Having enjoyed the first game I am very sad to not be able to recommend its sequel. The gameplay experience falls squarely in the meh-category. I do not strongly dislike the game, I just don't feel compelled to play it anymore.

Some brief points I'd like to touch on.
- platforming is trivialised once you unlock a few extra double-jumps
- health is plentiful, as is healing, I never felt pressured as I progressed
- sub-weapons do not feel necessary, like they don't have any real purpose
- inventory management does not add to the gameplay experience
- new rpg-mechanics makes the intended challenge unclear

It may be lame to say but I would have been happier if they just kept everything as in the first game and made new stages, story etc. If this sequel was to be a step forward it surely was in the wrong direction.

I hope there will be another grim guardians game in the future and I look forward to giving it a shot!

A word of warning to any demo players using Steam Remote Play;
The Online Co-Op button is a lie. The game currently does not support online multiplayer and is "supposedly" will add this in a patch in the future. If I knew this ahead of time I'd've just bought the one copy since we're probably only going to play together anyway.

Actual Review: I dunno I haven't beaten it yet. but the fact that there is no way to sell sub-weapons sucks.

The game is a lot of fun, but the sub weapon system definitely needed some work. It seems to work great right until the point you realize you'll have to avoid/discard every subweapon drop that you don't want (and there will be a lot of those). Other than that, it's a solid metroidvania.