Is Ghostrunner 2 Even Better Than Ghostrunner 1?

[@IntelliPantry]

FREE ON EPIC GAMES NOW!

[@BlueMe6]

1 or 2?

[@IntelliPantry]

@BlueMe6 2 bro, not anymore though :(

[@BlueMe6]

@@IntelliPantry i already bought the game a while back but i was just curious

[@IntelliPantry]

@BlueMe6 oh cool

[@IntelliPantry]

@OminousBroski true

[@gamefan6142]

I'll summarize my take like this: I play GR1 for the gameplay and speedrunning I played GR2 for the story and I can't wait where they take it next, if said "next" ever comes. Both are great for different reasons. I play them both the same way, not using block or ultimates in GR2, so it doesn't matter to me. I just wish the bike would stop adhering to the terrain every 5 minutes.

[@RubenFields]

Massively underrated video! keep up the great content!

[@nathantreadwell5083]

Very well made video! Keep it up my man!

[@ahmzd_ahmad]

I played the second one first just for fun, and I loved it. Although I hate difficult games with my soul. But ghost runner is just refreshing from all the nonsense copycats of mainstream games

[@kalizibeozi7348]

This is so real

[@Taylor_Sen]

Ghostrunner 1 is much more difficult. In contrast, Ghostrunner 2 is beginner-friendlier, and, in some way, more relaxing and enjoyable. But, if you dedicate your time and patience to the first game, it'll feel incredibly rewarding. I remember being unable to pass the first few levels in Ghostrunner 1 without a lot of deaths. It put me in a position where I had to slow down, have a feel of the movements of the character, and understand the environment. Learning the behaviours of different enemies was important, too, since it could decide my life and death in particular situations. A lot of things in the first game I learnt were a must compared to just a necessity in the second game. The experience made me feel like a ghostrunner. However, Ghostrunner 2 was much easier. The blocking mechanisms and less challenging enemies gave me more room to enjoy the action scenes and the world within the game. I didn't stress out too much. And fortunately, the game was not too easy to the point the action was tedious. All that said, I adore both games, but in very different ways. I'm glad Ghostrunner 1 came out first. Otherwise, if something like Ghostrunner 2 had come out first, I would possibly haven't gotten the patience to play something like Ghostrunner 1 as a sequel.

[@idakev]

I think Ghostrunner 2 starts off much easier but reaches a similar level of difficulty. The bosses in the first game are barely even bosses outside of the Project_Hel DLC

[@MattyyyBoiii]

I've had GR2 sitting in my steam library for what feels like forever unplayed, thanks for giving some motivation to get stuck in!

[@el-xy1tq]

Wish this was mentioned more in the dialogue section, but I'm gonna say this as someone who liked listening to the story play out in the first game: The first game had much better dialogue and a good chunk of its humor in the interactions just came from the complete contrast in personalities from the trio: Zoey, the optimistic survivor. The Architect, who couldn't care less about anything unrelated to his and Jack's mission, and won't hesitate to show it and how naive he thinks Zoey is. And Jack, someone just trying to get his personal revenge mission done whilst listening to the two. Zoey's emotional goodbye in Ghostrunner1 immediately being followed by The Architect dryly telling Jack that "she won't last a day," was probably one of my favorite interactions.

[@goron7337]

7:50 yea those things were fuckin nightmares 8:10 from my experience they just made them more easier to dodge cuz i tried standing and nah i just 💥

[@lilypaddington1797]

Dunno how the Algorithm brought me here, but I'm glad it did! As someone who's played both games I think this review is phenomenal and touched on all the thoughts I remembered having as I played through GR2 for the first time. Great video! ♥ Edit: Wait, this isn't a review... Well it feels like one so fuck it.

[@dallaire876]

another thing to mention is the ost ghostrunner 2 ost didn't have nearly the same memorability as GR 1, with the only one i can remember from GR2 being God Run we are magonia (which was a banger).

