Initial 2 : New Stage

Wait69%

Mixed · 413 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Restory Studio · Action · Oct 19, 2018

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
37
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio2 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Initial 2 : New Stage?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 413 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 33 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
15 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
The story is good and interesting however most the translations of the subtitles are poorly done so you are gonna have to replace the words that dont fit there with the correct vocabulary in English in your mind.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
12 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
Lock-on also improves along with targeting system where you dash toward nearest target and change depended on your control which keeps the combat flow.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
But I did like some parts of the first game like the OST the sci-fi tone and liked the game's setting.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
5 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
Its hack and slash Gameplay is 100 times more enjoyable then it too,

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story15 reviews
Combat12 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Gameplay5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
80% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$24.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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