Gunlocked 2 is currently 20% off all week long to celebrate its Gunlocked 1 infused update.
In making Gunlocked 2, nothing has delighted me more than finding interesting ways to remix old ideas. It feels like a eureka moment each time I figure out a new way to incorporate something from Gunlocked 1 in a fresh form factor. Even this week's key art update is a big love letter to the original art from Gunlocked 1!
Gunlocked 2's systems are very different from the original in many key ways, so bringing any idea over in a 1:1 fashion is unlikely even if I wanted to. There's way more utility and augment slots, pilots are more unique and have super charged bonuses to start the game stronger, and the battlefield is bigger and battler. Everything needs to be balanced to fit into this brave new world.
But more fun than rebalancing, is re-inventing. I love looking at Gunlocked 1 and going, "Okay, but what if it was this instead of that?" A great example is the Static Surge. A powerful weapon from the original that had fans split. It made you invulnerable and let you crash though enemies with reckless abandon, but you couldn't control when. In Gunlocked 2, it's a utility now, and it powers up your new dodge ability when it's charged up. It won't activate until you activate dodge the next time. And that dodge? Oh, that's also a remix of the Phase Shift powerup from Gunlocked 1. You now always have it, on a short cooldown, and it makes for more dynamic and interesting combat.
Speaking of powerups. The latest update for Gunlocked 2, not only brings a new mode, new leaderboards, 80 new weapon enhancements, and a returning pilot, but It also brings back powerups! Remixed versions, and new powers alike, let you go crazy in Turbo Mode. And if you collect all the letters that spell TURBO, you get every powerup at once for 10 seconds.
And that leads to one final thing that Gunlocked 1 had that Gunlocked 2 has now too: Brevity. Gunlocked 2 made runs a lot longer, with more choices, and interactions to be had, and brought saving and loading with it. But even with save points, it might still feel like too much game when you only have a few minutes to play. Turbo mode is the answer. Just 10 minutes start to finish, and you get the full experience of power and leveling with it.
If you wanna see that in action, I put together a little youtube short of the new mode and powerup medley:
If you want to do more than see that action, click the store link above.
Hope to see you over at Gunlocked 2. Until next time!