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Ghostrunner 2is more than just an action game. It requires patience, skill, intelligent decisions, being precise and fast simultaneously, and never giving up. The game doesn’t give you any chance either; you’ll die upon receiving any hit, and there will be times when you’ll die even though you feel you did everything perfectly.
So, if you are researching the game before giving it a go, or you already started and are having a bad time at it, we recommend you take a look and read this collection of tips. Here, you’ll find things like how to beat the battling zones, do Parkour properly, and deal with collectibles.
Battle Arenas Are Trial And Error
You might have noticed that all the levelshave certain zones with open areas where you must fight against many enemies.If you like to label it, you can call thembattle arenas.
In these battle arenas,your first instinct might be to go berserk, slashing everything that comes at you with no mercy, and that’s cool, butyou’ll struggle with many of them if you do that, and those battle arenas will quickly change into choke points. This usually happens because all the enemies will attack you at the same time, making it easy for them to land a hit on you.
It would be best to deal with these zones strategically; try to find the best path to start and stick to it until you eventually manage to kill all the enemies.This game is all about trial and error; if your method isn’t working out and you are constantly dying in the same place against the same enemy, try another method.Make it easier for you.
Parrying Is Cool, But…
One of the first few skills you learn as a player in Ghostrunner 2 is toperform perfect parriesto execute your melee-ranged enemies. While it’s extremely cool to kill aggressive humanoids in the most gruesome ways,it’s way better(and even safer)to slash through your enemies with basic melee attacks.This is because youcan get exposed to an unavoidable attackor a shot shortly after you perform an execution.
Also, it takes way less time, and it’s extremely easy just to cut the grunts in half;parrying doesn’t give you any clear advantagewhen you are against a giant horde of enemies.
Note that this doesn’t mean you won’t be parrying at all.There are two crucial moments whenparrying is betterthan anything else: againstthe Shinobisandagainst bosses. On the one hand, the quickest and safest way to deal with the Shinobis is by perfect-parrying them. This is because theyblock all your attacks, including your Shuriken skill.On the other hand, if you manage to parry a boss attack,they’ll get stunned.If you hit them while stunned,you’ll damage them a lot.
Play Ping-Pong To Kill Enemies
While dealing with melee enemies is as simple as slashing them with your katana,things aren’t easy when facing ranged enemies with guns.Their shots are always tough to avoid (especially when you are in battle arenas), and there will always be moments when you just get shot out of nowhere, resulting in the “Critical Failure” red screen popping up, which is always frustrating.
The best way to avoid constantly dying in a battle arena is bykilling the ranged enemies first before dealing with anyone else.
A common question will pop up: How can I deal with these enemies directly if they are constantly shooting at me? Well, it’s really simple;you may deflect their shots.To do that, you mustwait until the bullet you want to deflect is extremely close to you.When this happens,click the Block button(never hold; just click), then quicklymove to the side to avoid any potential second shotheading your way.
Blocking shots isn’t the same as deflecting shots. Blocking shots consume your stamina bar, and the shots won’t return to the shooter.
Sneak In The Shadows
Now, if things get overwhelming and you don’t find a way to progress further,it’s time to use your abilities.
Sensory Boost, A Vital Tool
Ghostrunner 2 teaches you that theSensory Boostonly works to avoid bullets mid-air, but it’sway more helpful than it looks at first sight.It’s a great skill to use in battle arenas as it slows time.you’re able to position yourself correctly, get behind an enemy to throw a Shuriken or save yourself from falling off a cliff.
Sensory Boost is crucial for the late stages of the game, where most of the enemies you’ll find out there can be stunned with a Shuriken, and shields are protecting them. Keep using it whenever you can, and you’ll become a master at killing enemies with ease.
Be Careful Where You Dash
When you are not battling, you are flying through the air using big fans, jumping and walking on walls, or using your grappling gun to reach new places. In other words,you are doing Parkour.
The game has an excellent tool,the dashes, whichyou can use to close distancesbetween you and your landing spot if you think you won’t reach it only by a jump.
Eventually, you’ll get used to dashing, and it’s cool as it lets you go faster on the ground,but it’s risky to use it when doing Parkour, asit’s very easy to lose control of yourself in the air.The dash also cuts any impulse you may have, resulting in an annoying fall to the void. Don’t spam your dashes, or you’ll fall into the void.
How To Search The Collectibles?
Exploring is essential in Ghostrunner 2.It lets you find artifacts, sword skins, audio logs, and, most importantly, Memory Shards, which you can use to upgrade your motherboard and get more skills.
To find these things more efficiently,be attentive to the mini-map.It’ll show a general zone where you can find the collectibles you are looking for. Sadly, the mini-map will not be enough, as most of the time, these collectibles will be behind a wall, trapped in a cage, etc. And you need to backtrack a little bit or advance further to find a way to get them.
In these cases, our best tip is tobeat every level for the first time without caring much about exploring and finding collectibles.It’ll let you learn the level and, most importantly,what’s coming up next,so you don’t get in that situation where you don’t know if you must advance further or keep finding a way to reach the collectible you are trying to get.
Practice In The Ghostrunner.exe
While it just seems like a mini-game you must go through to get skins for your gloves, in reality,the Ghostrunner.exe mini-game is a great tool to hone your battling and Parkour skills.
Thanks to the Ghostrunner.exe, you can master basic things such as calculating jumps, crouching or dashing properly to avoid bullets, deflecting and blocking bullets, using the Sensory Boost properly, and much more.
