Hand of Fate 2

Hand of Fate 2 (v1.9.8) [b]POSITIVES[/b] + Nichts https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3027641257 [b]NEGATIVES[/b] - grafisch wirkt das Spiel eher wie ein kindisches Fable wobei Charaktere sehr seltsame körperliche Proportionen haben (ist natürlich nur mein Geschmack, aber aus dem Alter bin ich einfach raus) - keine deutsche Sprachausgabe (aber deutsche Texte) - sinnlos zusammengeklatschte Zufallsereignisse - miese Steuerung und nervige, echt schlecht gemachte Kämpfe - man hat nicht wirklich eine freie Entscheidung sondern ist tatsächlich sehr eingeschränkt - man bekommt einen Begleiter aufgezwungen den man eigentlich töten wollte ohne dass man eine Wahl hat - es stehen nur vier unterschiedliche Gesichter, vier Frisuren und vier Kleidungsfarben zur Auswahl - behämmerte Ladeanimation als wäre man Raumschiff Enterprise bei Lichtgeschwindigkeit - immer gleicher Ablauf der Kampagne und dadurch auch keinen Wiederspielwert - diverse Dienste im Hintergrund aktiv die Daten sammeln über Hard- und Software und das Nutzerverhalten (siehe dazu auch dieses [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/pen-chan/recommended/456670/]Steam-Review[/url]) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3027640583 [b]FAZIT[/b] HoF2 von Ende 2017 ist ein Rogue-Like Hybrid aus Rollenspiel, Strategie und Deckbuiling. Es vereint zudem noch Brettspielelemente und ein schlecht gemachtes Batman-artiges Kampfsystem. In der Kombination ließt sich das leider nicht nur furchtbar, sondern der Mischmasch ist es leider auch. Man sitzt wie im Vorgänger dem „Dealer“ gegenüber und spielt mit diesem das Spiel des Schicksals, was in etwa so spannend ist wie eine Partie Maumau. Dabei stellt man sich unterschiedlichen Szenarien und macht Minigames wie Würfeln oder Kartenziehen. Es gibt diverse nervige Events die bei der richtigen Entscheidung Token freischalten. Das Gesamte Spiel ist leider einfach nur sehr langweilig. Ich hatte während meiner Spielzeit keinerlei Spielspaß, weshalb ich es dann auch abgebrochen habe. Das Spiel und alle seine DLCs bekam ich vom User Mr. Jane geschenkt, der mir damit leider keinen Gefallen getan hat. Wenn ihr an weiteren Reviews von mir interessiert seid, dann folgt meiner [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/10868887-Dark-Chummer%27s-Reviews/?appid=63110]Gruppe[/url].

The gameplay consists of two things: card collecting and fighting scenes. The former serves its purpose well, but the latter is atrocious. It feels like a mediocre PS1 action game, where you struggle to even turn the character in the right direction. All of the fights are just padding to extend the playtime. Moreover, all of the quests you play are irrelevant and pointless. For example, as a player or even a character, why would you care about accompanying some random farmer to some random village? His background is nonexistent, he’s not being developed during the quest and the ending is meaningless. And of course, this quest is not connected to the next quest. It’s a big time waster, that fails both to challenge and intrigue the player.

Over the years I have kept coming back to this game. The writing, voice acting, gameplay, and aesthetics are top notch. The RNG mechanics can be frustrating, but they are easily overcome with a few mods. It is a tremendous misfortune that the developer had to close shop. They had the talent and vision for crafting outstanding games. I hope everyone involved in making this game has been able to keep their creative careers going. Please give this one a try.

If you don't already own Hand of Fate then you can buy it, if you already own Hand of Fate then don't buy it.

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I see the promise and it is an interesting combo of cards and fighting. Just too repetitive and combat is very one-dimensional.

The only two weaknesses are: Too simplistic combat and [b]BAD[/b] camera control (basically non-existent). But that is what holds this back from being one of the all time greatest indie-games. The decision making, deck building, mini-games and atmosphere are all very good. It's a good game, really good. 8/10.

I know it says I only have 0.7 hours, but the thing is - this is one of those games I downloaded illegally, then went back and paid money for because it was just so good that I wanted to support the developers and get all the latest updates. And the updates are great too - I was going to say that I wasn't a huge fan of the hand dexterity needed to get free from bolas and how the lack of health bars make it difficult to know how you're doing in combat, but Defiant literally fixed it before I had time to put it in a review! And I'm really loving the DLC too. I waited to play this game until I had finished the first Hand of Fate, and I honestly regret it, since Hand of Fate 2 is so much better in every single regard that I wish I'd started it earlier. I mean it's more than five years old, but it still feels like it could've been released today. If you've played the first Hand of Fate, you'll be happy to know that this time around we get character customization, better deck customization and more tokens to earn and more starting equipment to choose from, companions with their own questlines, way more interesting and narrative-driven stories with an improved system instead of that confusing card cabinet, way more varied weapons and equipment (that you get to swap out before combat starts!) with fun abilities and different combat styles, and more organized searchable information about all the encounters and gear and storylines. And just way prettier graphics and more interesting stories and encounters and new minigames taking their place beside the card shuffling If you haven't played the first Hand of Fate, you'll love this game if you like roguelites and/or old-school narrative-driven RPGs and/or deckbuilding games. Combat feels like The Witcher 3, everything is narrative-driven and immersive, and you're getting really fun mix-ups of different mechanics and minigamess that feel like the ultimate evolution of the UX of similar games - you're not playing a video game on your laptop; you're playing a magical fantasy TTRPG complete with the carved bone dice and little metal figurines. I'm gonna wrap this up since I feel like I'm getting a bit rambly here, so to summarise: this game does what it does PERFECTLY, it's unique in the gaming landscape of 2022 as much as it was in 2017, it's a modernized game that really evokes everything we love about the history of RPGs and tabletop gaming, and it's an ABSOLUTE STEAL for anything less than 25€ :P