Dungeons 2

1. Frostphoenyx

   Apr 25, 2015

   10

   This is a HUGE improvement over the first episode. It has definitively a great DK feeling. The game is very funny. I really liked the gameplayThis is a HUGE improvement over the first episode. It has definitively a great DK feeling. The game is very funny. I really liked the gameplay and the story.… Expand

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2. jester123

   Jul 7, 2015

   10

   10/10 would play this again x100 I love it to the hearts desire and it is very addictive it brings the DK to HD and is better to my opinion10/10 would play this again x100 I love it to the hearts desire and it is very addictive it brings the DK to HD and is better to my opinion and very funny… Expand

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4. AnnicaJ

   May 8, 2015

   10

   I love tinkering with my dungeons, which annoys the crap out of the narrator (which in it self is funny), and I don't mind the occasionalI love tinkering with my dungeons, which annoys the crap out of the narrator (which in it self is funny), and I don't mind the occasional visit from the heroes to test my defenses. This is a properly fun game! I love the narrator, the silly names (the naming-staff must have had a ball coming up with some of the names) and the nudges in virtually every direction to other famous games and the jokes. I found it to be a game that's both easy to learn and easy to love, but harder to master. But if you didn't have to think, and sometimes rethink, your strategies it would be rather boring.… Expand

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5. NightGeisha

   Jan 2, 2019

   7

   Dungeons 2 is a very enjoyable game. A story is neither rich nor extensive but the game has a simple formula to hold us for countless hours.Dungeons 2 is a very enjoyable game. A story is neither rich nor extensive but the game has a simple formula to hold us for countless hours.
   
   I highlight the narrator who is phenomenal. It's extremely funny and entertaining, he turns out to be something I we're always expecting waiting for another crazy comment he has to make.
   
   The game itself is not graphically phenomenal, but I enjoy is "cartoonish" style. The game mechanics are simple and somewhat repetitive, with little diversity of different creatures. But overall is a fun game and I fully recommend it.
   
   Here is small YouTube vide with the first minutes of the gameplay if you wanna check it out: https://youtu.be/ajC97RECSkA… Expand

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6. Skilled

   Apr 28, 2015

   7

   Dungeons 2 has a few unique RTS elements, but is the gameplay balanced and engaging? Let's find out in the Dungeons 2 review.
   
   Dungeons 2Dungeons 2 has a few unique RTS elements, but is the gameplay balanced and engaging? Let's find out in the Dungeons 2 review.
   
   Dungeons 2 is both a macro and micro management real time strategy game. You start off in the underworld, building up your dungeon. You mine for gold and expansion as you actually carve out the rooms of the dungeon. In most RTS games you are using up real estate on land with your buildings. In Dungeons 2, you're excavating and the remaining space becomes your building or production facility. So you can use a lot of ingenuity when it comes to base building. The game kind of balances between a god game and an RTS as units tend to control themselves, you just put them where you want them to be. As you build up combat units you can put them into the overworld. In the overworld, the game plays more like a traditional RTS game. You'll be raiding enemy bases and following along with missions. There's not that much diversity with the units, each one has a benefit to both the overworld and underworld, but none of them significantly change the balance between you and your enemy.
   
   Dungeons 2 has a very detailed fantasy setting. From the voice acting to the art style and characters, the game is very charming. A rare experience, you get to be the bad guy in this game. You are the ulimate evil leading orcs from the underworld into the world to dominate the land. The narrator is very tongue in cheek and always has witty sayings. It definitely makes you smile and want to keep playing. As you take over parts of the overworld the environment changes and becomes corrupt and decrepit. Even when you forget to follow an objective or lose a crucial unit, the game just laughs at you and encourages you to carry on. Let's not forget, the primary resource for your minions is beer. The fantasy setting and presentation style is one of the highlights of playing Dungeons 2.
   
