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SteamWorld Dig 2 |OT| New Digs
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I've been using the analog stick and it controls like a dream
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I usually play 2D games with a d-pad but this.
Twilight Princess
Member
I finished at 7hrs with 30% secrets discovered. Im not good at platformers and am usually slow at beating games.
One thing that surprised me is that the platforming sections are really hardcore, which is something I did not except coming from the first game.
Overall Dig 2 is fantastic, only drawback is that its a bit pricey for the length.
One thing that surprised me is that the platforming sections are really hardcore, which is something I did not except coming from the first game.
Overall Dig 2 is fantastic, only drawback is that its a bit pricey for the length.
OriginalPoe
Banned
This game is AWESOME. I never played Steamworld Dig 1, but as a fan of Steamworld Heist, Terraria/Starbound, and Metroid, this game scratches itches I didn't know I had.
AMAZING animation. Great gameplay. That first boss made me go "oh, I see how this game could be." LOVE the exploration aspect, it's like Terraria but with progression that I sorely missed from that game. Also the personality... holy crap. I see where Steamworld Heist got it from.
Only game that has yanked me away from Destiny 2 since it launched.
AMAZING animation. Great gameplay. That first boss made me go "oh, I see how this game could be." LOVE the exploration aspect, it's like Terraria but with progression that I sorely missed from that game. Also the personality... holy crap. I see where Steamworld Heist got it from.
Only game that has yanked me away from Destiny 2 since it launched.
ZedLeppelin006
Banned
Just picked this up earlier and plan to play a bunch tomorrow at work and during commercials with the football (cfl) game.
I'm pretty hyped with all of the positive impressions here.
I'm pretty hyped with all of the positive impressions here.
So this is why I was questioning my self about this today. I was saying to myself that I thought the game was turn based now, now I realized I was getting this game mixed up with Steamworld Heist.
7 hours of pure quality and 30% done for $20 sounds like amazing value to me.
WHAT? Is it not $20? Isn't the average game nowadays around or less than this AT $60? That's an unreasonable expectation.
Twilight Princess
Member
Yeah, same. 20 would be perfect.
QuixoticNeutral
Member
I'm at level 13, a few quests past the first boss, and probably much of the way through with a few items already maxed out. I thought Dig 1 was a mildly interesting diversion, a kind of mini-Terraria with no construction and a few platform-puzzle rooms and bosses, something you wrap up in a few hours and put away. Dig 2 is a whole other story: tons of stuff to do, versatile movement options, flexible character progression, a good degree of fairness when it comes to flagging secrets without outright handing them to the player, inventive enemy-environment interactions. This is a fantastic game and I absolutely see myself gunning for 100%.
The first thing I did was turn off the quest marker (and full credit to the developers for anticipating that people might rather play their game unguided). There are some interesting high-risk, high-reward options for self-imposed difficulty, too, though I haven't played with them yet. I'm not a speedrunner by nature but I think the speedrunning meta, if people get into it, stands to be really deep, not only with the flexibility of the paths but also the variety of builds for your characterfar beyond anything in the first game.
Exactly my history with the series, note for note.
The first thing I did was turn off the quest marker (and full credit to the developers for anticipating that people might rather play their game unguided). There are some interesting high-risk, high-reward options for self-imposed difficulty, too, though I haven't played with them yet. I'm not a speedrunner by nature but I think the speedrunning meta, if people get into it, stands to be really deep, not only with the flexibility of the paths but also the variety of builds for your characterfar beyond anything in the first game.
Exactly my history with the series, note for note.
For me, the first one came out at the right time and really showed that a handheld digital game could really be an excellent game.
chris121580
Member
Finished the game tonight. Absolutely phenomenal! I got stuck at one part with map markers on so I have no idea how you guys do it that turn that stuff off. I was anxiously waiting for the part where one of the reviewer's commented that this game includes one of their personal top 10 moments while gaming and yeah...it totally delivered. Must own if you have a Switch
Downloaded it last night, couldn't stop playing it till 4AM. Woke up today and have been playing it nonstop. I am about 10 hours in and currently at the
😥 and it's kicking my ass. Any tips? I'll take a break and play Thimbleweed Park, which also came out today and come back to SD2 later.
