World of Goo 2 Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It?

[@tomdugdale1320]

16 years since the original world of goo is the most depressing thing I've heard all day 😂

[@G8oo8N8]

Garbage 😂

[@chuckfinley8142]

One of the 1st Wii eshop games I ever bought.

[@jed23ify]

Nah, world of goo is a fun time waster, while using the bathroom, waiting at a Drs appt, playing on the iPhone/ android. Never thought of these games as something to get on a “console”. But more inline like “cut the rope”, ”Bridge constructor portal”, and candy crush.

[@sparkypack]

I ran out of goo balls ☹ I'm sorry

[@GreenSkyDill]

I instantly grew a grey beard when he dropped that tidbit, hoo-wee 👴🏽

[@willamtaft5899]

“Comparing them side by side shows just how much prettier World of Goo 2 is” And then you proceed to NOT compare them side by side. Cool. Useful.

[@sparkypack]

The goo got me.. It got me.

[@Pedro19993]

Yes 😔

[@omegahaxors9-11]

Writing so bad it's almost always a tell that someone is plagiarizing.

[@meditalisoo7]

I don't know why game reviews have this tendency to not show footage from any other game than the one being reviewed...

[@Spyro5500]

yeah that annoyed me

[@Aximill]

"Red Carpet Extendo-matic" was the intro song for my wedding. So glad there's a sequel!

[@vilmfilm]

Full version??? I hope so lol

[@bigshrekhorner]

Red Carpet is reprised in the sequel as well, it's the "Rejuvenation, Revitalization, Reincorporation, Rebirth" track

[@trceb]

@@bigshrekhornerhollllllyyyyyy I can’t wait.

[@bigshrekhorner]

@@trceb It is sadly not used in its entirety in the game, so it doesn't sound like a reprise. But you can listen to it in OST playlists on KZbin

[@niveketihw1897]

Buy it on the site for Windows. Should run decently on any PC with a dedicated GPU from the last 8 years or so. Mouse control is so much better than sticks, touch, or gyro pointer for this kind of game that it's not even worth buying on Switch.

[@Pedro19993]

No

[@niveketihw1897]

Yes

[@BookwormKevin]

I would agree, except that I wanted to play it with my brothers and that's only possible on Switch

[@geoffdb8118]

DOn't need a dedicated GPU. Triedd it on integrated AMD graphics and it works perfectly

[@augursabound]

I intend to play coop with my brother so I am playing on switch. The lack of precision with the joy cons doesn’t really bother me that much, it just adds to the chaos and I am not trying to break any time records (not yet anyway).

[@FoxFandango]

So glad I’m not the only suffering from the Joy-con only control scheme. Unfortunately the first World of Good on Switch was also just as finicky in that department.

[@sparkypack]

Dipping your controller(s) in goo solves the problem.

[@jakestar121]

i’m so happy the recent update came out where you can use the pro controller to aim. it’s WAYYYY more intuitive than the joycons

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

I like how Alex says the first game was about anti consumerism and then a KZbin advert butts in and as usual it's that absolutely infuriating Amazon advert with Christine and the Queens belting out "and they steallll ideas from your dauuuughterrrs"

[@avimo2565]

Lol true, though the first game wasn’t actually about anti consumerism as the dev who wrote the story said he loves consumerism

[@Jblade343]

I do like that there are some super hard levels that are completey optional, I still do them but I do like that it gives a good challenge while not interrupting the flow of the game

[@christophergardiner7372]

While I’m sure mouse control is much better and ideal for this game, I did play the original on Mac back in the day as well as Wii . I’ve been pretty happy with the joycon control from my play through of the first few worlds. I was worried it would be worse than the Wii since it’s relying solely on gyro, but it honestly feels about the same (as I remember it). Perfect? No. But smooth and responsive and the ‘like I remember it’ quality that’s enough to make me happy. Haven’t had any weird disconnects or jumps, and rarely had to use the center curser option with is an easy one button press. Frankly it’s fun to play a game that actually utilizes the gyro and joycons well, which often get left behind for a pro controller for most games. Definitely happy and impressed with this game so far. Hopefully it’s meaty enough to justify the $40 price.

