How does RAGE 2 compare to RAGE 1?

[ScRaPpErToN]

First off I loved RAGE. But haven't read any reviews that compare the 2.... so I come to the community.
Is the driving the same, are there race events (that i liked in the original) etc,?
But basically how do they compare overall in general (or detail if you feel so inclined).

[[OCN]Skupples]

its much better, however they'd failed pretty poorly at the open world mad max portion. As in, like... the open world AI currently sucks. Missions /outpost AI is well enough, but the open world stuff doesn't even know you exist.

[Pantherr]

Yeah I would have to agree with Skupples,, the open world part needs tweaking.. The game itself tho is great. To answer your question tho, yes it has races and mutant bash :) and has a lot of connections with the first game.

So if you liked the first game, as I did, then I am sure you will like this one too :)...

[ScRaPpErToN]

thanks. these are exactly what I was looking for. oh ya I forgot about mutant bash TV .... so much fun.

[Dave3d]

I LOVED Rage, but everything I loved about it is nowhere to be seen in Rage 2.
Mad Max is better than Rage 2.
Just my opinion.

[goddling]

I feel the first has better pace and direction, you get lost with all the random activities that are in the game that for the most part are just there for 100% players.
The only real things you would want are the ark storage and ark chests the others give you in game money mostly.
Also you might finish the game and not know it as you unlock things on the map, making quest seem to just end and start really fast when you get around to doing them.

[The Canadian DJ]

Beat the game and most of the enemy dens in about 12-13 hours. I'd definitely come back to it and play it as it's fun as hell but it feels like now there is nothing to do.

[Dennis]

Rage 1 is better. Facts. Whoever says Rage 2 is better obviously never played the first

[Pantherr]

Originally posted by Dennis:

Rage 1 is better. Facts. Whoever says Rage 2 is better obviously never played the first

Well I have many hours in the first game and really enjoyed it and imo this one is just as good, possibly better but haven't finished it yet.

@ Dave3d, Yes it does have a kind of Mad Max feel to it which is one of the reasons I am enjoying it but your right it is not as good as Mad Max, at least so far. Mad Max IS a great game I have over 2k hours on that game

[DogMeat]

RAGE 2 is a disappointing sequel. Gunplay is good, just about everything else worse than RAGE 1.

[CatNotHuman]

Rage 2, very generally speaking, is Mad Max with Doom gunplay. I recently played through Rage 1 and it's in many ways a glorified tech demo for the xbox 360, it's fun but it's also half-baked. Rage 2 feels more competent in what it's trying to achieve but still feels a bit half-baked. Personally, I'm enjoying Rage 2 more.

[[OCN]Skupples]

Originally posted by Dave3d:

I LOVED Rage, but everything I loved about it is nowhere to be seen in Rage 2.
Mad Max is better than Rage 2.
Just my opinion.

idk, we've got better graphics and better world interaction. the madmax combat just never felt right to me.

Originally posted by goddling:

I feel the first has better pace and direction, you get lost with all the random activities that are in the game that for the most part are just there for 100% players.
The only real things you would want are the ark storage and ark chests the others give you in game money mostly.
Also you might finish the game and not know it as you unlock things on the map, making quest seem to just end and start really fast when you get around to doing them.

really? :*( I haven';t hit any story exposure issues yet, just really bad AI. So bad that i'm sitting here for the first time in my life of gaming SINCE 88! being like "wtf, that was some youtube level AI fail"

(i was in an air shaft, in the vent, bunch of dudes in the room outside the vent, every kill triggered slomo, n none of them ever noticed.

[Chubzdoomer]

Rage 2's first-person combat is better by far, that needs to be made clear up front. The weapons feel much better and the abilities (especially double-jump, dash, and overdrive) add SO much to the flow of combat.

What I miss from Rage 1, however, are the diverse gadgets (like spider drones and RC bomb cars) and the trading card game you could play in towns. Rage 2's towns have little to offer besides generic shops and quest givers--there's nothing "cool" to do on the side.

They're such different games, though, it's tough to compare them from top to bottom and say whether one is "better" than the other overall.

[[OCN]Skupples]

Originally posted by Chubzdoomer:

Rage 2's first-person combat is better by far, that needs to be made clear up front. The weapons feel much better and the abilities (especially double-jump, dash, and overdrive) add SO much to the flow of combat.

What I miss from Rage 1, however, are the diverse gadgets (like spider drones and RC bomb cars) and the trading card game you could play in towns. Rage 2's towns have little to offer besides generic shops and quest givers--there's nothing "cool" to do on the side.

They're such different games, though, it's tough to compare them from top to bottom and say whether one is "better" than the other overall.

the shell is there, and IDsoft tends to do things a bit better than ubisoft. I truly hope the well fleshed out towns will come more alive with time (DLC)