RAGE 2

 PC
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 820 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 282 out of 820
  2. Mixed: 256 out of 820
  3. Negative: 282 out of 820
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. proschinviktor
    Jul 29, 2020
    7
    Plot: 2/10;
    Graphics + Design: 8/10;
    Game-play: 9.0/10;
    Emotions: 9/10;
    Total: 7.0;
  11. RockerKR
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Good Game IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
  12. deax
    Nov 10, 2021
    7
    Combate excelente, jogabilidade excelente, gráficos muito bons. História chata, personagens ruins, muito grind.
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. tbreakit
    May 16, 2019
    6
    Another disappointment.
    Shooting is ok, but everything else is boring.
    No hopes to ID software anymore (
  18. Tomle1202
    Jun 18, 2022
    6
    Rage 2's enjoyable combat cannot save the game from a very weak open-world full of repetition.
  19. 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 !
  20. MarcioCavalcant
    May 16, 2019
    6
    The gameplay is similiar to the first one of the series, which mean there is a lot of fun in the shooting and overall driving aspects! But that is where the fun begins and ends. I really thought Bethesda would develop a better story for this sequence, but it is even more bland and pointless than the first Rage, which says a lot.
    Also the voice acting is terrible! It feels like voice    The gameplay is similiar to the first one of the series, which mean there is a lot of fun in the shooting and overall driving aspects! But that is where the fun begins and ends. I really thought Bethesda would develop a better story for this sequence, but it is even more bland and pointless than the first Rage, which says a lot.
    Also the voice acting is terrible! It feels like voice acting from a 2001 indie game.
    So it's a game I would only reccomend buying if you're on a "mindless shooting and driving" mode, but even for half of the current price you can still get WAY BETTER games, so at least wait for some huge sale, otherwise it will be a waste of money.    … Expand
  21. GunnerMcDagget
    May 19, 2019
    6
    Really fun gameplay is unfortunately let down by a boring storyline, terrible and uninteresting characters, and a large amount of bugs.
  22. mhmdv
    May 18, 2019
    6
    They took the worst aspects of Just Cause series and implemented them into gameplay. And the end result is a disaster.
  23. 7ccccc7
    Jun 19, 2019
    6
    This game is a bit disappointing. It could be a great game but certain things are making it only average. For me those things were:
    1. Weapons hidden around the map and getting next weapon not related to the story. In fact I finished the game with only 4 weapons as I couldn't find more.
    2. Driving is one of the key things to do in this game but the whole driving model, physics and damage    This game is a bit disappointing. It could be a great game but certain things are making it only average. For me those things were:
    1. Weapons hidden around the map and getting next weapon not related to the story. In fact I finished the game with only 4 weapons as I couldn't find more.
    2. Driving is one of the key things to do in this game but the whole driving model, physics and damage model are very poor. It is not a pleasure to drive in this game. Seriously that kind of driving model in 2019? Even games which are 20 years old now did better.
    3. Dull and predictable story line
    4. Lots of upgrades are pointless and don't really give you any advantage. Upgrade system is overly complicated. Important upgrades like health increase can be bought in special place but throughout the whole game I could only afford to buy one upgrade which gave me 5% more health. Same with vehicle, I could only afford to upgrade most of things after I have finished main story line. What is the point of it. Seriously?
    5. Game is quite repetitive and many quests are the same but in different place.

    What rescue this title is combat system which is great. Gives you a lot of satisfaction to massacre another wave of enemies.

    Bottom line:
    If you got the game as a gift yeah it is worth playing but don't waste your hard earned money for it.    … Expand
  24. philzlz
    Jun 16, 2019
    6
    Rage 2 has great feeling gunplay but that is unfortunately the only good thing about it. The boring world and characters make it a forgettable game that should be sold for around 20 dollars. The price tag is way too high for what is offered. Developers, stop trying to make everything open world and if you do make it interesting to explore. Gamers are getting tired of developersRage 2 has great feeling gunplay but that is unfortunately the only good thing about it. The boring world and characters make it a forgettable game that should be sold for around 20 dollars. The price tag is way too high for what is offered. Developers, stop trying to make everything open world and if you do make it interesting to explore. Gamers are getting tired of developers artificially extending game length by making a big map with boring side quests. Doom showed how to make a fast paced action game.… Expand
  25. Spudsii
    May 16, 2019
    6
    Solid fun gun play that feels like doom but open world is dead and boring and the people in towns look out of place in most cases might just be me but it felt like it.
  26. Cheantry
    May 19, 2019
    6
    I never played Rage 1 but i played DOOM (the last one). In this case I dont know waht Rage shute be as a game but i know how a good DOOM like shooter shute feel. And yes it dose feel great as a shooter and it have waht you need to put a view houers in it. But working good as a shooter is sadly not good enough. I still have soundbugs that makes the game impossibel to play with sound. TheI never played Rage 1 but i played DOOM (the last one). In this case I dont know waht Rage shute be as a game but i know how a good DOOM like shooter shute feel. And yes it dose feel great as a shooter and it have waht you need to put a view houers in it. But working good as a shooter is sadly not good enough. I still have soundbugs that makes the game impossibel to play with sound. The Menu is not well maid and the controlls dosent feel rly well. The GPS only wokrs in cars and stops 40 meter befor the coal. Soundtrack is awesome. Grafik is ok, You can have a fun time with the game if can look over some weaknesses and like this typ of games.… Expand
  27. honestly_tim
    May 21, 2019
    6
    Good shooting, everything else is not very memorable. Overall, i got what I expected - fun, mindless slaughter fest to sink a couple of evenings.
  28. Necrofister
    May 24, 2019
    6
    Rage 2 is a decent action game. Shooting is fun, abilities are fun and the gameplay overall in this game is fun. But it sure has its problems. First of all the story. Not gonna spoil anything, but the story is just short and pretty forgettable. But that doesn't really bother me since this game is mostly about the gameplay. But this game feels so lacking and unfinished. Some characters missRage 2 is a decent action game. Shooting is fun, abilities are fun and the gameplay overall in this game is fun. But it sure has its problems. First of all the story. Not gonna spoil anything, but the story is just short and pretty forgettable. But that doesn't really bother me since this game is mostly about the gameplay. But this game feels so lacking and unfinished. Some characters miss voicelines and it has some bugs in it. It also runs out of content too fast. They should have delayed the launch of this game and fill it with more content and fix the bugs. I'm gonna give this a solid 6/10. It's an alright game where you can just stop thinking and slaughter your enemies mindlessly. But if you want more than that, I can't recommend this. I hope the game developers would give us free updates that add more content to the game in the future, but since Bethesda has downgraded over the years, I don't think it's going to happen at least for free. But still, I really hope they would do that, because this game could be made much better than it is right now.… Expand
  29. watchm824
    Sep 21, 2021
    6
    An ordinary shooter. In the second half of the company it becomes very boring and monotonous. You can play, but only for big fans of FPS.
    Mediocre.
  30. Filmanwalt
    Jun 14, 2020
    6
    The Game is an okay Action Game, which didnt used a lot of his potential. The shooting and casting of skills is okay but not enough, there should be more features with that, like combinations, more unique mods and way more customisable weapons.

    Also the open world is big but feels very empty. There is just only boring repetitive stuff to do and some random encounters. The Music and    The Game is an okay Action Game, which didnt used a lot of his potential. The shooting and casting of skills is okay but not enough, there should be more features with that, like combinations, more unique mods and way more customisable weapons.

    Also the open world is big but feels very empty. There is just only boring repetitive stuff to do and some random encounters.

    The Music and Graphics are quite good but also had there flaws, especially the characters in cutscenes.

    The Story is exactly what you expect: Nothing to think about. I wish there were more good trash dialogues.

