The original King Arthur game was a smash hit in my eyes. .jpg)
Its blend of myth, role-playing and real-time strategy instantly grabbed me and made me want to play all the way through and so I did. Now, Neocore Games has returned and given publisher Paradox Interactive another feather in its cap.
King Arthur II is a darker game, mood-wise. There are larger enemies who are more powerful and more dangerous meaning you will need every last ounce of wit to survive and unite the lands once again. There was certainly magic in the first game, but there’s far more in the sequel.
You take on the role of William Pendragon, son of Arthur who lies injured and mostly comatose. The magic of Bedegraine forest is keeping him alive but it’s draining the power from the land which is tied to Arthur. On top of that there are Fomorians threatening the lands with destruction and the provinces of the land have splintered and have their own kings. So you have not only battles and evil creatures to deal with but diplomacy as well which keeps the game from getting too boring.
However, there are some issues at start up including incredibly long loading times and some quirky loading bugs like the game seemingly freezing during the loading process. But if you can get past that (it might just be our early version), the game is well worth the wait.
