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World of Goo 2

207 points by NOWHERE_ 3y ago

vsnf 3y ago
I'm looking forward to this, the original was excellent. Made very much in the spirit of Newground's flash games. Replaying it on iOS kind of sucked though. Touch, with fingers obscuring the precise location of each gooball is an exercise in frustration.
- KeplerBoy 3y ago
  It was the perfect Wii game. At least that's how I remember it.
- yaomtc 3y ago
  It came to iPad a year before iPhone likely for that reason. Maybe the smaller screen needed a zoom-in feature?
xyzal 3y ago
This will be an instabuy for me, even if it is just new levels with same gameplay as the first one.
- vermilingua 3y ago
  There are at least four brand new mechanics compared to the original, as per the trailer video: - terrain deformation - liquid goo - liquid terrain (lava) - goo cannons
  - ashton314 3y ago
    I noticed the goo cannons. Those look like a lot of fun!
  - viraptor 3y ago
    It looks like the winter level also had some kind of freezing going on.
TheCaptain4815 3y ago
Can’t wait for this one, I remember reading an article in which they say 90% of their copies were pirated. I hope they are able to fix this somehow.
- Grimblewald 3y ago
  We may be able to decrease that just a tiny bit. I did buy it legit, twice, but its a pain in the ass to keep a track of whats going on with licensing, which platform do i have licenses on? What platform did i get migrated to without knowledge or consent? Etc. but it is a nice game to come back to every now and then. So i dont buy it anymore but when i feel like playing i pirate it, i figure i own it on at least two platforms already, should be ok. If others like me exist, then the high piracy numbers might in part be a condemnation of drm and another part high praise to the replayability of the game. Few other games get this much revisitation from me. Warcraft 3 used to until blizz stope that from me and forced me into their "remaster"
  - vsnf 3y ago
    Why not pirate the old War3?
    - Grimblewald 3y ago
      Not quite on the level of world of goo and piracy is its own bag of hassles
- justworkout 3y ago
  That's a pretty incredible amount, because there was a point where there were indie bundles making headlines every week and World of Goo was featured in every single bundle imaginable. I feel like every person who played games 15 years ago bought World of Goo intentionally or accidentally in some form at least 10 times.
  - modeless 3y ago
    I definitely have at least three copies. Never bought it intentionally and never played it longer than a few minutes.
muzani 3y ago
If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.
- Andrew_nenakhov 3y ago
  Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not available in my country.
  - lozenge 3y ago
    I believe you, but... Are you going to the Purchases section of Google Play Store, or just using the main search?
    - Andrew_nenakhov 3y ago
      Both. Just disappeared from my purchases. It is installed on one of my devices, and in android there is a button that leads from an app shortcut to Play Store page [0], but pressing it just brings you to a blanc page that displays an endless loading indicator. [0]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twodboy.worldofgoofull https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twodboy.wo...
      - meibo 3y ago
        I wonder if this is some kind of regional issue. I also bought this version(about 10 years ago?) and was able to reinstall it and play just fine directly from the link you posted. EDIT: Looks like it doesn't scale correctly though, and I get a warning that the game doesn't support my version of Android! What a shame.
  - mikkom 3y ago
wyldfire 3y ago
"world of goo" and "Little Inferno" were each really fun games. Can't wait to try this one.
- lloeki 3y ago
  Human Resource Machine + 7 Billion Humans too.
- raincole 3y ago
  I liked World of Goo a lot, but Little Inferno feels it's just "throwing random shit together". (Arguably some may find throwing random shit fun)
  - mcphage 3y ago
    what I love about Little Inferno is that it’s a very direct criticism of capitalism… and was released originally as a launch title for a new video game console (the WiiU). I always loved that they did that.
bobse 3y ago
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throwworhtthrow 3y ago
Don't be deceived by the paltry YouTube view count: this is way bigger news than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer from earlier this week.
- nanna 3y ago
  My takeaway from the GTA6 trailer was, I can't stand any of these characters, I'll never go near this game.
  - 93po 3y ago
    I mean it's pretty fun even if you do zero storyline
  - itishappy 3y ago
    Why?
    - philistine 3y ago
      They're not made of goo.
AnonC 3y ago
I liked the first version of the game, but found it impossible to finish after a few levels. I hope there’s an easy mode for people like me who want to enjoy a game without having to aim to be the fastest or best player in the world. I’d appreciate a super easy mode as well (easier than easy mode).
- oliwarner 3y ago
  It's a puzzle game so there's only so far you can go before you watching someone else play it. In that vein, you can watch people play to see how to do it. I have to admit that in this case, it's not just knowing, you have to be able to execute it in a timely manner too.
joshspankit 3y ago
I wonder if there’s any chance we’ll get a properly-gooey VR version

207 points by NOWHERE_ 3y ago

vsnf 3y ago

I'm looking forward to this, the original was excellent. Made very much in the spirit of Newground's flash games. Replaying it on iOS kind of sucked though. Touch, with fingers obscuring the precise location of each gooball is an exercise in frustration.

