Gravity Rush 2 is amazing, and it's a shame that it bombed so hard that Sony closed its servers a mere year and a half after its release(and that's only because fans made a campaign to keep the game alive) Why should you play it?
There'd be another element on that list but sadly it's not available anymore since the servers closed. You used to be able to
- see other people's pictures and rate them
- send and recieve challenges
- recieve "treasure hunt" requests. Basically you recieved a picture of a location taken by another player and you had to use it to find a treasure chest that could have furniture, gestures, talismans, loot, etc.
All of this got you Dusty Tokens, which would unlock costumes for Kat, more gestures and even a talisman that allowed you to have an infinite gravity gauge. Like I said, all of this is entirely unaccessible now, and it's a HUGE shame since it used to be so much fun and the rewards were worth it. Don't get me wrong though, the main game is great and there's still a ton of things to do.
If you're still on the fence:
There's also the thing of this being a sequel, but tbh I don't think it's necessary to play the first one to understand what's going on. I see it as some Uncharted 4 scenario where the story gains a lot if you know what every character's been through but it's still fine on it's own (the first one is also a lot more clunky and uglier, since it's a remaster from the Vita). Anyways, my advice is still the same: you should play this game.
- It still has the best traversal system from any videogame, period. You can fall in any direction, walk anywhere, and use a bunch of Kat's abilities to move around (you can dash, walljump, launch yourself forwards, etc.)
- It's a beautiful game. With the sequel, they've moved away from the grim aesthetics of the first game to a much more colorful world, and I know this is pretty much a cliche at this point but it really does look like a cartoon.
- The music, especially if you like saxophone leads. I'll let it speak for itself
- Kat. I'll forever defend that she deserves to be Sony's mascot
and being in smash, and it's simply because Kat is such a likeable character. She's like wholesomeness personified, always upbeat, always helping everyone, etc.
There'd be another element on that list but sadly it's not available anymore since the servers closed. You used to be able to
- see other people's pictures and rate them
- send and recieve challenges
- recieve "treasure hunt" requests. Basically you recieved a picture of a location taken by another player and you had to use it to find a treasure chest that could have furniture, gestures, talismans, loot, etc.
All of this got you Dusty Tokens, which would unlock costumes for Kat, more gestures and even a talisman that allowed you to have an infinite gravity gauge. Like I said, all of this is entirely unaccessible now, and it's a HUGE shame since it used to be so much fun and the rewards were worth it. Don't get me wrong though, the main game is great and there's still a ton of things to do.
If you're still on the fence:
There's also the thing of this being a sequel, but tbh I don't think it's necessary to play the first one to understand what's going on. I see it as some Uncharted 4 scenario where the story gains a lot if you know what every character's been through but it's still fine on it's own (the first one is also a lot more clunky and uglier, since it's a remaster from the Vita). Anyways, my advice is still the same: you should play this game.
