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With all those reviews I was expecting a good Action Roguelike.
But I only found Extemely dissapointing gameplay in many ways.

Maybe it is waaaaay too much early access?

I was not having fun at all from the very start,
the game felt like an early, green, pointless and unfinished project


Of course that early access could mean an "unfinished project" that you are willing to accept it,
But for me , this one, was a big (bad) impact from the start
It makes no sense the levels as you are dropped off and just start spamming attacks ( :facepalm: ???)

Surprisingly good looking (eye candy), simple game loop & Fun.

This game screams for Virtual Reality support !!! I want to see all this in massive real life-size scale !!! O_o !!

The initial levels can get difficult fast unless you start understanding the movements of the different attacks, and planning your progression.

The visuals are amazing !! the movements and animations are so well done....

The game has a simple loop on each level but the levels start getting difficult and very large, and they keep adding new enemy types and also some new variations. The Kraken is unique !!

You are not facing Waves of enemies.... instead you start exploring big levels and the Kraken at some point will send some "energy" hypnotic rays that will turn the fishes around you in enemies.
They will totally chase you at that point...
In later levels the entire sea becomes a living nightmare !!

Totally recommended !! Do not miss it !!
9/10

https://youtu.be/EbUU4cJ0_HE?si=kyfE-diyrVQ4JZ39
Here is some gameplay so you understand better the format, visuals, etc.
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This game would be a 10/10 or even 11/10 with Virtual Reality support !!!

Just imagine watching all those big massive Sharks, or the snakes around you or even the Kraken as if all were really around you.... uffff

There is a big thread in the forums of a lot of players asking for VR support, and the devs replied that if there is a certain number of players asking for it, they may add it.

Started playing it, finally after University Vacations and loving it instantly.
The game has all the features that I would love to see on so many VR games.

Arizona Sunshine 1 was good and by the time it was released it was one of good games that understood VR zombie action-horror.
Now Arizona Sunshine 2 has picked up the pace from starters so good, that I was instantly hooked by it's gameplay, visuals and events.
Started it on HARD difficulty and so far it is a nice challenge on certain situations.

They added a great dog companion, Buddy, and now I want to go in the adventure with him!
Also I'm trying to protect him or tell him to go back under certain situations (but he can attack and help you as well hehhe).

So the twist in the formula works so far, and this added another layer into the core gameplay.
I didn't mentioned but head-shots feel amazing with the exploding crunchy heads... (some have though heads :P)

I will expand my review later when I finish the game but I was already amazed for good that I wanted to share it.

This game is FUN and VR is amazing one more time :)

Vertigo 2 is an action Sci-FI FPS mixed with minimal puzzles, exploration and a lot of hilarious humor.

The game resumes the story after the already amazing VERTIGO (Remastered version strongly recommended).
You are trapped in a different dimension an trying to go back home escaping from some Sci-Fi captors, there are some other interdimensional characters searching for you and some arcane artifacts.

This gives you the premise for a great Half-LIke Action FPS in Virtual Reality that will blow your mind, several times, get ready !!

Vertigo 2 is an absolute GEM for VR gaming and should be played entirely, and probably replay it with the added features and mutators.

Also I have to say this game should be, and has my vote for being the VR GAME of the YEAR.
I freaking love it heheh

It plays great, has great humor, great action parts, several smart and hilarious plot twists, great bosses and it looks incredible in VR. Specially on some specific crazy parts that I was absolutely "wooooow!!" for a millionth time in VR :)

Here is some basic gameplay with a lot of pew pew : https://youtu.be/RPECQgOAaLw?si=qp68sE5UKuXbKkuf

9.5/10

I was attracted to the game because of such good comments on the atmosphere that the game achieves, but sadly I have to say I was very dissapointed. Maybe I played other more deep game than this one with true dark gothic horror.

The retro visuals and style are not appealing to me, so this also affects my joy of the game.

The combat feels very simple and spells the same way.
There is a nice selection of initial classes to start but I didn't feel they were good providing different experience on the game, maybe there is some variations on classes oriented to spells but in the end I was using weapons and spells everytime.

The exploration and levels so far are average and simple also, the entire game is very blocky with Ps2 style visuals, so there is not much deep exploration neither as there is no complex locations or big developed levels.

At the end, I have to say that the game is simple & boring on the long run.
I decided to stop playing it as I was yawning, not fun for me.

Early Impressions review:

Fun little roguelike game with floating small ships, and small space stages that are sorrounding you in front of your head. Imagine as if "mini toy ships" smaller than your hands were flying in front of you.

