Got to play Primal Rage 2. (Mostly fighting my brother)
first I’m gonna get the negatives out of the way and get it done with.
THE BAD
First off! I can’t the game much because it remained in complete. But so far the ne thing I think they should’ve avoided was using humans for Primal Rage’s roster. While I’ve heard the reason was to make the game competitive access we are also talking the same community that would have a Riptor main back in the 90’s. Even to this day we have mains from Sabrewulf, to Riptor, to even Yoshi and Pikachu in smash bros. I think they could’ve added more beasts to the scene. But I’m spending too much time on this.
Some moves went missing for reasons unknown but I think that’s most likely because the game was unfinished. Which is likely the reason for everything here on this list.
You only fight 4 of the draco gods in single player
Many have moves that are unfinished.
some of the stuff is glitchy
the stages looked unfinished
Everything on this list makes it understandable so I won’t hold the game harshly for that.
So now that’s over with the bad stuff. Lets get to the good stuff because there are plenty.
THE GOOD!
First it was very clever of them to take some of the throws from the the previous game and make it into a simple throw like in most fighting games. I beleive this competitive decision with gameplay was a smart move.
Universal command set. While this is not entirely a good idea, I think its a great way to help folks get into fighting games. I haven’t tested out to see if finishers were like this sense most of those were accidental when I activated them.
Speaking of moves, the way it was done in the first game is no longer there. From what I understand that was one of the criticisms about the first. In which case you will love how the controls are more consistent with fighting games. There can still be the issue with spamming But you won’t get a way with it forever. (Trust me, My bro and I tried and failed. and it won’t be effective for long.
The Combo System is good. It’s not as grand as Killer Instinct’s but still awesome non the less.
The new characters Slashfang and Necrosan are a welcomed addition to the roster and fun fact! Necrosan was supposed to be the boss for version 3.0 of Primal Rage. But according to the games maker, they wanted a sequel, so Necrosan had to be saved for the sequel, and also, the return of all the characters from the first game as well. This is usually rare in fighting games.
Some final thoughts on the good stuff.
Smooth animation. Despite being claymation, The animation is still polished. The Music was an squired taste at first. Wasn’t fond of it at the begining but it was good after giving it a listen to.
Especially when it made my bro do this.
Over all Primal Rage gets a 8.9/10. It’s not perfect. They could’ve left the human human avatars out and replaced them other creatures they could mix in. Even with some of the flaws and glitches its still polished.
Here’s more info about it here.