KeplerBoy 3y ago
It was the perfect Wii game. At least that's how I remember it.
yaomtc 3y ago
It came to iPad a year before iPhone likely for that reason. Maybe the smaller screen needed a zoom-in feature?

xyzal 3y ago

This will be an instabuy for me, even if it is just new levels with same gameplay as the first one.

vermilingua 3y ago
There are at least four brand new mechanics compared to the original, as per the trailer video: - terrain deformation - liquid goo - liquid terrain (lava) - goo cannons
- ashton314 3y ago
  I noticed the goo cannons. Those look like a lot of fun!
- viraptor 3y ago
  It looks like the winter level also had some kind of freezing going on.

TheCaptain4815 3y ago

Can’t wait for this one, I remember reading an article in which they say 90% of their copies were pirated. I hope they are able to fix this somehow.

Grimblewald 3y ago
We may be able to decrease that just a tiny bit. I did buy it legit, twice, but its a pain in the ass to keep a track of whats going on with licensing, which platform do i have licenses on? What platform did i get migrated to without knowledge or consent? Etc. but it is a nice game to come back to every now and then. So i dont buy it anymore but when i feel like playing i pirate it, i figure i own it on at least two platforms already, should be ok. If others like me exist, then the high piracy numbers might in part be a condemnation of drm and another part high praise to the replayability of the game. Few other games get this much revisitation from me. Warcraft 3 used to until blizz stope that from me and forced me into their "remaster"
- vsnf 3y ago
  Why not pirate the old War3?
  - Grimblewald 3y ago
    Not quite on the level of world of goo and piracy is its own bag of hassles
justworkout 3y ago
That's a pretty incredible amount, because there was a point where there were indie bundles making headlines every week and World of Goo was featured in every single bundle imaginable. I feel like every person who played games 15 years ago bought World of Goo intentionally or accidentally in some form at least 10 times.
- modeless 3y ago
  I definitely have at least three copies. Never bought it intentionally and never played it longer than a few minutes.

muzani 3y ago

If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.

Andrew_nenakhov 3y ago
Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not available in my country.
- lozenge 3y ago
  I believe you, but... Are you going to the Purchases section of Google Play Store, or just using the main search?
  - Andrew_nenakhov 3y ago
    Both. Just disappeared from my purchases. It is installed on one of my devices, and in android there is a button that leads from an app shortcut to Play Store page [0], but pressing it just brings you to a blanc page that displays an endless loading indicator. [0]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twodboy.worldofgoofull https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twodboy.wo...
    - meibo 3y ago
      I wonder if this is some kind of regional issue. I also bought this version(about 10 years ago?) and was able to reinstall it and play just fine directly from the link you posted. EDIT: Looks like it doesn't scale correctly though, and I get a warning that the game doesn't support my version of Android! What a shame.
- mikkom 3y ago

wyldfire 3y ago

"world of goo" and "Little Inferno" were each really fun games. Can't wait to try this one.

lloeki 3y ago
Human Resource Machine + 7 Billion Humans too.
raincole 3y ago
I liked World of Goo a lot, but Little Inferno feels it's just "throwing random shit together". (Arguably some may find throwing random shit fun)
- mcphage 3y ago
  what I love about Little Inferno is that it’s a very direct criticism of capitalism… and was released originally as a launch title for a new video game console (the WiiU). I always loved that they did that.

bobse 3y ago

[dead]

throwworhtthrow 3y ago

Don't be deceived by the paltry YouTube view count: this is way bigger news than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer from earlier this week.

nanna 3y ago
My takeaway from the GTA6 trailer was, I can't stand any of these characters, I'll never go near this game.
- 93po 3y ago
  I mean it's pretty fun even if you do zero storyline
- itishappy 3y ago
  Why?
  - philistine 3y ago
    They're not made of goo.

AnonC 3y ago

I liked the first version of the game, but found it impossible to finish after a few levels. I hope there’s an easy mode for people like me who want to enjoy a game without having to aim to be the fastest or best player in the world. I’d appreciate a super easy mode as well (easier than easy mode).

oliwarner 3y ago
It's a puzzle game so there's only so far you can go before you watching someone else play it. In that vein, you can watch people play to see how to do it. I have to admit that in this case, it's not just knowing, you have to be able to execute it in a timely manner too.

joshspankit 3y ago

I wonder if there’s any chance we’ll get a properly-gooey VR version