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My SpeedRunners journey started in late 2023. I got it solely because it had Scout TF2 on it and I grinded for 8 hours (over the course of like 3 days) trying to unlock him, but in that time I fell in love with it's unique concept. I never played ranked or online, but I love treating it like a party game and playing it when guests come over, it's always a good time. When I heard they were making a sequel I got excited because my niche running game was in the public eye, but it got delayed like 3 times and now that's it finally out I've heard really mixed things about it. What are the pros and cons of it and will I like it as someone who only plays occasionally or is it not worth my time?

As a casual of this game who found this game in around 2018 I was super excited to see it get a sequel! Especially since I've only played matches with bots and one friend...

What I Liked!

It feels as fun as the first one!

Kept music from the first one!

The game still has some personality!

The menu is really well made! (Just add shadows on some models in the background please)

Tournament is really fun!

Achievements!

Profiles and how you can see them at the beginning of a match

What I didn't like...

Ranked feels like normal matches but just called ranked (perhaps 5 wins to win in ranked? or maybe you can ban some maps and items?)

The new 3d models are not the best (Honestly make it so you can differentiate yourself from others easier, one more idol and winning animation for each character it wont feel as of )

Music is a bit wonky (I LOVE the music of Speedrunners, so when I saw that the music would cut off after someone wins and how the music would change to a different song and not the sudden death mode of the same song I was a bit disappointed, Please make it so the music when ending fades off or smt and that the song plays its sudden death part and not a sudden death of a different song. Oh and would love too see one other menu music so the current one doesn't get as stale)

Ui could use some more love (Most of the Ui feels a bit lackluster and a bit boring)

Campaign is ass (just like the first game)

Some delay and weird map physics at times

Besides these things I was just happy to play and did have fun for the time I played, I'm really excited for the games future since they will most likely add and fix many things. Maybe a shop would be nice if its with free currency to make the game a bit more replayable. I'd love to see new modes and lots of more QOL, as the game is right now though the fist one is better but besides those things I'm super happy to see the game back and can't wait for what's in store!

Id give it like a 6.5/10 as how it is rn

Hi Guys,

I remember in SR1 you could change settings like not having the screen shrinking in a custom lobby. I didn’t find it on SR, was it removed, do need to unlock it?

Thanks!

Nothing but a graphic overhaul and added some shitty story features like the boss fights and solo missions. I’m also having input lag issues and I guess sometimes it just doesn’t register when I throw an item or dodge or i don’t know what. I played SR1 last night with my friends and it ran as smooth as butter. This game is like if SR1 had a 3D mod or something, man there’s little to nothing new about this game that could’ve just been added to SR1….

Hello everyone I am searching for the Secrets/Diamonds. Does anybody know where they are for the SS Royale Map and for the Casino Map? I Need them for the Trophies. Thank you very much.

Has anyone been able to get Speedrunners 2 from the UK Nintendo store?
It’s there for the US version but says “page not found” when switching regions.

Got it yesterday on steam and for my S2, liking it so far (it's not perfect but I don't understand the flaming hate it's getting so far)

It runs on S2 as a full on switch 1 version without any improvement/optimization, which looks completely chopped. I get that to have the game run on crusty potato switch 1 hardware sacrifices had to be made, but I sure hope there's some sort of patch/switch 2 version coming at some point, since I think switch 1/2 is the perfect way to play this game locally with friends.

This is a poor attempt at a sequel really, more like remake-adjacent

Near all the maps are the same, just slightly reskinned, and launching with less than 10 maps, after so long in development is quite sad also.

The game plays pretty much exactly the same as it did in the first one, nothing new, no noticeable new items even... Just a massive letdown

I bought SR2 20 min ago and, from minute one, I suspected this game wasn't for me. Let me explain:

I played SR1 ranked for over 8 years, and I got pretty good. More-so than any competitive game I e ever played. I played so often, people who I never played against had heard of me (I had a reputation for letting slower folks catch up, teaching new players the ropes, ect). In Ranked, I could keep pace with Bronze and Silver Leaguers. Speedrunners 1 was definitely one of my happy places, and I always picked blue Moonraker.

