It's almost time for the release of Remnant 2! The game arrives for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5 and PC) next week on Tuesday, July 25th, and the early reviews have been impressive.
Something to keep in mind here is that nearly every review has been conducted using the PC version so far, so we're still waiting on Xbox specific impressions, but the actual game itself definitely seems to shaping up nicely.
Below, you can check out what a few outlets have had to say across the web:
God Is A Geek (9.5/10)
"Despite a few shortcomings, Remnant 2 remains one of the most creative, fascinating, and compelling games of the last few years and stands as a testament to what this developer can do when they aim to impress."
IGN (9/10)
"This is a triumphant sequel that doesn’t just reimagine the soulslike genre as a co-op looter-shooter, but absolutely nails that concept in nearly every way – including many that the original did not."
CGMagazine (8.5/10)
"Remnant 2 is an excellent successor to Remnant: From the Ashes. It manages to take everything that made From the Ashes a sleeper hit and expand and polish those features."
VideoGamer (8/10)
"Remnant 2 successfully evolves on its predecessor, isolating and expanding upon the best aspects to create a cohesive and challenging shooter experience, supplemented by stunningly designed environments and a unique story system. A cooperative game at heart, its single-player campaign takes a hit, but never enough to substantially detract from the game’s successes."
GameSpot (7/10)
"Remnant 2 is exactly what you want from a sequel, such is the way it expands and improves upon the first game's ideas. It's not likely to blow you away, but the core gameplay loop--built on rewarding combat, an ever-expanding repertoire of skills and abilities, and the randomness of its procedural generation--latches on and refuses to let go."
Polygon (Unfavourable)
"Don’t get me wrong, there’s a strong foundation at its core — but the cavalier way in which it borrows, both mechanically and aesthetically, from not only the Souls series but God of War, Control, and Returnal merely serves to remind me of all the more competent games I could be playing instead."
There are a few less-than-positive reviews mixed into the bunch, then, but otherwise Remnant 2 has been doing really well with the critics so far, racking up an 80 Metacritic score for the PC version at the time of writing.
Excited for Remnant 2 on Xbox? Tell us down in the comments section below.
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Will Pure Xbox be doing a review? I know Push Square is planning to do one.
I’m very happy to see the positive feedback so far. I enjoyed the first one, but it had room for improvement, and sounds like they’ve been listening to player feedback for this sequel. Big shame about lack of crossplay though.
I will play the game tomorrow via early access of the Ultimate Edition.
Never played the first one but some of the reviews for the sequel have certainly caught my eye. I also have a week off work now so a new game to play would be nice 🙂
I didn’t really like the first one but I’ll try this .. st least the movement wasn’t as floaty like outriders
@Cakefish A Pure Xbox review was in the plans but due to unforeseen circumstances (nothing to do with the game itself), it may be one we end up missing out on. We'll see!
First game was awesome. This game seems to improve nearly everything. Unless you have a series s, I would recommend this game.
What do they mean by the souls like part? Do you have to keep dying and trying again to get past a boss?
Is it coming to Game Pass as well?
I wanted to like the first one but the fight mechanics were painful and the excessively long save points were so annoying I finally just gave up on the game.
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