Slime Rancher 2

Ahh Slime Rancher 2: The Final Solution electric boogaloo. I had no idea you could just slap a cute coat of blobs on a Holocaust simulator. Pokémon is dark. Slime Rancher is unsettling. It’s like slavery in cute version form. Pokemon can be said to be comprised of kids enslaving animals and forcing them to fight each other cockfighting-ring style. The Slime Rancher series is not that much different. The Slime Rancher games look like nice games where you just go around catching slimes as if they were Pokémon and feeding them. Well, that's not the case. These are games where you steal everything you can from the environment because you still don't have enough money to upgrade your farms. It is a game that teaches us that multiculturalism is bad and will lead to hideous monsters, and you can finish that thought as I don't want to be canceled for saying too much. The truth is the slimes in these games are genocidal maniacs who seek to destroy everything living that is not them. I once went out to collect hens because farming them is a pain. Well, as soon as I got to one, a slime ate it. Upon further discovery, a slime was somehow able to get up to the hen's nest and eat everything but the babies. These games say Chickadoos are too cute to kill, but in reality, the slimes just enjoy watching the chickadoos run in absolute terror after watching their parents get eaten. Capitalism at its finest folks. This s*hit can be just like the furry community sometimes, and I'm not sure if I should love or hate it. Slime Rancher 2 in particular is overall extremely good, especially after the post 1.0 balance patch they did that reduced some major grind aspects that people had issues with. I think the main reasons a lot of people were mixed on it is because in terms of gameplay, it's a lot more focused on exploration and resource gathering than SR1 was, and it's also MUCH more intensive on story and lore than SR1 was, so there's a bit of friction with people who liked SR1 for being cozy, genocidal and casual. To me it makes sense as a sequel though, it wants to be far more story driven than SR1 was, and in terms of gameplay it wants to stick out a bit instead of being the exact same as the first game. It's still got that same vibe and feel, but it tries to engage you far more than SR1 does, which again may feel a bit off if you're used to the laid back genocide and cozy vibes of the first game instead. I do think the ranching in the game is a little undercooked though, it's practically the same as SR1 which is nice, but also makes it a bit tedious because there's a lack of depth to it, and nothing new shaking things up, especially considering that certain upgrades for certain plot buildings are missing. But even then, the stronger focus on exploration makes up for it a bit because you're not spending your time on the ranch most of the time anyways. I think it's one of the most genuine sequels in a long time. They've taken a lot of the core elements and continued them on, it preserves the spirit, the genocide, the sheer joy of the first game. It's a lot more interactive, which can be a tough thing to grind out, but once you unlock drones it's not a big deal at all. Yeah this game like the first one comments on the flaws and evils of capitalism, and not many people are ready to hear that, but it's still just a game about raising slimes so I still highly recommend it. Really think it through before buying though. I bought it and now I can't stop with the genocide. I was just going to play it sometimes as a one off. Boy did that go well... please help me. Finally, whenever you feel powerless, worthless and unworthy, just remember, one single poop of yours can shut down an entire water park. 8/10

This is like the cutest game ever, but the map is so hard for me to remember.