Its presence is mostly felt in melee, which is manageable against one opponent but feels deliberately discouraged against groups. Do it all before the first grunt knows he’s dead yet.Ī stamina bar prevents you from endless, uninterrupted strings of clandestine acrobatics, but it mainly provides a sense of rhythm to your movement rather than hindering your flow. Dishonored-blink back up and drop behind the guard who just came to check the body. Plunge your sword into an unsuspecting neck. “Nice rope, nerd”, Gary scoffs at gaming’s recent obsession with grappling hooks, then teleports onto your mantlepiece and boots your commemorative plates to death. But, oh boy, it is so freeing that it makes the entire game. Movement is not just the best thing about Aragami 2 - it is the only truly great thing about it. Gary teleports from roof to rafter in a Kitsune mask, drop-kicking guards, and gently whispering, "lol you just got knocked out by a fox m8," into their unconscious earholes. Gary’s contemporaries talk of personal codes and honour. Gary is, as far as I’m concerned, playing dress up as a ninja, and having the grandest time doing it. If Agent 47 is Ian Hitman, so must our masked protagonist be Gary Aragami. Because there’s playing a game, in the operational sense, and then there’s playing inside of one. Let’s play ninjas, shall we?Īnd “play” is key. If Tenchu was an armoury to select from, and Shadow Tactics a map to study, Aragami 2 is a toybox. Flow imperfectly and playfully, for the same tools that allow you to strike masterfully silent also let you mitigate sloppiness with improvisational glee. Flow, then, like an irresponsibly sharp ice-sculpture of a hummingbird. Flow like water, it says stabby water, with wings. ‘Breezy’ seems like an odd word to slap on a stealth game - a measured, sometimes plodding genre - but it fits ninj-em-up Aragami 2 perfectly. From: Steam, GOG, Humble, Xbox Game Pass.Perfect for a quick-fix of stealth, and joyfully light on its feet. Aragami 2’s ninja garb is frayed around the edges, but it’s still an easy, breezy fit.
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