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World of Goo 2: now available

by theolivenbaum on 8/4/24, 7:15 PM with 45 comments

  • by mindcrash on 8/5/24, 6:52 PM

    If anyone might be interested:

    Yes, concerning stores World of Goo 2 will be Epic exclusive for a while most likely because Epic was a major investor while developing the game.

    On the other hand 2DBoy gets 100% of all Epic Store profit during a limited period.

    If you are not happy about that you can get it DRM free from the website or wait for the inevitable Steam launch.

    Hope this helps :)

  • by accrual on 8/4/24, 7:45 PM

    The original World of Goo game was quite a phenomenon back in 2008, I remember it being talked about a lot amongst peers in school. Cool to see a real sequel!
  • by janice1999 on 8/7/24, 1:08 PM

    Anyone know what engine this is made in? The original used Open Dynamics Engine for physics simulation. [1]

    [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Dynamics_Engine

  • by cube2222 on 8/7/24, 1:04 PM

    Ah, that will be fun to get back to!

    Only pity is it's not available for mobile - the first game was perfect on an iPad with touch as the input method.

  • by The_Colonel on 8/7/24, 1:08 PM

    Interestingly, it looks pretty much the same as the original. That's not a complaint, the original still looks great.
  • by garaetjjte on 8/7/24, 2:58 PM

    I enjoyed it, but I was slightly underwhelmed. Some sequels, like Portal 2, expand on the concept so well that they basically replace the original. But in this case, I sometimes felt like level design took a step back, and WoG 1 was overall better game.
  • by tamimio on 8/5/24, 12:14 AM

    No way!! I used to play the original one on my Nokia phone (E61i - I was called a dork for using such a chonky device back then, but I needed that sweet WiFi!) for hours! It was this and another game from iDreams that were my favorites.
  • by HunterWare on 8/7/24, 1:01 PM

    I eagerly await being able to play it on Steam and iOS/Play. =)