I had a little more success this time, using his automatic shotgun to unload rapid-fire shots in its face. It looks and feels like something out of Doom Eternal.Īfter a few failures, I decided to change things up and move to a beefier close-ranged archetype (one that reminded me of Destiny’s Titans). I’d have to dodge its tentacle strikes, move around acid pits, and leap off of platforms as it knocked them down one by one - all while avoiding the additional enemies it spawned and nailing the weak spot in its mouth. I found myself surrounded by enemies quickly, taking massive damage as I tried to pick them off with pinpoint accuracy and avoid their attacks with slow evasive rolls.Īfter locking down the flow of combat, I successfully made it to the demo’s boss: an ugly floating head at the center of a circular stone arena. Though of course, that didn’t mean my demo was a cakewalk. There’s a lot of power and weight to my shots, which feel like they absolutely obliterate enemies on kill. Gunslinger acted as a great introduction to the basics, highlighting how strong the shooting feels here. Pressing the left bumper would target it toward nearby enemies, but I could also do some button-holding to aim the shot myself before letting loose. I’d get an introduction to some of the game’s new systems when trying out my Gunslinger’s special ability, a multi-shot “fan the hammer” type move similar to Overwatch’s Cassidy. Naturally, this had me focused mostly on accurate handgun shots as I popped flying enemies out of midair. I saw that first-hand when I began my demo as the more balanced Gunslinger class. While each archetype is still built around a specific set of weapons, they come loaded with more skills and perks that are gradually unlocked through a progression system. Remnant 2 continues all of that, but the big change this time is in how it’s handling character classes. The difference, though, is that the focus is on gunplay rather than close-ranged melee combat. You’ve got your high-difficulty, bonfire-like checkpoints, evasion rolls, and enormous bosses on the other side of foggy doors. Like its predecessor, Remnant 2 is a third-person shooter that draws inspiration from the Soulslike genre.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |