4/5 ★ – Empyrean's review of Risk of Rain 2.

I can’t help but feel a little disappointed walking away from Risk of Rain 2 after all the acclaim I’ve seen heaped on it, but it’s definitely good (and sometimes great). What I love most is the sombre atmosphere, the exceptional soundtrack, and the fact that all loot appears on your character. I think what turns me away is how unfriendly it is to beginners. There’s no tutorial, you can’t remind yourself what gear does once looted (on console anyway) and there’s absolutely no downtime between enemy spawns. With runs being so long I also rarely had the “one more go” feeling. I expect RoR2 is a lot more fun with (experienced) friends, but it’s dead on console and I’m not really so engaged that I want to keep pouring more hours in. Back to Dead Cells!