aMAZE Gears 2

Date of completion: February 16, 2024 'Bout time I got around to this one. It's probably not AS HARD as aMAZE Gears but I ended up with a sore hand anyway, along with the Achievements not being accounted for the Steam Profile regardless that it was purchased, a problem to which I know they'll never bother fixing. That said, I'm SO finished with the aMAZE series. 😒

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not to bad ☐ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Babies ☑ Young kids ☑ Young teens ☑ Older teens ☑ Adults ☑ Old people ☑ Anyone with a decent maturity level ☑ Anyone with a lack of maturity ☑ Anyone that is alive ☑ No one, not even your dog ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Just average ☐ A little better than average ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Better than good ☐ Fancy Pants Rich Boy ☐ NASA ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Can choose your difficulty setting ☐ No difficulty needed ☑ Just press 'W" ☐ Easy ☐ Medium ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Hard ☐ Verry Difficult ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if you like to collect things ☑ Only if you care about steam achievements ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Only if you care about rankings/placements/lead…

If you have experienced any game from the aMAZE series, you will have a good idea of what to anticipate here. This game is not as relaxed as some others in the series, as it involves avoiding traps. Success in certain levels requires patience or memorization of patterns to prevent frustration. It is relatively easy to achieve 100% completion in this game. However, earning one hundred achievements in just 2.5 hours may seem excessive to some, so keep that in mind. Despite this, at a price of €0.49, the game offers enough content to provide enjoyment. I particularly appreciated the soundtrack this time around. The game offers a moderate level of challenge - collect pieces and reach the goal without being hit by obstacles. The achievements are quite easy to unlock!

And with the second entry to the [i]Gears[/i] subseries it already has overstayed its welcome. This one just feels like more of the first game, but it’s just too much at this point. There aren’t really any new additions, the core gameplay stays the same and the controls are as finicky as always. Overall, this one just doesn't have enough ingenuity compared to the first one to have me recommend it. [u]Achievements[/u] Just like its predecessor, 50 levels total but this time only granting 2 achievements per completion for a total of 100. Again, easy to get done in 1 or 2 hours.

6/10

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