Darkest Dungeon® II

Simple explanation of this game compared to the original: Darkest Dungeon is a class-oriented permadeath RPG. Darkest Dungeon 2 is a class-oriented Rogue-lite. It has the same battle system, classes, and comparable skills as the original. However, every run now starts fresh instead of building characters over the course of multiple missions. It's not that it's bad, it is just very different. I appreciate that the devs explored a different approach rather than doing the safe Tiple A strat of pumping out the same game with slight visual improvements and a few addons. I personally (like many) enjoyed the first game more, but I do enjoy having a more approachable version of Darkest Dugeon through this sequel. It IS nice to be able to come back to this game and not have to worry about remembering What I Was Working On(tm) . I can start a new expedition, do a run, bank my results, and play something else for a bit. Overall, it is still a very good game. People who were put off by the permadeath aspects in the first would likely love this game more. I will always commend a developer for trying something new and taking risks with games rather than playing it safe.