Amazing game btw and loving the indie scene on Switch. I'll definitely double dip if there's a physical release.
Rosie bossfight
Amazing game btw and loving the indie scene on Switch. I'll definitely double dip if there's a physical release.
Someone PM me when they fix the icon so I know when to buy!
My first Steamworld game was Heist and I absolutely loved it. I never played the original Dig. I like the Steamworld world in general. I'm getting into the game and the exploration is fun but some things are poorly tutorialized and I really dislike the lamp mechanic. Every time my lamp runs out of oil the mine turns dark but more importantly uninviting. It just saps the fun out of exploration so I have to backtrack and even with the tubes it takes too long. I never like it when a game makes its environment uninviting like the dark world in Metroid Prime 2. The mines without lamp oil gives me that exact same feeling. I understand the approach but it makes the game un-fun for me. Big downer at the moment.
QuixoticNeutral
Member
I did a marathon run of this game as well and just hit the end credits: 74%, bronze in time (
a little under 10 hours
To answer your question about that boss: I got it on the second try and found that the cog setups I was already using were well suited for it, the most useful one being
the jetpack upgrade that gives you infinite flight if you tap instead of hold B, which combines well with the ramjet to break through dirt when you're evading Rosie's attacks and looking for health recharges. The acid/lava resistance and the shield upgrade that blocks a projectile every thirty seconds are also useful here for mitigating a lot of damage that could stack up on you. At least one standard upgrade for the jackhammer is also useful so you can bust through brick.
As for the fight itself,
I found that the hardest thing to deal with was the dash attack, especially if you're unfortunate enough to be below Rosie and she dunks you into the acid. Just stay at a diagonal to her if you can. If you don't have a good platform to stand on to deflect the big missile directly back at Rosie, you can get in the air and deflect it with your hookshot, not just your pickthough watch your timing here as it's a bit slow. If you're this far in the game you should have plenty of practice with aiming the hookshot while jumping/flying. Other than that, when the terrain rearranges itself new health orbs appear, so don't hesitate to just fly around the map picking up every one you can, as you don't need to save them for later.
For those wondering how the postgame works:
diving back into your file just takes you back to town in the state you were in before the final fight.
Are you referring to
the Vectron segment
you didn't get another shot at returning to Vectron to exact revenge on those terrifying golems, or generally get a better context for what was going on down thereunless that's all locked behind 100% and I just don't know it yet, of course.
For this game in particular, it's a big distraction. Sonic Mania's off-guideline icon doesn't bother me that much, but Dig 2's current one is hideously out of place, and I think I would have hesitated myself if I hadn't heard a replacement was on the way.
Killing an enemy will usually refuel the lamp.
I originally had this issue, but you'll soon realise it only takes a couple minutes to find the nearest tube, plus it's worth going back up to sell your ore and get new upgrades. If you didn't have the excuse to go back up frequently, your bag would be full too quickly and you wouldn't empty it for ages.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
That's true and I have invested into a lot of the lamp upgrades as well but the timer of the lamp still drags down the experience for me.
True going back up to sell is important but I'm not finding that basic loop of go into a mine, gather ore, run out of lamp oil, backtrack back to the surface to sell, repeat. It's too much forced backtracking and the timer of the lamp feels like an unwelcome limitation.
I like everything I do in the mines, I like everything I do above the mines. But the way this game limits my time in the mines and the backtracking back to the surface is dragging down the experience in a big way.
OrbitalBeard
Member
The level design in this game is fantastic, particularly in the "sub levels" behind the doors you discover while digging.
QuixoticNeutral
Member
It annoyed me in the first game, but here I found the environments were well lit enough anyway that I just let my lamp run out and pressed on ahead, just at the risk of missing gems or accidentally stepping on explosive obstacles (and barrels light up with proximity anyway), while taking out enemies aggressively in case they dropped more fuel. You can still get plenty accomplished in the dark.
