Still, some enemy encounters I found to be unfairly difficult while other confrontations were pointlessly easy. There are a very good variety of well-designed enemies. Sometimes those territories you do own will be attacked and players must defend them in creative ways. Players will be able to attack territories to take over all the realms. Again, simple interface but with a focus on territory control. I really did appreciate the simplicity of it all while still being able to feel like a real strategy RPG.Įven more interesting is the world map. There is essentially a good variety of skill trees, spells, traps, and items to keep you busy and thinking about your next fight. However, you can focus on debuffs and buffs for the rest of your teams. Like to be a healer class? Well, although there are healing spells, there aren’t enough to really be a “healing class”. If spells aren’t your thing, you can focus on dual wielding for that extra melee damage or build up your ranged attacks with stronger crossbows and longbows. This causes enemies to essentially miss a turn. There are a lot of classic spells like fireballs, lightning, fire spear, and wind attacks to knock your opponents off their feet. You can even move double the range but sacrifice any other actions you would take during that character turn. It reminds me of old-school dungeons and dragons with the specific stats and rolls for an attack, initiative, etc.…only with a strategy grid that allows certain movements. There are also resistances for characters and enemies such as magic, poison, and fire to add a bit of extra strategy thought to each enemy encounter.
Melee weapons: One- and two-handed swords, axes, maces, spears, daggers, shields.Įach weapon has a damage type which helps determine damage to certain enemy types such as stab, blade, and blunt modifiers.
BLACKGUARDS 2 BUILDS UPGRADE
Game TimeĪs any traditional RPG, Blackguards 2 has a rich array of weapons, armor, equipment, and skills to upgrade your characters with: The superb voice acting helps drive the story’s value and weight of each character’s struggles, motivations, and personalities in this 30+ hour adventure. Many RPG text-based dialogues back in the day were sometimes trivial or tedious since the characters’ emotions are hard to convey by text alone. The overall story of the game and development is done very well and reinforced by excellent voice acting. This entire section plays as the game’s tutorial to show players the basics until she eventually escapes and seeks out revenge by recruiting the most powerful and influential people in the land. She was imprisoned in an underground arena’s labyrinth under mysterious circumstances. Players will begin their journey as Cassia.
BLACKGUARDS 2 BUILDS PORTABLE
I mention this immediately because those who are looking for a modern story, RPG mechanics, and graphics will not find that with this game.įortunately, if you have a Nintendo Switch and are looking for a portable RPG to keep you busy, then Blackguards 2 manages to bring old-school strategy RPG with depth to its gameplay and story.
BLACKGUARDS 2 BUILDS PC
The original Blackguards 2 was released in 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC by developers Daedalic Entertainment.
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