Gosh, I really want to recommend it but in its current state, I just can't do it.

I played the original Never Yield on the Switch and enjoyed the experience. And, honestly, when We Never Yield works, it feels like it clicks. Think the Bit.Trip Runner games, but with a bit less focus on rhythm gaming.

But that is only when it actually works. There are currently a number of major bugs and performance issues that plague the experience. First off, when I was using my controller (an 8BitDo Xbox/PC controller,) the game didn't actually know how to properly display the directional buttons. With We Never Yield having a focus on controlling multiple characters at once, those direction buttons control one of the characters. I would have not been able to get past the tutorial unless I figured out that the direction buttons mimic the actions of the face buttons, which are used for the other character.

Once I jumped past that hurdle, I had to deal with the extremely wonky collision detection. It's not super uncommon to have games like this, where if you hit the button a bit late, but the game registers the button as pressed, you may move around an obstacle, but maybe clip through it. Okay, I'm cool with that. But when I'm pressing the button to slide under a rock and my character is still visibly sliding under said rock, but the game has decided I hit the button too early so it gives me a death, that's extremely frustrating.

I eventually gave up when the switch mechanics were introduced, and it felt like I had very little conveyed to me as to when exactly I was supposed to hit them. And if you don't do it, you crash into the gate you failed to open. And even if your character goes through the animation of what, it at least seems like, it's supposed to look like to open the gates but the game hasn't registered it opening, it becomes really really frustrating.

There's other, more minor things, throughout, too. Cutscenes where your characters shields are clipping through their necks all the way. If you activate the super power near the end of the level, the game might register you as still having it in the next level and not have you actually lose it. And in those cases, if you use the grapple lines, your character will go horizontal as they zip across.

It's an absolute shame, too, because I really enjoy the look and the vibe this game has to it. But the bugs made it feel nearly unplayable for me, to the point that I just had to refund it (something I rarely do and never take pride in doing, either.)

I hope that the devs get the chance to iron this stuff out because there's something really cool here. It's just currently buried under a lot of mess.

I am loving this game!
We Never Yield is a really cool sequel. You still get the fun and good music of the first but this game has a story that keeps you going and more to do. I also love how much thought was put into accessibility so that you can just chill and vibe with the music which still progressing the story, or you can have an intense and challenging session.

All around a solid game to pick up.

I enjoyed this first one, so i was ready for the second one. I like the story and the "hub" I was playing to the point i was trying to play for high scores and flawless runs. Loving the supers, timed right you will get a higher score for your run. One downside was a bug on the 5th chapter the would now let me finish (there is PC patch now) I see the potential.
I cant wait till they cooked up next