World of Goo 2

I wanted to love this game so much. When it was announced at the game awards, i was literally screaming. The first World of Goo is probably one of my favorite games of all time and the thought of a sequel never even crossed my mind. When that trailer rolled, my mind was blown. Shortly after its release, I realized it was only on epic and decided I didn't need to play it THAT bad. When I saw it was finally on steam I bought it without a second thought. Playing through the game, I knew it just had to be building up to something, that it just had to be making some point. The stuff in chapter 4 that i won't spoil honestly turned me off the game for a bit, but I came back so excited to see what came after. The end of chapter four intrigued me and I just had to know what came next. Disappointment came next. It just ended so suddenly. I was so excited for the game to suddenly explode into a wealth of beauty and content to make it worth the price tag and the game just ended. The music soared as the credits rolled and like another review mentions I am on the brink of tears. Not because the ending was incredible, but grief over what might have been. I wanted to love this game so much. I was so excited to see how 2D Boy would expand world of goo and make a deserving sequel. This game is not that sequel. It feels so... barren. If you expect a full world of goo experience, if you want a game that expands in mechanics before turning on its head and wrapping around in incredible ways, don't buy this game. It pains me to say that World of Goo 2 is a disappointment. The same amount of content and story would better fit as a DLC to the first game. I'm sorry 2D Boy. The first world of goo was a masterpiece. This is not.

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.

Would've been better without voice lines instead of the mid AI gen'd ones we got

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.

story themes are less subtle, new gooballs are cool

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.

I feel like the sudden surge of negative reviews here are kinda missing the point. I mean, sure. The game is by no means spectacular, and there isn't much of a conflict in the story when compared to the original World of Goo, but really, what were people expecting from a follow up to a game like this? I'd say my only real complaint about this game is the price. I waited 'til the game was on sale, because $30 is just steep since this game is pretty short. I'd say it should be no more than $20. Aside from that, the game itself maintains the core mechanics of the original whilst introducing some new ones as well as gooball types as you progress further into the game. Gameplay wise, I enjoyed this more than the original since I feel it's more so catered towards those more experienced with the original. It's also just fun to cheese certain levels if you know how to. The soundtrack is mostly just different renditions of music from the original too, but I'd argue that some sound even more catchy than before. Story wise, eh... it's whatever. There's not much of a deep message here like there is in the original, but I can't really say I was expecting there to be this time around since the conflict already resolved itself as I mentioned earlier. I like to think it's a story on how the world rebuilt itself and just kept moving forward after the fall of some big bad corporation in the original. The writing in some parts did get some laughs out of me too, and the part with the point-and-click adventure game genuinely cracked me up partially because of how out of place that whole section felt. If you haven't already, I'd suggest playing the original first before trying this out. Also wait for this to go on sale. You'll thank yourself later.

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。

童年续作，听到熟悉的史诗感配乐（Ode To The Conduit Connector、Ode To The Gravity Bridge、Ode To The Credits）感觉一切都回来了。 缺点：流程短，挑战难度偏高，第四章几个不能快进的纯剧情关卡非常拖时间

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...