Guacamelee! 2

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 116 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 116
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 116
  3. Negative: 14 out of 116

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  1. sityoazzdown
    Sep 3, 2018
    7
    slight disappointed, still a good platformer/metroidvania however. All you need to know is if you like a good and challenging platformer/metroidvania/ beat em up, this indie game can do no wrong. Why am i disappointed? Well having loved the first game, this game just plays it too safe. 5+ years and we get the same movesets (unlocked in the same pattern), same skilll tree, similar levelslight disappointed, still a good platformer/metroidvania however. All you need to know is if you like a good and challenging platformer/metroidvania/ beat em up, this indie game can do no wrong. Why am i disappointed? Well having loved the first game, this game just plays it too safe. 5+ years and we get the same movesets (unlocked in the same pattern), same skilll tree, similar level obstacles and mechanics (even though all levels are new). It becomes tedious, especially since exploring "secret" levels only can gift you health and another circle to special attacks (same as first). I wanted more, but didn't get it. That's why subjectively I'm disappointed, but objectively this is still a good platformer/beat em up/ metroidvania.… Expand
  2. richp
    Aug 22, 2018
    6
    I loved the first game and maybe I've just been spoiled by Dead Cells but the combat is just annoying a lot of the time. The dimension mechanic is overused and it just sucks the flow out of the game.

    I got thoroughly bored of one-hit kills and the platforming sections were a chore rather than fun.

    On the upside, it looks nice and has some decent humour.
  3. AbhinavDasiga
    Mar 13, 2021
    7
    Guacamelee 2 offers a solid 2D platforming and metroidvania experience like its predecessor. The sequel from Drinkbox also polishes up the gameplay and adds a few new elements into the mix. However a lacklustre story (even compared to the original) and tedious combat and platforming sections keep Guacamelee's second offering from being a truly fantastic metroidvania.
  4. Nautalcritzsm64
    Jan 18, 2022
    7
    Non un gioco essenziale, ma quanto è divertente e quanto è bello esteticamente, bossfight facili ma col giusto livello di sfida, soprattutto in modalità esperto, npc divertentissimi e ben nascosti: un gioco che semplicemente offre una decina di ore di trip messicani e combo intercambiali
  5. Ginger_Avenger
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    About the same as the first. Some new twists, and going with the running joke of riffing off of Metroid features, you start with no abilities again and have to get them back. Levels felt fresh enough, and some of the puzzle aspects were new and interesting. Other parts brought back the tedious and finicky sections that can really test my patience. That aside, the game has the same comedicAbout the same as the first. Some new twists, and going with the running joke of riffing off of Metroid features, you start with no abilities again and have to get them back. Levels felt fresh enough, and some of the puzzle aspects were new and interesting. Other parts brought back the tedious and finicky sections that can really test my patience. That aside, the game has the same comedic touch as the first, so if you wanted more of the same, this is for you.… Expand
  6. gEhej
    Jul 5, 2022
    7
    got this as a free game for the plus so for the price it's good but get tedious after a few hours

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#31 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#81 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#57 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 68
  3. Negative: 0 out of 68
  1. GameGrin
    Jan 2, 2019
    85
    Guacamelee! 2 is a worthy sequel. DrinkBox has retained and refined everything from the predecessor, while adding a number of number new features that improve on the formula. An overabundance of platforming segments can be frustrating, but the combat is as fun and as hectic as ever!
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  2. GameCritics
    Dec 4, 2018
    55
    Guacamelee! 2’s penchant for self-deprecating humor often functions as an acknowledgement and dismissal of its own issues. Why yes, it is awfully convenient that I’ve suddenly been pulled into an alternate timeline in which I must save the world in roughly the same manner as my last go, but no, Guacamelee! 2 doesn’t stop being an uncharacteristically halfhearted rehash just because the writers scored a few easy laughs from it.
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  3. DarkStation
    Nov 7, 2018
    80
    Fixing what wasn’t broken appears to have been the studio’s number one goal, and they accomplished it. It would have been nice for some more new gameplay elements to have been introduced and for the controls to have received a little bit of precision. It also would have been nice if the Juan had been more fleshed out, as was promisingly teased in the game’s prologue. These issues aren’t deal breakers, though, which means that gamers looking for a good time of cracking skulls and terrorizing enemies as a chicken should find the experience that they seek.
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