The Game of Life 2
The Game of Life 2
The Game of Life 2, développé et édité par Marmalade Game Studio, est sorti le 15 juillet 2020 en tant que successeur du The Game of Life de 2016. Il s'agit d'une adaptation numérique du célèbre jeu de société de Hasbro, proposant davantage de choix aux joueurs sur le chemin de la vie. Le titre, classé dans les genres simulation et jeu de cartes et de société, est disponible sur PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One et Xbox Series X|S, et fonctionne sous le moteur Unity. Le jeu de base comprend le plateau du Monde Classique, trois tenues et trois avatars débloqués, deux véhicules débloqués, ainsi que trois tenues, trois avatars et deux véhicules supplémentaires à débloquer. Les parties se déroulent en tournant une roue pour avancer, en vivant des événements sur les cases et en prenant des décisions aux carrefours, les points étant attribués pour le Savoir, la Richesse et le Bonheur. Selon les données recueillies, le temps de jeu pour l'histoire principale est d'environ une heure et demie et celui pour un parcours complet d'environ dix-huit heures. Proposé au prix de 3,74 euros, il affiche un score OpenCritic de 60 et une note agrégée de 56,63. La presse a salué certains aspects tout en jugeant le prix initial trop élevé, comme l'a relevé GameSpew, tandis que des joueurs sur Metacritic déplorent une expérience basée sur le hasard et un tarif jugé excessif, même si d'autres sur Steam qualifient le titre de chef-d'œuvre ou de relaxant.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« If you can get The Game of Life 2 on sale, it may just be worth it. Again, your enjoyment of it will likely be proportional to how many people you have to play the game with, but as board game ports go, this one isn’t too bad. »
« Had The Game of Life 2 been sub-£20, it’d be easier to recommend. But its asking price of £30 feels far too steep for what’s included here. One game will last only around 30 minutes, and since you’ll see the same random opportunities and job titles come up again and again, you’re probably not likely to want to keep playing. Unless you’re a die-hard fan of the board game, wait until it’s on sale. It’s enjoyable in small doses, but not at RRP. »
« I find the original board game a bit shallow and this video game version is no different, but it’s a decent enough game to play with younger kids. »
« Unless you're a hardcore fan of the original board game or you're looking a simple game to play with your kids, it's hard to wholeheartedly recommend The Game of Life 2. That being said, it does have some lovely graphics and fun themes. »
« Ultimately The Game of Life 2 isn’t a bad game – and should appeal to families looking for the occasional brief piece of entertainment – but doesn’t offer a slick enough package to justify its price-tag. »
« Even more than Monopoly, The Game of Life is a board game from a bygone era. Once upon a time, the nice, meandering journey through suburban life and expectations thereof that the game depicted was considered a representation of a happy, wholesome life experience, but in 2021 lionising that seems incredibly passe. Sticking a "2" next to the title while not doing much to address this dissonance doesn't paper over the fact that very few people actually want to play The Game of Life these days. »
« It's fun for a game or two, but when you realise how much less The Game of Life 2 costs on mobile you'll want to spin again. »
« It feels like The Game of Life 2 is a missed opportunity. Some nice touches and features are included to modernize the gameplay and add some extra depth to a very familiar game, but the overall package is let down by the fact that there’s just not enough variety when it comes to The Game of Life 2 boards, a criticism that has even been thrown at games like Super Mario Party. But this game doesn’t have the excellent mini-games or unpredictability of the latter series to make amends, leaving it at the bottom of the pile when it comes to deciding which party game to break out at the next social gathering. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« this game is pure chance, no skill, just suffering. In overall a bad game. I »
« Just overall bad experience, not recommended for anyone - especially for that atrocious price tag. »
« I love gambling my wife's money to buy an esports team, she later ate my brain and drained me of my knowledge. 100k for absolutely slam dunking on Lebron Jame's twitching corpse got me more hype than my grandma's funeral. »
« Boring and disappointing. All you do is spin, then pick a card. On the Fairy Tale board, the Actions it gave me to choose from were 'Bowling Duel' and 'Get a Gigantic TV!" »
« Boring and disappointing. All you do is spin, then pick a card. On the Fairy Tale board, the Actions it gave me to choose from were 'Bowling Duel' and 'Get a Gigantic TV!". Like... come on. They have all these boards but not a full set of specialized cards for each of them. »
« It was a great game to begin with, loved the fact you can buy the whole game so you can get all the different maps. Wish they would have put a little bit more variety to the maps so it was actually a different course on a different map rather than the same one each time. Loved playing it with my siblings, something happened though so now there is no more private games (we all are adults and live in different states or places) lately the private games have been letting in random people and says the code is invalid when we send someone the code/game invite to them which is some straight up **** It was a rather “cheap” game 20 for the original map then 30 for the whole thing with the multiple maps. Just wish they could fix the bugs in it. Also doesn’t help that people are now getting invalid password reset requests on their switch after playing said game. Really took a great game and some family game night and throw it into the trash. I recommend only playing the game by yourself now. »
