| Jumpin said: It’s rated about the same as XCX currently, but not as divisive. XCX has a bunch of really low reviews that effectively were “Wahwahwah, it’s different from XC, I dun licke it, wahwahwah!” But the 84% score is acceptable because numerous reviews scored it in the mid 90s. XC2 doesn’t have those high reviews, almost all are in the 70s and 80s. It’s weird because it’s essentially a much more refined version of the first game along with a much more dynamic story, and way better dialogue; and the first one had lots of high reviews. |
I agree with that. I don't think that the first game was overrated, it was that great. 84 is definitely a pretty good score, for sure, but I really don't know what makes it worse than the original. I think it's better in almost any conceivable way, based on 30 hours of gameplay though. Unless the final way is a trainwreck, this is a really worthy successor of the original game. I can't really picture myself playing the first game after playing XC2. Because the flow, gameplay and characters are much better. I think a lot of people won't agree with me about the first game characters, but... C'mon. They were not pretty good, were they? The plot is fantastic, but I find that the relationship between Pyra and Rex totally destroys any relationship in the first game.
