Monster Train 2

For a couple weeks this year, Monster Train 2 was the only thing I was playing in my spare time. I think MT2 is a huge step up from the original game, which was already a great game in its own right. If you’ve played the first, or enjoy deck-building roguelikes then you’ll probably have fun with Monster Train 2. The big thing for me is how much less strict MT2 is compared to other deck-builders. There are a lot of different ways to solve even the games’ toughest encounters, which helps to keep runs from feeling overly samey. Granted, it won’t feel that way when you first start with certain cards (like Zone of Silence) being easy blanket solutions to a lot of the different encounters. However, as you play more, and become familiar with a wider variety of cards, you should find it easier to cinch out a win regardless of which cards you find along your run. Heck, discovering how to use each card to the fullest is a big part of why I sunk so many hours into Monster Train 2, whic...

I would love for the devs to explain to me how it's possible to beat the titans on C10 ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DIFFERENT WAYS. Tell me how to make Luna + Umbra work, it's just impossible. It doesn't feel like Slay the Spire where every run is winnable, it feels like most runs _aren't_ winnable. Still gonna keep bashing my head against a wall playing this but unless you're a real masochist deckbuilder and/or MT fan, I would pass. The writing is also very, very lackluster.

Gameplay is very fun and addicting. The plot and dialogue is *really* bad - adding it feels like a distraction from the solid gameplay. Thankfully it's not all that important.

The devs really said "what if we took Monster Train, which was already good, and made it even better?" Legends. If you've played the first game then this will feel familiar, but the additions of a deployment phase and new card types like equipment and rooms add another layer to the deck building. This game is excellent and is one of the best in the genre. Highly recommended.

Builds on the first in every way, nothing super game changing but some minor upgrades and just a lot more content. If you're looking to try Monster Train for the first time, it makes much more sense to just go directly for 2.

First game was incredible and allowed for actual strategy as there were multiple ways to tackle each game you played. The new balance design for the second game seems to focus on using RNG to achieve difficulty which flies in the face of what was great about the first game. Certain Seraph's and Dimensional Portals refuse to allow flexibility in build and mean that if you don't get the specific cards or optimal set-up, you may as well just start over. Repeatedly restarting runs for optimal starting cards, upgrades, and artifacts should NEVER be the requirement for overcoming difficulty and challenges. Similarly, railroading specific strats only inhibits the part of the gameplay loop that is fun, which is exploring and finding new ways to break the game. MT2 simply does not support the same type of play that MT1 did which is heartbreaking for a sequel. If grinding luck and trying to force meta builds is what you enjoy from a roguelite, then this game is for you. Unfortunately, its a no f...

[h1]New best deckbuilder in town until Slay the Spire 2 releases[/h1] Monster Train 2 is a [b]fantastic sequel that keeps all of what was great from the first game, nearly doubles the amount of content, and adds plenty of novelty[/b] that shows the devs are paying attention to what works in other Roguelites: - Hades-type story building up at the hub. - STS megaboss to unlock. - puzzle challenge runs. - undo action and replay battle (thank hells!) to salvage your 1 hour run from an embarassing misclick. - alternate pyres with their own modifiers. - weapons to equip on your champions. - room cards that improve all of your units on that floor. - nods to the original game. - cameos from other indie hits If you've played the first one, you'll be at home right from the start. [b]It plays, looks and sounds exactly the same, but better in every way.[/b] If you haven't, this is actually a fairly good entry to the genre, it's quite easy to pick up, difficulty on initial runs is more forgivin...

Fun, complex, and exciting. Monster Train 1 was a generational game, one of the few roguelike deckbuilders to compete with Slay the Spire in terms of gameplay. This game maintains what made the first great and adds many improvements and novelty. You will easily play 100 hours of this without even realizing (ask me how I know). The fundamental variety of Monster Train 2 comes largely from the clan combinations; most rogue-likes have you choose some kind of "class" at the beginning of the game which will alter your gameplay. MT2 on the other hand forces you to always "multi-class" by choosing two instead. The interactions between each combination and figuring out a strategy that harmonizes the two clans you've chosen is a fascinating strategic exercise, and is so smooth that you hardly even stop to think the massive game design achievement it was to get 10 clans to coherently synergize with every other. Other bits of polish are also excellent: the art has a charming and thematic style...

Im compelled to write a review due to how HORRIBLE the writing in this game is. Its God awful, its bland, its just so much millennial bullshit. Dont get me wrong, the actual game is good, but between runs it turns into a visual novel to give character interactions and it s just so bad. This game series was already a slightly cringe dantes infero ah ah theme, but no way in hell they would be talking like this. Did you have your millennial HR do the writing to this game? Its so bad i think 75% of the population could do better. Gameplay is great though, good deckbuilding rouge lite, which is why the thumbs up

They somehow made a sequel that is just as addicting, if not more. Skip the story, it's not worth your time.