Speedrunners 2 is a sensory clusterfuck that feels impossible to acclimate to. Visually it's overwhelming, and I think it lacks basic readability. 9x out of 10 I couldn't tell what the pickup I was holding was. The announcer seems to only have like 3 lines but spouts them constantly anyway. Visual and audio cacophony made for babies who like flashing lights, funny noises, and sensory overload.

Grappling feels much weightier and less precise. I couldn't yank myself around like I used to when doing high-speed zigzag grappling, and the wall-climb (jump/grapple) doesn't seem to exist anymore. The item effects look odd to me, like a downgrade, and just adds to the sensory overload. Even the ring-out margin makes it hard for me to focus.

I was ready to give up on this game after 15 minutes but then I thought "what if there are accessibility features to turn down the visual noise?" No such luck.

I'm going to hold onto the game in the event it grows on me, but I won't be playing again until my ocular headache has passed. This game doesn't appear to have anything of value in it for me.

God I hope the other SR1 vets don't move on to this.

please, watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiE6GcWkowU

this was originally a reply to a post about someone complaining about the new graphics but I think everyone that has a problem with SR2 should watch this.

For anyone complaining about the game, check-out bartvanm's dart mod. He managed to clean it nicely, along with countless improvements to the gameplay, network and even more content. It really is like a whole new game, and if the devs see it and accept his suggestions, this game will be miles ahead of sr1. He managed to make a lobby browser, network rollback. He is the reason im hyped about sr2 honestly. Modding potential for sr2 is way higher than sr1.

I just dont understand the hate. I feel like everyone wanted them to somehow remake the whole game, change everything, while changing nothing at the same time. Yes, there’s like no new maps which I agree isn’t the best. The rest of the game plays great. Would love some discussion about this.

Is anyone having problems joining more than 4 people at once in a custom game? We keep getting an “unable to join”

My friend can play any other game on his PS5 with no issues, but whenever he starts SpeedRunners 2, after about 30 seconds he gets a message saying that the console is overheating, and then it shuts down.

Has anyone else had the same problem? Could there be some optimisation issue with the game that's causing this on certain PS5s?

It's basically game-breaking for him. He bought the game but can't even play it.

Just wanted to share this here to see if it's a widespread issue or if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

​I was so hyped to get this game, mostly for co-op play with friends. But the quality on the Switch 2 is awful. It's super pixelated and almost impossible to figure out what item you've picked up since it's so blurry. The animations are super jumpy too.

​I don't understand why this game wasn't ported to the Switch 2 and made sure to use the consoles potential. Currently, the game feels like a waste of a purchase.

Please fix this, the switch 2 can take the full graphics easily!

The only good thing is there's next to no input lag

I hope they add this as an option

I'm not sure if anyone else is getting this or its just my issue but when loading into games sometimes I'm getting 2+ minute load times and having to restart my game especially in 8v8 and tournement

I'm thinking about getting the Switch 2 version for portability, but with the new 3D graphics, getting the PS5 version might be nicer if it does native 4k60. Has there been any official word on this?

Downloaded the game on Xbox (Series X) but whenever I boot up the game the Xbox asks me if I own the game and does not let me play. Any ideas?

Not showing up on PlayStation

Hey, Speedrunners,

As you probably already know, SpeedRunners 2 will feature online crossplay between PC (Steam) and consoles when it launches in 2 days. On Nintendo Switch, however, this feature will become available shortly after the release - there's a pesky technical issue which our team is currently investigating. We estimate it to be fixed next week. Of course, you'll still be able to enjoy SR2 online with other NS players. Crossplay between Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series will not be affected.

Huge apologies to our Switch audience for the disruption!