    6/10.    … Expand
  31. puncik333
    Mar 24, 2021
    6
    Had a problem with finishing the game. I had to load previous save 2 main missions earlier and rushed them and it worked like a charm.
  32. Yustan
    Jun 15, 2021
    6
    Зачистил 100 аванпостов в стиле Doom под хорошую музыка и драйвовый экшен в сопровождении качественных моделек оружия и офигенного звука перезарядки. Но между аванпостами мне приходилось ездить на тачках с так себе физикой (а у байка она вообще отвратительна). А диалоги вообще хотелось скипнуть.Зачистил 100 аванпостов в стиле Doom под хорошую музыка и драйвовый экшен в сопровождении качественных моделек оружия и офигенного звука перезарядки. Но между аванпостами мне приходилось ездить на тачках с так себе физикой (а у байка она вообще отвратительна). А диалоги вообще хотелось скипнуть.
  33. Ghiby
    Mar 20, 2021
    6
    Pros:
    - great FPS - first-person shooter - if this is the only thing you're looking for, then this is one of the best FPS out there
    - simple enough weapons and ammo use and upgrades, yet efficient and powerful to give you tons of fun using them - extremely simple, maybe too simple vehicles inventory and upgrades options, it's really just a car, anything else is almost useless -    Pros:
    - great FPS - first-person shooter - if this is the only thing you're looking for, then this is one of the best FPS out there
    - simple enough weapons and ammo use and upgrades, yet efficient and powerful to give you tons of fun using them
    - extremely simple, maybe too simple vehicles inventory and upgrades options, it's really just a car, anything else is almost useless
    - generous loot crates allowing you to really enjoy the hunt and exploration for them
    - nice wasteland dystopian post-apocalyptic world, but just nice enough to be beautiful in its ugliness, yet not intriguing enough to invite exploration and as such kind of dull and interesting as an open world, especially for a 2019 release year, when players have the expectations of a relatively high standard, not to mention from the labels involved stating with Bethesda and the rest
    - decent storyline, not great, not very long, not very complex, but decent enough to be fun and entertaining until you finish it
    - nice blowing up **** and crazy people and mutants animations in that wasteland
    - good sound score and lighting effects during combat missions
    - great options to customize your difficulty to fit your needs and preferences
    - the most fun to me - spoiler here - was chasing and hunting down and blowing up moving cargo convoys, that is a lot of fun... however, after you fully upgrade your ride, you'll end up with tons of "car parts" that no one wants to buy it from you, so it becomes kind of pointless to keep doing those, except maybe just for the fun of it

    Cons:
    - the open world in and of itself has great potential, yet is unused, no real estate conquering and "owning" no sense of ownership and management of some kind of real-estate, no house, no office, no base of operation, nothing to feel that you, the player, the protagonist "owns" and manages some form of real estate to add to a sense of accomplishment
    - incredible, almost unimaginable for a 2019 release, for those great names as labels, no avatar, no third-person view, and animations of your own character, no customization whatsoever, except at the start when choosing the sex, male or female, nothing else to enhance your playing experience - developed mostly in Europe, I can tell it's the lack of funds allocated to create new sets of animations for your own character as the protagonist - unacceptable in my humble opinion for a 2019 release, we're not in the early '90s playing Wolfstein, we're in 2019-2020-2012 already, the concept of the avatar was already invented

    bottom line:
    - if you'll find it on sale (like I did), and you're looking for an FPS, yes, it may worth your money and time
    - at full asking price, and if you're looking for a good open-world game, unless you have money to throw away, I would wait until eventually will go on sale
    - is it fun..??.. yes
    - is it worth a 10 score here..??.. no    … Expand
  34. petrkozak13
    Jun 13, 2023
    6
    The combat is great and the world interesting. But somehow after finishing the game I almost immediately forgot about it. There's just something missing and generally speaking I can't recommend this. Weird game.
  35. Mydroue
    Sep 22, 2022
    6
    It has very good graphics and gameplay.
    The beginning of the game is very good and exciting, but as we progress, the game becomes more repetitive.
    Overall, it's not a bad game, but it's not good either.
  36. CaptainChaos
    Aug 4, 2019
    5
    I really wanted to like this game. I want to give it a 7. But I can't. I actually really enjoyed Rage 1, quite a bit. This game feels very different for reasons I can't explain.

    1. The game crashes frequently, ESPECIALLY when you delete saved games which ironically happens when I'm trying to free up a slot to save my progress before the game crashes. This wasn't a one time thing. It's    I really wanted to like this game. I want to give it a 7. But I can't. I actually really enjoyed Rage 1, quite a bit. This game feels very different for reasons I can't explain.

    1. The game crashes frequently, ESPECIALLY when you delete saved games which ironically happens when I'm trying to free up a slot to save my progress before the game crashes. This wasn't a one time thing. It's about 50% of the time.

    2. Speaking of saving, there are only 12 saved slots and you often reappear in odd locations without your car. Really in 2019? 1990s checkpoints calling PCMR. Bethesda, you are both my most hated and loved company (like MS). And of course it crashes when you do that, so you lose progress potentially.

    3. The game also never seems to count the arks, chests or notepads correctly. I pick it up but still somehow it doesn't count, which is an OCD nightmare.

    4. As for other bugs, I constantly have to reconfigure my two guns of choice (you can switch back and forth which is nice) b/c it inexplicably resets for no reason, especially when loading / continuing.

    5. The challenge is WAY off. I After many hours of trial and error, I have to agree with another poster. Nightmare is probably the best setting. You def can take a few hits but you can't slug it out with anyone. In other words you don't have to be perfect, but you are not bulletproof at all. Think Batman Arkham Asylum.

    5a. The other thing about Nightmare and the other poster said this, FINALLY, you have reason to collect things b/c you might run through quite a few grenades and health infusions and w/o upgrades to crafting, you might be surprised how quickly you deplete your surplus. Previously, I was always maxed out and never had to use anything.

    6. Oh, this may sound weird, but just TOO MANY abilities and things. I like variety and it's good everyone can use what they enjoy, but Rage 1 seemed simpler and streamlined and I enjoyed immensely - challenging and fun. There's just too much for me to keep track of and use, YMMV.

    On the plus side, the graphics are VERY nice and the scenery is nothing short of amazing. The drivign is fun, and gameplay is good but uneven, and the crashes and other weird glitches just make it hard to reward that sloppy design. Also, some areas such as mutant nests are actually cut and paste. I dk why they did that since bandit locations always seem very different even if they share similarities.

    There's a really good game under here, but you have to dig to find it.    … Expand
  37. Vasot
    May 13, 2019
    5
    I really wanted to like Rage 2 but unfortunately it is boring and dull and with way too much pink color for a post apocalyptic game (i can't understand why they chose that stupid color palete for the graphics) also the game is suffering from some of the same problems that the first game did when it released eight years ago. The story is forgetable and many missions are repetitive and plainI really wanted to like Rage 2 but unfortunately it is boring and dull and with way too much pink color for a post apocalyptic game (i can't understand why they chose that stupid color palete for the graphics) also the game is suffering from some of the same problems that the first game did when it released eight years ago. The story is forgetable and many missions are repetitive and plain boring. The fact that the main campaign only lasts 10 hours is outrageous for a single player game especially for the price tag that Bethesda has placed on Rage 2. Probably the most enjoyable aspect of the game is the combat system but it’s buried beneath a ton of garbage… Expand
  38. Promotheus
    May 18, 2019
    5
    I bought this having played the first one and expecting something similar. I guess it is similar but certainly not the same kind of game. I really liked Rage 1, and the way that it was structured that it was mostly story missions. Most of all the game had a really nice atmosphere and post apocalyptic feel to it.

    The problem with Rage 2 is that it makes the open world experience the main    I bought this having played the first one and expecting something similar. I guess it is similar but certainly not the same kind of game. I really liked Rage 1, and the way that it was structured that it was mostly story missions. Most of all the game had a really nice atmosphere and post apocalyptic feel to it.

