Juan Aguacate is back! Enjoy the punches, duplexes, hooks and head butts in the crazy Mexiverso of Guacamelee! 2, a grand action-platformer metroidvania-style adventure that just debuted on Nintendo Switch. Its great attractions? We summarize them in the analysis of Guacamelee! 2.
Afew months have passed since it was released on PS4 and PC, but the desire to distribute cakes left and right in the Mexiverso has not diminished one iota, less now that we can also do it anywhere thanks to the portable mode of Nintendo Switch . “To fight!” It is the most repeated phrase in this adventure, and you will do it, excited, expectant to know with what crazy challenges the sequel to the fantastic Guacamelee will surprise you ! which recently debuted also on the hybrid console. It does not usually fail in its attempt. The punches fly; the jumps, kicks, duplexes and even devastating headbutts that will send unsuspecting rivals flying. Everything with the aesthetics, the essence, the taste of a goodwrestling fight ; all, as in the original video game, presented as a great tribute to Mexican traditions and culture . And the experience is great.
Okay, yes, he is a continuist; You play it and in one way or another you feel that it is a title very similar to that fun action adventure and metroidvania- style platforms that we liked so much in its day, but when it comes down to it … it doesn’t matter. Guacamalee! 2 is so fun, so exciting, so addictive !, that like the cakes that you will distribute without rest, the hours will fly without you noticing the time; without realizing how much this 2D action title hooks. Juan Aguacate is back ! and his return couldn’t be more satisfying. There is a lot of action, exciting battles against dozens of enemies, but also fun platform challenges; Challenges that at some points are even reminiscent of the tests you would face in a puzzle game for forcing you to think in ingenious ways to overcome the many obstacles you will encounter along the way.
Always look for a way to surprise you with their challengesGame schemes of the original are repeated, also many of the enemies we faced at the time, but Guacamelee 2 continues to be fresh, fun, even epic!, Thanks mainly to a fantastic melee combat system that will make the delights of lovers of good wrestling. Not only that. I also loved the design of the crazy world to which the new work by Drinkbox Studios , authors of Severed among others, transports us , because the strange and colorful Mexiverso It is a place that you enjoy exploring, that surprises with the imaginative design of its places, with the harsh tests it subjects you to, always looking for a way to surprise with unexpected challenges.
Supreme guacamole!Seven years after defeating the evil Carlos Calaca … the world is in danger again! A new villain who yearns to taste the guacamole of the gods threatens to destroy the entire Mexiverso and only Juan Aguacate, the hero of the original video game, will be able to stop this crazy apocalypse. Original? Not at all !, but it is the perfect excuse to enjoy a great adventure video game that surprises again with a deep combat system that allows us to execute impossible combos by chaining together endless punches, duplexes, hooks, belly blows or own grabs of wrestling. And although it is easy to play, it is not as simple to master as it might seem at first glance.
Although the weight of the action falls on the fighting, Guacamelee! 2 knows how to surprise with ingenious and challenging platform challenges.
To spark the action of Guacamelee! 2 the Drinkbox Studios team includes a certain strategy in the development of the fights, forcing us to use specific movements to break the protective barriers of certain enemies, or to avoid traps and other environmental elements that will make us suffer – and enjoy a lot – during the fight against Salvador’s army of skeletons. It is the best of this metroidvania adventure that again and again faces dozens of enemies without falling into repetition … with nuances, because I feel that the game overuses the fight to the detriment of exploration or the platform. It does not mean that there is not, much less, that it does not live up to expectations.
Play with gravitational forces , move between the worlds of the living and the dead; jump, run and roll while the environment around us changes radically creating new traps, opening new paths, generating opportunities for success in a crazy and colorful setting where anything is possible. Guacamelee! 2 strives to surprise with increasingly elaborate challenges, and it succeeds !, making us enjoy its journey from beginning to end. With a great sense of humor and a hectic pace of action, you won’t have a second of respite in a game that makes good use of these defining traits, these special abilitiesby Juan Aguacate, to also challenge you on a purely combative level. That is why the new from Drinkbox Studios is worthy of rubbing shoulders with the best metroidvania of the moment; And it does it just when fans of the genre have at their disposal not a few high-quality video games of the style.
There are a whole series of challenges dedicated to the transformation into a chicken. A fun optional quest has even been planned!
Your control system feels perfect; It is intuitive and perfectly meets the demands of a video game that, in its final section, can pose platform challenges of great difficulty. Combats also gain in intensity and depth as the hours go by, having to deal with increasingly powerful, ever-larger enemies, who will sometimes attack with blows that are impossible to dodge. Solution? You have to figure out how to take advantage of the resources that you will find in the scenarios, and it is one of the funniest parts of the video game. Too bad there is little new when it comes to the enemies to beat, which are the perfect target to test the new progression systemon which adventure bets, forcing us to meet certain requirements, mainly to kill a certain number of enemies using a specific movement, to learn new attack techniques or improve the present ones.
We thus find two planes of progression; On the one hand, the main skills , essential to continue the adventure in the purest metroidvania style, and then others more focused on combat, with which we will be able to hit harder, better resist attacks, facilitate the execution of combos, etc. I don’t want to forget either Juan Aguacate’s ability to transform himself into a chicken . It’s great! And not just because of how much fun it is to peck at enemies, which of course; I love that there are challenges designed to take advantage of this new version of the hero, who even defends himself well in combat, offering us new ways to fight either alone or through the renewed cooperative multiplayer For four players! Yes, it can be a bit chaotic at times, but it is also a hilarious experience.
Boss fights are very exciting and can be quite tough. The downside is that there are few.
If you liked the first one, this sequel has everything to make you fall in loveVirtues and more virtues in a video game that is also admirable in the audiovisual, with a great staging that significantly improves the results seen in the original. The variety of locations, the care with which each stage has been designed, the references and details linked to Mexican folklore… Every pixel of Guacamelee! 2 denotes the passion with which Drinkbox Studios has faced the development of this game capable of making us smile with the absurdity of many of the situations in which it embarks us or, simply, by the hilarious dialogues that present its story. They haven’t even forgotten about the hilarious references to other video games, with loads of secrets ready for fans to discover. Did you like the original? This sequel has everything you need to make you fall in love.
Too bad this edition of Nintendo Switch, which is greatly enjoyed in portable mode, does not include the new Guacamelee additional content as standard! 2, the first of which can be purchased separately in the eShop, with access to three new characters with their own combat abilities: The Doll, Uay Pek and Jaguar Javier. Lesser evil, of course, for which he is one of the great indies of the year.
“Magnificent”
Guacamelee! 2
A more and better in every rule. Although lacking in news, Guacamelee! 2 knows how to surprise fans of metroidvania action with a gripping 2D adventure that thrills with spectacular hand-to-hand fights and at times challenging platform challenges. Ingenious in the design of their quirky game world, Drinkbox Studios has done an excellent job that does not disappoint.
- A fast paced action that thrills and surprises
- Great combat system that knows how to challenge you with new challenges
- Fantastic game world design with clever platforming challenges
- Crazy four-person co-op multiplayer
- Few novelties with respect to the original video game
- The boss fights are great, but more is needed
