King's Bounty II

相对于前几代来说 战斗体系不仅没有推出新的想法 还退化了 改成3d后一言难尽 画面也反而失去了以前那种魔幻氛围 以前的配乐是真的好听 虽然大家都吐槽这个马 多骑骑还是别有一番滋味 最终还是买了 希望下一部会更好 可能也不会再有了

感觉好无聊，早期就是”木偶碰撞戏“。游戏性太太太差了

It`s a good game, which can be very tough, at least on the hard difficulty. I completed the game as the caster, mana is finite (in general and per fight), but so are the enemies. You really have to search and loot the whole map and do all the sidequests to stand a chance, and of course level and pick your army wisely to counter some hard enemies. Keep an eye on that mana, and save at least 300-600 (last third of the game), also scrolls can help to buff before fights and in fights regarding damage etc. Gold is also important, but not that big of an issue, since you can sell loot you won`t need. It`s also used to heal units after fights, which is cheaper vs buying new ones. Each unit can level up 3 times, they only get experience if they survive, but this makes a huge difference cause they gain HP, stats and abilities. They also stay leveld up, if you have to recruit new ones. Last but not least leadership is worth mentioning, it determinates your unit size, you gain it via leveling up, the skill tree (a little) and items - strong units like dragons need a lot of it. Also there are 4 types of unit alignments, to mix and match them, for example undead and humans, you have to invest a few points into the ralated skills, so they won`t get debuffed. I went nearly pure magic, you get pretty powerful at the end, like turning dragons into chickens, summoning strong creatures, or casting two thunderstorms in a row. Story and presentation wise it`s pretty descent for this genre and the replay value is also very high (new character, abilities, units, story decisions). The artwork is good, it plays some nice tunes and the world is well crafted and fun to explore. So are there some negative things? A few i would say - characters are a little wooden and so is the world in general, riding feels stiff and some mechanics are not very well explained. In a sense that you might get stuck if you have low or no mana, or it`s even possible to spec in a wrong way i guess, but you can respec, which costs 10000 gold the first time. Save often - you can also always retreat from battles to search for easier fights to gain a level or two, before a hard boss encounter. I think they balanced it pretty well and if you really watch what you`re doing, the hard mode is rewarding, which is also a good thing - you won`t get a trophy, but it felt too easy on normal mode, which I tried after beating it. I would rate it 8/10