Many side scrollers can revert to that general formula, but Axiom Verge is always adding something new to the equation and as a result it never feels dull or repetitive.
These upgrades will also unlock new traversal moves, like a grappling hook or teleport ability, which add new wrinkles to the basic platforming. Ultimately, getting through these sections is about finding a rhythm, and if that’s not working trying to search out a damage upgrade or a health upgrade for a little extra support. Yes, players will die…likely a lot, but every boss fight feels perfectly within the realm of possibility. Axiom Verge 2 is finally set to launch this year, and today Happ has confirmed that a PC version is on the way but exclusively on the Epic Games Store.
Prior to today’s announcement during the Epic Games Store Spring Showcase, Axiom Verge 2 was. Pattern memorization is key in these sequences, along with using the right type of weapon to hit the boss’s weak point or points, but there is also a fair share of luck involved. Axiom Verge 2 will indeed make its way over to PC, but as a timed exclusive for the Epic Games Store. As Trace faces off with hulking biomechanical brutes, players will need to be precise and quick, popping in a few hits where possible and then trying to avoid the boss’s attack(s). That motto further extends to the game’s boss battles, which are extraordinarily difficult but brilliantly designed one-on-one fights.