    The problem with Rage 2 is that it makes the open world experience the main game. Except for grinding the encounters found in the open world, there are only a few story missions. That's really lazy game development especially since the open world experience is so dull here. In order for an open world game to work you need it to be "fun" to explore the world and find things, like in Zelda BoTW and the GTA games. Avalanche Studios claim to be experts on open world, but this game certainly isn't a good example.

    I would've preferred a more story-driven game, the story that is in there now is very forgettable and tedious, thank heavens that you can skip it though which I found myself doing often. Like everyone is saying, the gun play *is* good, but even that gets repetitive towards the end of the game since there aren't that many different enemies and the game is not hard even on the difficulty with that name.

    It's sad to have this missed opportunity considering the amount of money and man hours that went into making this game. At the end of the day, people play computer games to have fun and escape, a game can't just be "go there, kill those enemies, collect that", rinse and repeat.    … Expand
  39. kayudin78
    May 18, 2019
    5
    Rage once passed with pleasure. Rage 2 immediately pushed by his -acid gamma. While refraining from buying.
  40. DarkArt
    May 19, 2019
    5
    + интересно стрелять, красиво и динамично. Спасибо id software!
    Далее Avalanche Studios, вы сделали:
    - пустой скучный мир. - неинтересные персонажи. - неинтересный и скучный сюжет. - однообразие во всех аспектах игры. Avalanche Studios пожалуйста не делайте больше игры, вы не умеете. У вас нет ни одной хорошей игры, все ваши игры плохие и однообразные, всё что вы умеет делать это    + интересно стрелять, красиво и динамично. Спасибо id software!
    Далее Avalanche Studios, вы сделали:
    - пустой скучный мир.
    - неинтересные персонажи.
    - неинтересный и скучный сюжет.
    - однообразие во всех аспектах игры.

    Avalanche Studios пожалуйста не делайте больше игры, вы не умеете. У вас нет ни одной хорошей игры, все ваши игры плохие и однообразные, всё что вы умеет делать это бессмысленные бесконечные взрывы в пустых песочницах. Вы испортили Rage 2, очень жаль что вам поручили делать эту игру. Это была ошибка издателя и id software.    … Expand
  41. itmo
    May 17, 2019
    5
    The Good - Gunplay is nice and smooth, the visuals are good and there doesn't seem to be many bugs.

    The Bad - The gameplay is generic, the missions have no depth its just the same thing over and over without any increased challenge. The game world is rather small and lifeless. There are a lot of cut and paste areas in the world that have nothing to do, empty buildings, lifeless open    The Good - Gunplay is nice and smooth, the visuals are good and there doesn't seem to be many bugs.

    The Bad - The gameplay is generic, the missions have no depth its just the same thing over and over without any increased challenge. The game world is rather small and lifeless. There are a lot of cut and paste areas in the world that have nothing to do, empty buildings, lifeless open fields etc and nothing to discover. There are next to zero random events in the open world. The player powers are old, one is a double jump power, wow, that's never been done in an FPS before. Overall the game is poor for a 2019 release. The campaign takes about 8-10 hours, which is a joke for a AAA priced game. Wait for a mega sale when its $10-$15.    … Expand
  42. BMBender
    May 20, 2019
    5
    Pros:
    Strong combat game-play
    Smooth & constant frame-rate Reasonably close to adverted game-play features(((this shouldn't be a pro this should be the minimum standard acceptable, Sadly very few games can even achieve this low low bar. 1st time Indi developers who don't know wtf they are doing have a more accurate feature adver to feature delivered ratio than most AAA studios these    Pros:
    Strong combat game-play
    Smooth & constant frame-rate
    Reasonably close to adverted game-play features(((this shouldn't be a pro this should be the minimum standard acceptable, Sadly very few games can even achieve this low low bar. 1st time Indi developers who don't know wtf they are doing have a more accurate feature adver to feature delivered ratio than most AAA studios these days))))

    Shrugs:
    Typical OW game-play indistinguishable from any other
    goto an icon on map kill everything then another another another
    Rage2 does this no worse or better than any thing else it's just a tired repetitive tired grindy tired system/ Did I mention it's tired?
    Short but so wa the original
    Graphics get the job done, nothing fancy, but not bad
    It has Denuvo if that matters to you and you need a Beth account to launch.
    The $ invested to hr played ratio is rather low so wait till sale

    Cons:
    Impressively storytelling got WORSE from the original, that is kinda impressive
    Save game system often does not save status (quest progress, ammo count, hp, location) correctly
    Music, sound effects, voice work often cuts out or gets on a loop
    the driving, omfg the driving it's much worse than original in terms of control, feedback, fun, utility and importance of the entire system *other than ONE quest you can complete the game without EVER getting in a vehicle* which is good since you will never do it again once you get the hele-bike
    lack of re-playability    … Expand
  43. Allthat
    May 18, 2019
    5
    Probably one of the most boring games to come out this generation. And its not the gameplay I'm talking about, the shooting and all the players abilities feel awesome. In fact this game is probably on par with Doom when it comes to the gun mechanics.

    But everything else in the game is completely bland and boring. The story in this game is a total snooze-fest, none of the characters you    Probably one of the most boring games to come out this generation. And its not the gameplay I'm talking about, the shooting and all the players abilities feel awesome. In fact this game is probably on par with Doom when it comes to the gun mechanics.

    But everything else in the game is completely bland and boring. The story in this game is a total snooze-fest, none of the characters you meet in this game have anything interesting or cool to say. The open world feels completely lifeless and devoid of anything cool or interesting to see or do. There are tons of boring and repetitive open world activities to do but none of them are worth doing.

    Worst part of the game is easily the driving, some of the worst controls in a modern day open world game.    … Expand
  44. TapTwo
    May 14, 2019
    5
    Pros: Good solid Shooting and Scooting copied directly from Doom and lots of Upgradeability and loot.
    Cons:AVG Story, Writing, Cringy Dialogue at times, typical bland characters, shallow character depth, and repetitive gameplay after a while.
    -This game could have done better with evolving enemies and difficulty. -Would have been better with fewer Bugs on the PC port. -Not a Bad game    Pros: Good solid Shooting and Scooting copied directly from Doom and lots of Upgradeability and loot.
    Cons:AVG Story, Writing, Cringy Dialogue at times, typical bland characters, shallow character depth, and repetitive gameplay after a while.

