RAGE 2
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything. An asteroid has annihilated 80% of the earth’s population and humanity’s numbers are dwindling. Ruthless and bloodthirsty gangs roam the open roads and the tyrannical Authority seek to rule with an iron fist. As Walker, the last Ranger of the wasteland and a threat to their power, you have been robbed of your home and left for dead. Now you’ll have to rage for justice and freedom. With ludicrous vehicle combat, super-powered first-person mayhem, and an open world full of emergent madness, you will tear across an unforgiving wasteland battling sadistic gangs to find the tools and tech needed to crush the oppressive rule of The Authority once and for all.
Game Discussion
Steam User 69
TLDR: This game is criminally underrated. It's fun.
If you're looking for a fun VIDEO GAME where you drive/run around and shoot stuff with exploration then look no further. If you're looking for a deep story go play Last of Us or Detroit or something. If you're looking for a copy of Rage 1, go play Rage 1. Stop blaming this game because you wanna play not this game. Go play the game you wanna play then. Developers do different things, they get hate. Developers do the same things, they get hate. Say goodbye to the Rage franchise. They couldn't achieve your wild expectations and now publishers will never risk another dime on this so far unique and awesome franchise. This goes for so many franchises. Stop comparing crap to other crap and learn to enjoy things for what it is. "It's like Borderlands made by Ubisoft" yea and Spyro is Crash Bandicoot made by Insomniac. You whiny perfection hunting gamers are the problem. Not the publishers. Y'all have the publishers hunting perfection and firing anyone who can't deliver it because YOU guys only accept and pay and rate good for perfection. This game (and so many others) does not deserve a mixed rating. Now this franchise is dead because y'all compared it to death instead of taking it for what it was, and then will turn around and complain how all games are the same.
Steam User 26
Coming directly from RAGE, well... They're two different games. Completely. RAGE was a decently well-paced, linear shooter with some very mild exploration. RAGE 2 is an open world driving and shooting game with a poorly written story but in general- not in all aspects, though- better gunplay. Driving is worse. TLDR; don't play this as a sequel to RAGE- play it as DOOM's weird cousin.
Steam User 29
The combat is top-notch but the open-world setting is pretty pointless for such a linear game. Story missions which should unlock sequentially have to be unlocked by completing repetitive side quests.
RATING: 6.5/10
Steam User 16
I was a bit spooked by the mixed reviews, but to be honest I get it since the opening of this game is just absolutely terrible and the worst part of the experience. Once you get past it and into the midgame where you have some abilities and weapons/weapon mods under your belt is when the game really opens up. The easiest way to describe the gameplay loop is to say that it's like Doom but with Far Cry outposts and instead of stealth, you have a bunch of cool abilities on top of some interesting weapons that are either reminiscent of Doom and Resistance or something unique entirely. The gameplay was so addicting that I really couldn't put it down.
Steam User 16
Can't help but feel like this game just didn't get enough time to bake. Positive score because I did enjoy playing it, but I wouldn't call Rage 2 a great game.
The combat is probably the some of the best amongst any FPS I've played, but it's the only thing this game has going for it. My playthrough pretty much consisted of seeking out bases and clearing them, and once those were all done, it didn't really feel like there was much else to do since the story, world, and characters weren't very captivating.
Steam User 15
For All the hate this game gets I really enjoy it. It is very Formulaic and can be repetitive in parts but it's a great first person shooter to turn your brain off and go destroy wasteland goons for awhile. It's not game of the year but that doesn't mean it's not some good Temporary fun.
Steam User 14
Not bad, but not worth anywhere near full price either. Shooting combat is about on par with DOOM 2016, but not as intricate or satisfying as DOOM Eternal. The open world aspects are rather limited, it wants to be Mad Max but never really gets there. The tacked on in-game purchases for cosmetics is an insulting gimmick to beg you for more money in a game without any coop or multiplayer to show them off.
The story is the real let down though, a terribly generic experience with no attempt at being unique. It's strange just how much story and cut scenes they tried to fit in, while making no attempt at making them interesting.
You play as "Walker, the last ranger" and you must stop the oppressive "Authority" and you must "RAGE" for justice. You'll be told this repeatedly in the blandest possible way from mother figures, and cry over the dead who you have no time to ever get to know or care about.
Does it do enough to be recommend? Yea, sort of. If you're into FPS games and ran out of other options, wait for a sale price and you'll be killing generic mutants to your hearts content with a variety of weapons. It's functional, just not all that impressive. If you're looking for in depth story or something you won't forget a week later, skip it.
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Bottom Line: If you just want another mindless FPS with a pseudo open world, this is serviceable and can provide some hours of entertainment.
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