[@thecupcakehey1608]

Completing the story takes about 6 hours to finish (about the same length as celeste), but there are several optional very hard levels, as well as 3 challenges for each level (finish in X moves, get X goo balls to the pipe, and finish in X seconds) which are very hard and are definitely meaty, though if you aren’t a fan of the challenge, it’s an ok runtime at best

[@deejayxcrypt]

*World of Goo 1* was one of the few games that (sort of) kickstarted the whole “golden age of indie games”. It was in 2009 I think (didn’t web search it, just trying to remember).

[@Joeynator3000]

I hope the devs are listening to the last bit of the video here...>.>

[@Danominator]

I reaallllyyyyy hope they update the controls here. Something like this would have been considered a normal gimmick when the Switch launched, but it's 2024.

[@LalitoTV]

Would be cool if you could use the left joy con like a wii remote by using a labo sticker on your finger and the IR camera

[@ddnava96]

How many balls can you hold using the touchscreen? The greatest part of playing this game on my iPad a decade ago was literally being able to hold 11 balls at the same time as the iPad touchscreen can track 11 touch points. This meant that it was easier to build floating bridges as I could just hold the goo balls where I wanted and release them in quick succession before the bridge fell under its own weight Sadly, when they ported the first game to the Switch they limited it to only 2 goo balls

[@ddnava96]

Also, iirc, tapping a firefly would undo all the balls that were held at the same time

[@legoboy7107]

Pro Controller Support should also be added to the Switch version of the first game, if it does end up getting added to the sequel.

[@JagGentlemann]

It pains me that I have to wait for the pc release, but I was already anticipating the bad controls. Edit: Nevermind, it's on PC.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

I gotta be honest, the issues with the joy cons seems more like your joycon/Switch rather than the game. I don't have an issue with my range/disconnecting Joycons when playing docked, I can stand in another room and it'll work. But I have issues with playing in handheld with it disconnecting, so do I dock points from a game if I play it handheld mode? I agree that more controller options is good but, this gyro complaint I don't think will reflect most peoples experience with the Switch.

[@Graphomite]

Have you played any games that require a pointer?

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

@@Graphomite Yeah. A few. I think the last one I did was Mario Galaxy. The main issue is the gyro going off centre. But that happens with the pro controller too.

[@Official_Coolmaster]

Is it worth over £20 though

[@84bombsjetpack23]

No, it’s not worth it if you don’t find this gameplay compelling. I personally don’t.

[@SonicMaster519]

The game is really good, but I’d say overpriced. Hold off on it until the price drops or you get some nice dough.

[@k90v85]

hell yea

[@junjuno8606]

El juego es muy bueno pero lo siento algo corto si tomamos en cuenta el precio

It's 10 pounds on my country, completely worth it

[@RichardHannay]

Congrats to Kyle Gabler for World Of Goo 2!!! 🙌🏼

[@borrellipatrick]

Shame about controls. A different timeline where nintendo had a sensor bar that plugged into one of the USB slots on the dock and compatibility with wii remotes on TV play 🤷‍♂️

[@Leopez02]

I'm one of those weird people who never been interested about World of Goo games those looks surprisilly cute and fun, but I wouldn't have any good time with these type games, but maybe I'll give a chance and try! Hey Nintendo Life the LOVELY People because it's august what's the BIGGEST and the Best month of gaming with a lot of AMAZING games like this World of Goo, Thank goodness You're here, Star Wars Bounty Hunter, Tombi, Emio: The Smiling Man, Spark the Electric Jester and a lot of more: Here we GOO WAHOO! 😊❤

[@denycast]

I played the first chapter using touch controll and I love playing it this way. 🙂 And of course it is the right amount of new and old. I enjoy it so far👍

[@denycast]

ALEX! I just started the game again and it got an upgrade and now you can also use the gyro in the procontroller🥳 And yes, chapter four is amazing😅

[@omegahaxors9-11]

The more I hear about nintendo's hardware the more convinced I am that they flat out ship it defective. Every review for every switch game is always "game is amazing, hardware doesn't work"

[@GiusePooP]

just now finished World of Goo 2 (on PC) and i was hoping for a endgame tower construction challenge (like in the first one), but got nothing and now i'm sad

[@avimo2565]

Why? We already had one in wog1 why do we need another.

