The original Splitgate was an underrated peach of an arena shooter, blending cerebral, portal-based action with watertight gunplay redolent of Halo’s. It did exactly what it said on the can – a simple, robust FPS that separated the wheat from the chaff through mastery over those two core pillars. Despite the relative lack of flash compared to other triple-A dons, Splitgate still enjoyed its time in the sun until active development unexpectedly ended in late 2022. Now, 1047 Games is back with Splitgate 2, and while zipping through portals is still very much part and parcel of the experience, it’s also brought some more modern FPS sensibilities like factions and sliding. There’s a chance these technical spices may spoil the broth, but after spending several hours with the game for our Splitgate 2 preview, I’m convinced the sequel will still honor the family recipe.

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