The caves are also sprinkled with cogs which add special abilities to your weapons.
STEAMWORLD DIG GAMEPLAY UPGRADE
With money, you can upgrade your pickaxe, defense, grenades, and other gear. In the mining town El Machino where other Steam Bots reside, you can exchange your ores for money. If you aren’t happy with the button configuration, you can even change them too.īesides exploring the underground world, there’s things to do above ground. I felt it was very easy to learn and pick up the controls. Whenever a new ability or technique is introduced, the controls will briefly show up on the screen. There isn’t much of a tutorial in the game, as the controls are self-explanatory. These are just one of the couple of tools that can be unlocked in the game, and they greatly help in solving puzzles and looking for secrets. Over the course of my adventure, I unlocked weapons and tools such as the Pressure Bomb (which destroy blocks and enemies), the Jackhammer (destroys tough blocks) and even a Jet Engine (lets you fly up and away). Pickaxes aren’t the only weapon in the game. Be careful, though – if there aren’t enough light passing through, you couldn’t be sure what kind of danger you are landing on… That’s the peculiar thing about SteamWorld Dig 2 – you have to dig and mine for treasures. Unlike traditional side-scrollers like Super Mario, most of the time I found myself traveling vertically more than horizontally. Along with a trusty pickaxe, Dorothy can dig the ground, mine for treasures, and attack enemies. Just like most side-scroller games, Dorothy can run and jump. Gameplay And ControlsĪt its core, SteamWorld Dig 2 is a side-scroller adventure game. In fact sometimes I felt like wandering off to explore an area or look for secrets. There’s no rush in completing the objectives. In various parts of the game Dorothy will be able to talk to Fen, and unlike Navi in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Fen (thankfully) doesn’t talk too much, and only does when it has to, such as during cutscenes and warning players about a dangerous area.īefore you can proceed in the story, there will always be one objective to complete. Unfortunately he has disappeared, so it’s up to Dorothy to find out where Rusty is… and solve the mystery behind the earthquakes that are plaguing the world.Īround the first 15 minutes of gameplay, you’ll meet another character called Fen who will accompany Dorothy in the entire game. You may wonder what the hell happened with Rusty, the original protagonist of SteamWorld Dig. In SteamWorld Dig 2, you control a Steam Bot called Dorothy.
Will it match up with its predecessor? Let’s find out! Story Personal recommendation- if you're looking for a game like this, but the shortcomings of this game bug you, pick up a copy of Terraria.After four long years, the peeps at Image & Form have finally completed the development of SteamWorld Dig 2. Like platforming? Get a platforming game. Like digging? There are more than plenty of games got you covered there. Final result- Just go buy something else. Despite having a rather slow grind, and the fact I didn't try to speedrun the game.
More Health, Better digging, longer lasting light, etc. Almost everything you buy with money or the orbs in the town area is a simple stat-up. Almost everything else is boring stat ups, more or less.
Upgrades- There are some nice, fun, metroidvania style upgrades. Combat- Is lacking, but it wasn't the games selling point, so I'll leave it alone. that's practically the same as your pickaxe. Your super-jump upgrade would be nice, if you couldn't already wall jump to your hearts content. Your dashing upgrade is great, except your primary goal is to go downward, not to the side- invincible barriers prevent you from going too far to one side. Oh, and most of your fun movement-based upgrades are almost worthless. Sure, you can find mini-platforming levels, but otherwise, you're just digging to get stuff, go back to surface, sell, dig, surface, sell. The Dig- This is will take up most of your time. Perhaps if the game focused on them, it might actually be kinda interesting. It's true that some of the later mini-levels are a little fun, and the controls are nice. Platforming levels- This is where your gear gets to shine. You end up with a half-baked platforming levels, and a digging game that would be at home in old flash games. Unfortunately, those are two great tastes which do not go well together. The Gameplay- It feels like this game was trying to be half-metriodvania, half digging game. Unfortunately, that's not enough to carry the game at all. Starting off with the positive- this game has an interesting idea, and decent art direction. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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