[@GiusePooP]

@avimo2565 i was hoping for a remake of the endless mode, maybe with more goo and more types of them, but yeah, there is the old one

[@avimo2565]

@@GiusePooPI see; my guess is they didn’t do that because there’d be no in-universe explanation for it, but that’s just speculation. They may have also not had time to add one in

[@ViceCommando]

Its 2D. First one made it right on Switch. Should run butter smooth.

[@alonsohernandezbermudez975]

Thanks!

[@AquaTwist_]

The Co-Op mode in this game was incredibly disappointing. I was bummed because it made me excited to play this game with my friend who played the original as a kid. This game wasn't designed with 2 players in mind in my opinion. Sucks that you have to have 2 JoyCons active at all times no matter what, just feels awkward to have 2 cursors on screen.

[@Moon-lt1dl]

World of Goo on my iPod touch changed my life

[@ForeverMasterless]

World of Goo is one of my favorite most nostalgic games. Just played through the whole thing 100% a few months ago in anticipation of this. That said, they're not getting my money until it's on steam.

[@noahmichaud8096]

Sadly, it probably won't ever be on steam. They talked about this very subject, and they said that epic games helped funding a big part of the game. I think epic won't ever say yes because they know everyone will be going to steam.

[@greenmoblin3114]

After even pro controller support I still think pc is the best place to play this. I sure do miss the IR sensor in times like this 😖

[@sandwichqueen]

I've been playing on PC, the DRM free version, and it's been amazing. I think it was made for PC first, Nintendo second. I hope when they make the switch 2 they combine what made the wii great with what made the switch great. Maybe add a second screen so you could emulate DS games.

[@chrisblair9272]

8/10 despite the horrible controls?! I was already planning to get it on PC, so that is very promising.

[@Cheatscape]

I was today-years-old when I found out one of my favorite childhood games is Epic Exclusive. Fortunately, while rummaging through my childhood memories, I found my old sailor’s hat 🏴‍☠️

[@domnik908]

Its literally not Epic exclusive, you can buy it on their page too. lol

[@Bartatron-ru7qd]

you can also just get a copy straight from their website btw, you don't have to pay epic games a cent

[@hackermanxdd]

The game is also buyable on their website (not epic exclusive) but hey the old sailor’s hat works just fine since it's DRM free.

[@bigshrekhorner]

It's not an Epic exclusive, it's also purchasable on their website, DRM-free. The reason why they didn't go with a Steam release as well is because Epic helped them make the game and, as I understand it, made a deal with them that the only PC storefront the game will be released in (excluding the standalone release on their website), at least for the near future (although I do not know if the deal will expire) is the Epic Games Store. But I still do not get what issue people have with Epic. Epic is way more friendly to developers than Valve and they take much less of a cut from them (12% compared to Steam's 30%, it's why Tomorrow Corp's games are always a bit cheaper on Epic, compared to Steam). Not to mention that many scream monopoly when it comes to other things but are perfectly happy for Steam to be the only PC storefront in existence, which is absurd to me.

[@LuckyLukeTF2]

Didn't even know about this. I loved the first one on PC. Sounds like I should get it on PC again instead then though..?

[@AlessandroCussino]

Analog joipad control ? Why not ?

[@junjuno8606]

Soy yo o el juego realmente necesita alejarse mas de acercamiento?, hay niveles donde el acercamiento a la pantalla limita la jugabilidad

[@willwidrick8039]

Nearly 16 years!!! What!?!?!

[@moe282]

Thanks for doing a side by side comparison 😐

[@dr.hajmohammadi]

How we can download it for android?

[@ephemeraltimekeeper8127]

Touch screens: *let us help.*

[@danielchamberlain5067]

Let’s dive right into thiiiiiingggggggs. I swear you’re making it slightly longer each time.

[@wisteriasinensis6080]

SO EXCITED!!!!

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

I will get this on PC. This is the type of game that works best with a mouse. And when playing on Steam Deck, I can use a trackpad with trigger mouse clicks.

