Thea 2: The Shattering

The second instalment of one of my favorites 4x/rpg/exploration game. The art was improved, more customization and a different combat, but still the same vein that made the first one great. Devs continue to update, balance and add new things to the game. Recomended.

I got this game for free how could I not recommend it. But in all seriousness, Thea 2: The Shattering is a good sequel. There is nothing major I can fault only little things but I know they will get addressed as the Devs are fantastic about receiving and working with player feedback. Some of the things I find as great new additions are; Being able to traverse the sea to new lands offers the option for great new events and enemies. It can be considered a little average at the moment but I'm sure it will be expanded upon. There are some minor issues with sea travel but nothing that ruins it. The new coloured artwork is beautifully detailed. All of it, even the characters I'm not fond of in appearance are great, it's hard to fault any of them. I don't pick my kickstarter reward character as my favourite, no not me, not playing favourites like that. I Promise. The new creatures are for the most part great, pinecone demons, wind demons, feral elves, sharks, krakens and more. Fantastic additions. The light enemies in my opinion feel a little, I feel bad for saying it, cheap as they mainly consist of existing races and demons. Those are some of the new things I find great about the game. If you liked Thea: the Awakening then I highly recommend you try Thea 2: The Shattering.

love it its freat.................................................................................................... hhk

The game throws at you so many mechanics at once that no amount of hints and tutorials can help, leaving you overwhelmed. At the same time many of these mechanics are almost exact copies of each other (for example, 3 types of combat that look and feel almost the same, leaving you to guess why developers bothered with making more than one combat type). Speaking of which, special effects and sounds during combat are extremely basic and unimpressive, and overall battles are anything but exciting. I also found the choice of avatars for playable characters extremely weird. Considering they are supposed to explorers and fighters, how come there are kids holding roasters in their hands instead of seasoned warriors with weapons?

At the start of the game there is a popup seemingly allowing to remap keys. In fact, it does not work. Azerty (or rather ZQSD) players, you have been warned. Hadn't I got this game for free, I would have refunded it.