But it has one major flaw "for me", maybe others just do not care about it, and the game is great in that case.

My complain is: The way to control the ship !
agggh why this game decision? :(
Let me try to explain how it works.

Instead of moving that "toy ship" directly with a joystick or even grabbing the ship with any hand, you have to:

1) Click a button, and Hold it. (Time will go slower when holding the button.)
2) While holding the button move the destination point and release, so the ship will go to that new destination point.

So yeah, I cannot understand this game decision at all, and it lowers the fun of the entire game down the drain in my very humble opinion here.
But hey... is the decision taken for this gameplay, some like me will not like it as I'm reading, some others will just not care too much or get used to it.

Personally I prefer more action and direct handling of the ship.

I can still recommend the game because beyond that "Control limitation" for me, the game format and fun is there
Also it is a nice effect to see those small ships flying around you hehehe

Maybe in the future the developers add other ways to control the ship like a more reactive gamepad direct control?
I hope so.

A quick initial impressions review:

You are a unique demon that kills other rogue demons.
Using different powers and weapons. Also as unique entity, you have the core power of do not fully die, but to use the death as a way to obtain even more powers.

This game uses the roguelike formula over a Hack'n Slash game, that you see in first person camera, with several magical spells and weapons and full of demonic carnage with bizarre locations and enemies in glorious VR.

All these weapons & powers improve a lot with different unlockable features.

So far I'm enjoying the initial runs getting comfortable playing it...and discovering meaningful upgrades. Example: Guns were bad at first until I grabbed the laser sight .. oh yessss

The only neutral comment so far I have on the game is that there are too many totems that player can break and makes it a little repetitive, but hey...those are optionals.

Also I have to say I have 0 performance issues, with everything on max ..using a 3080, and the game looks really good for me.
The game is not so difficult first, maybe some players would like to increase difficulty.

GREAT IMPRESSIONS so far, recommended for now !!! :mr_youseeks:


Will continue to play, and expand & confirm this review

I'm interested in this concept, as maybe in the future I can find more styles as Trance, or Psy-Trance, House, Minimal, Tech-Trance.

As first view of the provided content to check I was suprised for good.
You are seeing something like a live performance in front of you with the artists, dancing and singing right there and you can dance and express with your hands.
As if you were having a private party presentation.

The locations are also great looking and rendered.

What I would only change for better is.... why try to replicate reality as making a standing spot for a coreography?

Why not try something original with the freedom than VR provides?

I remember "The Wave VR" creating some crazy party locations for a psytrance DJ set full of psychedelic visuals and effects beyond the virtual dance floor that was also with psy ambientation.

I guess you can provide a more traditional concert feeling but also some new kind of music experiences that cannot be feasible in actual reality and then have a unique value from that.

Besides those ideas I have to say that the visual quality is one of the best features here as the artists are cinema rendered models on top of the rendered locations and it works great also.

Now regarding the price, Amaze VR is giving a price for a 1 year access to specific concerts that have many songs included.
It is a strange way to sell the content, I would have thought that there could be options DLC's to buy on steam directly, so the main product provides some entry level content and then player/spectator can decide to buy content gradually to expand it.

I can still recommend it to check it by yourself being FREE on the introductory content so you will be "amazed" by the visual effect too :)

Beautiful visuals and Beautiful soundtrack (totally worth it) that are not so much enjoyable because of a flat gameplay. Dodge "annoying to see obstacles" that you have to avoid with extreme precision and you have 1 mistake allowed and the second is game over.
So the game becomes boring incredibly fast. And major dissappointment kicks in as "is this all"???
Trying to match the music timing with the right Left/Right, as you press one button to the next line again and again and again vs punishing layers that are way beyond a challenge.
Refund it because the entire game is that way and It is not for me at all.
Reviewing to alert others.

Sadly, I didn't enjoyed the new format of the game.
I love DD1, I love Roguelite games, I love the style (beautiful), but I was not enjoying the game itself, actually I was getting bored and not hooked up by at all, so in my experience I cannot recommend it.

It feels much less tactical than the 1st one, and that removed all the fun and the identity I enjoyed on the 1st game.
Beyond this there are several Game Design choices that I humbly think doesn't sum up, or add boredom moments in the game.
So, less tactical, and with weird design choices with boredom = refund.

But maybe I can come back later in the future if I see the game improving over time.
So far I think I will keep enjoying the DD1 and some mods as the Black Reliquary.