[@nibroc06]

Road zero is another good one

[@aurorasdrawingcorner]

As a person who played GR1 like 5 times while playing GR2 only once, I remember the soundtrack of the second game much more. Of GR1 the most memorable for me are Air, Infiltrator, Vendetta and the Orb. While for GR2 I feel like I remember many more, such as Loading, Mind as Universe, The Temple, God Run, Road Zero, but also tracks like Carrion Radiance and Discontinued. I don't think either was better than the other, they are just different. While in GR1 you had tracks that felt pressuring and almost alien in some areas, due to the keymaster being a threat, in GR2 you have more controlled and rhythmed music, except for in action scenes, feeling like you are just in more control and I think that is fine that way. I love both soundtracks and games but what's also fair to say is that GR2 was a lot longer than GR1 and it also had a few more tracks than the first game. It's all a matter of view and preference, wouldn't call either better than the other however

[@nibroc06]

@@aurorasdrawingcorner well said

[@fallenandfluffy]

Even though those robots were a REAL pain in the ass, i'm kinda sad about them being nerfed... I think about GR1 and GR2 like two different experiences. I like them both, of course, and i don't know which one i like more, but both are cool, you know. anyways, great video man, you did great.

[@Quacksifyy]

I recently completed the second game for the first time and I honestly think the first one was better gameplay wise. However, I did really like the new abilities and mechanics in the second game too. The second game was way better with the boss fights since in the first game it felt like every fight took the same concept of the last one with just a slight difference being added. The second game made you feel like you were actually fighting them rather than just doing some parkour, attacking, doing parkour, attacking, and so on and so forth. I think they're both good and I enjoyed the second game more than the first one, but the first one will always be a great game regardless of how many times I play it.

[@dude-jk2hn]

I really enjoyed first boss fight in GR2. Next boss is mostly parkour dodge.

[@Quacksifyy]

@@dude-jk2hn yeah the first one was a nice refresh into the new game and gave me a good idea of the controls.

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[@ForeChin99]

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[@SHOEBILLMEMEZ]

@@ForeChin99 amazing

[@ForeChin99]

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[@duane4601]

That intro was incredible 😂😂😂

[@wind_traveler]

To this day I regularly play through my favorite levels in GR1. I played through GR2 once when it came out and I haven’t touched it since.

[@sircartier4703]

This is a great video which mostly encapsulates how i feel about these games. GR2 should've been harder, and my one main complaint is them not making the final boss fight hard enough. It didn't feel like we were really fighting what a ghostrunner should be. I definitely agree with the point of more gameplay options though, that was amazing. I experimented with shuriken builds, mixed builds, and combo builds. I hope you find what tempest boosting is also, thats very funny. I also agree that the ultimates are dumb lol

[@butlazgazempropan-butan11k87]

Imo the 3 head guy was the best boss. And the hardest part of the final boss is the lasers.

[@prathameshgore6493]

Long story short we need such unique and different games like GR and GR2

[@feefety1200]

here is my analyses and comparisons between gr1 and gr2 1.gameplay is buch better than in 2 than in 1, you have more options for different playstyles and more balanced enemies, in first game you were expected to play just one way playstyle but in 2 you can focus on tempest, shadow and shurikens or you can combine them all, motorbike can be janky at times but fun af, after playing the second game i have a hard time returning to first and i'm always thinking "wow wish i could do this and that like in 2", also annoying enemies in first game like alqaida robots and laser fuckers you mentioned and also with parrying samurais you have more options to deal with, and bosses are definitive upgrade compared to first one, and especially if you like to parry like i do. 2.story while kinda same have expanded lore and characters, and while in fist game you have innocent girl and evil ai, in second characters have better banter between them, and like i said the lore and world building which i already loved in first game is expanded in second, also i don't know why everyone bitches about hub sections that much, optional dialog helps you grasp the world of gr and if you don't like it you can easily go to the important character and skip it and continue, and i got to say this villains in 2 are fucking stupid, while first game villains did the job for the smaller scope game that was gr1, in gr2 villains are typical "we are going to destroy the world, and mc is too weak to stop us" that is one critique i have to give the game. 3.game's artstyle shines in gr2, while in first game was incredible 2nd one is fenomenal, really gives places life and also seeing outside was hella cool, and overall graphicly is better. 4.soundtrack in both games is amazing Gr 2 has flaws mainly with villains and jank, but the core game is better in almost every way compared to the first one which is also incredible, i love replaying these games and i love gr2, i think gr2 is a step in almost every aspect compared to the gr1, and honestly i don't get the hate for sequel.

