Reus 2

Хорошая игра, редко можно найти такие игры со скучным геймплеем. Ничего делать почти не нужно, играешь на каждой планете с одной и той же тактикой. Может главный минус, ДЛС которые обязательны к покупке, без них часть геймплея скрыта - но из за её скучного геймплея это не критично

I kind of expected this to be more about building up a planet, but it's actually just placing random things into tiles. It seems to have extra unnecessary complexity, for example the giant creatures that move around? I guess they look cool but I don't see them really adding much to the game.

Reus 2 is the sequel nobody asked for but everybody needed. It takes the charming god simulator formula—giants shaping civilizations, people rebelling, you smiting them—and gives it a fresh coat of paint. Better graphics, smoother mechanics, same divine heartbreak. Positives: + Gorgeous new visuals make your giants feel truly majestic. + The core loop of nurturing civilizations is still oddly satisfying. + Replayability remains endless—every Era is a new chance to raise (or ruin) humanity. + Improved polish makes the chaos feel more intentional. Negatives: - The Era timer still locks you down, forcing restarts just when you’re attached. - Civilizations still go bananas against neighbors, no matter how benevolent you are. - Angry people mean you’ll still be smiting your own creations. - Coexistence is still a dream—conflict is the reality. TL;DR – Reus 2 is divine babysitting with better graphics. Build, nurture, watch them rebel, smite, repeat. And somehow, it’s still charming.

A splendid example of a sequel simply doubling down on everything good in the original. Fresh flavor, classic satisfaction, wonderful game.

Больше всего в игре мне нравится её визуальный стиль. Рисовка, оформление мира и то, как постепенно развиваются созданные тобой экосистемы, выглядят очень приятно. Игровой процесс хорошо балансирует между размышлением и расслаблением, что особенно удачно попадает под определенное настроение. Нужно продумывать сочетания ресурсов, выбирать правильные решения и экспериментировать, но при этом игра не перегружает огромным количеством механик и не превращает каждый ход в сложный расчет. Отдельный плюс — наличие завершения и понятных итогов. Ты не просто бесконечно развиваешь что-то ради самого развития, а видишь, к чему привели твои действия и чем закончился твой эксперимент.

[Note: played vanilla, without DLCs] - edited as I completely forgot a thing from the previous game, oops. Having played the first Reus, I can happily say this is a definite upgrade on the previous instalment! A lot of what I didn't like about the previous game has been ironed out (biomes can now be created wherever you wish, unlocks are thankfully no longer gated behind certain requirements, and the UI is far more helpful when putting bioticums down), and it's been expanded with more biomes beyond its previous 5 (mountain, water, desert, swamp and forest) with the additions of taiga, savannah and rainforest. Swamp has seemingly been moved into a DLC. As a result, I have sat down to while away some time, and easily found hours evaporating away - it's very easy to become absorbed into the game which demands a lot of your brain cells, but never in an only pressurising manner. For those new to Reus, it's best to think of this as a god-game puzzler. You're trying to combine animals, plants and minerals together in various combinations to create the required number yields for your little human tribes' demands. And if they start getting uppity with each other (or with you), you can get your giants (the instruments of your will upon the planet) to beat them up. I will advise caution - it is VERY overwhelming to begin with - there's a lot of systems to learn right away, and even for someone familiar to the first game, I was very much a deer in the highlights at first, so I can't imagine what a new player would think! Not to worry, though - the game is forgiving enough to let you bumble around and makes mistakes to learn your way around things. There is an awful lot of depth here, with many different types of animal, plant and mineral to get your head around - do not panic. The best way to find your footing with this game is play in one of the more softer modes like Freeplay. Things will slowly come to you over time, and the tooltips are very helpful. Stick with it, and once you climb up that initial difficulty hill, you'll find a richly rewarding game that deeply loves its source matter, yet isn't afraid to be a little amusing.

Deserves infinite love