AquaNox 2: Revelation

Great story, but gameplay is quite boring.

Verdammt ist dieses Spiel Dialog lastig. Auf eine 20 Minuten Mission folgen etwa 15 Minuten Dialog. Außerdem wird in den ganzen Spiel die Steuerung nicht erklärt und für mich war die erste Stunde jetzt auch nur dummes rumgeballerer ohne jegliche Form von Strategie. Vielleicht ist es im späteren Spiel verlauf anders aber die Anfangswaffen sind echt schlecht und machen kaum schaden und das anfangs U-Boot ist verdammt langsam 😬

This game transcends time with its absolutely on-spot storytelling and dialogue, solid gameplay, great progression and mostly interesting mission design. For a game with a more or less linear mission structure, there is a lot to discover and by the end of it you'll feel like you arrived after a long journey. Played this in 2007 and again on steam thirteen years later and was blown away by how well it stood the test of time. Your mileage may vary based on which language you play this in. It's just an interesting game with an interesting world and gameplay from start to finish. Some missions can be a bit frustrating, but nobody said it was going to be easy.

From the 2 and a half hours of my very precious time I have wasted, because my temper just couldn't take more of this game, this is what I have concluded: Compared to the first game, it has huge graphical improvements and much better controls. However, it still plays like ass. The missions are stupid, the enemies and some gameplay elements are very unbalanced, and the game does everything it can in its willpower to rape your ass with a sandpaper and fill it up with salt.

Not satisfying.

One step forward, two steps back. quite a letdown compared to its predecessor. pros: - better voice acting - ships are now sidegrades instead of straight upgrades - missions have side objectives that reward loot like torpedos and equipment - weapons feel more distinct from another - more varied soundtrack - more mission types and that's about it i guess cons: - the cool underwater cyberpunk setting is completely underutilized - boring as hell story - what the ♥♥♥♥ is with the writing of the characters? - needs a janky hack in order to support widescreen, whereas aquanox 1 worked fine straight out of the box - only 4 ships - difficulty varies wildly between missions - the ui is somehow even worse compared to aquanox 1 - everything is brown and piss yellow instead of the unique blue / green color scheme of aquanox 1 - no sally your mileage may vary but to me aquanox 1 is the vastly supperior game.