Aggelos 2

I'll give credit for trying to add its own element to the MV genre. Unfortunately, that's where the credit stops. The idea. !!! The Idea That Killed The Game !!! The unique form-swapping attribute that is the main stay of the game really falls over due to 3 main issues: 1- Its demanding nature on the mind and hand/eye coordination, both, in the heat of battle, or just during some simple platforming. It has the kind of demand on coordination that just isn't natural when playing a MV, even with a new mechanic. 2- The sharp difficulty curve once you gain the second form. Players want their hands to be trained over time to do the difficult tasks expected of them throughout a game, as a result of the key mechanic. But as a result of that very mechanic, unfortunately, I felt myself subconciously trying to focus either on which finger was on which button on the controller and which form I wanted to be on the screen. That made the rest of the aspects of the game an ugly blur when it should have been as enjoyable as the rest of the design suggests. 3- The innability to quickly use the heal skill you only get to use on the light form, replaced with a speed boost on the dark form instead…

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A very solid and satisfying metroidvania. Upgrades are frequent and some of the upgrades you find are crazy powerful, like doubling your attack power or doubling your armor value, which is part of the excitement of this genre. Being able to fly adds a lot to the gameplay and creates some interesting puzzles. I’ve seen people complain about the difficulty, which baffles me, because I think this game is on the easier end of the metroidvania spectrum (at least on Normal). As I said, upgrades are fairly plentiful is you explore, and a few of those upgrades are crazy strong. Highly recommended and a massive improvement on the first game imo.

Just finished Aggelos 2 on Steam Deck. I had a really fun time exploring its world, discovering secrets, and enjoying that classic retro feeling. The exploration is easily one of the highlights, and the killer retro soundtrack makes the whole experience even better. My biggest criticism would be the boss fights. Personally, I found them way too easy, and I wish they had offered more of a challenge. Overall a fun metroidvania.

I felf the first game was a 10 then this one is an 8.5..solid fun title but too easy even on hard difficulty...highly recommend if enjoyed the first, lots of fun here....hoping to see a third installment to see where it goes next!

played it loved it can be very confusing as it very diffrent from the first game but wow devs outdid themself again can be very hard and lots to find and collect love the art style 10/10