Do you remember Rage 2? No? Let’s take a step back. Do you completely remember Rage? Well, the oft-forgotten sequel to Id Software’s oft-forgotten FPS will be available for free on the Epic Games Store next week, so maybe enough people will be playing right now for it to remain in collective memory. I’ve actually heard some good things about Rage 2, an open-world affair made with Mad Max developer Avalanche, but they slipped out of the ear soon enough that I was surprised to be reminded of their existence when it was released. Epic’s freebie schedule came.
Rage 2 leaned into the open-world aspects of the former, with a big and weird wasteland with lots of extras. The sequel also gave us superhero powers. Vidbud Matthew quite liked parts of it, for example:
Like Matt Cox in our written Rage 2 review, with some caveat too.
“The parts I like far outweigh the parts I don’t like,” he said. “I’ve got my weird NPCs, my yacht, my Whoopinkoffs and Dimbledicks. I’ve found every Ark now, but I still plan on gambling in between side activities. ”
I think it’s that lukewarm 7/10 vibe that made it slip out of my mind. But for free, and now that it has had a few content updates and removed Denuvo? Absolutely, I will remember this time. I’m making a note. And post these so you can make a note too.
Rage 2 will be available for free for souvenirs at the Epic Games Store from Thursday 18 to 25 June 4pm. Epic will also be giving away Absolute Drift, a pretty fun top-down racing game about refusing to drive forward, during that time period.