    -This game could have done better with evolving enemies and difficulty.
    -Would have been better with fewer Bugs on the PC port.
    -Not a Bad game but a rather middle of the road experience.    … Expand
  45. aussiedude98
    Jun 8, 2019
    5
    Fantastic graphics, and probably the best fist person shooter combat I have ever played.
    However, the story and setting are just plain horrible.
    I skipped all of the cut-scenes, and it was a chore to play through the campaign. (which I actually did complete) There were some really frustrating missions - particularly involving the driving, and the boss-fights. The fun was in taking    Fantastic graphics, and probably the best fist person shooter combat I have ever played.
    However, the story and setting are just plain horrible.
    I skipped all of the cut-scenes, and it was a chore to play through the campaign. (which I actually did complete)
    There were some really frustrating missions - particularly involving the driving, and the boss-fights.
    The fun was in taking down the bandit-camps, using the special abilities and the sheer speed of the game play.
    Finished the campaign and more in 14 hours.    … Expand
  46. muzmuz
    May 29, 2019
    5
    A fun and solid shooter slapped inside a bland open world, this is basically Rage 2. From boring low quality quest, unimpressive environments to incredibly non-standard tutorials; Rage 2 is a game not deserving of its 60$ price tag.
  47. Cougargames
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    One of the most forgettable game of 2019, man do i wish id never picked up that **** collectors edition for this game. I was in high hopes for an amazing mad max like car combat and a big open world combined with doom like combat. Its dissapointing beacuse most of the game is repetetive and boring. Dont get me wrong combat is top notch but it get tedius since you spend 10 min clearing aOne of the most forgettable game of 2019, man do i wish id never picked up that **** collectors edition for this game. I was in high hopes for an amazing mad max like car combat and a big open world combined with doom like combat. Its dissapointing beacuse most of the game is repetetive and boring. Dont get me wrong combat is top notch but it get tedius since you spend 10 min clearing a bandits hideout and then drive for five minuts to then later do the sam thing as before. Story sucks d*** and car combat just blows. Dont pickup this game, there are so many great games out there that are worth your time instead of this piece of **** Bethesda left us.… Expand
  48. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    5
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 4
    -Atmosphere: 5 -Characters: 4 -Graphics and design: 7 -Gameplay: 9 -Sound and Music: 7 -Bugs: 8 -Interface: 8 -Completeness of the world: 2 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 0 -Coop in Story mode: 0 -Multiplayer: 0 -Mods and the ability to change the game: 0 Scores from 1 to 10,    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 4
    -Atmosphere: 5
    -Characters: 4
    -Graphics and design: 7
    -Gameplay: 9
    -Sound and Music: 7
    -Bugs: 8
    -Interface: 8
    -Completeness of the world: 2

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 0
    -Coop in Story mode: 0
    -Multiplayer: 0
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 0

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better    … Expand
  49. mariobenito55
    May 15, 2019
    5
    es un juego entretenido para pasar un buen rato y hacer el cabra pero no llega a mucho mas
  50. bartcbem
    Aug 10, 2019
    5
    Essentially a quick try to jump on Borderlands 3 hype train, but still fun for a short period of time.
    If you want quick flashy pew pew bang bang game its for you but does not offer anything else.
  51. se7enX90X
    May 27, 2019
    5
    Another half@ssed boring game coming out of Avalanche Studios. I literally can't even will myself to continue to play it because it's so boring. This game is nothing but a cash grab and I completely regret spending 60 dollars on this ripoff.
  52. NikitaKuzhel
    Mar 18, 2021
    5
    RAGE 2 крайне странная игра. Она имеет почти отличную основу для веселого и драйвового экшена, но про этом всеми силами пытается сделать времяприровождение в игре максимально скучным.

    Структура сюжетной кампании имеет 8 неплохих миссий, между которыми придется достаточно так погриндить, дабы заработать репутацию у сюжетных персонажей. Для драйвового экшена придется тоже гриндить,    RAGE 2 крайне странная игра. Она имеет почти отличную основу для веселого и драйвового экшена, но про этом всеми силами пытается сделать времяприровождение в игре максимально скучным.

    Структура сюжетной кампании имеет 8 неплохих миссий, между которыми придется достаточно так погриндить, дабы заработать репутацию у сюжетных персонажей.

    Для драйвового экшена придется тоже гриндить, ведь дабы собрать все оружие и способности, придется покататься по открытому миру, поискать их, а потом еще и прокачать.

    Но при всем этом разнообразие противников как в DOOM или же хорошо сбалансированных арен в игре нет. Более того, учитывая то, что все кроме пистолета, автомата и дробовика в игре опционально, можно представить насколько баланс заданий и арен не сбалансирован под полный потенциал. Более того, некоторые активности в игре как, например, башни правительства и воовсе не заточены под способности или же любое оружие, кроме дальнего боя и представляет собой одну из самых унылых вещей, которые можно только вообразить в "ураганном экшене". Также после зачистки каждой активности на карте, игра предлагает потом бродить по ней и искать не в самых очевидных местах лут для прокачки.

    В общем, неведомо зачем, игра почти везде старается вставить палки в колеса игрока, чтобы сделать его времяприпровождение более унылым, чем оно могло быть. Как мне кажется, RAGE 2 страдает распространенным недугом, а именно желанием сделать открытый мир, но при этом непониманием как это сделать хорошо, и главное зачем. Ведь как механика сюжетных заданий, так и оружия со способностями буквально заставляют тебя кататься по пустому миру с однотипными аванпостами в оргомном количестве, растягивая геймплейный цикл настолько, насколько это вообще возможно.    … Expand
  53. TacoLord424
    Jun 5, 2021
    5
    Gunplay is absolutely amazing. The game is action packed and full of fun things to do. It can run dry along the way but there's always something to do to relieve any boredom.
  54. eded9999
    May 20, 2019
    5
    Good gunplay and the car combat is fun, but:

    Very repetitive open world activities. Go to a camp eliminate everyone, repeat.
    Very repetitive enemies, pretty much Goons everywhere. And the same big mutant at the end of 90% of missions.
    Story is cheap and hollow.
  55. jessejojo
    May 24, 2019
    5
    I really wanted to like this game, i did ... but the game just kept getting worse. The gunplay is really fun but everything else is boring and blend. This game has about 10 main missions .. srsly ?
    The rest is: go to the place, kill smth, come back and HEY u are at the end. And jesus christ the ending... cant believe its so bad after they mocked themselfs in the trailer for the bad ending    I really wanted to like this game, i did ... but the game just kept getting worse. The gunplay is really fun but everything else is boring and blend. This game has about 10 main missions .. srsly ?
    The rest is: go to the place, kill smth, come back and HEY u are at the end. And jesus christ the ending... cant believe its so bad after they mocked themselfs in the trailer for the bad ending from the first game.    … Expand
  56. Efesys
    May 23, 2019
    5
    Garbage (in the sense that you are collecting garbage) is a single luther shooter, I'm sorry I have neither the time nor the money for what you offer even Diablo 2 outdid long ago.
  57. Elban
    Jul 6, 2019
    5
    Игра просто средненькая и с пометкой "на любителя", я пытался написать этот обзор большим и с конкретикой но за что бы я не брался получалась каша из терминов и объяснений, практически всё что вы увидите по геймплую даже не столько прямо очень плохо, сколько очень спорно.
    Вообщем это обычный проходняк, если хотите какой-нибудь современный динамичный FPS то лучше поиграйте в DOOM 2016    Игра просто средненькая и с пометкой "на любителя", я пытался написать этот обзор большим и с конкретикой но за что бы я не брался получалась каша из терминов и объяснений, практически всё что вы увидите по геймплую даже не столько прямо очень плохо, сколько очень спорно.
    Вообщем это обычный проходняк, если хотите какой-нибудь современный динамичный FPS то лучше поиграйте в DOOM 2016 года.    … Expand
  58. Jckovacks
    Nov 18, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es tan mal juego...pero me ha decepcionado.
    El gunplay es sin duda su punto fuerte , resulta divertido y adictivo.
    El resto es muy mediocre.
    - Tus compañeros iniciales los ves al principio y al final del juego. (Narrativamente no entiendo no tener más interacción con ellos)
    - La interacción con NPC's y las secundarias son muy malas.
    - El juego te obliga a hacer secundarias para avanzar en la principal.
    - Quitando al "malo" el resto de "Bosses" son el mismo.

    Sorprende caer en esta "dejadez" a la hora de hacer mundos abiertos a estas alturas...hubiera ganada muchos enteros si hubiera sido más lineal y con una historia más trabajada.