[@chibiprussia5574]

Played this game cause one of my favorite voice actors is in this game and it's amazing, I've played it like 5 times

[@amauryleblanc7979]

I think the 1st game was better rounded than the 2nd: it has a clearer vision, more focused gameplay, dare I say it was "purer". Also it had almost no glitches or bugs when I played it, while in the second I found my bike stucked on a wall or in the ground, and during a particuliary frustrating moment I glitched through the ground near the end of a level, dying stupidly. Also the hub was very useless and broke the flow. Still, I liked the game. very much in fact. The boss's are more interesting, the music is awesome, and I liked the extended cast of characters and the chemistry between them. The levels on bikes were very very cool and the one with the wingsuit was spectacular. TLDR, I think the 1st game did better by doing less, and although I'm a bit skeptical about an increase in scope or an open world, I'm very curious about a third instalement.

[@mega_tive]

Im only going to say one thing: Musics in first game was blasting, its volume was awesome. In second one, they even nerfed the holy soul hopping cyber music.

[@andromeda8418]

I liked both of them a lot, doing similar things but differently. But I'm gonna pick GR 2 just because lack of walking landmines (aka. Creeps or whatever those things were). Except for one motorcycle quest where you can shoot them.

[@tesla_vfx]

10:23 Tetris as upgrading is a very creative idea btw, what's the problem with it?

[@TheChocoboRacer]

it's unintuitive, it's boring, and it gets old. Nobody wants to have to complete a puzzle just to mess around with new builds, the fun from testing new builds comes from actually playing with them...not trying to play through a janky, unchanging minigame that has no relevance to the overarching story. I would argue that a lot of the puzzles in GR1 were a little forced in cybervoid, but the menu puzzle was just egregious. The build pathway in GR2 made more sense and was less annoying to deal with

[@tesla_vfx]

@@TheChocoboRacer Well it's not boring and it doesn't get old, I don't have a problem with playing some tetris to make the best build for me, ofc it's a personal preference, but it's not boring for me, I enjoy it, and I have nothing against a normal build system like in GR2...

[@idakev]

​@@tesla_vfx True. The other comments in this thread are why devs are afraid to put puzzles in games. There's a demographic who always moan about puzzles, even this fun little Tetris minigame.

[@tesla_vfx]

@idakev exactly, there's nothing better than some chill puzzle sequences between action parts...

[@tylero1689]

Gr2 in my opinion, it feels more inviting to ppl who haven’t played the first one. I started with gr2 and thought it was great, the story was pretty good, and gameplay felt pretty balanced and fair. But as I moved to gr1 after, I felt that it was unnecessary frustrating sometimes

[@pumpyronaldrump_4417]

The boss fights in the first game are lacking and kinda bullshit tbh. The tom bossfight was just straight up not enjoyable tbh, and the final bossfight with Mara was lacking.

[@ScientificZoom]

soundtrack of first holds up till date, ghostrunner 2 while has less than first one

[@trasen5626]

This has convinced me to try put the dlc and the second game.

