In fact, whole characters can revolve around one style of combat or the other. So far the ranged weapons aren’t quite as satisfying as Vermintide 2’s melee options, but they aren’t a neglected way to play in the slightest. And even within the guns, you can use single shot pistols, powerful shotguns, rapid-fire repeaters, and more. Similar to the melee variety, there is a whole range of play styles available here bows can fire quickly and accurately, whereas many guns send out massive bursts of bullets but often take longer to reload. In addition to a melee weapon, every character also has a ranged weapon with a limited amount of ammo. Even though all of these Elites are still killed by pouring damage into them, they are fun and often scary hurdles between hacking at the weaker hordes.
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The scariest of all are the enormous Elites like the Rat Ogre, Spawn of Chaos, or Stormvermin, which act as mini-boss fights in the middle of a level and demand your full team’s attention. Others like the Rattling Gunner or poison throwing Globadiers can deal out tons of damage in a large area, pushing you to move around the battlefield. Many of them like the Hook Rat, Assassin, and Leech can single-out isolated allies, forcing you to stick together. The Elite enemies do shake things up a bit, and there are a surprising number of different ones you can encounter. It's simple but fun hack-n-slash combat, not as nuanced as something like Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. It’s simple, hack-n-slash fun, but nowhere near as deep as something like Chivalry: Medieval Warfare or For Honor. Most fights are a matter of circling hordes of baddies, swinging at the head and occasionally avoiding big hits.
You can aim for the head to deal more damage, use a slower but stronger heavy attack, block attacks, and dodge a short distance, but that’s about all the nuance there is. That said, the combat tactics in Vermintide 2 isn’t as deep as its weapon pool.
Picking one weapon over another feels like a matter of preference, as there aren’t really any objectively bad choices.
The dozens of weapons available to you are varied enough that each one feels different - the flail was a favorite of mine for its quicker speed while still having a cleave effect, but I rarely liked using halberds in contrast - but they all share that feedback that makes Vermintide 2 so satisfying. If its a killing blow, blunt weapons like hammers will send the now limp body flying, while bladed options will instead slice through heads, limbs, torsos, and tails - it’s a display that’s even more spectacular when cutting through groups of Skaven with wide cleaving weapons. Nearly every melee weapon hits hard, with tons of feedback in the form of forceful sound effects and staggered reactions from your enemy. When you connect with a mace or a sword, you can practically feel it reverberate in your bones. But Vermintide 2 has out-of-match progression with levels to earn, skill points to assign, and lots of new loot to collect, alongside one of the most visceral melee systems around. It’s a similar structure: four players fight their way through a linear level filled with hordes of rat-like Skaven and decomposing Chaos soldiers, as well as some Elite enemies that will hook allies, throw poison smoke, or even fire machine guns. Vermintide 2 (and its predecessor) wears its Left 4 Dead inspiration on its sleeve, but it’s by no means a carbon copy of Valve’s co-op zombie FPS.
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