[h1][u]Aspects[/u][/h1]
[b]Multiplayer - Relaxing - Sandbox - Funny[/b]
[b][u]Rating:[/u] 5/10[/b]
[b][u]Replay value:[/u] Yes[/b]
[h1][u]Thoughts[/u][/h1]
1.) If you were a fan of the first game and simply want more maps to run through, I'd say go for it. 2.) If you're new to Powerwash, I'd just buy the first game. 3.) If you're expecting anything new or enticing in relation to their first game, unfortunately there's little to nothing.
I adored the first game, and hearing there was a second game coming out had me excited and interested. I quickly came to the conclusion that this game was a cash grab, and quite honestly lazily made. [b]UI sucked[/b], navigating through the menu got annoying quickly. [b]Achievements were buggy[/b], I had to go back and complete parts of or the entirety of certain maps because the achievement didn't pop up when it should have. [b]Useless equipment[/b], they allow you to choose between a series of "Prime Vista" washers or "Urban X" washers (imo there was little to no noticeable difference until you got the trident nozzle for prime vista which is OP just like in the first game – and it just made the UI obnoxious with having to scroll down so much). Secondly, they had a new [b]surface washer[/b] that was completely useless. I did not use it once throughout the whole game. [b]Customization was awful[/b], they did not put any effort into making cool outfits – instead, we just got different colored gradients and 1 or 2 random designs. Additionally, the only customization you could do for your washers were for the most expensive ones that you weren't even using for maybe 70% of the game, and they just ended up being color swaps?? Why even have sections to customize the however many other washers if you never unlock a skin for them? [b]Home Base[/b] was a completely useless addition to the game. They basically just added a Sim's aspect for an area that you literally never need to go to, as you can play the entire game through the pop-up UI. [b]Story felt short/new equipment was almost never used[/b], I went through the entire career mode, caldera chronicles (which was literally 1 map LMAO), and Adventure time DLC in 30 hours, all the while hardly ever using the scissor lift and bosun chair. I'm probably missing a few things, but those felt like the biggest issues.
The only things that were actually new about the game that carried any significance were visual indicators at the end of the level to show you where you need to finish - and the maps.
If you're gonna make a second game and market it to be some new and enticing experience (to a decently large fanbase), you cannot just copy paste and add useless additions to call it a successful sequel. At the end of the day, I enjoyed the new maps and appreciate the opportunity to play and 100% the game, but I felt extremely let down by the idea of a "second game". Powerwash is Powerwash, it doesn't need a second game. The first game could've just had a major update instead.
---------------***1 month later update***---------------
The Star Wars DLC recently came out, and overall it was pretty enjoyable. One of the achievements was a little odd - the very first map requires you to clean a robot so that it begins walking around (you need it to move to a spot where you can stand on it and shoot something at the same time), but it stops walking at a point so if you didn't get the achievement before that, you have to restart the map. Additionally, they made this DLC $9.99 vs. the standard $6.99-7.99 (not a huge deal, but it's not like there was more content to constitute a few extra dollars.) Other than those two aspects, it was a good DLC. They chose iconic parts of the movies to clean, added iconic sound effects, and you actually get to utilize the scissor lift + bosun chair.
As for what I previously mentioned in my review, nothing really changed. They added 1 more map to Caldera Chronicles which was a bowling alley (relatively short, but looked cool + had interactive bowling pin resets), and they actually ended up adding skins for the other powerwashers rather than just the most expensive ones - however - they're color swaps. Better yet, some are not even color swaps. One of the skins they added is quite literally the same thing, but they changed the grip of the powerwasher to a different color and that was it. Disappointing, but oh well. I'll update again in tandem with their updates.
