![]() ![]() Retrieving these bonuses involve some of the most difficult platforming I’ve played in a while. Unlike the majority of the games wearing that label currently, Guacamelee 2 actually rewards exploring previous areas (that are not randomly generated) with newly gained powers to receive health upgrades, ability points, and money to upgrade skills. ![]() A Metroidvania is a platformer where the main character receives different upgrades to help defeat enemies and traverse the environment. I hate what I am about to write because I swear it could be said about nearly every game coming out right now: Guacamelee 2, like the original Guacamelee, is a Metroidvania. The destruction of the universe can wait for a witty one liner. Early on as Juan travels through timelines he ends up in the “Baddest Timeline” as well as somewhere that is between the world of the living and the dead just for a quick joke. If this sounds serious, please note that nearly every bit of dialog is filled with humor, and most of it sticks. In the Darkest Timeline Juan died and another lucha saved the day, but he has turned evil and Juan must stop him before he destroys everything. It then time jumps to the hero Juan living with his family until he is pulled into another timeline to save the world from destruction because he’s the one Juan left. The story of Guacamelee 2 picks up right as the first Guacamelee finishes, in a tribute to the game that named the very genre Guacamelee 2 falls into. I was wrong, disgraced, and was righteously stripped of my luchador mask. Guacamelee 2 had a lot of live up to, and quite frankly I wasn’t sure what they could do to keep the game feeling fresh yet similar. Guacamelee was challenging, meme filled, and charming. In between then and now it has been ported to a lot of systems under various edition titlesm and only last year got a limited physical disc release for PS4 that I of course picked up via Vblank Entertainment (the folks behind Retro City Rampage and also fellow Canadians). Back in 2013, game developer and fellow Canadians DrinkBox Studios released the extremely well received Guacamelee on PS3 and PlayStation Vita. ![]()
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