A very fun game, playable solo or as a co-op experience - there's a discord with active players. I've spent many hours on it and will probably return to it again in future. I'm guessing even a player unfamiliar with the TV series should easily enjoy the gameplay.

Controls are improved compared to the (already good) first game; for example, it's still possible to be anchored to a Titan and swing in other directions, to some extent; this wasn't true in AoT 1.

The story is familiar to any AoT fan, but with a custom character, inserted into the story about as seamlessly as could be accomplished. You get to be rather important without overshadowing canonical characters; for example, no matter what you do, you'll never steal one of those coveted top 10 graduation spots.

There's plenty of new dialog with all the original voice actors. Some of it you experience in seen-for-the-first-time side events (like the conflict between Reiner and Zeke), and even a game mode involving a hypothetical re-conquest of the land.

AoT 2 does lose on immersion compared to the first game. In AoT 1 battles naturally progress on their own, with much of the fighting resolving itself around you as you do your thing. In AoT 2 other characters and soldiers are mostly there for show. Bases are a new addition that doesn't make much in-universe sense, either. In the Final Battle expansion immersion nosedives even harder, what with Thunder Spears and firearms being available much earlier than canonically, and firearms being actually effective against Titans, which kind of defeats the whole premise of the setting, doesn't it? But you quickly learn to not mind that much, because it's all fun.

Of course, I played the game both with and without Final Battle, and both ways are fun. Still, when I want a maximally immersive experience, I launch AoT 1, not this.

The game is not without other flaws; the crafting system in particular feels designed to waste my time more than anything. Still feels better than first game, where the "reinforcing" mechanic was just horrid. This one is also meh, but with quality of life improvements that make things go faster, so... progress?

Still, at the end of the day, I can recommend it, as long as you don't mind the price (Japanese devs, ugh). Buy the game, expansion, and mission DLCs, skip the nonsense cosmetics.

Best game i have played so far yet, Despite its looks its made me really appreciate what games like these give to its players. Its got fun an exhilarating combat system, and sort of follows the shows scenes but adds your character in it making it seem like your making your own path to glory and fame. Don’t listen to any of the negative comments this game is definitely worth the buy i held it off for so long but now im glad i bought it.

애니메이션/만화 원작 게임이라 별 기대 안했는데 생각보다 재밌어서 놀랐다.
그래픽이 좀 투박하긴 한데 애초에 세계관 자체가 블링블링하고 화려한 세계관이 아니라,
시궁창 같고 지옥 같은 세계관이다 보니 크게 거슬리지는 않고, 캐릭터 모델링은 특징을 잘 살려서 그럴싸 하게 잘 나온 편.
애니메이션, 만화에서는 나오지 않았던 (특히 초반에 광탈 하는)캐릭터들의 소소한 일상의 모습을 볼수 있는 점도 좋았고
원작 주인공 캐릭터들이 아니라 '나' 라는 제3의 캐릭터를 만들어 원작 스토리에 녹아들어가는 방식이다 보니 몰입감도 좋았다.
다만 일상파트에 쓸데 없이 많아 북적거리는 NPC와 멍청한 AI가 만나 게임 내내 제자리에서 풍차를 돌리는 모습을 봐야 한다는 것과 뻣뻣한 인게임 컷씬 모션(특히 회전 할때. 애니메이션 컷씬은 괜찮다), 후반으로 갈수록 단조로워지는 전투 등등은 아쉽고
후반티어 장비들 디자인이 인게임과 어울리지 않고 붕뜨는것과, DLC 의상들이 세계관과 그다지 잘 어울리지 않는점도 단점이라고 느꼈다.
개인적으로 컷씬에서 인물 제자리 회전속도를 빠르게 하고 거은 AI를 좀더 공격적으로 짰다면 훨씬 좋았을듯 싶다.

GGO같은 똥겜을 생각 하고 샀는데, 의외로 괜찮은 게임이라 진격거 팬이라면 충분히 재미있게 즐길수 있을것 같다.