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If Baldur’s Gate 3 is too vast, try co-op-friendly 30 hour fantasy RPG For The King 2, which launches todaySequel to cult hit adds four-player support and new Battle Grid
Sequel to cult hit adds four-player support and new Battle Grid
Image credit:Curve Games
Image credit:Curve Games
There comes a point when adding yet another behemothicRPGto your collection of unfinished, behemothic RPGs ceases to be a mark of eccentricity and becomes an act of manifest self-hatred. I, for instance, have just activated a beta code for 100-hour levelling festWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Tradereven as I make a mental note that really, I’ve got to make some proper headway inBaldur’s Gate 3this evening.
For The King2, at least, seems pretty trim and digestible at a reported 30 hours in length. Released out of early access today, it’s a blend of fantasy table-top gaming and roguelite, in which you lead a party of adventurers across a hexagonal map to quash an evil Queen in grid, dice and turn-based combat.
For The King II: Book of Lore Chapter 1 - Co-op and CombatWatch on YouTube
For The King II: Book of Lore Chapter 1 - Co-op and Combat
What does For The King 2 add? A new game engine, for one thing, and four-player support, for another. The co-op, which is available online and in local multiplayer with multiple controllers, sees each player taking charge of a different party member, and you’ll need to haggle with your colleagues over battle tactics and where to go. While much of the exploration, questing and so forth appears familiar, developer IronOak have also expanded the combat with a battle grid system of front and back rows.
