Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out

The story and worldbuilding are incredible and unique especially for the fantasy genre and once you understand the mechanics its pretty fun, I definitely have not played anything like it and its great that you can import your save from the previous game. However, as a warning the lack of information about many game mechanics can be quite frustrating (ex. what does each combat tactic actually do, you can't move during the dark season, what attribute does this ritual choice test). I definitely had to open up the fandom wiki or search for explanations online quite a few times. That said, the game was clearly made with a lot of love and I really hope they are able to release their sequel.

Interesting but boring. Can you make a game as good as King of Dragon Pass pre-2020 bad patches?

This game is honestly amazing. It is a clear continuation to the first game, Ride like the Wind, without being simply a retread. Where RLtW had more of a sandbox feel and was more focused on management, Lights Going Out shifts more towards the narrative elements. In my view, it does a better job of balancing the management/story dual-focus than RLtW did, making it a better game. While both games are great, LGO fixed the issues I had with RLtW in that its ending is a great climax to the story and that it does not feel like it ends too abruptly. I still had a couple of issues, the increased difficulty was welcome, especially when it came to food, but the removal of so many rituals was a puzzling decision, and I ended up a bit bored having to constantly do the same ventures or the same spirit bargains to feed the people since those are single click actions. I really wish Inilla and Dostal rituals were possible for example. My second small issue is that too many of the possible leaders are scripted with even replacement kids lined up, which severly reduces the diversity of leadership we can have. I wish the kids were at least not 100% certain to spawn and were instead, like many other narrative chains, only a possibility. But that's it really. The game is very fun and fascinating, the ending was very atmospheric, and there are clearly multiple paths to pursue within the game with regards to kingship and collaboration with Chaos and the like. Can't wait to fire it up again after I complete another RLtW game. Please release the next game in the series devs, your work is too good. I promise I will buy it at full price on release!

Great Game! A lot of nostalgia. Great successor to the King of the Dragon Pass!

great game cant wait for the sequel

I enjoy this kind of game, but it is not for everyone. Six Ages 2 is funner to me, for having played King of Dragon Pass, then Six Ages, previously. At first the world can seem confusing, lots of lore and names to remember but my knowledge of the world and its lore grows with every game that I play, which makes the game both funner and also easier. When you get the underlying "logic" (or philosophies) behind the world building, the "right" choices become more obvious (even though there are not any "wrong" choices per say, since what is right or wrong depends on your own choices of how you develop your tribe/society). Recommended if you like slow paced, text and story heavy games.

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great sequel

This is a great follow up to Six Ages: Ride Like The Wind. That game was also terrific and here we continue the saga. What I love about these games, this one even more so than the last, is how it incorporates strategy and story. While you are trying to manage your resources, deal with neighbors, explore, etc., you also have events that happen every few turns. The choices you make which seem small can have big consequences later. Sometimes you get into event chains - one event will cause certain other events to spawn in the future depending on your choices. And of course the larger story here is of the world coming to an end...and what will come after. This gets an A++ rating from me!

I recommend this game but I thought it was very difficult. It took me multiple tries to finally succeed. The game's focus on desperation forced me to spend most of my time trying to keep on top of famine, which I think is intended, but really made it difficult to actually feel like I was getting things done. And when random events happened I constantly felt like I picked the wrong option. But just like the previous two games, I ultimately enjoyed it and kept coming back until I beat the damn game.