    Una pena.    … Expand
  59. Herculainn
    Jan 29, 2020
    5
    I wasn't going to buy this game because of the bad reviews, I only started it because it was on PC XBox Game Pass, and boy have I learned my lesson. This game is brilliant, honestly a lot of the points people are using to give low ratings are simply untrue if you actually play this game; particularly if you're not trying to play some other game through it.
    Edit: humble pie, encountered    I wasn't going to buy this game because of the bad reviews, I only started it because it was on PC XBox Game Pass, and boy have I learned my lesson. This game is brilliant, honestly a lot of the points people are using to give low ratings are simply untrue if you actually play this game; particularly if you're not trying to play some other game through it.
    Edit: humble pie, encountered bug that everyone has preventing you completing final mission. Bethesda are completely ignoring it, and all support would way is "we know". 27 hrs were still fun, so going from 10 to 5.    … Expand
  60. swaggyd69
    Feb 26, 2021
    5
    Although it seems like a really interesting take on the cool mad max dystopian future, it doesn't live up to the other well known Bethesda titles [Prey, Doom, Wolfenstein, ETC] It adopts the same weapon mechanics that are awesome about those games but ends to deliver in the whole open world aspect, with clunky vehicle controls, to mediocre side missions that aren't fulfilling at all. TheAlthough it seems like a really interesting take on the cool mad max dystopian future, it doesn't live up to the other well known Bethesda titles [Prey, Doom, Wolfenstein, ETC] It adopts the same weapon mechanics that are awesome about those games but ends to deliver in the whole open world aspect, with clunky vehicle controls, to mediocre side missions that aren't fulfilling at all. The only good thing about my 10 hour play-through were the characters, although not entirely engrossed with them. I came out wanting to know more about them.… Expand
  61. zzz_DeV1L_zzz
    Jun 7, 2020
    5
    Good gameplay, but just a terrible story. Characters are boring, not remembered. There were too many expectations from her at the beginning, but at the end he was disappointed. Honored 5.
  62. ErayTellezi
    Feb 23, 2021
    5
    Vasat. Geniş bir açık dünya yapıyorsun ama içi bomboş. Görev dizaynları çok kötü. Ana görevler bile yan görev tadında. Üstelik ana görevde ilerlemek için klasik boş yan görevler gibi mekan basıp birilerini öldürerek level atlaman gerekiyor. Bu açıdan Far Cry New Dawn'a benziyor. Renk paleti, çılgın haydutlar da onu andırıyor. Oyunda doğru düzgün derinlikli karakter yok. Hepsi klişeVasat. Geniş bir açık dünya yapıyorsun ama içi bomboş. Görev dizaynları çok kötü. Ana görevler bile yan görev tadında. Üstelik ana görevde ilerlemek için klasik boş yan görevler gibi mekan basıp birilerini öldürerek level atlaman gerekiyor. Bu açıdan Far Cry New Dawn'a benziyor. Renk paleti, çılgın haydutlar da onu andırıyor. Oyunda doğru düzgün derinlikli karakter yok. Hepsi klişe tiplemeler. Açık dünyada keşif hissi sıfır. Arklar dışında insanı bir yerlere girmeye heveslendirecek hiçbir şey yok. Craft sistemi iyi diyebilirim. Hemen her şeyi bir şekilde geliştirebiliyorsunuz. Combatı, birileriyle çatışması keyifli diyebilirim. Ama boss'ların combat şeması ve zayıf noktaları çok benzer. Senaryo, hikaye ve görev tasarımı olarak bu kadar boş bir oyun oynadığımı sanmıyorum.… Expand
  63. TheTownDrunk
    Jan 18, 2021
    5
    RAGE 2 suffers badly from repetitious gameplay. So we got the typical open world which is filled with colorful icons to check off with the occasional random spawing in enemies. You're expected to traverse the open world with a vehicle and the on-foot combat plays like DOOM (2016).
    The gunplay (done by ID, the creators of DOOM) is really good, while the driving is bad. Not CYBERPUNK 2077    RAGE 2 suffers badly from repetitious gameplay. So we got the typical open world which is filled with colorful icons to check off with the occasional random spawing in enemies. You're expected to traverse the open world with a vehicle and the on-foot combat plays like DOOM (2016).
    The gunplay (done by ID, the creators of DOOM) is really good, while the driving is bad. Not CYBERPUNK 2077 bad, but bad nonetheless: you seriously under steer in curves, but the traction is better here.
    Story-wise don't expect Tolstoy: your base is attacked by the Authority, your commander killed and you wish to avenge her by uniting three clans to build up an army. This requires you to gain trust (I guess) of each clan, by completing quests (the colored markers scattered all over the map). Each clan (faction) has a color so you can identify which of the quests on the map help which faction.
    The problem is, like I mentioned at the beginning: repetition. Enemy bases (such as forts, gas stations) which have your run-of-the-mill human raiders or Authority Sentries. I ran into so many of them, each encounter with those sentries is exactly the same tedious: bullet-sponge shooting and dodging their charge attack. Then there's arcs that unlock weird super-human powers which are over-the-top. When you're not clearing areas of enemies you're doing fetch quests.
    Think of this as MAD MAX with an emphasis on shooting and the color pink (not joking, there is so much pink in this game, it's horrible) mixed with a bit of BORDERLANDS and a dash of FALLOUT's weirdness. I recommend skipping this one though and picking up MAD MAX instead, it has a better story, better driving, a better world and better NPCs. Even RAGE 1 is better and much cheaper.    … Expand
  64. bemused
    Jan 19, 2020
    4
    Congratulations to the developers for so faithfully recreating the tedium of the original game.
    Oddly, splashing shocking pink over everything doesn't breath life or interest into a game that's beige to the core.
  65. nrplagma
    Sep 17, 2019
    4
    A pure grinder. It's like they assumed if they included a checklist of features that make other games great, they'd have a great game. Open world? Check. Upgradeable weapons and abilities? Check. Crazy characters? Check. Etc. Except if there's a story I don't know what it is, the controls make me nauseous so I can only play in short bursts (if I still played), they made EVERYTHINGA pure grinder. It's like they assumed if they included a checklist of features that make other games great, they'd have a great game. Open world? Check. Upgradeable weapons and abilities? Check. Crazy characters? Check. Etc. Except if there's a story I don't know what it is, the controls make me nauseous so I can only play in short bursts (if I still played), they made EVERYTHING upgradeable, it's confusing as heck, and pointless. The abilities suck, and you don't even notice the upgrades to the weapons. You just drive around shoot guys over and over.… Expand
  66. game2002
    May 16, 2019
    4
    This game is way worse than I thought.

    The graphics looks like something from 2012. The story is bland and so are the characters. The driving is just copy pasted from Mad Max and the shooting is nothing special, feels like an average fps game. The worst part though is the optimization for PC. I don't know if it is because of denuvo but it stutters and lags all the time. Compared to much    This game is way worse than I thought.

    The graphics looks like something from 2012. The story is bland and so are the characters. The driving is just copy pasted from Mad Max and the shooting is nothing special, feels like an average fps game. The worst part though is the optimization for PC. I don't know if it is because of denuvo but it stutters and lags all the time. Compared to much better looking games like the Witcher 3, Crysis or even my modded Skyrim, this POS runs like crap. I know it is not because of my computer since I can run almost any modern AAA game without problems (Resident Evil 2 Remake, Witcher 3, Battlefield V and Fallout 4 are just some examples).

    I am disappointed since I really wanted this game to be good. Avalanche usually release good games but this is not one of them.    … Expand
  67. Razher
    May 15, 2019
    4
    Boring. Lacks good story and writing. Feels like farming Ubisoft games, but worse. Open world is boring. AI is stupid. Shooting mechanic feels good.
  68. nzxt_extreme
    May 14, 2019
    4
    Would not recommend unless on sale.

    Its a decent game but its not worth of its current price tag.

    Contents start to run dry and become repetitive after awhile. But the gun play is good and dynamic.
  69. Seitori
    May 18, 2019
    4
    It looks bad, it sounds bad, it plays bad. It should be called "Boring Rage 2". This is a soulless game. I won't recommend anyone to play it.
  70. MADJohn
    Jan 1, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I literally finished the game in 5 hours, yes 5 hours for 60 bucks, 5 hours of fetch quest, of boring and empty open world and unimaginative and bad story, the dubbing isn't always great, the cars are awful to drive with a keyboard, you definitely need a controller for that.
    The gameplay is good, some classic fast fps gameplay that you probably have already played in rage 1, Wolfenstein, doom. But nothing new, interesting.