[@miguelazerpt]

Tbh i played gh1 at launch in the ps4 at 2020, after i bought gh1, project hell, and gh2 in pc as well, and first my time i played it was just so unique and good time like its a short game 10hrs but frenetic and fun, without boring parts. I 100%in pc gh1 and im about to do the same with gh2 but i think that gh2 is not necessarly better or worse, bc it have slower slide in comparison tl gh1 but cool customs like the deployable wings and the gadgets manualy, also i liked more the bossfights of g2 and the story of 1, level design definily gh2

[@ScientificZoom]

first one is introductory yet it goes far, but second is leveled up as the games notion🎉

[@voltrix2788]

Well i wouldnt say its better but i definetly had a ton of fun making crazy shuriken-explidoding wall builds 😅

[@yoomazir]

What about the soundtrack?

[@1998jroy]

I played 2 and liked it should I play 1?

[@ForeChin99]

Well, if you liked it then yes, but also be aware there is a hardcore mode that changes enemies in arenas, very much worth a playthrough and if you are still not sick of ghostrunner gameplay after that then go for it

[@SteamAccount-d1w]

As someone who platinumed ghostrunner 1 and beat every level without a single death, not on the first try obviously, I'm excited to play ghostrunner 2 to say the least. One thing I don't like about Ghostrunner 2 is unlike Ghostrunner 1, it looks less linear.

[@Lowmmvii]

YES

[@Scallywag_Gilbert68]

after playing both games, imo the second one is better but not by a lot, here's what i mean: the second game has easier but more complex and creative gameplay, great visuals, better enemies/enemy balance and better cybervoid sections but has really goofy bosses, performance issues and 2 levels which are way too large for a game like this and imo the bike needs a rework i feel like i dont have full control over it (in terms of driving it and movement in general) like i have of my own character which caused me to die to many times. also it focuses on the story more which i like because the lore is actually interesting. the first game has harder and more simplistic gameplay (which i personally dont like as much) pretty good dialogue, ok visuals, terrible sections in the cybervoid that genuinely made me not wanna continue a level, less focus on story and it generally runs better. in conclusion, if you want a game with better visuals, easier and less simplistic gameplay and a bike + big focus on story then play the second game but if you want a more difficult, simple game with no open world sections/a bike then play the first one

[@ScientificZoom]

both are best i think

[@KiariGaming]

I 100% GR2, I did not 100% GR. Hope this helps the completionists.

[@pumpyronaldrump_4417]

Here is what i will say. GR1 is harder, and looks a bit better style-wise i think. But after playing both games recently, and even starting to do the hardcore mode on GR2 (got through most of it) i honestly think GR2 is better overall minus the bike segments. The bike wasnt done super well and honestly it isnt where the game is best. The bossfights are a straight upgrade from the first one in my opinion, and in traversal, largely connected to level design, the game feels like it has better flow. The upgrade system of GR1 was a bit more fun and required a bit more thought, so i guess thats a plus one for GR1. Also the story of GR2, for what it is, i thought was a bit more interesting slightly less stupid tbh (though both are kinda thin).

[@SecretStreamy]

I like both games pretty equally. There are some things that I think 1 did better than 2 and 2 did better than one, so my enjoyment is pretty balanced between both ghostrunner games. Making the third one open world, though, will kill the entire substance of the series.

[@alessandro3032]

In the second game you are not running, or at least you don't feel the stakes of the story. Levels feel like a checkbox honestly. I never got into gr2 power up system, game is much easier compared to the first so i never even felt the need to open the tab. Kira is just an annoying charachter that just does not know when to shut up, she always has a cringe joke and she has to comment on every single thing that happen (she does not help in feeling the stakes of the story, she always say something that kills the mood). OW levels are just plain and boring and the wingsuit was a cool feature but not well exploited. The hubs are just not well designed and facial animation are too unpleasant. First game was simple and straightforward, it was well defined in it's genre and they know wich audience was gonna play the game, this one feels too random and it seems like someone tried to change what the developers wanted to do. In my opinion GR2 it is simply not worth the 60 euros that i paid but it is still a decent game. I hope they never make an open world ghostrunner game because it's just not compatible with this kind of playstyle

