Hand of Fate 2

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 78
  3. Negative: 12 out of 78

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  1. skulls
    Nov 12, 2017
    9
    These games take everything I love about action rpgs and combine it into one. A board made of cards, deck building, resource management. handling inventories. It all comes together in a satisfying package. I played for 8 hours after it was released and wanted to keep playing. The combat is a weak part of the game and unlike in 2015 I've played a lot more games with the countering mechanicThese games take everything I love about action rpgs and combine it into one. A board made of cards, deck building, resource management. handling inventories. It all comes together in a satisfying package. I played for 8 hours after it was released and wanted to keep playing. The combat is a weak part of the game and unlike in 2015 I've played a lot more games with the countering mechanic that have done it much better. They could have innovated this aspect more. It is more of the same as last game with improvements. There are some silly ragdoll physics when you kill enemies and some of the minigames are more about RNG than skill but it is one of the few single player games that keeps me coming back and playing for hours on end.… Expand
  2. Renifer
    Nov 12, 2017
    10
    Great game. It improves everything from the previous installment. The only drawback is lack optimalisation. I can't run it in 4k ultra even with a very strong pc. Works fine on 1440p so cant really complain.
  3. theirrelephants
    Dec 17, 2018
    9
    Great game, big improvement on the 1st one. More games of chance added and the combat has been (slightly) improved, though it feels a bit more.. jankey and still isn't that great.

    Bad optimization keeps it from being a 10/10

    if you hate RNG, stay far far away from this game. But you already knew that if you played the 1st one.
  4. Turin_18
    Aug 10, 2020
    8
    Juego original y adictivo, te puede enganchar bastante cada partida es un poco diferente, y he jugado bastantes horas.
  5. Klewer
    Dec 23, 2021
    7
    I enjoyed the cardboard games aspects. Great flavour and atmosphere in that part and has some fun mechanics. Where it gets dragged down for me is the combat. After a little while it feels repetitive and clunky. Still worth playing.
  6. BlueSlime
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    It says right click to defend, I right click and they don't hold up the shield. A little later there is some token on the card and it says i should find it (even though it is right there in the open) so I click on it to see what happens, and it skips through the text before i read it, and there is no back button. Also can't see extra items in inventory without clicking every single slotIt says right click to defend, I right click and they don't hold up the shield. A little later there is some token on the card and it says i should find it (even though it is right there in the open) so I click on it to see what happens, and it skips through the text before i read it, and there is no back button. Also can't see extra items in inventory without clicking every single slot to see what alternate items there are. This much **** in the first 2 mintes and I am just done with it.… Expand
  7. Tomicsavo
    Nov 3, 2022
    9
    Maybe a little worse than the first game, but still a great game, you can become easily addicted.:)
  8. szarywilq
    Jun 15, 2021
    7
    Gameplay: C+
    Story: B
    Graphics: C
    Audio: C

    I haven't finished this game

    At first this game is really enternaining. So many different cards and stories. But the combat is weak and repetetive so after some time, even if story drags you in, combat make this game very boring.
  9. RockerKR
    May 8, 2021
    6
    Very original combination of categories. Unfortunelly it gets monotonous preety quickly.
  10. 2random
    Sep 18, 2022
    2
    Really? Every time you die, you have to restart everything from the very beginning, and play the exact same stuff all over again. Why?
  11. mlovacheff
    Jul 14, 2021
    8
    Being a moderate fan of the original, I didn't expect much from this sequel. The first game was interesting and challenging although derivative of Arkham games. There was very little story in the first game. It was merely you versus the dealer.

    Hand of Fate 2 does a good job with the story elements. I like the companions and the recruiting that you can do along the way. I did not    Being a moderate fan of the original, I didn't expect much from this sequel. The first game was interesting and challenging although derivative of Arkham games. There was very little story in the first game. It was merely you versus the dealer.

    Hand of Fate 2 does a good job with the story elements. I like the companions and the recruiting that you can do along the way. I did not like the illusion of choice in the dialogue options. You are going down a certain story path whether you respond with anger or passivity.

    Combat is easy to cheese for the most part. slash slash dodge... rinse and repeat.

    The new cards and events are clever and engaging enough to keep you interested.

    Altogether I would give this a 7.5. The graphics upgrade and story make this worth the $free I spent on Epic Games store.    … Expand
  12. Hyperfailure
    Apr 29, 2023
    6
    Similar to the first game, but with the addition of new items, stories and mechanics. Unfortunately, given how similar it is to the first one, I lost interest before finishing it.

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#72 Best PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 2, 2018
    78
    Unfortunately, sequel kept some of the problems. The major one is how luck-dependent the progress is, especially when it comes to food: if you don’t get an encounter with a trader in time, you’ll die of hunger, but if you meet him too early, when you don’t have money to spare – again, starvation it is. If you get robbed at the market... well, you get the idea. [Issue#226, p.55]
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2018
    75
    I’m really glad that the developers decided to create a sequel, as they learned a lot and managed to improve every element of the original game, including the campaign which evolved into a really thought-out, demanding adventure. [01/2018, p.40]
  3. Worth Playing
    Jan 8, 2018
    85
    Hand of Fate 2 is certainly a much more improved product over the original. Upgraded presentation aside, there's more of a story to back up the game, so you're given a purpose instead of playing The Dealer's game just for the sake of it. Combat may not have improved much, but everything else has, making for a deeper journey even if luck spoils things now and again. Even without the upcoming extras, Hand of Fate 2 is worth checking out.
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