RAGE 2

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. MGSOficial
    Jun 1, 2019
    9
    Bom jogo, história não é muito boa, só tá lá por estar, mas o foco não é história e sim gameplay, gameplay rápida e divertida, bem arcade, com várias armas, várias possibilidades de jogar com elas e várias habilidades. O jogo tem uma duração média, 15 horas na campanha (não fiz os secundários mas sei que é bastante). Dublagem ÓTIMA, muito boa mesmo, e gráficos melhores ainda, muitoBom jogo, história não é muito boa, só tá lá por estar, mas o foco não é história e sim gameplay, gameplay rápida e divertida, bem arcade, com várias armas, várias possibilidades de jogar com elas e várias habilidades. O jogo tem uma duração média, 15 horas na campanha (não fiz os secundários mas sei que é bastante). Dublagem ÓTIMA, muito boa mesmo, e gráficos melhores ainda, muito realistas e muito bons, com tons de cores fortes, que caem muito bem com os level desing e com o mapa do jogo em si. Os inimigos são um tanto quanto repetitivos, sendo basicamente sempre a mesma coisa, com uma mudancinha de vez em quando, já os bosses, são daora, mas sempre a mesma coisa: atira no núcleo, ele cai, atira no núcleo, ele levanta atira no núcleo, cabeça explode. Mas a gameplay é tão diferente e divertida que você nem presta atenção nesses detalhes. Dou nota 9.… Expand
  11. Mea988
    May 30, 2019
    10
    This is not an RPG, it's not centered on the story. So Doom is a bad game because the story is straightforward? It's not, because it's a shooter and its' strong point is gameplay. The world is vast and presents different environments, many activities to engage, different encounters on the road. Those who judged it negatively either didn't understand the game or didn't like it just becauseThis is not an RPG, it's not centered on the story. So Doom is a bad game because the story is straightforward? It's not, because it's a shooter and its' strong point is gameplay. The world is vast and presents different environments, many activities to engage, different encounters on the road. Those who judged it negatively either didn't understand the game or didn't like it just because it's not in their taste. The gunplay, which is what it is all about, is funny, driving too, and the destruction of the environment while driving is amazing. The repetitiveness it's not negative in a game like this, but allows you to rip and tear through the map unrelentingly. If you are a fan of Doom and fast-paced shooters, then it's a safe buy. I expected some kind of glory kills on enemies like in Doom, just because I love these kind of things, but the way you dispose of them compensate more than enough. I can't stress out enough that this game is NOT CONCEIVED to deliver an enjoyable story, but to HAVE FUN KILLING THINGS, and it's excellent in that. I don't know where people saw an "empty" open world, for there was always something to do or some particular encounter.

    By reading again the negative reviews I see people that played a game genre that they don't like. If you pay attention, they all say "good gunplay", which is what this game is about. It's dumb fun, it's perfect to take a break from life and enjoying blowing things up. It's an 8, gonna give 9 or 10 to balance out the haters that reviewed a game without having an idea of what this game actually is. It's as if they played The Sims and complained that the voice acting is bad and there's no story.    … Expand
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. Graham67722
    May 25, 2019
    9
    If you enjoyed doom you will really like this game. The weak part of the game is definitely the driving. I agree with the reviewers on that. But in terms of a low brain power shoot em up game it is very good and worthwhile. If you just want to relax and not play a complex game after work or school then you should definitely get this game. I do think at 60 dollars that is a steep priceIf you enjoyed doom you will really like this game. The weak part of the game is definitely the driving. I agree with the reviewers on that. But in terms of a low brain power shoot em up game it is very good and worthwhile. If you just want to relax and not play a complex game after work or school then you should definitely get this game. I do think at 60 dollars that is a steep price perhaps wait for it to get on sale but I definitely think it is worth the money.… Expand
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. ciorga
    May 24, 2019
    9
    The game is as epic AF. Guys @ id must have it in their genes or something. They deserve a 1000 million dollar funding/CD Project/Sid Meier/Kojima/Bungie cooperation for their next title so that they could really show off what theyve got. All in all they are the fathers of the most successfull FPS series and game engines on the market, including Quake/Doom, HL/CS/Steam, Call of DutyThe game is as epic AF. Guys @ id must have it in their genes or something. They deserve a 1000 million dollar funding/CD Project/Sid Meier/Kojima/Bungie cooperation for their next title so that they could really show off what theyve got. All in all they are the fathers of the most successfull FPS series and game engines on the market, including Quake/Doom, HL/CS/Steam, Call of Duty Activision, now Source based Apex. One can clearly feel that vibe down the Second Rage. Cant remember having this much fun since the Witcher 3 and Rainbow Six Siege/Quake Champions.… Expand
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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!
  22. 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.
  23. HydroSkillet
    May 23, 2019
    1
    This game is just awful. Complete waste of money. Looks ok, but that's about it. I would recommend waiting for ANYTHING else.
  24. 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.
  25. SilasGnom2000
    May 22, 2019
    1
    Denuvo, Microtransactions (in a single player game!), Bethesda-net... NO
    I expected better from you Bethesda
  26. 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.
  27. EliteEvil
    May 21, 2019
    0
    BFG behind paywall.

    I thought the day 1 edition of rage 1 was bad (I have it, and where you choose between 3 classes with slightly different bonuses you can instead choose a fourth class with all the bonuses) but putting the best gun in the game behind a paywall?
  28. 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
  29. LOLLO4791
    May 21, 2019
    10
    Don’t hear the crying baby that complain about a real fun game like this!...This is a very fun cut of beef!!!!
  30. 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
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Metascore
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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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