    Nothing really linked the two games except a 5 min cinematic in the beginning of the game, two or three Easter eggs which are really cool and that's it.
    The bad guy is cool but you will only see him three times, yeah, I'm not even joking, his voice is the only one that is worth noticing.
    All the upgrades feel useless, the open world looks awful and it's one of the ugliest games I have ever seen in my life, there is no consistence to this game, sometimes it looks really good (most of the time it's inside the city etc.) and sometimes it looks awful.

    This game has nothing for him, it's boring, ugly, uninteresting and expensive.

    This is the last time I will ever be hyped for a Bethesda game, I waited so long for this one, loved the first one so much, but that’s what I got, 5h of bad experiences for 60$

    They couldn’t even protect the game correctly, they forgot to implement denuvo for the game which is crazy to me, that just shows how careless they were.

    Go buy Mad Max, Rage 1 or any other game at that point, everything else will be a better experience than this game.    … Expand
  71. RustyCoin
    Jun 3, 2019
    4
    Well, first few hours of this game was pretty fun and actually kinda promising. But then, when you get deeper into the game it gets monotonous, repetitive and pretty much boring in general.

    The combat system is fun (but only for a few hours, at least for me personally). Gunfight is similar to Doom (2016), it's just in Rage 2 this combat gets boring pretty quickly because lack of good    Well, first few hours of this game was pretty fun and actually kinda promising. But then, when you get deeper into the game it gets monotonous, repetitive and pretty much boring in general.

    The combat system is fun (but only for a few hours, at least for me personally). Gunfight is similar to Doom (2016), it's just in Rage 2 this combat gets boring pretty quickly because lack of good weapons, same enemies and boring map. It's also frustrating that even with good upgrades on your character you still have to put 2/3 of your magazine bullets to one enemy so it's slows down a pace of combat.

    Driving in this game for me was okay. I got hang of it pretty fast, so it wasn't cancer for me, like many other reviewers have stated.

    Story, secondary characters and map of the game - all these 3 aspects was a let down for me. There's no depth in story whatsoever, you just get boring villain and that's about it. Pretty much all the time I was playing Rage 2 I sat on my chair with complete poker face, no emotions (I played this on hard). Now I remember playing Mad Max - and there were such a great moments story related, such an amazing cutscenes and intense fighting in enemy camps. Sadly, Rage 2 has pretty much none of that.

    Graphics, audio and sound was alright. Although there was some few bugs with physics, some textures missing or some voice lines muted, but nothing game breaking.

    Let me just say this - if it was indie type of game, for let's say around 20-30 euros then this would be good, or at least okay. But as a Triple A game I expected much more content from Bethesda, id and Avalanche Studios (bear in mind the latter also developed Mad Max which was great game for me).

    This definitely not worth 60/80 euros, no way. Wait a sale, till the price drops to half, because for a full price, the content you get - this is a f**king joke.    … Expand
  72. kima112
    May 16, 2019
    4
    So.. there are alot of faults with this game, Sound, Graphics, AI, oh the controls..

    overall graphics are fine, sure the graphics looks a bit old but this is not a problem. sounds are not as good! sound clips out, get fragmented or vanishes completely in really important events like the main story missions, AI is.. not bad but not good either, they don't really do anything but run    So.. there are alot of faults with this game, Sound, Graphics, AI, oh the controls..

    overall graphics are fine, sure the graphics looks a bit old but this is not a problem.
    sounds are not as good! sound clips out, get fragmented or vanishes completely in really important events like the main story missions,

    AI is.. not bad but not good either, they don't really do anything but run towards you hiding occasionally, and throwing a grenade.. or 10

    i personally hated the controls, i tried playing on a keyboard at first but gave up and switched to a Xbox one control, which was OK.

    the story is about 5-10 hours, and the story is pretty much just going to the other side of the map killing somebody. ingame history is a bit flawed, it does not make you more interested in the game and makes you start to to "overlook" those random datapads scattered around the world

    the normal difficulty is insanely easy.

    driving is occasionally fun, in the beginning anyway, when you get a certain vehicle you stop using any other vehicle and only go "driving" with that specific vehicle, completely breaking the game as you have unlimited fuel. when it comes to modding the vehicles in this game, it seems that you can only upgrade your first vehicle, any other is a no go, which for me was quite boring.

    weapon and skills modding sure looks amazing at first but after leveling everything to max, its a bit basic, more bullets per second type of mods. the skills get stronger but it does not give the skill any difference in looks or "impact" on the user! a level 5 skills looks like a level 1 skill.

    i like the weapons tough! the second function of every weapon does bring something to the table,
    but is not enough to carry the whole game. the game is called Rage, and should be about Rage, the power of Rage, and what rage can do to people! both when it comes to skills, and shotguns

    i do not recommend this game    … Expand
  73. lor_the_fallen
    May 15, 2019
    4
    Sorry for my English!

    Rage 2 is a shame. It has potential, but it's never utilized. The story? Ridiculous. Worst story I've ever heard, and I reading Sci Fi since 1990. Graphic? Boring. Not bad or ugly, just boring. Characters? Boring too. Color palette? What is this pink ummm... trash? World? Wasted potential: you can't enter most of the buildings, there are really no    Sorry for my English!

    Rage 2 is a shame. It has potential, but it's never utilized.

    The story? Ridiculous.
    Worst story I've ever heard, and I reading Sci Fi since 1990.

    Graphic? Boring.
    Not bad or ugly, just boring.

    Characters? Boring too.

    Color palette? What is this pink ummm... trash?

    World? Wasted potential: you can't enter most of the buildings, there are really no dungeons/mazes, and those that exist, way too small to have fun.    … Expand
  74. Raid_0
    May 17, 2019
    4
    The game isn't worth 60$
    The combat is a major downgrade from DOOM 2016 ,the weapons sound effects are laughably bad the pacing is simply ****
    The vehicles are a bad joke avalanche studies canser is spreading into ID SOFTWARE creative direction.
    A hard skip untile the fix this broken peace of ****
  75. Paul_L
    Mar 8, 2021
    4
    Can Rage 2 bring you a proper amount of hours of intense fun ?

    Well... Not quite much. From my opinion, they are many downsides to the game, but my overall experience fits into one word: tasteless. Feels like "one more FPS where you shooty-shooty in an open world, accompanied by a story trying to justify shooty-shooty in even more exotic places". It had good promises, but falls short of    Can Rage 2 bring you a proper amount of hours of intense fun ?

    Well... Not quite much. From my opinion, they are many downsides to the game, but my overall experience fits into one word: tasteless. Feels like "one more FPS where you shooty-shooty in an open world, accompanied by a story trying to justify shooty-shooty in even more exotic places". It had good promises, but falls short of expectations.

    The story didn't catch much my attention, to start with.
    The graphics aren't that great. It's mostly a desert, and you'll have to go through places you already know to get to the action, but now they are boring to experience as much as they are boring-looking.

    Most importantly, and what really raised my hopes for playing this game: what was supposed to be the variety of gameplay. Many weapons, supposedly great spells and MOBILITY. To me, you can't miss a game if you give some verticality in level design, and funny ways to move both horizontally and vertically. Rage 2 kind of made me lie: there are both, but it feels like the engine is still feels rough to handle and that you would be more useful hiding and shooting, leaving movement spells alone and useless. The variety of weapons is great, but it's only a product line to choose from, as you need to invest points and really commit to a weapon for it to become effective. Kinda sad when you want to try variety and realize that all other weapons are worthless 'cause you committed to one and only.

