World of Goo 2

Loved the first game - this one is just more frustrating, slower, and doesn't do anything innovative enough mechanics or plot-wise to justify its existence. Getting through the first chapter was a slog, and by then I was too bored to want to keep going.

If you really liked the original World of Goo, I think it's worth your time to check this out. Otherwise, I don't think this game is important enough to warrant playing it. This allegory is not nearly as cohesive and narratively compelling as the first one. It starts again with Goo as a metaphor for industrial exploitation, but then takes issue specifically with companies destroying the environment that masquerade as sustainable to deceive the public. Considering the broad scope of the first game, this struck me as weirdly specific, and it was very thematically removed from the rest of the allegory. The final stretch of the game, however, felt much more on-brand because it becomes radically self-aware to emphasize that it's a sequel. In light of this, I hesitate to criticize the game's shortcomings because they serve a symbolic function. Sure, there were few levels that I found super engaging because many are pointedly designed to be polished versions of levels from the first game, with more polished arrangements of the same music to accompany them; and sure, I didn't find several of the new mechanics super engaging, and they weren't even utilized for that many levels; but I think the game knows that. The fact of it being modeled intensely after the original game demonstrates how sequels can be artistically harmful. As much as I agree with the allegory, though, I don't think it explains why it's harmful. The entire allegory I don't find particularly insightful or profound, which is unfortunate, because this game ends up seeming more like a receptacle for criticisms and opinions rather than a game. It's clever because in critiquing itself, it ironically becomes the very thing it criticizes, and I admire that, but it makes the gameplay lackluster. Even if the gameplay wasn't the focus, that still should affect the game's overall quality, because games always need to be played. Artistically, this game is really nice. The music and visuals are really refined and it was very cool to see. But like I said earlier, in light of the gameplay and commentary both falling flat, I can only recommend World of Goo 2 if you really liked the first one.

I grew up with the original World of Goo. I still have my PC-CD copy. I was pretty excited for this but it fell short. The charm's not there. A big part of the original was The Sign Painter and the story that happened as you progress. No such thing here. Other than that I felt like everything was dull. Eventually you get to a point where you're playing just to see the end and I can't say it's worth it.

Ну, в первую часть этой игры я играл ещё в детстве, и когда узнал о выходе второй части - сразу же её купил. Она стала ярче, красивее и качественнее первой части, но первая часть навсегда останется в моём сердце...

十岁的时候，我通关了《粘粘世界》一代。那时我发现，“粘粘公司成立”的广告牌上画的星球，居然和主世界星球不同。于是我幻想，这会不会是什么隐藏关卡？或者续作的预告？ 我一边幻想一边等待，一次又一次通关游戏，用各种奇妙的手段获得了全部关卡OCD，无数次梦见全新的关卡……然后就这么等了16年，它来了。

story themes are less subtle, new gooballs are cool

Is this a great sequel to a well regarded first game, probably NO, but it is still a solid entry. The puzzles are fine, some are a bit tedious to my liking but on overall it is OK. There are some interesting ideas, but I just could not shake off the feeling that the game was laboured rather than created with love like the first one. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7279488-One-Grumpy-Russian]One Grumpy Russian[/url] score 6.5/10 - same as your 7th child from a random one night stand, you still like it, but not as much as the first one.

Game is genuinely fantastic. I adore everything about this. Even the controversial chapter 4. I did all OCD for every level, got every single steam achievement. It is frustrating at times, yes, but that's World of Goo for ya. The amount of enjoyment i got out of this game is well worth the price. I hadn't realized that since i bought it before they released it on steam, from their website, that they'd give you a key to it on steam, but i'm more than happy to have paid twice for this game in order to support the devs My only real complaint was that chapter 5 was quite short, but all the other chapters had a lot of content, very interesting mechanics in a lot of places. Oh and occasionally upon completing a level the game crashes on steam deck, unsure if there's a fix for that, i didn't check, but you won't lose any progress if that happens. the engine that simulates the goo is a lot better than the one in 1, imo. I played this on steam deck, game feels like it was meant for touchscreen controls, so i highly recommend trying to use those if you can, there were a lot of niche things i don't think i could've done without touchscreen controls, however none of those are mandatory to get all OCDs. If you enjoyed World of Goo 1 as a kid like I did, you'll almost certainly love this game. I would say it has a similar amount of content to 1, but much more polished in a lot of areas. I also really enjoy how most levels have 3 different OCD criteria: balls, time, and moves.