A 12 months in the past, I broke certainly one of my guidelines for video games: I purchased one in early entry. That recreation was the comfortable co-op Farm Collectively 2, the sequel to indie studio’s Milestone Studios’ Farm Collectively. It was price it; I’ve 456 hours on this recreation since then and nonetheless don’t really feel as if I’m achieved. That’s largely owing to the truth that Milkstone has been pumping updates persistently since then – 90 of them over the course of the previous 12 months.
I deliver all this up as a result of Farm Collectively 2 surprise-launched out of early entry over this previous weekend. Perhaps shock isn’t fairly the proper phrase, as the unique roadmap from final 12 months set the 1.0 launch for this spring, however it undoubtedly didn’t get a lot preamble in Discord, to the purpose that many gamers have been certainly shocked when Milkstone introduced up the abrupt launch and pushed out a launch trailer. (A few of the critiques appear slightly surprised, too.)
Now, in case you have been ready for the ridable horses, preserve ready; they aren’t in but. You already know I needed to verify as a result of I actually wished to make a “Milkstone promised me a pony” joke. However we did get just about every thing else on the roadmap alongside the best way, together with new crops, animals, timber, deco, farmhands, occasions, quests, buildings, outlets, city customization, pets, co-op rewards, cheevos, and trains. What we don’t actually have but is the breadth of DLC homes and decor that the OG recreation had, and this launch is only for PC (console is being labored on now). Both method, it’s completely playable as it’s, whether or not or not you’re going to be a weirdo who’s going to place 456 hours into it, however we’re betting it’ll be even higher in one other 12 months.
The brand new trailer does a reasonably good job of displaying a number of the new additions, together with the trains and mines.
MOP’s Chris and I did check out the sport collectively a 12 months in the past, although in fact it’s had 90+ updates since. Nonetheless, it exhibits off the best way co-op works pretty effectively!
