King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 97 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 97
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 97
  3. Negative: 23 out of 97

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  1. SuRathanil
    Jun 7, 2012
    6
    Pros
    -Good graphics
    -Interesting gameplay events -Arthurian lore -A solidly built RTS -Interesting battles -Interesting creatures to use or fight on the battlefield Cons -Repetitive -Battles, and battle controls, feel awkward at times -Lack of true RP depth, many areas of gameplay, but still feels shallow -No real improves you can feel over king Arthur 1 -Struggles to keep pace with its    Pros
    -Good graphics
    -Interesting gameplay events
    -Arthurian lore
    -A solidly built RTS
    -Interesting battles
    -Interesting creatures to use or fight on the battlefield

    Cons
    -Repetitive
    -Battles, and battle controls, feel awkward at times
    -Lack of true RP depth, many areas of gameplay, but still feels shallow
    -No real improves you can feel over king Arthur 1
    -Struggles to keep pace with its rival game, shogun 2

    The game is alright, but I would give the first game a 8 taking everything into account with its time of release. King Arthur 2 however I give a 6, because I couldn't see a major improvement. The areas of the game I wanted improved and built on seen no new improvements really, and it was disheartening. I didn't hate the game, I actually put 20+ hours into gameplay. I just was so bored with the first game, I couldn't get into the 2nd game because it was just a carbon copy of the first game. If its your first time ever playing a game in this series and you love knights of the round table, Arthurian lore, and RTS games, you will probably love this game.

    It is on sale right now for $5 through steam, and its a killer buy for a game that is decent the first play through. Be warned it has no real replay value, atleast with me it didn't, but everyone is different.    … Expand
  2. Triadx
    Jun 12, 2012
    7
    Purchased this game on the Steam sales this last weekend, and have been hooked on this for a while now. For those of you who are familiar with the first King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame title, you won't find anything particularly new in this, in terms of core mechanics...which, for me, is a plus. I spent many hours playing the first King Arthur game. Drawn into the storyPurchased this game on the Steam sales this last weekend, and have been hooked on this for a while now. For those of you who are familiar with the first King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame title, you won't find anything particularly new in this, in terms of core mechanics...which, for me, is a plus. I spent many hours playing the first King Arthur game. Drawn into the story campaign...and the fusion of Total War and Roleplaying Game elements kept me going for a long time, but never finished it since it was too much of a struggle due to the consistent barrage of the AI.

    The game however, is riddled with problems to this day (Patch 1.1.07). Far too many bugs are being discussed on forums, as well as, instability of performance, and just general glitches in both, Campaign and Battles.

    On a positive note. The inclusion of a narrator has improved the overall feel of immersing the player with the storyline in the campaign. Graphics are absolutely breath-taking (with some emphasis) to look at. Even though, I personally have performance issues on the highest settings, even if you set it to low, it still looks absolutely amazing...a joy to look at when ending your turn, moving from season to season.

    Overall, I still think this game is worth a purchase when it's on sale next. People with 32-bit computers should stay away since it's currently not working at all (Should change in the future, so try and keep updated prior a purchase). I give this a 7 out of 10...would give it a 8 otherwise if it was more stable.    … Expand
  3. UnpaidCritic
    Jan 30, 2012
    5
    A nice mix between a RPG and RTS. Just like the first King Arthur game.
    Interesting setting, rich lore and deep gameplay.
    But then there is the technical state of King Arthur II. Crashes, bugs and game breaking glitches will accompany you you throughout the entire time you spend with this RTS. These are only topped by the performance issues. Unless you have an absolute high end machine    A nice mix between a RPG and RTS. Just like the first King Arthur game.
    Interesting setting, rich lore and deep gameplay.


    But then there is the technical state of King Arthur II. Crashes, bugs and game breaking glitches will accompany you you throughout the entire time you spend with this RTS.
    These are only topped by the performance issues. Unless you have an absolute high end machine (possibly even then), King Arthur 2 will deliver FPS way below the acceptable 30 frame limit. Dropping down to less than 20 frames regularly during the larger battles, making said skirmishes unplayable at times.

