Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Does Wuthering Waves version 2 live up to the hype?
I feel like I have a different perspective on it than most of the takes I’ve seen.
I played WuWa from day one and loved it, but while I kept playing for the first six months, over time I enjoyed it less and less, and ended up taking a break for a few weeks after the release of version 1.4.
When version 2 dropped a month later, I was tempted to try it again, but was a bit too preoccupied with figuring out why I was so disappointed by the final act of Natlan to give it any attention.
But some friends who still played kept saying it was a fantastic update and a huge step up which really deserved a second chance, and many people online were raving about it.
So, over a week after the update dropped, it was time for me to discover Rinascita.
00:00 Intro
00:41 Outline
01:26 Exploration • First impressions
02:11 Exploration • Friction vs freedom
03:31 Exploration • Freedom's consequences
04:33 Exploration • The lootmapper
06:09 Exploration • Taking flight
07:39 Exploration • Rinascita
08:54 Combat • First impressions
09:28 Combat • Mechanical complexity
11:54 Combat • Build complexity
13:56 Combat • Team complexity
15:04 Combat • Endgame
16:49 Combat • Overall thoughts
17:33 Story • Early game
18:24 Story • The characters
20:20 Story • The skip button
21:18 Story • Rinascita
22:55 Conclusion
Wuthering Waves is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#WutheringWaves #wuwa #rinascita #ProjectWave
#WutheringWaves
Does Wuthering Waves version 2 live up to the hype?
I feel like I have a different perspective on it than most of the takes I’ve seen.
I played WuWa from day one and loved it, but while I kept playing for the first six months, over time I enjoyed it less and less, and ended up taking a break for a few weeks after the release of version 1.4.
When version 2 dropped a month later, I was tempted to try it again, but was a bit too preoccupied with figuring out why I was so disappointed by the final act of Natlan to give it any attention.
But some friends who still played kept saying it was a fantastic update and a huge step up which really deserved a second chance, and many people online were raving about it.
So, over a week after the update dropped, it was time for me to discover Rinascita.
00:00 Intro
00:41 Outline
01:26 Exploration • First impressions
02:11 Exploration • Friction vs freedom
03:31 Exploration • Freedom's consequences
04:33 Exploration • The lootmapper
06:09 Exploration • Taking flight
07:39 Exploration • Rinascita
08:54 Combat • First impressions
09:28 Combat • Mechanical complexity
11:54 Combat • Build complexity
13:56 Combat • Team complexity
15:04 Combat • Endgame
16:49 Combat • Overall thoughts
17:33 Story • Early game
18:24 Story • The characters
20:20 Story • The skip button
21:18 Story • Rinascita
22:55 Conclusion
Wuthering Waves is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#WutheringWaves #wuwa #rinascita #ProjectWave
#WutheringWaves
