Monster Train 2 Reviews
An all-time great deckbuilder gets a sequel worth risking God's wrath for.
Monster Train 2 is a fantastic upgrade for what was already one of the best deckbuilding roguelites out there, with so many interesting variables and options to make replays interesting that it feels bottomless.
Let's hope the conductor doesn't come through because Monster Train 2 is a truly first class ride through deckbuilder roguelike heaven. I'm already going off the rails with all the possibilities these smart evolutions to the rules and cards on offer bring, each run teasing me to chase new ways to to master the rails. I'm well and truly on board.
The realm of indie roguelikes is competitive and crowded, but despite years of tough competition, Monster Train 2 has strongly reasserted its series as one of the leaders of the pack. In other words, many games are good; few are as good as Hell.
No matter your preferred playstyle, the myriad gimmicks and game plans provided by Monster Train 2 will keep things fresh as you fight your way through the legions of Heaven.
An effective expansion of the original’s deck-building roguelite structure, that adds lots of enjoyable new features and becomes one of the few games to rival Slay The Spire.
Monster Train 2 capably builds on the original game and improves on it immensely. It leaves the station and only picks up more speed as it goes, so get on board or get out of the way.
There wasn't much to fix in the original, and Monster Train 2 is now the slickest and most robust incarnation of this modern classic deckbuilder.
Monster Train 2 is a truly enjoyable experience that feels like the developers have successfully built upon it upon its predecessor’s foundation.
I’ve played quite a bit of the game, and I can tell that I still have tons of cards to unlock. I anticipate that Monster Train 2 stays in my rotation for a good long time.
Monster Train 2 builds upon the winning formula of its predecessor, enriching it with new factions, mechanics, and game modes that expand the content of the original title. Without radically changing anything, it delivers a deep and highly replayable experience, featuring a rewarding progression system and a steadily increasing difficulty curve that encourages dedication, learning, and experimentation. Unfortunately, the random element plays a significant role in high-difficulty matches, but that's both the charm and the challenge of roguelite deckbuilders.
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Monster Train 2 provides a bottomless toolbox for deckbuilder fans to tinker with, and finding exciting combinations is a blast. The resistance you're up against can start to feel mundane, but the ways you take them on seem limitless.
It may not reinvent the wheel, but Monster Train 2’s clever modifications ensure this train keeps chugging along smoothly.
Monster Train 2 is a roguelike deckbuilder par excellence. Its design makes it clear that developer Shiny Shoe has a deep understanding and love of what is so enthralling about this particular subgenre and doubles down. It's carriage after carriage of big numbers, satisfying combos, dizzying synergies and new tactical possibilities that have kept me tied to the tracks for dozens of hours already, and will likely haul away dozens more in my future.
Monster Train 2 builds on the first game's inventive blend of turn-based card battles and tower defense, introducing a wealth of new content and mechanics that make the experience feel both familiar and fresh. With five new clans - each substantial in depth - and the ability to mix them with the original five, the game offers a long-lasting and highly replayable experience.
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Monster Train 2 is pretty much everything a sequel should be: bigger, better, more refined, and more fun to play. Some of the mechanical changes are more akin to sideways upgrades, but even then, I preferred the new way once I got used to it. There's so much genuine enjoyment to be had with the game that I could barely put it down and stop playing. If I didn't have other titles to move on to, I would probably still be playing Monster Train 2. Fans of the original or fans of roguelike deck-builders will find a lot to love, and it's easily a must-play for fans of the genre.
Monster Train 2 is a great expansion for the ideas and mechanics of the previous game, with tons of replayability baked in to provide hours upon hours of fun. It's worth going off the rails on this crazy train.
Monster Train 2 can end your social life in an instant because it is so fun, challenging and addictive. The many new features may not be particularly innovative, but they still manage to make this sequel a must-have roguelike deckbuilder for any fan of the genre.
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Monster Train 2 is a whirlwind—a McDonald's ball pit of mechanics, unpredictable results, and mind-bending synergies—in contrast to the laser-focused clarity of Slay the Spire. It's acceptable that it doesn't aim to please everyone. It offers some of the most rewarding and replayable gameplay in the genre for those who like to go down mechanical rabbit holes.
If you loved the first Monster Train game, you will absolutely adore this sequel. The developers iterated on everything that made the first game special and just upgraded it in every fashion. If you haven’t played the original, first of all: what are you doing? But all jokes aside, you will still find so much to love here, especially if you’re already a fan of the genre.