    Doesn't mean Rage 3 couldn't be a great game. Really, what makes Rage 2 bad is that the gameplay offering sounds great but the game barely scratched the surface of what these concepts are: a variety of weapons that is meaningful, that you are interested in and that is put to good use through good game design, spells that are situational but that you can commit towards if you wish, and meaningful mobility.

    I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, really. If you're a fan of shooters, spend more time on Doom, if it's RPG you like, go for the Fallout series. Avoid Rage 2, it won't bring you much fun.    … Expand
  76. dotrem
    May 10, 2021
    4
    Game just boring and short. Very short. There are only 5 quests and you can beat it under 6 hours, and there is nothing left to do. Every sidequests location is copy of previous one.
    Yes, gunplay is nice, and pretty various, but honestly i used only two guns and never used special abilities on hard difficulty. Ofc you can use abolities but it's kind of pointless.
    Besides of main quest it    Game just boring and short. Very short. There are only 5 quests and you can beat it under 6 hours, and there is nothing left to do. Every sidequests location is copy of previous one.
    Yes, gunplay is nice, and pretty various, but honestly i used only two guns and never used special abilities on hard difficulty. Ofc you can use abolities but it's kind of pointless.
    Besides of main quest it just a driving to point on map, shot, loot, repeat. But why someone wants to spend time on this boring routine? Game give no prize for exploring and looting, yes you get crafting materials, ability points etc, but you don't need non of these things to beat the game.

    If Rage 2 was a linear shooter it be fine. But if we talking about open world, exploring game, for if so Rage 2 boring, pointless and doesn't worth time spending.    … Expand
  77. Rumpel93
    Aug 15, 2021
    4
    Performance is bad, running the game above 60fps and 1080p gives problem. That out of the table, game itself is boring, it feels like a cheap Far Cry with some Doom stuff in it. After 2 hours there's nothing in the game that makes me want to come back.
  78. Sceptic
    May 19, 2019
    3
    I miss when Devs would make the game they wanted,not what research and marketing think we want.Rage 2 has the dullest open world since Mafia 3 and the main difference between Rage and Rage 2 is that it simply takes longer to drive to the core loop.I also miss the mini games from the first game.These,combined with races and MBTV at least made a corridor shooter a little more interesting.AnI miss when Devs would make the game they wanted,not what research and marketing think we want.Rage 2 has the dullest open world since Mafia 3 and the main difference between Rage and Rage 2 is that it simply takes longer to drive to the core loop.I also miss the mini games from the first game.These,combined with races and MBTV at least made a corridor shooter a little more interesting.An open world game needs variety and a lot of weapons,tools and loot,none of which this game has.Sure it has some powers (If you call double jump a power,),but sadly they are mostly dull and the player has to work really hard to eek some fun out of this lifeless shooter.Characters and story are uninteresting and I coundn't have cared less who anyone was or what they said.That includes my own incredibly generic "Ranger" who is Joe or Jane Nobodycares.At least the shooting itself is expectedly solid.… Expand
  79. tdebug
    Dec 30, 2020
    3
    Graphics remind fallout 3 with some improvements. Wasteland is mostly boring, with dummy buildings you can't come in. Lots of glitches, like ammo clips flying high in the air, characters talking to invisible people, car stuck in holes etc. etc...
  80. PowerGamer
    Apr 17, 2021
    3
    The only thing you will "RAGE" about is one of the most stupid game design decisions ever made. There is NO intra-progress save. It's all huge checkpoint based. I can sort of understand this for a console game in the past where there there was not enough storage, but then that would be an excuse for anything like the Xbox since it's so much like a PC (with a HD to store saves on).

    The    The only thing you will "RAGE" about is one of the most stupid game design decisions ever made. There is NO intra-progress save. It's all huge checkpoint based. I can sort of understand this for a console game in the past where there there was not enough storage, but then that would be an excuse for anything like the Xbox since it's so much like a PC (with a HD to store saves on).

    The game is a contradiction. It pushes this fast paced gameplay with the music, fast moving and shoot enemies, and that you want to move in fast with quick moves to pick up the nanites. But then one mistake it's over, you die then you have to do the objective that you are on all over again.
    The checkpoints are literally the whole base! So you can't play it fast like they want you to because then you will just have to do the same 5 to 30 minutes you played, over and over again.

    I don't know who is left from the original crew at Id. This is totally lame. This is checkpoint game mechanic that might have been okay 20 years ago, but inexcusable now. It's just a very lazy decision, maybe a decision made because the game engine was broken or something.

    Is you want to play a real post apocalyptic car game play the underrated Mad Max 2015 game. It blows away this confused hot mess.    … Expand
  81. DreamCore
    May 18, 2019
    3
    Another mediocre, bland and repetitive open world game. Bad graphics with tons of low res textures, bad story and 90% of the game is just "optional" repetitive garbage. It's really short and can be completed in 10 hours. Also this game is built on top of Mad Max (another garbage game) which is super obvious. I can't mention a single high quality game developed by Avalanche, because thereAnother mediocre, bland and repetitive open world game. Bad graphics with tons of low res textures, bad story and 90% of the game is just "optional" repetitive garbage. It's really short and can be completed in 10 hours. Also this game is built on top of Mad Max (another garbage game) which is super obvious. I can't mention a single high quality game developed by Avalanche, because there simply are none.… Expand
  82. jamespaylor32
    May 16, 2019
    3
    Rage 2 is just a crying shame. I would genuinely love to be a fly on the wall in these studios to see exactly how they make such a mess out of such an opportunity of a game as Rage 2. Seriously who in their development team thought that the writing was okay? I've never felt so uncomfortable listening to dialogue in a video game before. Do they not put any thought into making these games?Rage 2 is just a crying shame. I would genuinely love to be a fly on the wall in these studios to see exactly how they make such a mess out of such an opportunity of a game as Rage 2. Seriously who in their development team thought that the writing was okay? I've never felt so uncomfortable listening to dialogue in a video game before. Do they not put any thought into making these games? How can we possibly make it so the world doesn't feel so empty and lifeless, how do we make it so missions all seem unique and have you doing interesting and varied tasks? Clearly these questions were not asked.

    It's a real shame because there are some incredible people who work on these games, I just wish the heads of these companies would give them the creative freedom and time they need to make good games.    … Expand
  83. legi0
    Jun 3, 2019
    3
    Mindless shooter with no story whatsoever, bad to mediocre graphics and semi good shooting. Put on top of that a laggy menus , obtrusive tutorials and popups with the worst driving mechanics i saw in a game since 20 years back and you have a recipe to successfully bury the RAGE franchise.

    Good job Bethesda. i wish you didn't make a second installment as i would have kept the first RAGE    Mindless shooter with no story whatsoever, bad to mediocre graphics and semi good shooting. Put on top of that a laggy menus , obtrusive tutorials and popups with the worst driving mechanics i saw in a game since 20 years back and you have a recipe to successfully bury the RAGE franchise.

    Good job Bethesda. i wish you didn't make a second installment as i would have kept the first RAGE in my fond memories as one of the more innovative and fun games of its time. But now that its gone.

