Intense Sci-Fi Top-Down Shooter Roguelite! - SYNTHETIK 2: Strike Force Update

SYNTHETIK 2 is a bold continuation of SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising. Fight a world overrun by the relentless Machine Legion. Experience the next level in gun-play and upgrade yourself beyond measure to rival their Gods. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
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[@MisterNi]

Man, the first Synthetik was so freaking cool. Definitely the coolest Cyberpunk game when you played it co-op for quite a while. Synthetik 2 also manages to be very cool but without co-op, the experience seems lonelier. Having a world chat is nice but wrecking some robots to some cool cyberpunk music with your SO or a friend just makes the game that much better.

[@sunfire65ph]

Bro there literally is Coop. You have to select the multiplayer beta in the steam options and off you go.

[@Rupertssons]

Co-op is in beta right now, it will be included in the full release.

[@MagicalMajestic]

The latest beta update improved co op vastly imo

[@MisterNi]

@@MagicalMajestic That's good then.

[@Gatoucho]

Hey this is a really fun game!! Bought it long ago and it's been great to watch it progress. Right now I vastly prefer the second one, specially since it's actively improving, but I can see how some would rather stick to the more standarized experience of the first. Both are pretty damn good, though.

[@allknighter5791]

To be honest synthetik 2 is a pretty big shift from the first game. Instead of the theme of tactical and practical I guess, this game definitely leans more into the cyberpunk feel, embracing the roguelike grandeur and spectacle of it all.

[@zackymas2000]

I think the problem with the first shotgun you picked up was choosing the burst fire attachment. It made it eat ammo like crazy

[@serencefrostbite3362]

*ahem* "Hey hey people"

[@deathrex007]

“Seth here”

[@FuZZy-ToAstY]

“Do you like violence? Of course you do.”

[@Lemmingcave]

the big reason why people don't like the second one is mostly because of pacing, the second one is WAY slower in movement and action, your dash is a slow crawl compared to the first, your character feels sluggish compared to the first (think mech controlls vs twin stick shooter). it's all those small things that makes people preferr the first one

[@Rupertssons]

That's only the case for some classes though. If i play Chrono Trooper I'm way faster than any of the S1 classes. I read some very interesting stuff from ShrikeGFX, the Synthetik lead dev, about player perception of gameplay speed. In S2 he made all the player animations the fastest they could be without looking silly. Aiming is still instantaneous, move speed is about the same, as are other player actions like reloading, but there's still a wide spread perception that S2 feels super slow. I think a lot of it comes down to animations being fully realized instead of kinda jerky like in S1, plus external factors like level size that are being refined with every release. Basically, things feel slower without actually being slower.

[@resonating6621]

1:19 from first glance the art style is way way different, the first game was super unique with how it loooked

[@SuperDanielHUN]

I liked the pixel style of the first one more

[@TheSerpentsEye]

Definitely

[@deathrex007]

I mean fair

[@kristianpettersen3962]

Screen shake and those massive swirling red x-es are brain-hurty.

[@Silvercruise]

If the settings are the same as the first game those can be turned off

[@Some_day_i_may_find_a_name]

Welcome to synthetik

[@0lemus0lent05]

Yeah they are a bit too much when they go crazy big and do that weird roll around. Little shaky smaller ones look alright tho

[@luke4010]

It's the best part

[@luke4010]

It's badass

[@PotionSmeller]

I can't quite describe it, but synthetik 1 just feels better to play to me. Everything feels more responsive and snappier. I also prefer the 2D look.

[@PotionSmeller]

I think I figured it out. It's probably because I'm a raider main in synthetik 1.

[@deathrex007]

@@PotionSmeller and there’s no raider in synthetik 2. You’re not the only one who’s waiting for raider to be in game.

[@Rupertssons]

May i humbly suggest my favorite class, the Chrono Breacher. Knives are cool, but handfuls of grenades are the best melee weapon ;)

[@ChronicNOTAG]

@@deathrex007 There WAS no raider in Syn2.

[@Bretout]

Gotta say i loved the first one. Looking at the 2nd beeing more of the same with better quality makes me excited.

