Hand of Fate 2

2

"Deckbuilder" is a bit of a misnomer and the combat elements are a bit stiff. What this game does offer is a series of management decisions wrapped up in a very evocative dressing that manages to make the most of the assets it has. The challenge is generally well balanced and the developers have come up with interesting level designs that I've come to years later and feel still hold up. If you like a roguelike game to have a bit more direction and enjoy setting up a strategy with the encounters and equipment you're able to find to pay off while still relying on a handful of luck (though it's really cool how well you can manipulate some of this luck!) then this will be an enjoyable experience. It's a cozy game that plays especially well on the Steam Deck and the narrator is a companion who doesn't have an excess of dialogue options, but they're well timed and delivered. His laugh at my botched pendulum attempts is frustrating but humanizes the experience which is otherwise abstract. I've really come to appreciate this title over time.

Can't recommend just because the random nature of the game. Sometimes everything works agains't you transforming the game into a impossible task. Other times it's just too easy. And the combat don't offer much depth to the game, only serving to break it's pasing.

개쓰레기 게임 절대하지마세요 던전 스토리를 올라가는 게임인데 피지컬을 떠나서 억까가 너무 심합니다. 한 번 실패하면 똑같은 패턴과 똑같은 층을 다시 무한 반복해야합니다. 전투도 개노잼이고 걍 쓰레기 게임임

I enjoy this game a lot. I enjoyed Hand of Fate 1 a lot too. But I am continually frustrated by the same thing in both games. Why can't the dodge roll cancel out of an attack? The enemy AI can stun or cancel you out of an attack, but you have to wait until after the attack animation is finished to be able to dodge. Super frustrating. For a game that depends on brawler mechanics as a key component, this game misses true greatness imo because the player is hamstrung by a missing bit standard brawler mechanics. However, I must say that the changes to "dungeoneering" or moving from card to card, and the other mini games are fantastic!

Initially I preferred the first game, since the first challenges of the story mode in this game seemed more independent from each other and success feels more dependant on randomness at times, but there are a lot of nice changes such as customizing the player's apperance, there being three different weapon types, playing with companions, and food only being consumed upon new encounters. What eventually won me over was the reworked endless mode and also the great ending of this duology. If you enjoyed the first game, I highly recommend checking this out too.

Mejora la formula del primero ademas de mejorar en gráficos y efectos. Me gusta ya que es más desafiante que el primero, tiene más eventos, diferentes campañas. Si quieres un juego Roguelike pero en que en el momento de la resolución del combate se determine por tus habilidades al mando. Este es tu juego.