Overview
- Early reviews published Monday, August 17 place Mortal Shell 2 in the mid‑80s on Metacritic and OpenCritic, a notable jump from the original game’s mid‑70s scores.
- Critics consistently praise the faster combat and redesigned shells, which now offer distinct archetypes plus active and passive abilities that reshape builds and playstyle.
- Reviewers report uneven open‑world design, describing large sections as hollow or confusing while singling out dungeons and individual boss fights as high points.
- Hands‑on coverage notes technical problems on launch builds including stutters, frame‑rate drops and an out‑of‑bounds 'gloom' bug, and outlets say a day‑one patch is planned with further fixes expected after release.
- A paid Devout Edition grants paid early access now and the full retail release is scheduled for Thursday, August 20 with standard pricing on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.