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. 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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