Rage 2 is the sort of game you are reminiscent of; growing up, you miss that one game you felt had it all, and Rage 2 feels like that. The game lets you be sadistic with the action. You have many options to damage your opponents; the weapons and their modifications work like a charm. There are plenty of things to point out about the game, the voice acting, and the environment that the game is set in, and if you take one element away, it feels like the game might fall apart, but it does the opposite.
Though the game features a ton of chaotic action, it won’t have your heart pumping throughout, and you get to see and experience your surroundings in the game. Rage 2 is built up by having various elements and things working in perfect harmony to deliver a chaotic experience mixed with tender moments of pure emotion. The game is built upon the main character’s attempt to exact revenge on the one responsible for the death of a loved one and takes you through a pleasant journey. Sadly, the endgame payoff isn’t as good as the action and what this game deserves, which explains the roadmap content that will follow in the coming months.
Rage 2 does its best to deliver a nonstop, high-octane, action-driven game, and it does that part well. It lacks the story aspect and makes the player connect with the characters and story, as some of the other games have done in the past. Keeping this aside, Rage 2 falls short of absolutely nothing. The game is designed to transform players into hyperdrives and become a ruthless killing machine.
This is odd, but every weapon in the game seems to have its personality, and the same goes for the vehicles in the game; what seemed like a no-nonsense shooter game offers so much more that can only be limited by your imagination, the game will often push you to combine skills to kill enemies, and this is your chance to make use of almost everything in your arsenal instead of just shooting down your opponents.
The cheat codes in the game allow change in the game completely. If you think this version of Rage 2 is tame for you, then you have to activate the cheats that Bethesda has provided to take it into top gear; the game is certainly not boring. Not even a second of it seems stretched out or made to make the players suffer. It feels like it should’ve gone on and on.
The overdrive mechanism works like a charm, and I’ve found that to be my favorite thing in the game. However, many games have had their version of this, Rage 2 not only enhances every ability when you go in Overdrive but it also changes the visuals to match the chaos that is going to ensue. The visuals in this game have been top notch, and the addition of neon pink in the game gives it a nice accent, this explosion of colors on the screen works like a charm to better your game experience.
The game’s music selection is strange, but then again, almost everything else is, too. The music factors a lot in setting your mood in the game; more often than not, the music will be the key factor as it keeps blasting at your eardrums, you will feel a surge of emotions and the rush of blood running through your veins and this to me has to be one of the salient features about it.
Rage 2 doesn’t try to be like any other game, in fact, it is not even like its prequel but instead, it is trying to carve out a name for itself. A certain head-turner that will make you come back at it again and again. Rage 2 has to be one of the most enjoyable games of 2019.