[@آزیتاسلیمیان]

It missess the Japanese dialogues the samurais used from the first game 0/10 trash

[@ForeChin99]

TRUEEE

[@MatějŽelezný]

shit is so fucking hard

[@ravensfan21223]

I love Ghostrunner 2 so much action

[@blackhawkcz1895]

In my eyes Ghostrunner 1 was made solely for the purpose to eat off from the hype of long awaited Cyberpunk2077, on the other hand Ghostrunner 2 is what the devs did with the money they made cuz of Ghostrunner 1 and made a good game.

[@ScientificZoom]

approach of first one should have maintained while

[@Cheese_man539]

Which one is better? Who cares they’re both peak asf

[@athaeneus]

Cool vid, but why even bother comparing the two?

[@ForeChin99]

(ㆆㆆ)

[@Mikesh0450N]

If you don't know karlson is

[@oliverprstegaard9565]

why is so low quality

[@megalodon6810]

i hate when every finish mission return to home base ..this is the mostly dislike in gameplay mechanic

[@muki347]

I personally think gr 1 was better

[@ryozaki96]

Original is the goat

[@nich_nikk]

Цікаво було послухати

[@JPDD2]

No it is not.

[@SW4PN1L]

1 is better

[@BIazeren]

I didn’t like the way they treated Zoe in GR2. She’s pissy, arrogant - and she acts like a child around Kira. A pretty big contrast from her sweet, and good-hearted nature in the first game. Her final goodbye with Jack was also very underwhelming. Zoe (and Saul) were the only people who believed in Jack when everyone else left him for scrap. As a result, Jack came to be, tipping the scales in favor of her cause. I expected just a bit emotion from their exchange after everything they’ve been through, and we got practically nothing. Her cardboard-character model definitely didn’t do their final scene any favors either.

[@MetropolisKid]

2 of the most annoying games i’ve ever played.

[@coomtheslayer]

Refunded at the first boss, janky as shit and not at all following the design of the original

[@ThatBackroomsFan]

The bosses in the first game sucked ass, besides Tom. The bosses in the sequel are actually bosses. No idea how that’s janky.

[@random-dt4yz]

The bosses are so much better then in the 1st game...they are actually very good in the 2nd one

[@TheChocoboRacer]

This is a joke, I assume. This is one thing that is very clearly better about 2, most of the bosses are far more engaging and require you to react to the boss rather than memorize a pattern, which is far more consistent with the level design philosophy

[@ObnoxiousCamoToe]

I beat Mara so quickly that I sat there hoping I was about to be bait and switched. Definitely prefer the bosses in 2

[@BIazeren]

⁠​⁠@@TheChocoboRacer Exactly. In GR1, most boss fights revolved around dodging or parrying pre-determined attack patterns until the game allows you to land a blow on them. GR2 allows you to strike the bosses, whenever you’d like, and their attack patterns are randomized. Overall a much better experience.

[@Moji55a]

Short answer, no. GR2 is so boring with it's story and dialogue and I didn't like they added a bunch of unmemorable characters plus the hub world. Gameplay is the same, but for some reason it's not as smooth as GR1 and I reckon people just play the 1st one.

[@kiranearitachi]

As someone that bought them both on sale last month I agree.I had way more fun with the first game.The bike section was cool though. But I love Project hel the most

[@fjjdnfjdj]

Gotta disagree. 2 is extremely fun and I recommend people play both and choose which one they like more.

[@romuloprieto2529]

2 >> 1 in everything, storywise, characters, dialogue, maybe music, and for gameplay id say pick your poison, but 2 was way funnier for me

[@Michael-pp2qi]

I like them both Great games :]

[@Oknahidwin]

Gr2 is better in literally every way. The only thing that's bad is the hub