soundodger 2
- October 10, 2021
- onemrbean
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Reviews
- Soundodger 2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor, featuring enhanced visuals, new mechanics, and a vastly improved level editor that allows for greater creativity.
- The game offers a diverse soundtrack and a wide range of levels, including community-made content, ensuring players have plenty of engaging challenges to tackle.
- The gameplay is fun and addictive, with a fair difficulty curve that encourages players to improve their skills while enjoying the rhythm-based dodging experience.
- Some players have expressed frustration with the new health system, which limits the number of hits a player can take before having to restart a level, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
- The difficulty spike between the easier and advanced levels can be jarring, making it challenging for players to progress smoothly through the game.
- There are occasional performance issues, such as lag and bugs, particularly in the level editor, which can hinder the overall experience.
- music58 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The music in Soundodger 2 is widely praised for its diversity and strong connection to gameplay, with each song creating a unique bullet hell experience that feels like a music video. Players appreciate the engaging soundtrack, which spans various genres, and the ability to create custom levels using their own music. Overall, the game is celebrated for its vibrant audio-visual synergy, making it a must-play for fans of both music and bullet hell genres.
“Each song plays like its own bullet hell music video.”
“Last but not least, the soundtrack absolutely slaps and features a pretty wide variety of genres.”
“One of the very few games that I consider to be nearly flawless, every aspect of Soundodger 2 is executed in such a clever way, the gameplay is addictive and challenging while still being fair, and don't get me started on the music... I've never seen a soundtrack so diverse, something that I love about this game is how it establishes a strong connection between the songs and the gameplay.”
“It never shows me the song 2.”
“It shows 5 seconds of a song and with luck, what I don't have, some songs are working very well but fix it please, I need my songs in this game.”
“There's currently 5 songs (with 3 difficulties each), and a common complaint has been that the levels ramp up in difficulty way too quickly.”
- gameplay16 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The gameplay in Soundodger 2 is highly praised for its innovative mechanics and impressive visuals, likened to a blend of osu and Geometry Dash. Players enjoy the unique challenges presented in each song, particularly the "challenge" mode, which requires both skill and puzzle-solving. The game offers a smooth, lag-free experience with a variety of obstacles and features like a level editor, practice mode, and power-ups, making it accessible yet challenging for music game enthusiasts.
“Each song's 'challenge', the third version using only a small portion of the song, is where I think the gameplay shines brightest, each providing a very unique, often mind-boggling challenge as you sometimes have to puzzle out what to do.”
“One of the very few games that I consider to be nearly flawless, every aspect of Soundodger 2 is executed in such a clever way, the gameplay is addictive and challenging while still being fair. I've never seen a soundtrack so diverse; something that I love about this game is how it establishes a strong connection between the songs and the gameplay, something that very few achieve.”
“The gameplay is simple: weave through rows of bullets of different shapes and colors, all choreographed to whatever song is playing as if you were dancing with death.”
“I went into the game pretty much completely blind, only seeing a couple level playthroughs online, but it seemed like something I'd like as an avid Geometry Dash player, since they seemed to have quite a few similarities (the goal is to dodge increasingly difficult sets of obstacles with a simple moveset, there's a level editor, the gameplay and/or visuals are often directly tailored to the song chosen for a given level, etc.).”
“There's also a lot of features that just improve the gameplay experience, such as practice mode, power-ups, and mods.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their fantastic visuals and artistic quality, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Users note improvements over the original, including better level design and a visually appealing level editor that allows for creative expression. However, some players have experienced frame drops, suggesting that performance may depend on the capabilities of their graphics card.
“Fantastic visuals, gameplay, and level editor.”
“The visuals that you can make with this game might as well be a form of art.”
“To top it all off, the visuals are absolutely delightful.”
“If you're experiencing frame drops, the game may not be optimized for your graphics card.”
“The visuals that you can create with this game might as well be a form of art.”
“Everything great from the original has been expanded upon in every way: better level design, better visuals, better everything all around.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the new practice mode that allows them to break down levels into sections, making it easier and less tedious to grind through expert levels. This quality-of-life improvement has significantly enhanced the grinding experience compared to previous iterations of the game.
“Back in SD+, the fact that it was so tedious to grind discouraged me from meeting that unspoken standard, and now those days are pretty much gone.”
“For that, this game also has a new practice mode, dividing the level up into named sections and letting you start from anywhere in the track—a fantastic quality of life addition for grinding expert levels.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The optimization of Soundodger 2 is highly praised, with users noting the absence of performance issues and bugs, replaced by polished features and a seamless gameplay experience. The game's minimalistic visual design and diverse soundtrack further enhance its overall execution, making it a nearly flawless title.
“The performance issues, the bugs, all gone and replaced with quirky little features and, more importantly, an incredible amount of polish (not to mention the ability to bring back all the old levels).”
“One of the very few games that I consider to be nearly flawless. Every aspect of Soundodger 2 is executed in such a clever way; the gameplay is addictive and challenging (you can shatter) while still being fair. I had zero performance issues on the main levels, its visual design is minimalistic yet effective, and don't get me started on the music... I've never seen a soundtrack so diverse. Something that I love about this game is how it establishes a strong connection between the songs and the gameplay, something that very few achieve.”
“The performance issues and bugs are all gone, replaced with quirky little features and, more importantly, an incredible amount of polish.”
“One of the very few games that I consider to be nearly flawless. Every aspect of Soundodger 2 is executed in such a clever way, the gameplay is addictive and challenging while still being fair. I had zero performance issues on the main levels.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game to be genuinely funny, highlighting its effective use of humor throughout the gameplay experience.
“This game had me laughing out loud with its clever jokes and witty dialogue.”
“The humor is spot on, making even the most mundane tasks entertaining.”
“I love how the game incorporates absurd situations that keep the gameplay light-hearted and fun.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers highlight "Soundodger 2" as a deeply emotional experience, describing it as a soul-touching work of art that resonates with players on a personal level.
“Soundodger 2 will always be a soul-touching work of art in my books.”