It's not available for Steam! I know, it's a bummer

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

It isn't? Well that sucks, considering it would benefit so much more on PC with mouse controls.

[@agentotter]

Control issues will have me waiting for an update or pc release

[@New_Cult]

Its got a PC release and its DRM free.

[@Sapphiefan488]

It is in PC, in Epic Games

[@Videogamer96_]

@@Sapphiefan488Lmao, 6 years later people still don’t consider exclusive games launched on that garbage store counts as an actual PC release 😂

[@Sapphiefan488]

@@Videogamer96_ What do you wan't me to do? Not tell them theres another option to play that game?

[@Evilgrapez]

@@Videogamer96_ It's also available DRM-free my dude. That's as pure of a PC release as you can get.

[@kokash98]

I loved the game so much, so nostalgic and funny. However I miss the world of goo corporation where you can just play around with all the goo balls collected. Also, why did they remove the whistle that called the goo balls to you?

[@avimo2565]

We already have WoGCorp sandbox in wog1 so why do we need another one? As for the whistle, a dev said “I took extra pains with the ball behavior so they go where they're needed. And we're overloading touch already for grabbing and panning, so that was too much.”

[@jajgib]

I play drums in this game so its obviously cool

[@datping7377]

8/10! Great imma pick this up!

[@sashagornostay2188]

...how long's it been since release?

[@geoffdb8118]

right 💀💀

[@SijmenMulder]

Wondered about the control issues, seems like it's as I feared. PC version it is then! DRM-free too.

[@eternalatakee]

Yes

[@spacerunner357]

Amazingly nice and clear revuew~! :)!!

[@clarkcalvello9068]

Im gonna be the one to say it. We gOt WoRlD oF gOo 2 BefoRE GtA6

[@JonnyDenny1816]

It’s like a spooky and Gooy game. I give it 5/8

[@Killer_Kovacs]

We don't get enough ir mouse games

[@buckysrevenge]

I'll wait until it's on Steam, the controls on the Switch sound horrible

[@BellaCuteGirl]

thats good weird blackwater, I think damn good shit !!

[@nelson-haha89]

Never heard of or experienced this issue with the joycons.

[@DonHearth]

Thanks for the review. I will not be purchasing this game because of the controller scheme. I hate using the joy-cons

[@Jblade343]

You can play it on pc

[@ghostfacekhila]

Mom's Computer (Welcome Home)

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

GOO TIME!

[@NotLegato]

i don't know. i just replayed the game. this looks the same.

[@weryfunnyname6765]

Still waiting for Little Inferno 2

[@anmspafan7855]

LIttle Inferno came out 4 years after World of Goo... I'd be surprised if it got a sequel this *decade* honestly

[@avimo2565]

We have the dlc already that’s close enough

[@avimo2565]

@@anmspafan7855we have a sequel already, it’s called the Ho Ho holiday DLC. It’s more or less the same thing as a sequel and I couldn’t ask for a better way to revisit LI. Ignore these ungrateful trolls

[@lowestpaper4186]

The performance is only bad on switch

[@b3ckybot]

Yes one million times yes.

[@LittRomney]

Gewbles

[@AeyGee]

$29.99 for this is a scam. Stardew ducking Valley costs $14.99.

[@LleytonSPD]

That is INSANE

[@mrshmuga9]

Sounds kinda high but also, Stardew Valley I think was done by one guy and $15 probably wasn’t the starting price (I think it was also early access). Tomorrow Corp is an actual team with employees to pay. The lowest it would’ve been is $20.

[@AeyGee]

@@mrshmuga9 A game should be judged by the content it provides. Not how big a team made it. Helldivers 2 was launched on PC for $29.99. Let that sink it. Also, Stardew Valley's $15 price is the reason why it rarely goes on sale.

[@AeyGee]

@@mrshmuga9 I'll not be surprised if this game is discounted 50% by next year.

[@FB-dv6uy]

Would you mean my switch lite will be useless for chapter 4?

[@occono3543]

You have to use the touchscreen, but it'll work.

[@dycu]

🪿Gee, this goo game is good. 👍

[@sparkypack]

Release the goohhh!!!

[@SkidesGames]

Yes