Dead Age 2

Game isn't perfect, but it definitely harkens back to the PS2 era when all different kinds of games existed regardless of budget. Visual style is fine, with cool comic art for the UI to make up for the okay character models. Combat is entirely turn based with tactical positioning being important that reminded me of South Park: Fractured But Whole which is cool. The base management is fun, as well and I enjoy the lethality and permadeath that really makes you think through how you go about your day to day. Not going to win a GOTY, but a game doesn't have to in order to be good. Cool game, devs.

The game vastly expands the possibilities of Dead Age I and - what is most important - all the additions (movement on a map with resources, base improvements etc) are meaningful and worthy enhancements of the original gameplay. This is how a sequel should be done! I played to the point where the prerelease version ends and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There is but one point I am not so happy with: Personally, I do not like the "permadeath" concept. I understand that it takes out the spice of a game when you can simply reload after you failed, but having to start all over leads to just that grinding the game neatly avoids in general. I would suggest offering sparse saving points after crucial sections of the plot, roughly every 3-5 Days. That would keep the thrill while avoiding the frustration of having to start all over at day 30. Just my view, though. Overall, I an only recommend this game. Get it! Now!

I played this game back when it was playable for free in a browser years ago. Discovering that it had been turned into a "real" game with a sequel I jumped in. The game is still good and has kept part of its look but the addition of 3D element have ruined the gaming experience for me. The game is sluggish on my old desktop with integrated graphics while other games with much better 3D graphics do not. Unnecessary animations are in virtually every step of the way. Each location is a glorified menu with buttons to click but the character has to move from one button before the click registers which feels like eternity after a while. The combat screens borrowed this annoying trait from final fantasy 7 where due to animations every combat lags and takes forever making playing the game painful, particularly true and inappropriate for dead age where the player will lose a lot and will have to start again improving each subsequent run with medals. The 3D graphics and animations are not that great, in my opinion they add little to the game but turn playing the game into a mild annoyance and cause a significant waste of time. While usable the interface has flaws and could have been better thought out. expose the actions to the player upfront. for example when you get back to base the game auto removes the party members, if you go on the map it will display a warning asking if you want to go by yourself, forcing to go back to base, navigate the menu to add members before returning to the map. why offer to do it from the map screen? On a similar note when you want to improve or equip your characters you have to get out of the screen to go to another screen to check which characters has which trait. same for doing jobs at the base. A number of game mechanics are affected by similar flaws, which prevent me from getting immersed in the game story. It could have been a good game if the budget had been spent on improving the gameplay and interface instead of adding 3D

Snagged on sale, defintely worth it. I'm enjoying the story. Many references to DA1 but I played it long enough ago that I forget most of the specifics. It's an indy game, so it doesn't have as much polish as you might get with a bigger studio but it is very easy for me to overlook that if I'm having a good time, which I am! There's some min-maxxing too, which always feed my game-related OCD. Hope you enjoy, the devs deserve some reward for their work. I hope to see more!