Aggelos 2
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Pros
- Aggelos 2 was awesome!!
- I honestly cannot remember the last time I had so much fun exploring a metroidvania world like I did in Aggelos 2, which filled me with a sense of wonder that used to be a standard for the classics of old, but has become more and more in...
- Aggelos 2 having an unbelievably satisfying ability acquisition progression, on top of the abilities themselves being quite entertaining.
- Fantastically nostalgic colorful visuals and a matching, wistful soundtrack to really hammer home that 90s vibe in the best ways possible!
- I am really excited for Aggelos 2. Unless that gets a bad reception I'll be playing that eventually.
Cons
- So Aggelos 2 is just Aggelos 1 with a map. I'll pass...
- Aggelos 2… I did not like how it was completely focused on tedious combat. Didn’t get much of an exploration or platforming vibe, bounced off early
- Unfortunately, it ended up getting a mixed public reception due to what people are claiming is artificial difficulty among other reasons.
- The map overview is kind of a mixed bag and could definitely use some quality-of-life improvements. ... Another inconvenience is the fact that there’s no zoom, which can get tiresome for the eyes as you squint in order to detect places y...
- I also have to say that the game’s control scheme becomes somewhat convoluted the more abilities you acquire, since there are quite a few of them and they all correspond to different buttons, which led to some frustrating situations of m...
Sentiment
5 positive (38%) · 4 mixed (31%) · 4 negative (31%)
Trust + time weighted score: +8% · raw score 8%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
Aggelos 2 was awesome!!
So Aggelos 2 is just Aggelos 1 with a map. I'll pass...
Aggelos 2… I did not like how it was completely focused on tedious combat. Didn’t get much of an exploration or platforming vibe, bounced off early
Unfortunately, it ended up getting a mixed public reception due to what people are claiming is artificial difficulty among other reasons.
The map overview is kind of a mixed bag and could definitely use some quality-of-life improvements. ... Another inconvenience is the fact that there’s no zoom, which can get tiresome for the eyes as you squint in order to detect places you may not have visited
I honestly cannot remember the last time I had so much fun exploring a metroidvania world like I did in Aggelos 2, which filled me with a sense of wonder that used to be a standard for the classics of old, but has become more and more infrequent in titles of recent years.
Aggelos 2 having an unbelievably satisfying ability acquisition progression, on top of the abilities themselves being quite entertaining.
I also have to say that the game’s control scheme becomes somewhat convoluted the more abilities you acquire, since there are quite a few of them and they all correspond to different buttons, which led to some frustrating situations of me accidentally activating the wrong skill
Platforming-wise, there’s really not much to say here since, while Aggelos does feature some acrobatic gauntlets, they tend to mainly be on the simpler side of things. ... platforming is definitely not one of the game’s strong suits, especially since your flight ability can take a lot of the bite out of nearly all of it
the game’s control scheme becomes somewhat convoluted the more abilities you acquire, since there are quite a few of them and they all correspond to different buttons, which led to some frustrating situations of me accidentally activating the wrong skill
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