Splitgate 2 has resurfaced at last with a new cinematic trailer and a PC and console launch planned for 2025. We spoke to creator Ian Proulx about his hopes that second time around, he can build the number one shooter in the world.
The first one was really hard to look at. I’m not a “graphix makez thuh game” kinda person but that one was out there. Really the only thing that needed to be fixed was portal placement. I found they were way weird and unintuitive when all I really wanted was for them to work like Portal.
“Splitgate was much more of an arena shooter, fast-paced, very circular motion,” Proulx adds. “With this next game, it’s much more of a class-based shooter or arcade shooter where it’s still fast-paced. It’s still about shooting people and portaling, but it’s a little bit more thoughtful, it’s a little bit more strategic. The angles are a little bit more intentional and less chaotic.”
Oh, cool. So they’re making it worse. Bad enough that they patched LAN out of the first game, they’re also patching out the gameplay reason I’d want to play it.
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The first one was really hard to look at. I’m not a “graphix makez thuh game” kinda person but that one was out there. Really the only thing that needed to be fixed was portal placement. I found they were way weird and unintuitive when all I really wanted was for them to work like Portal.
Oh, cool. So they’re making it worse. Bad enough that they patched LAN out of the first game, they’re also patching out the gameplay reason I’d want to play it.
Why does this always happen? “We really struck gold here. Let’s completely change it, and make it like everything else.”
just another live service fps churnfest
The entire reason I loved Splitgate was the simplicity and lack of classes…
That’s true but the simplicity didn’t help it maintain it’s player base so makes sense why they are going in this direction.
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The first one felt chaotic and the portal system felt bad. Looks like they’re tackleing those two issues so I hope it turns out well.