Downloaded it with my NZ account, now to play it... didnt like the first one very much but this seems like a huge improvement... although watching Sanukus video looks like he is running in circles.
This is a worthy successor to the first game, definitely; it has that Rayman vibe of being a fuller-featured game than it actually is (not a bad thing). After a couple of longish runs where I only saw the same skypath-forest combination over and over, I was starting to suspect that this might have hit a wall very quickly, but then I ran headlong into the Indiana Jones-inspired minecart run, and those are always worth bonus points with me. I can see the very limited range of environments getting old relatively quickly, though, so hopefully the developers have designed this sequel in such a way that new areas can be seamlessly added in over time to keep things fresh, and keep people playing.
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Pitfall took a few ideas off Temple Run, then Temple Run took some ideas from Pitfall... How the wheel turns...
What's better in this than in Pitfall? Temple Run 1 was something new. But with all the great successors being released in the meantime: The End, Blood Roofs, Pitfall and many more... Since it's free I'll download it of course, but I don't see any unique improvement while watching the videos.
Probably nothing we havent seen. But it's a tried and true formula that a lot of people loved and would want more of.
Yep, I dare say anyone who has played Pitfall will feel a sense of deja vu here amidst the undulating terrain and wooden bridges. While TR2 is certainly more accomplished visually, I do miss the multi-tiered paths of Pitfall, and its wider range of gameplay options, animations and environments. TR2 wins out in its general level design philosophy, though, which is a lot twistier and reflex-demanding than Pitfall's often tediously-extended straights (which sometimes felt more like a simple rhythm game: swipe up, up, up, down, down, down). Hopefully TR2 is intended for expansion, though, and isn't just meant to be a simplistic sequel thrown out to take over from its aging cash cow predecessor.
^Pitfall is still unique with its switching camera angles and simplistic "combat" when Temple Run 2 only improved on the visuals and the cheapness of the traps (from what i see on the videos).
Surprisingly to me I enjoyed Pitfall a lot. Ended up deleting it though cause each run too long. The first Temple Run never clicked with me, but seeing all the comparison between this and Pitfall got me curious.
I thouroughly enjoyed Pitfall, so I'm excited to see how this compares. May have an advandtage since this is in portrait mode.
