King's Bounty II

 PC
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 44
  3. Negative: 6 out of 44
  1. New Game Network
    Aug 31, 2021
    49
    A poor story, writing and performances coupled with outdated quest design make King's Bounty II a tough game to play through. Turn-based battles are enjoyable but can't make up for the game's numerous issues.
  2. GameWatcher
    Sep 3, 2021
    45
    King’s Bounty II is a game where it takes forever to do anything. I averaged maybe 2-3 short battles for every hour of gameplay – perhaps 20 minutes of fun for 40 of drudgery. All this is doubly frustrating because somewhere under all this crap is a pretty solid strategy game. I just wish that King’s Bounty II would stop jerking me around and just let me play it!
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 17, 2022
    40
    King's Bounty II fails in all the essential aspects, that the game wants to offer players as a representative of the turn-based strategy / RPG genre. Every good element is deservedly punished and the final product simply doesn´t work well.
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  5. Cubed3
    Nov 4, 2021
    40
    Tough game to rate overall, as there was some care and time that went into this; it just went to all the wrong places. Players looking for a strategy/tactical experience are going to be absolutely repulsed by the mix of "walking sim"/WRPG that leaves much of the core experience behind absolutely. The battles are simplistic, and the few redeeming features are buried beneath too many complaints and issues. There is simply very little strategy in this game that occurs, or is interesting to think about.
  6. Gamer.no
    Aug 31, 2021
    40
    King's Bounty II is a disappointing RPG experience, doing very little to innovate, not really even managing to produce something that's fun or particularly exciting over time.
  7. Cultured Vultures
    Aug 23, 2021
    40
    Just like many of its undead characters, King’s Bounty 2 fails to revive a venerable franchise due to its lack of innovation, archaic design decisions, and grindy backtracking.
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  1. GameSkinny
    Aug 23, 2021
    King's Bounty II is an incredibly mixed bag for me so far, but I have hope that the story might get a bit more interesting. The open-world feels more like window dressing, however, and certainly pales in comparison to some of the other "living and breathing" worlds out there, even if it does look absolutely gorgeous. Still, it's the kind of experience that might pay off in the long run, so I can only wait and see.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Aug 23, 2021
    King’s Bounty 2 leaves me with the sense of a workmanlike adherence to genre trends rather than anything particularly creatively fulfilling or naturally complimentary to the core game. While the narrative context and contiguous casualties, experience, and treasury provided by the quests and exploration is good and necessary, it’s just all too puffed up in mostly uninteresting ways.

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#62 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 132 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 132
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 132
  3. Negative: 61 out of 132
  1. KathArdia
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    Завышенный ценник, ужасная реализация, пренебрежение к игрокам в день релиза. Вернул деньги.Завышенный ценник, ужасная реализация, пренебрежение к игрокам в день релиза. Вернул деньги.
  2. gronof15
    Aug 27, 2021
    4
    Игра вот вообще не стоит тех денег что за неё просят. Почти всё время проводишь не в боях и чем то интересным, а меедленно перемещаешьсяИгра вот вообще не стоит тех денег что за неё просят. Почти всё время проводишь не в боях и чем то интересным, а меедленно перемещаешься выполняя квесты в стиле "отнеси это чуваку в другом городе". боёв почти нет, а ведь это главное развлечение в этой игре.… Full Review »
  3. BigBossManXXXX
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    King's Bounty 2: (is a mixed bag in all honesty)

    To me it's a rather nice game actually, and i enjoy it although admittedly using a    King's Bounty 2: (is a mixed bag in all honesty)

    To me it's a rather nice game actually, and i enjoy it although admittedly using a controller takes a little bit more time getting used to.
    Also, there are some graphical and sound issues from time to time, but currently nothing that ruins the game for me personally. Moving the camera around, positioning units and effectively zooming in or out takes a bit of getting used to as well.
    The troop rosters, layouts, stats, magic library (learning stuff etc) and the lot are a bit different than we were used to but i think it's fine once you get the hang of it.. People are so easy to complain and judge nowadays without even trying first...

    It's nice having the option to explore freely on foot or horseback, while there are plenty of locations with puzzles and loot to be found doing so.
    The horse's movement is a bit simplified (doesn't allow you to walk backwards) but while holding a button it's movements become far better controllable imho.
    Furthermore the graphics are okay, and so are the overall sounds and musical score albeit not outstanding in any regard. (Edit: i've yet to encounter a single crash - 10 hours in and counting)*
    It's also worth mentioning that the game needs some additional polish and fine tuning (patches etc).

    I'm currently giving this game a "half" recommendation but it should be mentioned that i aswell expected far more than this, so the recommendation should be met with a little bit of caution so to speak.
    One hour in, and i'm enjoying the game so far honestly..*
    Is it worth it's current asking price, NO! I'd say 30-ish for the normal edition sounds about right to me.
    Might it get better due to continiously updating and patching? Well, i can only hope so, because this game certainly has potential to be rated higher.

    That's it so far after my first and quick session.
    Hopefully others might also have a more open view about this game as i have.
    Current score: 7/10 (moderately recommended)    … Full Review »
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