    Just like its predecessor this promising game is held back by a desolate technical state.
    King Arthur II is an unfinished product, a work in progress (that may or may not get fixed with upcoming patches), but ultimately not recommendable to anyone in its current state.    … Expand
  4. Dariune
    Jan 31, 2012
    5
    KA1 was very much a diamond in the rough. Its game mechanics were rough but beneath those was a great concept which, at times, really managed to shine through. KA2 is less of the same. The concept is the same. You play a character who builds up an army and recruits more characters. The game mixes RPG and RTS to create a hybrid. Unfortunately the 2nd iteration does not do as good a job asKA1 was very much a diamond in the rough. Its game mechanics were rough but beneath those was a great concept which, at times, really managed to shine through. KA2 is less of the same. The concept is the same. You play a character who builds up an army and recruits more characters. The game mixes RPG and RTS to create a hybrid. Unfortunately the 2nd iteration does not do as good a job as the first. KA2 doesnt really need a player, it would be far better as a graphic novel such is its linearity. Although you can still do research, assign skill points and build buildings the whole lot from top to bottom has been stripped bare leaving very little of interest for the player to do. The units upgrade automatically at certain points in the game. They still level up giving you the choice of a single stat upgrade (and ocasionally a skill) but you dont really notice these in the battles. Like wise you level up your heroes. They come in three flavours, a leader, a warrior and a mage (differently named) and if you have two of the same, then regardless of upgrades, they will perform similarly making the upgrades almost obselete. The research is just a bunch of stat upgrades with a few nice things thrown in and the building is incredibly dumbed down. One nice touch is the morality meter which luckily hasnt changed. Infact its almost identical in every way to the first game. The battles, similarly to the first, are ok, but do not compare to those of Rome or medieval 2 Total war which is their natural comparison. The graphics are truly stunning from the interface and map to the battles. But with the battles you wont notice them because you will be looking from so high up they will appear as splodges on the screen with no easy way (apart from tiny banners) to tell your units (or enemy units) apart. The text adventure parts of the game are fun but its often hard to know if the option you chose is actually what you intended to do. All in all this game is incredibly average. Its fun, for short periods at a time, but the story its trying to tell (which is not bad) deserves a far better game to tell it. And this does not do the first game justice at all. Given that this is quite a year for tactical and strategy games, i think i would advise avoiding this and waiting to see if the future games offer a deeper and more enjoyable experience.… Expand
  5. Vasot
    May 8, 2013
    7
    The game is pretty good wih great Gothic atmosphere and some interest choices but unfortunately the gameplay is inferior compared to the Total War series there are also some annoying bugs
  6. Gratson
    Mar 17, 2012
    6
    This game would be awesome ... if it weren't so buggy! Omg it was released way too early. My first two attempts at the game ended in buggy quests that wouldn't update, and my third kept getting crashes in the middle of fights. It's very disappointing since the graphics are great, the storyline is good and it's a fun game but the bugs pretty much ruin it. Get more QA testers and programmers!!
  7. PresCthulhu
    Mar 16, 2013
    7
    Really good looking game, fun to play with and the music is actually extremely good (or my taste that is). HOWEVER: the game keeps randomly crashing, I cannot run it in 64bit mode and I could go on. A shame really otherwise it would have been a much higher score...
  8. 1977gge
    Mar 15, 2013
    5
    ce jeu devrais etre un des meilleur mais a cause d'une ai defficiente qui fait que les ennemis n'attaque que tres rarement et sont incapable de recruter alors on s'amuse une vingtaine de tour puis on meurre d'ennuis les 4480 tour restant ...!oui vous avez bien lu 4480 tour pour amener mon heros au max de ses pouvoir et pour debloquer tout les batiments et unités du jeux donc on passe desce jeu devrais etre un des meilleur mais a cause d'une ai defficiente qui fait que les ennemis n'attaque que tres rarement et sont incapable de recruter alors on s'amuse une vingtaine de tour puis on meurre d'ennuis les 4480 tour restant ...!oui vous avez bien lu 4480 tour pour amener mon heros au max de ses pouvoir et pour debloquer tout les batiments et unités du jeux donc on passe des tours ou on fini la campagne(en tres difficile sois disant) en la baclant donc on est pas passé loin mais des mise a jour et quelques dlc s'impose car la c'est vraiment dommage l'idée etait super et les pouvoir divertissant... ah! et oui messieur les yougo quand on sort un titre comme cela on le prevoi en plusieur langue au moins dans le texte.......… Expand

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 39
  3. Negative: 2 out of 39
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Apr 5, 2012
    60
    An intriguing idea that the franchise is yet to live up to. [Apr 2012, p.64]
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Mar 22, 2012
    70
    A nice mix of strategy and RPG starts slowly and suffers from linearity but it has its charm and lasts for hours. [March 2012]
  3. PC Gamer
    Mar 21, 2012
    77
    It's light on the strategy, but an intriguing dark fantasy tale and RPG elements lift King Arthur II above the average. [May 2012, p.76]
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