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Game Information

Game Title: Remnant II - The Awakened King

Platforms:

• Xbox Series X/S (Nov 14, 2023)
• PlayStation 5 (Nov 14, 2023)
• PC (Nov 14, 2023)

Trailer:

• Remnant 2 - The Awakened King DLC Teaser Trailer

Developer: Gunfire Games

Publisher: Gearbox Publishing

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 85 average - 86% recommended
Metacritic - 89 average based on 5 critic reviews

Written Reviews


But Why Tho? - Katherine Kong - 8 / 10

Remnant II: The Awakened King is a gratifying experience. As a one-shot adventure that players can jump into regardless of whether or not they have completed the main campaign makes it approachable for all players, new or veteran.

CGMagazine - Matt Keith - 9 / 10

Remnant 2: The Awakened King is an excellent addition to an already solid game. It offers a unique new Story and provides a new perspective on a previously explored zone. Additionally, it offers new lore, weapons, gear and Archetype for veteran players to experiment with.

COGconnected - Mark Steighner - 84 / 100

The Awakened King adds a substantial amount of excellent content, combat, and loot to the moody, gothic-inspired Losomn world of Remnant 2. Everything that was great about Remnant 2 remains in place. The new, handcrafted environments and deliberately-paced narrative blend pretty seamlessly into the base game. Remnant 2 remains a not-impossible challenge for solo players, but a near-perfect one for a small squad of action-loving friends.

Fextralife - Castielle - 8 / 10

Remnant II: The Awakened King DLC is a worthy addition to the ever-growing content of Remnant II. The new Equipment, Class, enhancements, and especially the level design provided an enjoyable and immersive experience that will keep players engaged for a good while.

God is a Geek - Mick Fraser - 9.5 / 10

Remnant 2: The Awakened King DLC is filled with things to do and find, and a promising indication of things to come.

Hardcore Gamer - Jordan Helm - 4 / 5

Even without the niceties of a new mode or that significant an addition to the overarching plot, The Awakened King's exciting array of loot to acquire, an impressively-built setting to explore and fights to conquer serve as a promising start to Gunfire's post-launch support for Remnant II. That the team have proven once again they can offer even more means for players to further experiment and tinker with their set-up is a testament to just how impressive a delivery the sequel remains and how exciting future prospects may look in the coming months.

The Outerhaven Productions - Keith Mitchell - 4 / 5

Remnant 2’s first DLC, The Awakened King, is a change to how Gunfire Games tells its stories, and in that regard, it does a great job. However, adding a handful of new locations tossed into the pool of existing locations is frustrating as I encountered the older locations more than I did with the newer locations. This meant I constantly re-rolled my adventure until I encountered the new stuff. This needs to be addressed for this DLC to be worthwhile to new and existing Remnant 2 players. But outside of that, I enjoyed the DLC, and the closure to the storyline that started in the base game was refreshing.

Video Reviews

 

[winjer]

I already have the DLC installed, but I started playing Elden Ring a few days ago and now I'm immersed in this game.
But after that, I'm definitely going back to Remnant 2.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I already have the DLC installed, but I started playing Elden Ring a few days ago and now I'm immersed in this game.
But after that, I'm definitely going back to Remnant 2.

Yeah, the reviews seem to be very solid for this DLC. Will probably pick it up as well later this month as I really enjoyed my time with Remnant 2.

 

[winjer]

Yeah, the reviews seem to be very solid for this DLC. Will probably pick it up as well later this month as I really enjoyed my time with Remnant 2.

Remnant 2 is probably my game of the year. Had a ton of fun with it.
You are in for an amazing game.

 

[ChoosableOne]

A dlc after 3 months? Isn't it too soon?

