World of Goo 2: now available

[mindcrash]

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 :)

[TonyTrapp]

And in fact you can buy a DRM-free version right on their website, with no obligation to use any store - neither Steam nor Epic.

[katzinsky]

>If you are not happy about that you can get it DRM free from the website

It's surprising this and GOG is always such an unpopular option. Most of these stores really dig their claws into the game and force you to launch it through their own shells with all kinds of nagging and network traffic.

I've become convinced most consumers really just aren't capable of "shopping" for software.

[coldpie]

> wait for the inevitable Steam launch

I pick that one.

[miohtama]

Happy that they went with Epic. Steam needs more legit competition.

[accrual]

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!

[janice1999]

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

[darek]

There was this tech [1] making rounds on HN a while back. Made a big impression on me and it's by the company that co-created the World of Goo 2. I wonder if it was used to make the game.

[1] https://tomorrowcorporation.com/posts/how-we-make-games-at-t...

[cube2222]

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.

[mcphage]

It is out for Switch at least, so you can play on the go that way. And given how their games go, I assume it'll be out for iPad eventually.

[The_Colonel]

Interestingly, it looks pretty much the same as the original. That's not a complaint, the original still looks great.

[garaetjjte]

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.

[tamimio]

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.

[HunterWare]

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