Darkest Dungeon 2 Review

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Darkest Dungeon 2 reviewed on PC by Jon Bolding.

Interesting turn-based RPG combat keeps Darkest Dungeon 2’s roguelite progression fresh for hours – if you can push past the early, intentionally punishing humps and like it for what it is, rather than the close retread of Darkest Dungeon that it isn't. Its structure may be frustratingly random at times, even so much as to feel meaningless or pointless, but a gambler's spirit can see you through those weird patches of bad luck or directionlessness. Besides, this game would have to be really bad to drag down the vibes of the moody lines and grumbling narration that live at the heart of Darkest Dungeon 2.

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Remember overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer

Naho

The narrator is absolutely one of the best parts of the game, perfect VA.

luigi

Curious is the trapmaker's art, his efficacy unwitnessed by his own eyes.

s.m.

The dungeon so nice they darkened it twice

STNGRY

"A full campaign of DD2 takes roughly 60 to 80hrs to complete, depending how lucky or clever you are. It took me 62". - smirks in cleverness

MaximillianTiberius

the Darkest Dungeon series is definitely in my top 5 most beautiful games. The eerily crisp and stylistic art is top-notch imo

runeriguz

The main difference between the first one and this one.. is that you no longer have a home to go back to
The heroes travel to the mountain in a single run and thats it, there are no towns to updgrade cause the entire world falled into madness

luisernestochaconguerrero

This is seriously one of the most gorgeous games I've ever seen.

TallSilhouette

"Worse you can do is survive through it all. Healed scars, lost allies and the darkest of thoughts will bring you to the brink of both madness and victory. With a strike, you can make a better world which you will not belong to. Extinguish thy own flame, warrior. Hope has dawned, but, alas, you are owed to the darkest dungeon."

andreidragostin

Many Fall In The Face Of Chaos, But Not This One. Not Today

kaelthas

People have no clue what to think about "randomness" in games. In fact, DD2 having a hundred different random outcomes is precisely why it's a game with a high degree of skill: Because when there's this much randomness, your ability to manage risk and adapt become crucial skills. In games with only a few places where luck matters, you actually have far less room to exert control over them. This is how the "Law of large numbers" applies to games. If they have a little bit of randomness, the player who is luckiest will win. If they have a lot of randomness, your total result will always be pretty close to the average, so it's ultimately skill that is the most important.

As someone who plays a lot of board games, this is an infuriating misunderstanding that is constantly applied to highly skillful games that use things like dice. People constantly winge about a game being a luckfest where your rolls determine whether you win, meanwhile I'm over here winning 99% of the time.

kitsunin

Meta progression like this has always been a bit of a double edged sword for me: On one hand, players need to be rewarded for the time that they invest in the game, even when they lose. On the other hand, it creates a game that's practically impossible to win in the early stages because you're expected to have the permanent upgrades to proceed. The game is challenging because it is unfair, not because of the players lack of skill and knowledge of the game.

StefanSochinsky