, far uglier than Rage 1. This is actually the most unbearable drawback for me.
    I've played the game for over 6 hours, but so far I haven't seen any pretty female nor handsome male NPC, regardless friend or foe. Even my closet female ally NPC are ugly as hell. I'm just in that swamp city now and dear lord those NPC sure are even more hideous than others lol. I thought developers only make enemies look like ugly punk ass S*W so we can shoot them happily, but nope, I’m wrong big time. Every freaking human characters I’ve seen in this game are ugly! Sad I can’t refund the game now…..    … Expand
  28. tbreakit
    May 16, 2019
    6
    Another disappointment.
    Shooting is ok, but everything else is boring.
    No hopes to ID software anymore (
  29. Tomle1202
    Jun 18, 2022
    6
    Rage 2's enjoyable combat cannot save the game from a very weak open-world full of repetition.
  30. kwstas
    May 14, 2019
    6
    cant believe some people just copy paste their hatred reviews on ps4 , pc and xbox version just to **** on the game . honestly this is really pathetic !
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. PlayGround.ru
    Aug 1, 2019
    70
    We have to admit that the single player in this game has no potential. Not everyone wants to play all day long, exploring the map, like in Fallout – it just gets boring. Rage 2 could become a perfect Battle Royale experience or pretty simple MMO, but as the game, designed for single player walkthrough, it can keep your interest only for a couple of evenings, perhaps forcing you to come back from time to time to explore all corners of this world.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Jun 28, 2019
    68
    Rage 2 can be an enjoyable experience… to a certain extent. Unfortunately, you will hit that wall in just a few hours.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jun 26, 2019
    81
    Beautiful and varied world, high-speed vehicle combat, fine-tuned gunfights - on its own, every aspect of this game is great. But Rage 2 as a whole is somehow less than sum of its parts. [Issue#238, p.34]
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