I jumped into a few missions just looking to take out the closest enemies, which was a mistake as Blackguards 2 encourages gamers to have a clear plan before committing their forces. The combat is turn- and hex-based, with each character moving based on their initiative score, and placement and good use of special attacks and abilities is necessary for those who want to keep their characters alive and reach their goals. The action then switches to an overland map, filled with pints of interest that Cassia needs to take over, both to power her advance on Merwan and to get bonuses for her troops.īased on the location, players will need to create a party of both heroes and henchmen and then clear the battle map of enemies or achieve some other special objective, like freeing prisoners or opening gates. The towns and the camp also allow gamers to question other characters, trade a little for better weapons and armor, and interact with their party and with the Silent Legion. Initially, the variety seems bewildering, but it’s easy to take a few minutes, see what each potential choice adds, and then develop a long-term plan. This is made possible by the open nature of the fantasy system on which Blackguards 2 is based, with each character having access to points that can be allocated to weapon abilities, special moves, spells and skills.
My Cassia is a powerful two-handed combatant that also has some backup skills ready to go if she needs them, and there is similar freedom to develop Takate, Zurbaran and Naurim.
The game is initially simple, with the character only having basic attacks and spells and with enemies that seem almost keen to be defeated in order to allow the player to progress.Ībout 3 hours in the game, the Daedalic experience begins to show what it has to offer, with combat increasing in complexity, varied objectives, and a lot of ways for each companion to evolve, based on the playstyle gamers believe is best suited to them. Gameplayīlackguards 2 is a turn-based role-playing game that takes players from battle to battle while also offering them a chance to use cities and a camp to boost their own capabilities and make each recruit a more efficient killing machine. The game features interrogation, a lot of murder, innocent deaths and some torture, and there are times when the main quest, fueled by revenge, seems a little hollow and lacks a reason to push forward, other than to see how the narrative ends.Ĭassia herself is the most interesting character, with her tragic past and her fairly interesting monologues, but despite the fact that Blackguards 2 tries to show her tethering on the brink of madness, there’s nothing to suggest her instability when it comes to the actual gameplay of the title. The interesting thing about The Dark Eye universe is that it does not feature any kind of actual good guys and most of the characters featured in Blackguard 2 are motivated by very selfish reasons, capable of making some very cruel choices in order to reach their objectives. Naurim, Takate and Zurbaran, which some gamers will know from the first game, are back, with slightly different personalities but the same interest in combat and mayhem, and gamers will be able to explore their stories as they conquer the land one location at a time and move closer to their objective. Storyīlackguards 2 continues to use the fantasy universe called Dark Eye, which has been especially popular in Europe, telling a tale of betrayal, conquest, pride and darkness which is centered on Cassia, the wife of the current ruler of the realm, who has been imprisoned, escaped, and now seeks to get her revenge. Blackguards 2 is a good turn-based and hex-driven tactical combat title that has moments of pure brilliance but never manages to find a truly unique feature with which to dazzle gamers.ĭaedalic allows players complete freedom when it comes to character progress, which is great, but the progression of the game, despite simulating choices, tends to be pretty linear, and the narrative sometimes fail to provide enough motivation to move forward.
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