The original post: /r/gaming by /u/Dungeonvibes on 2024-12-22 20:31:51.
So this might be an odd recommendation as it’s a few years old, pretty well known with pretty solid reviews. I’d just somehow completely missed out on this amazing game and I had just been enjoying it so much I just wanted to recommend it for others who may have missed it. Lot of community overlap with Deep Rock Galactic so if you like that game you will probably like this one.
For those that have not heard of it Vermintide 2 is a multiplayer coop game although it can also be played solo absolutely fine. While I think it’s most fun played with friends, queue times for playing with random people is only a few seconds or you can just go at it solo with the use of bots that you gear, choose talents for etc.
The gameplay is pretty much a medieval fantasy (warhammer) mixed with Left 4 Dead. The 4 of you need to do objectives and get to the end of the map. While fighting hordes of rat men and all sorts of evil.
Outside of that you chill at your hub where you can craft gear, change talents, open loot chests etc
That’s it in a nutshell. If I just read that I would think the game sounds neat but no more than that.
What makes this game just so fun and addictive comes in several parts.
One, the combat is superb. Slashing a giant greatsword into a mob of little rat men feels amazing and has great feed back or a big fireball into a bunch of rats, that sort of thing. More so than this while there is a bit of mindless carnage fun involved, it is a very skill dependant game that super rewards learning it. Doing the harder difficulties is super rewarding and the first time you do the hardest difficulty is completely cheer worthy.
The overall progression feels great not just as your skill improves but the gear progression feels great too. Every run you complete you get a loot box and opening these are exciting. The game also has a lot of crafting where you can perfect your build and try out new builds.
On the note of builds, there are 5 classes each with 4 subclasses and each of these subclasses has several different builds and playstyles so the variety is huge.
The community is amazing. Super helpful and max level players who are fully geared are always happy to help out newer players.
While I did say the game has a lot of depth and skill required. It is very new player friendly. It’s quite simple to get the basics down but a lot to master.
I’m just loving this game. I’m terrible at making something sound good but it’s like $2 on Steam atm and still has a big active player base and is just so much fun, I really recommend going and smashing some rats.