Door Kickers 1 vs Door Kickers 2 - what's better RN?

[JustComs]

What are your thoughts?

[Galis]

Definitely DK2.
Door Kickers 2 is literally everything good from DK1, everything I loved in that game, put in a new, pretty engine, working more smoothly, in a new, awesome setting (setting that personally is much closer to my heart). On top of that with awesome promises from awesome, very communicative devs.
Of course some aspects of the game are a bit basic for now, for example armor system isn't implemented yet, but of course it's Early Acess so things like that are understandable. But most importantly, the EA isn't too early at all, it's an actual, very fun game.

[Rabid Urko]

DK2 , improved in all aspects and additional stuff over 1. i prefer Middle East setting too.
1 was great but as with all things , time moves on.

[IvantheFormidable]

I would say DK1 due to being a finished work, but I expect that DK2 will probably take that spot after a few months of updates, as right now it has a lot of potential that the devs are working to improve, and the base is better than in the first one.

[Howkin__]

Currently. Door Kickers 1. But DK2 in the future.

[Madvaug]

Right now - definitely DK1. DK2 has ~6 hours of content in this moment. Most of DK1 features are not yet implemented in second part (most importantly - stealth, shielders).

But in future DK2 will definitely be much better due to stronger engine and online gameplay.

[Bread-kun]

DK 1 with the 1.5 mod + definitive edition patch is the better time in my opinion. The mod mostly because the base door kickers 1 has some weird balance and having more options is always fun.

DK1 has a ton of content to go through + a lot of mods, DK 2 doesn't have too much and there are a lot of very clear WIP things in the build. Ultimately after releasing DK 2 will be the better game (unless you thematically vastly prefer swat over military operations), but right now DK1 is the better game for your money at this very moment.

[BlackjackGT]

I suck at both games equally. So you can't go wrong with either!

[chomisyann]

Any update on DK1 vs DK2 , since it has been release 2 years ago ?
DK2 is it the better game ?

[Graywolf364]

Everyone's mileage may vary of course, but if I had to choose one or the other I would pick DK2.

DK1 was a blast but once you got a hang of the basic units and unlocked whatever you wanted to unlock gameplay didn't really change much. Just difficulty. But DK2 is much more versatile in terms of gameplay. The three squads (with more on the way) each play differently from each other and have their own unique unit types. With new tools like explosive breaching, grenade and rocket launchers, night vision, suppressive fire, and undercover units, you can practically always find a new way to do things. You also have a lot of quality of life changes. Units have limited collision so you can better sync movement. In practical terms, you can actually now have your fast assaulters follow behind your heavy shield bearer units without them running ahead. CTRL+Click is worth the upgrade alone. Instead of just looking in a certain direction like with SHIFT+Click, CTRL+Click has your units look at at specific point until they have another action. This makes doors corners and windows significantly more pleasant to deal with. It's a huge boom for single planners like me. The random mission generator is also better, especially on the smaller maps.

[Occupy Mars]

"Sophie's Choice"... video game edition

[IvantheFormidable]

Originally posted by Graywolf364:

Everyone's mileage may vary of course, but if I had to choose one or the other I would pick DK2.

I agree.

Originally posted by chomisyann:

Any update on DK1 vs DK2 , since it has been release 2 years ago ?
DK2 is it the better game ?

Yes.

[frisky]

Originally posted by chomisyann:

Any update on DK1 vs DK2 , since it has been release 2 years ago ?
DK2 is it the better game ?

You can't pie in DK1, you have to constantly issue Look commands every 3 steps non-stop for every member or they'll stop looking that way and watch forward. In DK2 you just tell them to Pie here (watch & keep watching) and they watch it until you tell them to stop.

Slap on customization and different squads with different loadouts and covert movement, DK2 is better.

[Graywolf364]

Originally posted by frisky:

Originally posted by chomisyann:

Any update on DK1 vs DK2 , since it has been release 2 years ago ?
DK2 is it the better game ?

You can't pie in DK1, you have to constantly issue Look commands every 3 steps non-stop for every member or they'll stop looking that way and watch forward. In DK2 you just tell them to Pie here (watch & keep watching) and they watch it until you tell them to stop.

Slap on customization and different squads with different loadouts and covert movement, DK2 is better.

What's kind of funny is the SHIFT-CLICK look command in DK1 and DK2 is labeled as slice the pie. But the CTRL-CLICK command in DK2 that more accurately represents pieing is called strafe look.

[Vulpe Nebuna]

When pieing, don't you turn to face the door threshold, like the pie function in the game?

[IvantheFormidable]

Originally posted by frisky:

Originally posted by chomisyann:

Any update on DK1 vs DK2 , since it has been release 2 years ago ?
DK2 is it the better game ?

You can't pie in DK1, you have to constantly issue Look commands every 3 steps non-stop for every member or they'll stop looking that way and watch forward. In DK2 you just tell them to Pie here (watch & keep watching) and they watch it until you tell them to stop.

Slap on customization and different squads with different loadouts and covert movement, DK2 is better.

I'd have to play DK1 again to be sure, but I remember being able to lock a trooper's view at a particular spot, but the feature is more fleshed out in DK2.