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Is this a good game
well Yes
is It better then JnG Gold?
No
Sadly one of Devs has passed away, and we are left with presumably finished game
I would put this game is neutral as i cant really say i agree with it and disagree
What it lacks of JnG Gold is:
Some sort of story slides after each mission you got them and it felt very nice and in topic and style of JnGG
but here we are basically start a mission kill stuff, next mission(gets boring sadly), them little comics honestly in 1st game kept my repeat ability on high(psychological thing that many will find).
Customization
Color customization well.... I want that black Atomic Emu one... or Black one from Koala killer
Ship design is relatively well i kept to the one from JnGG Atomic Emu not much there is
Modification in JnGG after beating each run game becomes harder but you become stronger as upgrades of the ship are
Gameplay
almost endless with the guns choices.
Here you are really really limited with choice how you upgrade your ship you have to pick the components that you want to upgrade compared to all around in 1st you had all in one(ground hit resist+maneuverability+speed+armor+balls of steel+regen hull+hull resistance+gun rotation+pilot escape+shield+hit sink(on some)...) in JnG 2 you can basically have to pick 1 out of 3 of that of JnGG...i have no problem with hardcoring but i liked in JnGG the feel you are freaking Federal Hero kick+explode buttS, feel unstoppable. Give me that Strong Dog vs Weak Dog meme.
With that also you have less guns after finishing campaign you really lack the feel of top ships modification of JnGG for instance TMiG-310 Atomic Emu 5 guns front 2 at rear 2 missiles 1 bomb
you have the standard TMiG-226 Koala Killer 3 front 1 back 1 missile 1 bomb which is fun at start but really lacks of what upgrades meant for JnGG making the JnG2 new loop less rewarding in all honesty.
less missions then JnGG with out extra loops one run, no repeats of a mission, no deaths.. its basically less then 2-3h.....
let that sink in.
ehhh what JnG2 does right
Sound overall is much better, graphic aesthetics better
Gun play is honestly better and could have been better
New mechanics that basically adds skill that you have to pick.
Tetrix of JnG2 is just golden compared to .... JnGG hottest trash luck slot machine of a game called tetrix that also has an achievement... that i wanted to gouge how much it relative on luck, in this game mini game IS fun and i considered that Achievements from JnGG should be removed i took me freaking near 70 tries to score 10k in 1st game(yeh i screamed failing near 9800-9995(no joke i had 9995 one time getting spawned by 5-6 Z of two kind and N Y(with out a dot))).... in this one you will get that score much much sooner on 1st try i got 6k i feel on 2nd or 3rd one i will get that 10k. Its simple and fun in JnG2.
Fast Passed making it more skill base on avoiding stuff flying in your face
mission repeat to get better score = more cash but in same time not so much as you get only the missing cash as much as you gained score from 2nd run of same mission
if you scored 1st time 32k you get 32k cash if you get on repeat of same difficulty of same level say 35k you get only 3k (but you are better then that no?), that is fun repeating is rewarding and even scraps is better then noting + you can get all the same secrete crates over and over again.
Boss fights are made very good very enjoyable not going to spoil here
Missions are very good detailed many destructive parts.
Enemy variety is amusingly good
But in the end it still feels like more of open beta not finished to the edge.
Rake in Grass i know you lost a very important member but dropping any support(considering what happens in future) to the game is in my opinion is disrespect to the person taking part in it and putting his soul in to it.
My opinion its a 6 out of 10
It still needs work.
If any day this gets a proper update that basically fixes any of these issues or adding on top of them
i will gladly Edit this review. I really really hope this game gets a proper work on. At the days end Jets'n'Guns is a cult classic in my country of my youth era days. As this so much could have been better then JnGG. It could, it can, IT SHOULD. You have room for improvement.
From Reflexive era Jets'n'Guns "Caddish Unfair Attack of Xoxx' Stellar Bastards"(with that dirty rusted Title Name) to Jets'n'Guns Gold on Steam that is now.
I hope 2nd will get he same treatment.