Totally, and sometimes I will do just that: keep exploring in the dark because the gameplay is still solid. But the darkness is not appealing and it is somewhat limiting and the cool music goes away. It's just that vibe of fun is lost and that always bugs me in games. I think, outside of limited circumstances, a game world should never be uninviting and running out of lamp oil makes the mines very uninviting for me both because of the obvious visual difference and the stark shift in tone/atmosphere.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I don't think the lamp's limited fuel is an issue at all in this game. The gameplay loop is very carefully designed and it works brilliantly. Your lamp has limited fuel, your pouch has limited space for resources, and there are fast travel points everywhere. You dig a bit closer to your next objective, you collect gems, you travel back to the surface, you upgrade your equipment, rinse and repeat. It's all handled very, very well.
Hahaha XD
SuperEpicMan
Banned
I know the ones specifically for Wii U and 3DS work on the Switch, but I haven't seen anything about the type you posted. I personally wouldn't risk it, especially when the game is £10 cheaper than the cost of that card anyway.
Hey thanks a lot,that helped!!!
10 hours and 47 minutes, 44 cogs and 13 collectibles
This is probably the fastest I've beaten a game in years and I don't mean in terms of the length but how it has managed to capture my attention enough to beat it in under a day.
DLC when? 😁😁
So that was the final boss? I was expecting more after that.
10 hours and 47 minutes, 44 cogs and 13 collectibles
This is probably the fastest I've beaten a game in years and I don't mean in terms of the length but how it has managed to capture my attention enough to beat it in under a day.
DLC when? 😁😁
boxoctosis
Member
The icon is truly awful. The game however seems to be properly awesome. Such a leap from the 3DS visuals.
Lord British
Member
Picking this baby up on payday. PC or PS4?
Steamworld Dig 1:
I didn't get on with the Steamworld Dig 1 artwork at all. It felt like ropey Futurama fanart, I really wasn't into it, and didn't try the game for a while because of it.
I didn't realise how different Steamworld Dig 2's visuals were until I bought the game, and wow! It's a massive improvement! The characters all look great, and the environments are fantastic too. A really great use of 2D art in a tile-style visuals. Looks amazing on the TV and on handheld mode too.
Played for several hours last night, didn't want to stop playing. That core digging loop is fantastic in other games too (Miner Dig Deep, etc), but there is so much rock solid game design in play here.
Shame the UI for buttons and directions is confusing if you're using the pro controller, or analogue.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Absolute god tier. No worse than PS4 or SNES.
Haunted
Member
Just evade for a time using the big block in the middle as cover. The doors open automatically afterwards.
I turned it off as soon as I could and I've had no trouble at all. The game is very naturally nudging you in the right direction and in this type of game I don't mind being lost. That just forces me to explore to the fullest.
How are the rest of you playing, markers on or off?
Opinionatedfish
Member
So, has anyone figured out what
I'll probably just go through it again for a better time... but.. hmm.. Oh! For those interested in quick leveling, I did a video explaining the best place to do that.
Also, I can't really give this game a perfect score because it does not seem to contain
Although.. wow at some of the upgrades usefulness and the fact that, if you go to quit to the title screen, it will tell you how long it has been since the game last saved. Which more games should do.
"Sigillum Caelum et Infernum" does? I've 100% all of the maps and secrets, there's literally no ore/gems left anywhere on the map, and I have been wandering around tapping bits of the desert ground with my fists looking for what this is supposed to do...
I'll probably just go through it again for a better time... but.. hmm.. Oh! For those interested in quick leveling, I did a video explaining the best place to do that.
Also, I can't really give this game a perfect score because it does not seem to contain
Hats.
Thanks! I kept looking for hidden switches, never thought to just ride it out.
Imp the Dimp
Member
What items to upgrade first? I keep alternating between backpack and axe (tier 7 and 8 respectively) and armor on occasion. Anything else you recommend?
Opinionatedfish
Member
You are practically required to upgrade your Pressure Bomb and Lantern if you want to successfully find all of the secrets. Also, that upgrade for the water tank that requires a blueprint.. you want that. It's fantastic.
i always go for mining pick and storage bags first.
Mining pick has perks that give you extra XP and extra money per hit, extra XP also leads to a higher money multiplier.
Those upgrades pay off in no time, imho.
as a completionist, i love having markers on so i know where to not go.
I also love the fact that 'challenge caves' show a green check mark if you 100% completed them. That really calms my nerves.