Stronghold Crusader 2: Special Edition

Played many of the previous Strongohold titles, it seems that the sequels of the original stronghold keep getting worse as time passes.. Stronghold crusader was a nice change from the original stronghold: new units, new building, new enviroment, too bad stronghold crusader 2 just add a 3d touch and nothing else, some units are a total waste of resources, many mission are time-bound just to add a sense of urgency only to get you frustrated, siege machine have the same range of archers so a couple of archers on the wall can stop many catapults, the maps are designed in such a way that you can attack only from one point and goodbye strategic planning. The economic management it's nice but the happines management is soo bad, the happines can change from +20 to -10 in just a second, you can't gain and keep happiness points like the previous games, here happiness it's the sum of all your '+' and '-' and changes by the second. Spent 2 hours trying hard to love this game, but really can't.

How did this even happen? Stronghold 2 might not have been the best sequel ever (especially due to the fugly cartoonish graphics compared to its predecessor) but at least it added some new gameplay mechanics and buildings. Crusader 2 adds half a dozen new units but takes away more buildings. Fear factor isn't a thing anymore (and unlike Stronghold 2 it isn't replaced by a criminal justice system but just completely scrapped). There's only three tower types and they're the exact same tower varying in size. Plus you can't build round towers as a crusader lord because whoever works at Firefly now must have never seen a European castle in their life. Farms take up a ridiculously small amount of space making the whole oasis concept pointless since you can feed all your people with four wheat farms which take up about as much space as one mercenary camp or barracks. Hovels don't change in appearance from one another like they did in the first Crusader so they look disgusting when placed one next to another. To sum up, there's no reason whatsoever to play this instead of the original Stronghold Crusader.

LAN is not supported and multiplayer is not working. That was the reason i bought this :(

Used to play all of these many many years ago, glad to get it at the great prices. Those who can't redeem the free game follow these steps: On gog.com (not Galaxy) choose the game in your library >click more >serial keys You would be able to find your codes.