Frostpunk 2

Great game, mechanincs are improved since the first one and the focus of the game swift from the building to the managing of resources and laws. Graphics are beautiful. The only problem, its that it chrashes a lot when alt+tab.

Immense, immersive, strategic, engaging, epic, different from all the others! All other complaints are useless for me!

The story follows the idea of overcoming nature as an opponent. Internal conflicts are becoming more important instead. The overall story is solid. While the scope of the city is presented as being bigger by the narrative and the visuals, it does not necessarily feel that way. The interaction with the world is similar to Frostpunk, maybe too much for it to really feel different. The different politic paths offer replayability and Frostpunk 2 is not easier than its predecessor. If you have enjoyed Frostpunk, Frostpunk 2 might be for you if you do not care about feeling even more distant to your individual citizens than in the end of the first game. Groups are more important than individuals although single opinions and fates are still shown from time to time. If you are new to the series, prepare yourself for possible frustration. You will not necessarily succeed on your first try but you will have learned what to do differently. A game with a dense atmosphere and interesting choices to make.

Just beat the game and got my ass kicked. I'm not a manager but I am a casual lover of moral philosophy so I had a great time. To start this isw a different game than the original while maintaining the spirit. You are no longer the Survivor who can make it through with no blemishes on your person, from what I can tell, there is no golden path. I could be completely wrong on that though. You are instead a Manager that got put in charge of the entire company that is constantly at risk of the employees buring the place down. Also you still have to survive. Ideally you do all of this without going too far. Thankfully what makes this fun is the game never seems like it's trying to actively say "Fuck you". Instead of the first frostpunk's think ahead and the moral choice might pay dividends (although that is still a thing here) it is a make one group happy and gain an advantage here, then use another tech/law/tweaking as it comes to come to a nice compromise to keep things together. Of course there are moments in the story that require big decisions that then require big solutions. That is how the game works it's story and climax path. And it does it quite well. I'm sure theres still things that I didn't explore enough, as I was being a based centerist chad, I never delved to deep into the cool zeitgeist system or any sort of extremeism. Now the game is different, but is it as good as the original? No, but only beacuse the original was so special and great, I'ts really tough to top. This is a good game that I was pleased with. I'd level some critisisms at not being able to find a balance to your city's resources, so there seems like there's a time limit, but I guess that's what utopia mode is for. Also I do miss the personal element of the first, but again, I think that's the point as you are on a much larger scale now, and that is a consequence. Anyway, if you like city building and management, you'll like this. Special praise to the sound. A given

I enjoys Frostpunk 2 more than first game due to feel more open and freedom, it's still hard game but more controlable than first game!