Freedom Planet 2 Nintendo Switch Review
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#NintendoSwitch #FreedomPlanet2 #FreedomPlanet - Hry
Man, I still remember how the steam release date stated: "When its done".
And now its here!!!
NOBODY SLEEP ON THIS GAME ITS GOING TO BE AMAZING
I’ve played it on Steam, it IS amazing!
Pixel-Art games still look as phenomenal today in 2024 as they did in the 80’s and 90’s.
You're getting Sonic, Mega Man X and Yoshi's Island in one game, what more can you ask for?
Above average sequels for Sonic and MegaMan X?
Yoshis Island was cursed with having Arzest as game devs for the sequels, but Good-Feel made up for the next few games.
Series creator Sabrina DiDuro likened the original to the smart kid while the sequel is that same kid with a college degree.
Or you could just call her by the alias "Spacey Batotelli."
Yes, she did adopt a VTuber persona. She even got recognized by some of the big leagues such as Ouro Kronii, Gavis Bettel, and Machina X Flayon.
For me:
Freedom Planet 1 -> *10/10 masterpiece.*
Freedom Planet 2 -> *6/10 disappointment.*
(Not gonna go in detail, but my reasons for why I disliked FP2 were mentioned in my Steam review on the store page for the game, if you are curious)
Hey fam. Wtf does that mean?
@@TheInfinityMaster1no one cares enough to go to wherever your steam is to look for the review dude just paste it here lmao
@@TheInfinityMaster1 Tbh, half of your points in the review are VERY subjective, the other half is just skill issue
Finally its on consoles. I’ve been waiting for the switch port. I loved the first 1.
I have to admit its kind of bold to want to double down and improve on what the least liked aspect of the original was and try and write it better.
I've been kind of obsessed with this series for the past 3 and a hald years and have been waiting for the console release for a long time so its going to be a weight off my shoulders to finally play this and be able to watch videos I couldn't before for the last one and a half years due to spoiler dodging.
I'm double dipping on this for sure. Freedom Planet 1 was my all time favourite game until the sequel came about on PC in 2022. I've poured in 72 hours on the PC version and I will do it all over again on Switch. I love this game, and more people should too
Freedom Planet feels like a Sonic fan fiction written by Mei from Turning Red, that you happen to be playing.
That is..quite the comparison XD
This looks so much more focused than the first game. Don’t get me wrong, the first game is great but the level design needed some sharpening to suit the characters and the story got a bit bloated. Does this improve upon that??
The levels are generally more focused around specific concepts and scale to the different characters better, but like FP1 I still think the game plays best as Lilac.
Took it's damn time coming to console, it's been on PC for ages.
I recently grabbed the first one on sale on Switch after enjoying the demo
Saw this on the eshop so downloaded the demo of the first game and i have no idea why i never played it sooner. Will pick up the bundle when i've cleared some of the backlog.
I love that Lilac's double jump spin attack doesn't use her boost meter anymore, and that they buffed her regular melee attacks to make them better than the bigger hitbox spin in terms of DPS. That and the new dodge make the game feel more balanced than the original.
Oh its already on Switch? I'll have to go grab it real quick... :D
Finally. I had the date for this release checked in my calendar for ages.
I love this series but I do kinda agree with Alex at the end, I feel like it’s a bit too long to justify having to restart the entire game to play as a new character. It was fine in 1 because it felt a lot shorter, but this game is fairly lengthy. Arcade Mode helps alleviate the issue a little bit but I personally love the story cutscenes.
Already bought it on Switch. Absolutely, love it, it's everything I loved about the first game, and more. Loveable characters with different personalities, great dialogue, great story, fast paced platforming, and running segments, creative stage design, incredible bosses, amazing 2D visuals, a wonderful soundtrack, rewarding items, a very well done customizable difficulty feature, and the new hub areas make good rest areas.
I'm almost sad I've almost beaten it, but I have three more characters to play as, giving me more reason to replay it, to keep me satisfied until a Freedom Planet 3 comes out hopefully.
Don't write this off as a "Sonic fan game," or a "cutesy anime furry style indie game," or anything like that.
This is one of the most epic 2D indie games I've played in years. I'd even say I enjoyed it more than most recent 3D AAA games.
I also highly recommend the first game too.
Loved the first game on the wii u, looking forward to getting this one.
Has anyone at Nintendo Life have any technical complaints of your Switch version? From what I know from the latest footages, the Switch version has a bit more loading times than any other versions. You guys have no technical issues?
There's some weird lower fps moments when the camera really zooms out and there's a ton of effects on screen, it feels like 30 fps down from 60, but as this barely ever happens it isn't much of an issue really
@@nazurin5982 Blame Nintendo for making the Switch 2 generations behind being 1080p instead of 4K. That's why the Switch port of popular games must sacrifice a few thing to ensure that it's optimization should be as stable as possible. Besides, this isn't like the disaster of Bloodstained Ritual of the Night Switch or Minecraft Switch.
I'm definitely going to have to get this one on my Switch! I loved the first game and this looks to be better in every way.
Super excited to pick this up when someone puts it on a cartridge eventually
this is legitimately one the best games ever made I am not kidding it's like sonic mania with really fun combat and bosses go buy it ton of content too
Imagine if a certain Team had this passion and creativity with their games. Then their fans wouldnt have to be in constant denial all the time.
I wish you were more specific cause that narrows it down to like 80% of the industry
That reminds me of how delighted I was to even hear that Morio Kishimoto (a director for Sonic Team) confirmed on Twitter that he did play _Spark the Electric Jester 3,_ and enjoyed it to the point of studying its game design philosophy!
I just hope one day, the same can happen for _Freedom Planet 2,_ where someone like Morio Kishimoto or Takashi Iizuka can play and learn from it.
Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
How many game devs have a Team in their name that makes only one type of game and inspired games like these?
Check yer IQs people.
Crazy fun!
That's rad now can these guys make Freedom Planet: Racing Transformed, since Sega somehow forgot how rad that game was?
Don't let this distract you from the fact that GalaxyTrail is practically a VTuber group at this point.
The literal founder is a VTuber now so you know.
I'm not a fan of the anime animal girl theme going on, but the gameplay looks dang fun.
Is it just the footage quality when shown on CZcams, or is it the game where im seeing quite a bit of 'hitching' (i.e random, large drops in the frame rate) throughout the gameplay?
Im hoping it's just the footage playing on CZcams vs it being a part of the Switch version of the game. I really don't want to have to NOT buy another game I was looking very forward to simply because the Switch can't handle simple 2D pixelart games anymore!
It's probably CZcams because I've made it a decent chunk through the game without any frame rate issues. The game "slows down" when bosses first appear and when you defeat bosses but that's a stylistic choice to give them some impact
I get you, I'm still very dissapointed river city girls 2 is somehow stuck on 30 fps for switch, come on it's a 2d brawler
Reminds me of old school sonic and megaman x
It's very easy to pick up and play, it's exactly that gameplay wise like the old genesis games 😊
YES! Finally
Definitely picking up this game but it'll probably be for my steam deck
It's been released on Steam for several months now, April 4th is just the release date for the console versions of the game.
Personally, I waited to play the game until the Switch version released, since that's the system I have Freedom Planet 1 on.
Im gonna play this on my imaginary Steam Deck as well
Thanks for letting us know you have a Steam Deck 👍
@@twilighttiger2368 Months? Nah mate, more than a year at this point. Released September 2022 on Steam
Phenomenal game
This game is what happens when a developer is passionate about their game.
I beg to differ. Freedom Planet 2 was a rushed game, lost alot of what the original established and a lot of things hadn't been added among other things. Plus, who keeps the True Ending behind collecting items that tells of a shoehorned romantic fan fiction that panders to the shippers? Sure, there is the war and genocide bits but personally, the shipping wasn't necessary.
@@runezunn6655 Overall the story is a mess. Spoilers.
It's not explained how Kingdom Stone was connected to Merga's prison (and why they didn't just execute her), what's the deal with Aaa and those flying balls that get released from non-Brevon enemies after defeat, why Merga even bothered with attack on Shang Tu, characters way frustrating with the whole "villain is racist but it may be justified because she experienced racism herself", how time capsules are even connected with true ending and why they even ended up in Battlesphere... Only Serpentine didn't disappoint, he was a joy every time he appeared on screen with his manic energy and loyalty to Brevon. The story of FP1 was leagues above FP2 despite cutscenes in FP1 being way too long.
Overall I think FP2 is a fantastic game, but story is a letdown. Everything else is pure greatness.
@@Gnidel Mayor Zao and Serpentine stole the show undoubtedly.
FP2 only made me despise Lilac but FP1 Lilac, maybe I was too harsh on her. Sure, some things like plot armor has protected Lilac, but still.
Spade gets shafted again and blamed for all that is wrong with Lilac who acts like a victim which is extremely manipulative. I thought she joined the Scarves willingly to survive, not raised by them, because in FP1, Lilac left the Scarves eventually given things.
For Carol as much as I like puns, she had kinda became annoying and less down-to-earth. I prefer FP1 Carol honestly because atleast she served as the reality check to Lilac in the first game.
Milla did get some development which is good. I think she's changed the best out of the game.
Neera's story is kinda of a mess. Like literally..HUH?
Yeah, you can see why I prefer FP1 better over the sequel because so much of the sequel's story felt inconsistent and rushed.
In fact, what even happened to cause the sequel to fumble so hard?
The people with no media literacy (cough cough, the mfers in these replies) have gotten to this game, lord help us.
Love ❤️ the series
This Sonic Clone is a good game I've loved the first one.
The game that sonic the hedgehog was supposed to be
Legend has it whenever a bad Sonic game is released, the gaps in Takashi's teeth widens a bit.
Game good, the end
I come here for the waffling, and Alex always cuts me off.
There is a certain comment here in the thread that have people that give me a good laugh at crybabies that get upset over simply seeing a furry in a game. Developers need to keep this up to continue running those tears down their pitiful faces for not playing as their typical dull human character that you see way too much of already.
Been waiting for this game for such a long time for specifically consoles with all of the delays it had. It was finally worth it in the end and I'm enjoying this game a lot. I personally like the hub world as it gives players a chance to talk with NPCs, play available minigames and prepare for the next set of levels instead of rushing to them just to hurriedly beat them. FP1 is around if players want that experience so bad or just beat the story so you can do your arcade mode.
What's laughable about the cut features in this game was modded in for less time in comparison to the actual time of development and it was done by a fan. Let that sink in.
And are they actually useful? I, personally, didn't find a good use for Lilac's wings, for example.
That's so cool- wait what am I doing here I don't give a hoot for this game!
Sigh... I played FP2 awhile back when it released on PC and I.... *didn't like AT ALL.*
The ORIGINAL *Freedom Planet* was a *10/10 masterpiece* that I played over and over again and STILL want to play again someday (yes, it was THAT good).
But Freedom Planet 2? I disliked SO MANY things about it compared to the first game and gave it a *6/10 thumbs down* rating on Steam (read my review on Steam if you are curious).
I personally enjoy the first game as well and another thing, the sequel failed to deliver on so many things. Literal meaning of failing upwards, am I right?
I've read your review. I literally don't understand half of what you said
What did you not like about FP2 I wanna know? (I just don't want to look through steam reviews) I think it deserves higher than 6/10
garbage like bro first game on garbage switch