Legend of Grimrock 2

Forget DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION, this is the actual GOTY of 2014! The Good: ++ old school dungeon crawler with tile-by-tile movement and 90 deg turns ++ expands on the already great LEGEND OF GRIMROCK with 5 races and 8 classes ++ not an RPG "lite", more DUNGEON MASTER than EYE OF THE BEHOLDER + difficulty can be customized (three settings, plus optional automap, Iron Man mode) + best looking dungeon crawler, very atmospheric locations + breaks with cliches The Bad: - less dungeon crawling and more outside dungeons - not for beginners despite 3 difficulty settings (the enemies and the puzzles are HARD, even on "easy"!) Bottom Line: GRIMROCK 2 is on my top 3 dungeon crawler list right behind BLACK CRYPT and DUNGEON MASTER 2. Just as those two games it is clearly meant for "advanced" dungeoneers. If you come from the EYE OF THE BEHOLDER trilogy or SKYRIM you will most certainly have a rude awakening. The puzzles are more substantial than the common "find the switch" puzzles, some require timing and some are actual head scratchers. GRIMROCK 2 breaks with genre cliches, classes don't function as in other games of this type. Planning your build is mandatory and there is no respecing option. For fans of games like DUNGEON MASTER this is an absolute must play! 5 out of 5!

My time spent with the prequel to Legend of Grimrock 2, was a time of learning. Mastering clunky interface, pushing my face up against walls to seek out those switches, to find every secret I possibly could. Naturally, however, despite the many ups and downs, I had a great time with the game - and I'm having a great time with Legend of Grimrock 2 as well. The improvements over the original serve to make the gameplay much smoother and more enjoyable. The key components of the game, such as leveling and improving ones party are vastly more accessible to even the casual observer - and every level-up is a guaranteed, and often noticeable increase in power that is oh-so satisfying to see. The game is as challenging as its predecessor and it requires one not just to reminisce about playing pen-and-paper D&D over their gaming table, but to also learn to play the game for themselves. That it mixes both a player's skill, as well as that of their characters - is not an accomplishment easily reached. The addition of more engaging set-pieces enriches the world of Grimrock - the verdant wildlands, marshes and egyptian-inspired settings bring a spice and mystery to the world you're exploring that engages a lot more than fancier and fancier-looking dungeon corridors (though there are enough to sate the dungeoneer's needs as well) As a shameless plug, and hopefully further advertisement for the game, I've started a Let's Play Series on Youtube. Seek thee Bear Blood plays Legend of Grimrock 2, if you're interested to join me in the journey.

So deep experience, yet accessible! Much better that Grimrock 1 in every aspect, much larger, cleverer puzzles, logical and yet no too much obvious. This game gives much better experience and is more rewarding, that all AAA titles of past year combined. This is how you make a game! Game from the word "game" or "play", not just some "virtual reality" bullshit or scripted shooter which tries to impress you with excellent audiovisuals, but game itself is poor. It is exceptionally rewarding if you figure out all puzzles yourself... again, masterpiece. Bravo, Almost Human, looking forward to Grimrock 3 and custom dungeons.

It's a very good old - school puzzle RPG actually, with rich class customization, imersive and thematic world, good progression, smart puzzles, decent combat and a nice story to boot. It's a pinnacle of "doing much with very little" philosophy, and that makes it even more enjoyable. This game is not much of a looker, with poor music, dated design and restrictive systems. Overall, If you can live with its shortcomings, you'll find a very good and very engaging product here, worthy of 8/10 it gets from me.

Classic first person dungeon crawling should be an epic adventure, specially with such a gorgeous and interesting game. The game implements clever use of physics to solve puzzles and lots of rriddles and truckloads of secret areas, Unfortunately there are a few things that put me off, mostly the lack of a vendor which rendersmost of the loot worthless, being unable to buy food, ammo, or weapons I could actually use was really disappointing . The spellcasting system is clunky and slow, which is compunded by the atrocious UI scaling, I could not play this game at 1440p because the text would look so small I wasn't able to read it and the little casting grid is barely visible. And finally, the only bug I found, the game crashed so hard when I changed the resiolution that I had to reboot my PC Great concept with poor execution, I was really hoping for another great hit like Bard's Tale 4, but I just couldn't bear it for more than a few hours , and I sincerelky wish that was not the case, I really wanted to fall in love with this game.