[@meachamnathan1102]

Really wish u still did series 😢

[@luke4010]

The game is in an amazing state right now. Highly recommended for everyone

[@zantetsuken4747]

you and your fiance finally get married congratulations you truly become wanderbots thank you for the content you help keep my sanity in this world and these troubled times thank you

[@Rupertssons]

They must have buffed the competition duals in the most recent patch. I've used them before and they were ok, but I remember them having ammo issues or doing less damage.

[@crembels]

I play on 200% difficulty and Competition Duals are a game winner weapon. They're extroadinarily powerful in all updates i've tried them in. Enemies don't react well to being hit even if its not critical/kill shot, so the sheer amount of bullets those two guns can throw down range dependent on how fast you click your mouse means they can utterly erase hordes of even armored enemies in short order. Doesn't matter if they do less damage per bullet because the sheer amount of them an the proc effects more than make up for it. It was painful seeing Wander put TWO cooling attachments on them. They don't have issues with heat, their main drawback is ammo efficiency and armor penetration. Upping their AP, critical chance/strength and any buffs that give them extra shots, free shots, ammo printing or otherwise make their mags last longer means you can just keep shooting and shooting till everything dies. I beleive they also fire softpoint ammo, so they have a chance to stun too which means stunlocking and +dmg to stunned enemies is very useful. Also, iirc, but they count as seperate weapons for the purpose of some items, so things like Power cell (the charge up ion-blast one) fires twice.

[@prototype102010]

I picked this up a while ago and really like. It's super weird to see so many people dislike this game compared to the first one. I played this one first and find it SO difficult to go back to the first game. It just feels... not as smooth? I really dislike the graphics of the first one as well. But this one feels so crisp. I REALLY like the reloading mechanic, having to clear the old magazine first, and unjamming weapons.

[@CENmassTER86]

Trying to hold out for the full release..its incredibly hard because I loved the first one

[@axioms22]

thanks for the video, game looks awesome and there is very little content on it, never played the first one so I dont get the criticism it looks really cool to me and I bought it after I watched this

[@negenelf123]

Hopefully there is an option to put off screenshake...

[@pavelyankouski4913]

yes, this one, reminds Dreadhunter

[@cleanliving1612]

Rare for a sequel to have WORSE graphics and art style, but here we are. Synthetik 1 was so clear and tight and this is kinda blurry, messy, busy, and uninspired.

[@ossyx]

Synthetik , niiice, keep it up

[@ivotakens3441]

Wander if your evergoing to play this again play chrono striker(the one with the telefrag). Its the single most uniqeu class

[@thelongvirtuesignal8551]

Awesome

[@Co60-Ni60]

The only problem I had with the second I had was the performance but I have a 1070

[@asmordisfluffbreaker4999]

you stand still a lot in this game, Remember that standing still = death.

[@Co60-Ni60]

If you stand still you hit things if you don’t you don’t that’s how synthetic is

[@SkoomaGodDovahkiin666]

Best part about Synthetik? It's not a lame ass Souls game.

[@lv1543]

Hey hey people

[@Mr.emu44]

First one was way better

[@lv1543]

@@Mr.emu44 2nd one isnt even finished yet. But yes i can see why such an opinion was formed. Frankly i was very disappointed with the classes until i saw they were beinging the raider and breacher back.

[@TheSerpentsEye]

Synthetik 1 is better, IMO

[@wanderbots]

Why though?

[@MisterNi]

@@wanderbots If the OP is thinking the same thing, multiplayer. Makes it a lot more fun than single player only.

[@madmarks964]

@@wanderbots General feel IMO. Gunplay, character positioning, situation control. S2 is not bad, but certanly more chaotic in a bad way. And yeah, lots of flashes, numbers and other screen junk makes my brain hurt. S1 was milder on that.

[@deathrex007]

@@madmarks964 well hopefully they will find a balance by the time of the full release.

[@elnogal9298]

@@madmarks964 It seems way easier than one imho, I've beaten 2 almost 10 times now while I haven't beaten one once xD, but truth be told S2 will probably have more bosses that will kick my ass for sure.

[@AintPopular]

camera shake no bueno

[@hansbrackhaus8017]

5:41 ... yuck. The enemies just talking over one another, the way they move, the hard to see level (they reduced contrast in value), etc...just sounds, looks and feels bad.