    I cant understand why this was rated by a top review sites with more than 6 .    … Expand
  84. Elwinaidus
    May 14, 2019
    3
    Good gunplay and lot of upgade buffs

    BUT

    BAD story
    Bad characters
    Bad voice acting
    Bad empty world
    Boring overall
  85. skdursh
    Jun 28, 2020
    3
    I would be rating this a lot higher if it weren't for the extremely anti-consumer practices that Bethesda/id have implemented into the game. DLC that you already paid for locked behind a Bethesda.net account, Denuvo DRM implemented into the game and only announced to the public less than a day before release, shameful microtransactions in a $60 singleplayer videogame. It's atrocious. II would be rating this a lot higher if it weren't for the extremely anti-consumer practices that Bethesda/id have implemented into the game. DLC that you already paid for locked behind a Bethesda.net account, Denuvo DRM implemented into the game and only announced to the public less than a day before release, shameful microtransactions in a $60 singleplayer videogame. It's atrocious. I refuse to even discuss the gameplay, story, graphics, sound or say a single positive word about the game, because of the previously mentioned and absolutely disgusting facts. Do not buy this game. Do not support anti-consumer companies like Bethesda and now (much to my dismay) id. I had hoped and prayed that Fallout 76 was a fluke and that Bethesda could still redeem themselves, but it's obvious now they have changed and I will never purchase another game that is in any way attached to their brand, because they can no longer be trusted.… Expand
  86. MastaDyemon
    May 18, 2019
    3
    rage 2 отменная дрысня. Какие нахрен яркие цвета и мыльное мыльцо? Вы там что курите?
  87. CrazyDogg
    May 26, 2019
    3
    Говоря откровенно это не игра, лишь буря из говна и цветов,абсолютно пресная история,отвратительные персонажи, однообразность геймплея, а также игра просто скучная и надоедает очень быстро,никакой атмосферы ни пост-апокалипсиса, ни в принципе хоть какой либо атмосферы и пустой мир.Взять в пример вышедшую не так давно farcry 5, он схож по механике, но вот только там атмосфера на уровне.АГоворя откровенно это не игра, лишь буря из говна и цветов,абсолютно пресная история,отвратительные персонажи, однообразность геймплея, а также игра просто скучная и надоедает очень быстро,никакой атмосферы ни пост-апокалипсиса, ни в принципе хоть какой либо атмосферы и пустой мир.Взять в пример вышедшую не так давно farcry 5, он схож по механике, но вот только там атмосфера на уровне.А почему? очень просто дело в том что правильно подобрано звуковое сопровождение и цветокоррекция.Мчатьт по ночным дорогам сквозь захваченые дома и селения сектантами и слушать рок, крайне атмосферно. Мир. Разрабы попытались разнообразить мир,но сделали это крайне тупо, просто вшили в игру код по которому в рандомном месте на обочине появляется группировка бандитов или дорожное огорождение тех же бандитов.Итог. Один балл за неплохую физику стрельбы,второй балл за физику машин и третий за попытку(да именно попытку) сделать харизматичных персонажей. P.S Игра очень мыльная и плохо оптимизирована,часты просадки фпс и это на моем довольно мощном пк, который тянет на ультра в 60+ фпс, что в fallout 4, что в bf 1(при большом угле обзора), что в ведьмаке 3 и так далее.… Expand
  88. antiorum
    Jul 30, 2019
    3
    Hey, Bethesda, what's wrong with you? You did great games, Morrowind, Fallout, etc. And now you doing THIS? No, game is not bad (and also not good), but very short and very boring after a few hours. And it's very expensive for this little story.
  89. Proton45
    May 16, 2019
    3
    It's a Single-Player game with a store where you can buy cosmetic items with real money, enough said!
  90. PHX007
    May 24, 2019
    3
    The game looks like it was really good originally, and deliberately ruined with terrible design decisions. The guns are a letdown (after the "open world DOOM marketing bulls**t), and the driving mechanics are just simply the worst I've ever seen. And the main storyline locked behind it! You have a lot of patchin' to do guys!
  91. MrDerphKhan
    Jun 8, 2019
    3
    Utter trash and bland game. The definition of a game which shouldn't be open world. Massive and empty world. The gameplay is mediocre, if you love bullet sponges it is the game for you. The new "special powers" are pointless. If you want a better first person shooter, save your money and get 2016 Doom, a much better game.
  92. hjane139
    Dec 15, 2019
    3
    There was so much potential with this game. The combat is fun and fast paced, but I cannot recommend this unless you you're a masochist. If you are buying to have fun with combat, you will only get a few hours out of it. The levels and enemies become repetitive in an uninspired open world, and you will eventually hit the absolute worst, shoved in, half baked, **** racing mechanic wall IThere was so much potential with this game. The combat is fun and fast paced, but I cannot recommend this unless you you're a masochist. If you are buying to have fun with combat, you will only get a few hours out of it. The levels and enemies become repetitive in an uninspired open world, and you will eventually hit the absolute worst, shoved in, half baked, **** racing mechanic wall I have ever had the displeasure of playing. If you thought you could avoid the garbage driving this game has to offer, think again. They force you to have to complete a racing mission TO PROGRESS THE STORY, and unlike so many other players, I was not and am not willing to change out my hardware or ram my head against the wall for hours and 20+ tries to complete it. I uninstalled after trying for 20 minutes. This should have never made it in the game, and the only reason it did is to pad out time on an already bland and short campaign.… Expand
  93. Renaigse
    Jan 8, 2020
    3
    Отвратительный сюжет, отвратительный интерфейс, блевотный цветокор, никчемные персонажи, физика транспорта говно, вся игра состоит из тупого гринда и аванпостов, просто 0/10, единственное, что вытягивает это уныние - это стрельба, она сделана классно.Отвратительный сюжет, отвратительный интерфейс, блевотный цветокор, никчемные персонажи, физика транспорта говно, вся игра состоит из тупого гринда и аванпостов, просто 0/10, единственное, что вытягивает это уныние - это стрельба, она сделана классно.
  94. nolemretaW
    Jun 29, 2021
    3
    Good, has nice missions but the requirement to have level 5 on all of 3 supporting characters kinda is a stupid way to make game longer, since game has 8 main missions. Wasn't able to complete it since it bugged at the end (Project Dagger mission doesn't show up)
  95. MadclownJack
    May 20, 2019
    2
    Looked nice in the character select section. Then got out the door and it froze my PC. Like balls up, unresponsive. Had to do hard reset. Have been fearful to play it ever since.
  96. herrkot
    Jun 6, 2019
    2
    Good shooting mechanics and that's all. Terrible game design, no plot, useles char leveling, and the main claim is very annoying modal messages.
  97. Grizzler
    May 25, 2019
    2
    Its so mediocre its almost painful. The action and gun-play are fun and thats about it. Forgettable characters, player, scenery, and story. Also if you put in mandatory racing missions in a shooter game with **** vehicle controls i hope your company goes bankrupt.
  98. DieselTiger
    Dec 11, 2019
    2
    Casual, dumb, obsessive piece of **** It seems that the developers have never played their game themselves.
  99. DongsiDaengsi
    May 16, 2019
    2
    No FUN at all

    Gunplay is only O.K.
    Full of Bugs
    Stupid Story
    Bad Open World
    Graphics look like from 2010
  100. Hyrel
    May 16, 2019
    2
    Shooting is very good, everything else in this game is terrible and uninspired. Story, dialogues, writing, exploration, it's all among the worst I have played in years, I couldn't push myself to continue it over the first 2 hours once the fun of the shooting reached the "okay this is cool, but what else is there to look forward to?" stage. There's just no reason to keep playing besides theShooting is very good, everything else in this game is terrible and uninspired. Story, dialogues, writing, exploration, it's all among the worst I have played in years, I couldn't push myself to continue it over the first 2 hours once the fun of the shooting reached the "okay this is cool, but what else is there to look forward to?" stage. There's just no reason to keep playing besides the shooting, and as good as that is that's not nearly enough to carry the whole game.

    The Open World design also harms this game much more than it helps it imo, since exploration is pointless and not satisfying in any way, doesn't even feel like it was designed to be open world.

    If it was a looter shooter you could maybe feel motivated to continue based on the excitement of loot, but there's none of that either in this game, you just get resources for upgrades. In conclusion, there's nothing to this game besides some mindless good shooting, and you can play games that give you that for free nowadays instead of spending a full 60€ for this    … Expand
Page:

Awards & Rankings

21
#21 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
35
#35 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
73

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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
  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]
See all critic reviews »