For The King II

I’ve had a good time with For the King II. It keeps a lot of what made the first game fun: the dice-roll chaos, the tense fights, the weird little moments where everything either goes perfectly or completely falls apart. It still has that tabletop adventure feeling, and when the game is clicking, it is genuinely a lot of fun. The combat is probably one of the best parts. Fights feel more tactical this time around, especially with the battle grid. Positioning matters more, and you have to think about who is taking hits, who is staying safe, and when to spend Focus instead of just hoping the rolls go your way. It still has that classic For the King randomness, but there is enough strategy there that wins feel earned. I also really like the look of the game. The art style has a lot of charm, and the world feels colorful without losing that dangerous fantasy vibe. It has that board game / tabletop miniature look that fits the series really well. Even when the game is kicking your teeth in, it is still nice to look at. The classes are another strong point. They feel different enough that party building is actually fun. Trying out new combinations, figuring out who works well together, and building around different strengths is a big part of the appeal. I can tell the game wants you to experiment, and for the most part, that side of it works really well. That said, there is one thing I really did not like, and it honestly bothered me more the longer I played. The campaign is split into separate chapters, and your characters do not carry over between them. I get that this was probably intentional. The game is going for a roguelite structure, and I understand the idea behind making players restart so they can try new classes and different party setups. On paper, that makes sense. But for me, it hurt the immersion a lot. By the time I finish a chapter, I am already attached to my party. I’ve built them up, found gear, survived bad fights, and started to feel like this is my group of adventurers. Then the chapter ends and the game basically makes me start over. New characters, new party, fresh run. That just feels weird for a game that is supposed to be a campaign. It makes the whole thing feel less like one big journey and more like a bunch of separate runs that happen to be connected by story. The chapters may be linked, but the characters are not, and that makes it harder to care about the adventure as a whole. I wanted that feeling of carrying my party through a long campaign, watching them grow, and seeing them make it all the way through. Instead, the game keeps cutting that connection off. That is probably my biggest disappointment with For the King II. The gameplay is good, the art is great, and the classes are fun to mess around with, but the chapter reset system takes away a lot of the attachment I want from an RPG like this. I also think the developers should be more upfront about it. If your characters are not going to transfer between chapters, the game should make that very clear from the start. Better yet, I think there should be two options: keep the current chapter-based roguelite mode for players who want shorter runs and experimentation, but also add a longer campaign mode more like For the King 1, where your party carries through the whole adventure. That would make a huge difference. Overall, I still think For the King II is a good game. I enjoyed the combat, the style, the class variety, and the general chaos of trying to survive Fahrul. I would recommend it to people who like tactical roguelite RPGs. But I really wish the campaign had better character continuity. Restarting after every chapter might fit the roguelite design, but it makes the adventure feel less personal. For me, that is the one big thing holding the game back.