 

[WitchHunter]

Game Information

Game Title: Remnant II - The Awakened King

Platforms:

• Xbox Series X/S (Nov 14, 2023)
• PlayStation 5 (Nov 14, 2023)
• PC (Nov 14, 2023)

Trailer:

• Remnant 2 - The Awakened King DLC Teaser Trailer

Developer: Gunfire Games

Publisher: Gearbox Publishing

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 85 average - 86% recommended
Metacritic - 89 average based on 5 critic reviews

Written Reviews


But Why Tho? - Katherine Kong - 8 / 10



CGMagazine - Matt Keith - 9 / 10



COGconnected - Mark Steighner - 84 / 100



Fextralife - Castielle - 8 / 10



God is a Geek - Mick Fraser - 9.5 / 10



Hardcore Gamer - Jordan Helm - 4 / 5



The Outerhaven Productions - Keith Mitchell - 4 / 5


Video Reviews

Can you cancel animations or have to wait for a keyframe to do it?

 

[64bitmodels]

voted this game for action GOTY (sorry AC6 fans) it just looks like a good time all around

 

[Kings Field]

Definitely snagging this

 

[Shake Your Rump]

I guess this is why the game is currently on sale.

 

[winjer]

I just found out they increased the level cap to 85.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Can you cancel animations or have to wait for a keyframe to do it?

IIRC you can cancel animations like healing (or other consumable animations) by dodge-rolling or doing a back-step. They added this as a QoL feature through a patch some time ago.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Starting with a couple of buddies in a couple of days.

Looks to be high quality and we will get 3 of them included in Deluxe Edition. Future seems bright for this game.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

voted this game for action GOTY (sorry AC6 fans) it just looks like a good time all around

Yup, Remnant 2 has been the most fun I've had with an action game this year. It's also ranking high up on my GOTY list.

 

[kikkis]

I tried getting in to this game. But it didn't really seem to do anything particularly well and first boss I got to was just frustratingly long.

 

[hlm666]

I just found out they increased the level cap to 85.

any other traits cap improvements other than the levels? which I assume bump the trait cap.

 

[winjer]

any other traits cap improvements other than the levels? which I assume bump the trait cap.

I haven't played it yet, so I don't know the details.
But there is a new class.

And also, they finally added an option in the matchmaking for regions. This will probably help getting paired with players with high latency.

 

[WitchHunter]

IIRC you can cancel animations like healing (or other consumable animations) by dodge-rolling or doing a back-step. They added this as a QoL feature through a patch some time ago.

Did they add this to the first game too?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Did they add this to the first game too?

I'm not sure as haven't played the first one. Just directly jumped into Remnant 2 after reading the glowing reviews.

 

[Dev1lXYZ]

I got stuck on the maze boss section months ago and dropped it and never looked back. I have been told that it is the hardest part of RII.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I got stuck on the maze boss section months ago and dropped it and never looked back. I have been told that it is the hardest part of RII.

Nah, that boss was more about being patient and learning the movement patterns of those cubes. The biggest spike in difficulty is the final boss, I had to put the game down after about more than 2 dozen tries on solo mode since I was getting frustrated by it (before that it took me around 2-3 tries per boss with the maze boss taking me like 7-8 tries). The next day I finished it after another 10 or so tries by completely muting the music and paying attention to all the audio cues coming from the boss in order to precisely dodge its bullshit attacks. The performance was also kinda of ass during this final boss fight (at least on PS5) which didn't help matters at all.

 

[winjer]

I got stuck on the maze boss section months ago and dropped it and never looked back. I have been told that it is the hardest part of RII.

That boss is annoying, but not difficult.
Push on and learn the pattern.
Or open your game to other players, so they can help you.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Last king like expansion that made major improvements to a game was Destiny The Taken King. This looks good. Hoping it’s a fun ride.

 

[Dev1lXYZ]

That boss is annoying, but not difficult.
Push on and learn the pattern.
Or open your game to other players, so they can help you.

After about 20 tries I finally got that maze boss. I kept dying with 1-2 shots left on it. A huge sigh of relief to see that trophy pop. Now, I can continue on with the rest of the game.

 

[Dev1lXYZ]

I beat the main game today. It’s a lot shorter than I was expecting it to be. That’s not a bad thing, the wasteland planet level to me is a good 40% chunk of the game time wise. On to the DLC!