Remnant II

 Xbox Series X
User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 63
  3. Negative: 16 out of 63

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  1. IvarAzrael
    Aug 1, 2023
    4
    I really really really want to love this game. The concept is great, the mechanics are good enough. Controls are ok. I have some minor complaints, but the biggest one, and the reason I quit at the final boss;

    The boss AI is garbage. If you play solo, they're pretty much unremarkable and simple enough to navigate. But I play with a friend and EVERY TIME we enter a bid fight the boss will    I really really really want to love this game. The concept is great, the mechanics are good enough. Controls are ok. I have some minor complaints, but the biggest one, and the reason I quit at the final boss;

    The boss AI is garbage. If you play solo, they're pretty much unremarkable and simple enough to navigate. But I play with a friend and EVERY TIME we enter a bid fight the boss will attack me and me only, ignoring him completely and just spam attacks on me until I run out of stamina, can't dodge anymore, and inevitably get downed.

    And if that wasn't enough, the boss will now fly around or walk around or travel around the arena of combat and not do anything until my teammate tries to resuscitate me. At which point at an almost incredibly predictable rate at 75% resuscitation the boss will start attacking the other player trying to resuscitate me. We have tested this over and over and over again and 75% seems to be the trigger for the AI to attack.

    That's just cheating, Devs. There's other inconsistencies in the game and little things that I can look past but this glaring issue with the AI almost being programmed to be cheap and predict what's going on that it can't even see is ridiculous it's bad game design and until it's fixed I won't have any interest in continuing to play this title.

    My other complaint would be the almost non-existent story, if I get that they're going for a souls - like here, but let's be real people play games for a story and if every soul's like has no story then they get really boring and repetitive really fast.

    I will hold out to the hope that eventually these boss issues will get patched out but I have my doubts.    … Expand
  2. hammbone18
    Jul 22, 2023
    3
    It’s a loot shooter with Forspoken dialogue and story. Who are the writers, that keep writing this stuff? It’s brutal. Anybody claiming it’s a “souls-like game” is lying to you and themselves. It’s clunky, and looks and feels unfinished. Maybe it’s better on PC, because the gameplay footage I saw in videos, looks nothing like what I was experiencing. Don’t waste your money on this.
  3. Drayden
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    I loved the first game, but Remnant II is the first game I've ever got a refund for on Xbox. The motion blur was way too much for me. Maybe they'll add a toggle for it eventually like they said it would have at launch, but for now, it's a no from me.
  4. mauricio76
    Aug 1, 2023
    3
    Disappointed, I expected it some similar to the 1, but this is a souls with all the bad things of that style, exccesive dificult, absurd bosses, etc
  5. sammy07
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Should be free on ps plus / epic games / gamepass. Not a good sequel. Too many idiotic puzzles and underwhelming bosses.
  6. PalmaPain
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    They copied the whole game from other existing games, then the only thing they made new is the final boss, they wanted to do the alternatives, in fact it sucks one of the most disgusting and confusing boss fights ever seen, change jobs, no one will miss you.
  7. Tinoco277
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Jogabilidade de 2016 com dificuldade desajustada para quem não está habituado a jogar este tipo de jogos. Já percebi porque é um jogo barato
  8. AndrewTate
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Really hard to get into, I even asked my latina maid to play the game and she said she would rather remortgage her house and give me the money! Ha! Can you believe that?

Awards & Rankings

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#22 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2023
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#24 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2023

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. ZTGD
    Sep 20, 2023
    85
    You won’t hear me talk this highly about a ‘Souls-like’ game ever and that should speak volumes to just how good Remnant 2 really is. Any sequel worth its salt should look to improve upon what the original did before it, and that is one thing that Gunfire Games has certainly done with Remnant 2. The entire game feels like a love letter to fans of the original with new systems and classes, improved features and gunplay and the solid co-op gameplay. I just wish the narrative was as polished as the rest of this package though, here’s hoping we get a Remnant 3 where that wrong is righted.
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  2. IGN Italia
    Aug 27, 2023
    88
    Remnant 2 takes up the good work done by its predecessor, expanding it, improving it in almost every aspect and smoothing out the rough edges.
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  3. PlaySense
    Aug 21, 2023
    75
    The gameplay is what really stands out. This is because you can be incredibly creative with the build you create, which can provide endless variety. In addition, the soundtrack is great, the bosses are good and there is plenty to do. All things that make the game worthwhile. At the same time, the story is not very interesting and there are technical issues that sometimes get in the way of enjoyment. A bit of a shame in an otherwise decent gaming experience.
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