Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage

Not fun. Don't care for the ammo management, with the enemy turn countdown timer coupled with energy and redraw mechanics. So much trash to mange and not enough fun. Building the deck and finding stuff worth while to buy in the shops, Oh and time limits to reach the elites. Basically they took everything bad you could do with a rogue like deck builder and said lets do that. I get the appeal. it got me too. Roguelike deck builder and Pirates! Don't be fooled.

There is so much that needs to be fixed to make this game good. Melee is much worse than ranged because melee and ranged pull from the same pool of cards and you will often get offered nothing but ranged cards when playing melee. Some cards are just plain bad. Some relics are bad, some cards and relics get worse when you upgrade them. Every game you start with a deck with one good melee card, one good ranged card and six garbage cards. Grinding gold takes forever. I liked it at first, but now it's just an annoying grind. Interesting art can't save such a poorly designed game.

玩过1代，游玩时间667小时，觉得好玩才会关注2，这游戏目前没法正常玩，卡牌3合1要么游戏直接卡死，要么合成成功后无法正常游戏，卡牌全部变成棺材框框，无法继续游戏。半成品都算不上就开售了。

不如1代

The game has a common bug where all save files get deleted. You can see it mentioned in the comments. Started from scratch twice and lost the data. As for the game, it's ok I think. Could be better as you unlock more. I'd give it a 7 and say there are better deckbuilders and worse ones.

一代叫值得挑戰的遊戲 二代則是教育玩家的遊戲 沒有打算讓玩家過關 高度懷疑製作人自己沒玩過遊戲 遊戲平衡極差 非常不友善 角色的能力相比一代嚴重被nerf

和前作比差太多了，明明在前作上加点拓展就好，比如杀戮2，想探索新玩法的精神值得称赞。想了想还是给个差评，鞭策一下制作组吧。如果有下个作品的话，希望能做好

bug多到离谱，每次都是在打最终boss的时候，我真的无语了，白瞎了你们的美术

This is a recommendation but also a wait to see how Early Access changes the game. Positives: -art style/sound design and charm from the first game return -easy to pick up and play -animal companions -simplified shield mechanics from first game make it a more strategic play -cards allow for more synergy and strategy -having items descriptions readily available at all times is huge for accessibility Negatives: -grindy and/or stingy on currency to purchase anything -upgrade system should not be forced/upgrades are sidegrades at best for most cards -convoluted countdown timer mechanic needs work; RNG determines how much can be affected If the feedback provided here and in other reviews is noted, this could be a fantastic sequel. Read the full review with screenshots at: https://www.deargamers.net/reviews/pirate-outlaws-2-heritage-early-access-impressions

edit: In the past few months, the developers have been incredibly active in their updates for their game and responsive to the feedback provided. Due to unfortunate circumstances, I've had to migrate to MacOS, making me unable to play the game. This review can certainly be considered outdated by this point, but it would feel disingenuous to swap it to a positive rating when I can't test the changes for myself. Pirates Outlaws 2, a game with potential. Not in its current state. I'm a long time fan of the Pirates Outlaws series, since playing the mobile version of the first game. I will admit, this is a solid title in the steam catalogue, but there's a significant caveat with that, and the only reason I'm giving it a thumbs down. The game does a few things that sets it apart from other rougelike deckbuilders, but otherwise follows the same formula. For one, card plays are not based on energy per turn or a set number, no. Each enemy has a timer beneath their sprite that, when you play a card, reduces by 1. When it hits 0, they act. It's a fun gimmick that does hold some real weight, but there's very few ways to actually influence that timer or prevent the action from occurring. I think, in a way, they could almost lean into some form of aspect utilizing such an ability. Every card, once you have 3 of its copies in your deck, is capable of being upgraded (edit: I lied, wolf card can't be upgraded). Most have two paths, some already have one. Whichever path you take can also be upgraded, to its third level. A majority of ranged cards (some of the strongest cards in the game) cost ammo, which can be reloaded with specific cards or by your characters unique ability. Every character has access to the same cards, except for a single one that changes between classes and sometimes changes depending on your pet. The issue with this is that it encourages a thick deck, because you want your upgrades. Maybe I'm viewing it in the wrong light. You do have the option of upgrading cards in select shops, which costs gold, of course, but it usually seems better to go for the duplicates. Because, after every battle, you have your selection of 2 cards. The issue with a thick deck is you don't get the cards you want, and the issue with a thin deck is you can't upgrade the cards you want without spending gold. That's a bit of dilemma, isn't it? Shields and healing is your only form of defense. Typical rougelike, nothing special there. Except for the fact there is one of the most egregious status effects I've ever encountered in one of these games. Wound. Wound doesn't seem that horrible at the beginning. Several of the smaller enemies have an attack that adds 3 wound. Each time wound triggers, you take damage equal to the number, and then it reduces by 1. It stacks so ungodly fast that once you have a couple, it's effectively impossible to circumvent that. edit: Much of the wound has been dialed back (although I cannot personally confirm this), and it can in fact be removed by alternate status conditions such as Drunk. The bandage, and its upgrade. You can't outheal wound. You can't shield wound. All you can do is pray the bandage appears in your deck and slap it on. As mentioned before, how you build your deck can completely screw you over. It seems mandatory to have a bandage for every finger on your hands and toes, and yet it's often you're not offered these bandages. And once you have three of them, the upgrade is forced meaning you lose 2 of your chances to remove that wound. It's truly the worst experience I've had to push through. Some of the bosses prioritize this especially, and god does it feel impossible. I also have to say, it's an ungodly amount of grinding to get new cards, classes, or pets, due to how much gold they cost and the fact you need to level. While it normally wouldn't feel that significant, their gold costs are equivalent to buying a hundred cartons of eggs just to smash them all on someone's car. For what you're getting, the gold expenditure feels excessive. Obviously this review has been a fairly negative view on the game as of right now, and I do want to love it. It has its uniqueness. It has its moments. It has potential, and that's what really matters with these deckbuilders. They just need to capitalize on it, and maybe revamp Wound. It make me want to stick a shotgun up my ass and blast my balls off from within.