   The campaign mode is fairly short with only 11 missions in the game, but later missions should take you a while to complete. I wouldn't count on playing multiplayer for too long, because there aren't a ton of people on there. It doesn't even make it on Steam's top multiplayer games list.
   
   Dungeons 2 does have a lot of technical and logistic flaws that prevent the game from being above average. The game is not very intuitive. Certain instructions or mechanics in the game are just not easy to perform or figure out. Micro management in the overworld is missing some control details. It's not easy to select and manipulate individual units for spells or micro movement. In the underworld, it's difficult to select buildings and there's so many different types of selections between units and buildings that it's difficult to know where you are or where you need to go for an upgrade. Furthermore moving units between the overworld and the underworld gets confusing because they must enter through a portal. You also have 2 minimaps to watch and occasionally during the campaign your units will even enter a third unmapped area. All of these negative aspects can make the game cumbersome to play.
   
   Dungeons 2 does have a lot of charm in the campaign mode and the underworld vs overworld setting is a unique approach to real time strategy. The game retails at $40 which is more than I would expect to pay for this game. If you are a hardcore RTS fan or you want to try something a little different, you may want to give Dungeons 2 a playthrough. Dungeons 2 receives a score of 70 for it's presentation and new gameplay elements.… Expand

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7. mijxero

   Jun 29, 2015

   6

   First I have to admit I never played Dungeon Keeper. I have to say I like the style and even the comedy aspects of this game. My biggestFirst I have to admit I never played Dungeon Keeper. I have to say I like the style and even the comedy aspects of this game. My biggest problem is it switches from a strategy game to a dungeon sim. I think it was difficult to switch back and forth and other than literally picking up your troops and dropping them near attackers they won't do many things you need and you have no direct control while in your dungeon. I found this frustrating, but it is a design decision that didn't appeal to me, but wasn't broken or buggy.… Expand

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8. Broyax

   Apr 23, 2022

   0

   C’est la suite du premier (et calamiteux) Dungeons qui s’inspirait déjà des antiques Dungeon Keeper… Ici cependant, les graphismes ont pris unC’est la suite du premier (et calamiteux) Dungeons qui s’inspirait déjà des antiques Dungeon Keeper… Ici cependant, les graphismes ont pris un étrange virage (peu ragoûtant) de dessin animé qui fait ressembler le jeu plus ou moins à un indé en 256 couleurs…
   
   Mais c’est surtout l’interface qui irrite le plus : peu claire et mal présentée, rapidement bordélique au fur et à mesure que les salles et unités peuplent le donjon qu’on aménage tant bien que mal. La méthode de contrôle à la « ZQSD » nécessite à chaque fois d’activer le clavier azerty, car par défaut le jeu démarre en qwerty : on se demande pourquoi, vu que c’est développé par un studio allemand ?!… (à moins que les claviers allemands soient en qwerty ?).
   
   L’autre méthode de contrôle en mode STR ne permet pas de dézoomer suffisamment, ce qui nuit considérablement à la vue d’ensemble et partant à toute tentative de gestion efficace. Globalement, il faut résoudre les situations comme le jeu l’a prévu, sinon ça ne marche pas et vous échouez systématiquement. Déjà qu’on se débat régulièrement avec l’interface ratée, c’est donc pas gagné ! En outre, l’humour volontiers idiot, pour ne pas dire mongolito, s’avère usant et très énervant à la longue et la voix narquoise du narrateur nous les casse franchement.
   
   Enfin, un mot sur la version DVD du jeu qui nécessite une connexion pour bénéficier des mises-à-jour (et de créer un compte chez Kalypso) : le lanceur télécharge la màj, puis réinstalle le jeu sans qu’on puisse intervenir dans son répértoire par défaut, ignorant totalement notre répertoire d’installation initial… (qui se trouvait sur un autre disque dur !). Impossible de le remettre à sa place, sinon le jeu marche pas et retélécharge le patch et se réinstalle toujours dans son répertoire par défaut : oui, c’est vraiment des baltringues, chez Kalypso !… Expand

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