Kingdom Two Crowns

 Switch
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 40
  3. Negative: 7 out of 40

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  1. SSCheetah
    Dec 31, 2018
    4
    It's not an awful game, but honestly it just isn't very fun. The pace is infuriatingly slow (it takes forever just for you to move around) and you spend the majority of your time just waiting for money to come in so you can actually do something. Or you wait forever for things to build. It's like Clash of Clans or something.

    Many elements of the game are extremely frustrating. For    It's not an awful game, but honestly it just isn't very fun. The pace is infuriatingly slow (it takes forever just for you to move around) and you spend the majority of your time just waiting for money to come in so you can actually do something. Or you wait forever for things to build. It's like Clash of Clans or something.

    Many elements of the game are extremely frustrating. For example, once you build a guard tower or a ship, your archers are stuck inside that for the rest of the game, so too bad if you need them to defend your borders from enemy attacks later. The game also does next to nothing to explain to you what everything does. Some things are self-explanatory or can be inferred, but not everything. I spent a gem to unlock this hermit girl who was immediately attacked and kidnapped. Would've been good if the game could let me know spending that gem would release a kidnappable human BEFORE I wasted it. Learning the hard way is great IRL but this is a GAME, isn't it supposed to be fun? The pace gets even slower as you get close to conquering an island as people seem to stop spawning entirely, making it impossible to continue doing anything, especially if you have died and respawned with few workers already, basically breaking your game. (Unless I've missed something, once you expand past the spawn points for recruits, you can't get any more so if you have no builders at that point you can never build again.) It's a catch 22 because you need to expand out to win, but expanding out eliminates the resources you need to be able to win.

    Incredibly frustrating that this game feels so broken in its mechanics and there are so many ways you can get yourself in a situation where it's impossible to progress, or you spend 90% of your time waiting around for something to happen.

    Graphics are also quite lacking in my opinion. I grow very weary of this modern fad for everything to look like a SNES game. It's 2018 for goodness sake, can't developers make games that actually look nice?

    Finally, it's still early days for this game, but there are few bugs and glitches so even if you're interested might be worth waiting until the patch comes out in early 2019.

    I got sucked into buying this by all the extremely positive reviews here on Metacritic so I guess this review is a counterpoint to that. I'm sure it's great for some people but if you don't like slow-paced, frustrating strategy games that feel like mobile base-building games but with worse graphics, don't buy this. I feel like it has the potential to be something awesome (the fundamental concepts of resource management, defense and expansion, and simplicity of it are great) but somehow it just does't actually work together into a satisfying experience due to how easy it is for your progress to be blocked.    … Expand
  2. EmCza
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This game will be perfect if contain something more... It’s perfect for two players, but why challenge islands are unplayable with that mode? Whyyy???
    No multiplayer challenge islands is one of two flaws of this game. Second is performance on switch on later parts of this game.
  3. AtTheCorner
    Apr 21, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has great art, music, and premise,but it has some serious problems it needs to fix before I'd ever recommend it. 1. Speed. It takes forever for anyone to get anywhere. That includes npc's.
    2.Tutorials. I got a bug that completely reset one of my isllands, and I have since stopped playing. Although I'm not even sure it is a bug because the game gives you no explanation of the decay system.There are certain mechanics that the game doesn't tell you, but if you don't know will seriously handicap you. For example: Vagrant camps are destroyed if you break adjacent trees. Also, certain enemies will end most runs the first time you encounter them if you are not prepared.    … Expand

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#33 Best Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Nintendojo
    Mar 29, 2022
    100
    Kingdom Two Crowns is easily one of my favorite games and keeps me coming back again and again even without updates. It’s a game where starting fresh can feel great, but progress and advancement is rewarding. It took an already engaging and memorable game, Kingdom New Lands, and developed it into a well balanced multiplayer experience. It’s three versions in one are a stellar deal and the Norse Lands DLC is so much more than a cherry on top. For fantasy, strategy, and indie fans, Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands is a must.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    85
    A fun and interesting premise, that makes you play "just one more day“, shines in co-op but frustrates in single player mode.
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  3. Switch Player
    Jan 14, 2019
    80
    Despite the many similarities to its predecessor, Kingdom: Two Crowns is a minimalistic town-management game that still holds many wonders. With the addition of couch co-op and many improvements, this can be seen as the definitive edition of the series.
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