
You sense there is a bigger secret to this world. This allows you to be reborn if you take too much damage to continue. And it will be repeatedly given how much back and forth across the map Axiom Verge 2 makes you do. Save Shrines: Every time you stop at one of these, a tiny piece of you is left behind. With basically just an axe as your main weapon and very little range options beyond that boomerang, there simply isnt enough variety in the action to make killing the same monsters repeatedly worthwhile.

But like anything with a computer at its core, they can be hacked, each for varying effects. Drones: These mechanical foes attack you on sight.As you draw nearer to an urn, the light coalesces to point in its general direction. Compass: This lapis lazuli pendant sparkles with light.Urns: If you break open one of these you’ll gain new powers and abilities from the entities trapped inside.Granted, opening a game review with an Xzibit reference. However, the most powerful weapons are optional, and they will make your journey. Only three of them are needed to advance in the story.
AXIOM VERGE 2 AXE UPGRADE

But you get the feeling that something else is lurking just past the fringes of reality, waiting to pull you in. Hiding in a cargo lift in Antarctica is what appears to be an ancient, alternate Earth, complete with mountains, lakes, deserts, and the ruins of a civilization. DECADES LATER… OR IS IT CENTURIES EARLIER?
