Evil Genius 2: World Domination

This game is Epic !

Allow me to start off this review with a disclaimer. Steam as a platform, as great as it is, doesn't have a how do I say "Indifferent" rating. I can either rate this game up, or I can rate this game down, I can't rate this game neutral. with this out of the way onto the review it's self. Evil Genius 2 is a long awaited sequel for the original Evil Genius title that is still funny enough being sold on steam if I'm not mistaken. with the original game being 10 USD and I'd say with the price. with that in mind, how does evil genius 2 hold up to it's original, I'd say it's a mixed bag. on one hand, your staff and enemy forces have seen a drastic increase in variety and all of them have atleast a little more common sense. and the methods with which to construct your evil island fortress have seen an overhaul too... some changes for the best, some for the worse. on one hand, your lair can now have several floors, no longer do you have to dismantle rooms or wait until the second island in order to expand your operations. likewise, the Casino and it's rooms are easier to build and expand, taking up some space on one of your lair's floors. on the other hand, outdoor objects no longer exist as it's been made irrelevant. too some this can be a pro, no longer do you have to eyeball agents on the otherside of the island to make sure they're still wasting time idle and not investigating. on the other hand, due to this, all agents can and will enter your lair either through one or more back entrances, or through the Casino. which... on one hand, does certainly help with the keeping tabs on them thing, but on the other hand, means if you build any suspicious items too close to those rear entrances, all but ensures a heat spike in a few regions, which can get pretty annoying. Now let's talk core gameplay, the building is fun, the Minions, henchmen and enemy forces all interact in unique and fun, if sometimes a bit unfair ways... but unfortunately Evil Genius two suffers from Tedium more then it's original. rushing the story down whilst possible will still take someone several hours if they manage to play in an ideal manner, too the point even I haven't exactly *Beat* the game. or atleast I haven't beaten it because every time I want to play I play base building simulator 2021 rob several banks on the world stage to further build up my treasury, have a super agent invite themselves in, fight them off, get my minions back up to capacity, and then just, save quit to return at a later date... suffice to say whilst the core mechanics have potential, the game could really use less tedium, and said tedium can be made even worse depending on what DLC(s) you own, and if you're reading objective descriptions, as you may want to progress the main story, and instead decide to steal a segment of Aperture science's test track's. which, on one hand, cool, but on the other hand, does nothing really meaningful to progress the main plotline. I know this review thus far has leaned more on the negative side then the positive but in spite of such, I must say I do recommend this game... *When it's on sale for 25 - 50% off or greater* it's not worth the 40 USD for the base game or 60 USD for the base game and season's pass. if Rebellion could shave like 10 USD off both, then I'd say the game is worth it if you're an AuDHD mother fecker like me, simply because we can entertain ourselves for atleast an hour or two on base building alone.

Потенциал, который разработчики утеряли. У них на ладони был отличный геймдизайн, необычная стилистика и жанр, который почти не затронут другими, но они решили всё это слить. Последний патч выходил в 2022 году. Я просто не понимаю, как имея успешные серии, вроде Sniper Elite и Zombie Army, разработчики просто бросили все попытки для улучшения игры.

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Definitely Worth the money

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Love the game but feels like its missing something. Also feels a bit disjointing with the gameplay on the map. Grab this game when its on sale.