![]() I'm not aware of the lore in the other games, but I felt as if the story came to a rather abrupt end which left me a little unsatisfied. I also felt that the story was lacking somewhat. While the game has multiple challenging sequences, only two of them are technically “bosses” - the tutorial boss and the final boss. Ultimately, my greatest gripe with the game is that I wish there was more of it. It was less obvious when I was hunting for the rest of the secrets, but it is intended to be difficult. ![]() I didn't find this to be tiresome, for the most part, because the game does a good job of helping you know where to go next. Rather than locking you to specific abilities, the game allows you to unassign and redistribute your cogs as you see fit.Īs you progress through the game, you will discover new abilities in caves, which will allow you to progress further into the mine, while also opening up possibilities for secrets and ore in places where they may have previously been inaccessible. The way that Steamworld Dig 2 handles its blueprint skill tree system is rather interesting. ![]() Each one contains a clever reference or joke that always made me smile. There’s a guy in town who will give you different blueprints as your collection of artifacts increases - and there are a lot of them - 42, in fact. The second way is by finding collectibles, or artifacts. Each time you upgrade something, it unlocks a blueprint for that item. The first is simply to upgrade your items with the money you earn from ores you collect. Those cogs are used in town to add special abilities to your tools from blueprints. Within, there’s usually a simple challenge to complete, for which you will receive a cog, as well as a harder or hidden challenge that unlocks a second cog or a collectible item. They’re self-contained challenges with a central theme. These feel almost like shrines in Breath of the Wild (which, by the way, is another fantastic game you should play). It can be turned on and off in town at any time.Īs you dig through the town’s central mine, you’ll discover smaller areas, simply called caves. I only used it (unnecessarily in retrospect) once or twice afterwards when I felt lost and didn't have the patience to figure out where exactly I was supposed to be going. ![]() I found it to be annoying, so I turned it off as soon as I got into the town mine. This introduces the map and minimap, which come with a large, blue arrow that will point to your next destination. This tutorial ultimately culminates in a boss fight, after which you are introduced to a small sprite named Fen who will guide you (and make comments about explosives) throughout your adventure. Though this beginning section was a challenge initially, the more you play, the more the controls just click. It took me an embarrassingly long time to get used to this ability, but upon re-playing the beginning for this review, I felt like a ninja. In here, you get your first ability, the run ability! In true metroidvania fashion, it allows you to go back and pass through rooms you were previously unable to. Before you can arrive, an earthquake occurs, plunging you into the ruins of a forgotten temple. The tutorial introduces you to the basics of movement and mining on your way to El Machino. He appears to have been spotted in the nearby town of El Machino, a rustic mining town. You play as a robot named Dorothy, searching for your friend, Rusty, the protagonist of the previous game. There’s a little bit of backstory to the game, but none of it is necessary to enjoy it - just about everything I know, I’ve learned from playing the game. I don’t think I played any other game until I completed it. This creates a satisfying and addictive feedback loop that kept me going and made it tough for me to put the game down. You use these improved tools to progress further. You sell the ores to get money, which you use to upgrade your tools and abilities. While its genre is rather ambiguous (Image and Form refers to it as “a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames”), at its core, Steamworld Dig 2 is a game about mining. I made an impulse buy, and it payed off - big time. With my limited knowledge, I was already hooked, and after playing a lot of Splatoon 2 and Zelda, I was hurting for a simpler 2D Switch game. Then I saw a video showing off a few minutes of the game and describing it. I’d heard it being discussed and that people were enjoying it, but frankly, I dismissed it. I went into Steamworld Dig 2 almost completely blind. ![]()
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