However, even ranged opponents can be incapacitated by their tangling roots breaking through the ground. Their unique abilities make them formidable opponents: Sandghosts, for example, can turn into a whirling sandstorm, passing through obstacles with ease, leaving devastation in their wake.Īnother of the new monsters in Blackguards 2 are Jesperwoods - hulking constructs made of vine, flesh and steel, always surrounded by swarms of bees, which makes them seemingly impossible to engage in close combat. The fiercest among these monsterous foes are the chimeras magical beasts created by Marwan's chimerologists. For instance, one squad may have to pull a lever to deactivate traps that are blocking another squad’s way, or open doors or shortcuts for them.īattles, no matter if fought by one or more squads, range across multiple screens, lead through dungeons, ruins, or bridges spiked with traps and are, of course, inhabited by dangerous creatures. These additional starting areas offer the advantage of splitting up your troops, so they can navigate a map via different paths or even layers. Additional starting areas can be unlocked by acquiring strategic intel from prisoners through interrogation between battles.
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The ultimate goal of the game’s many turn-based battles is to conquer as much territory as possible and free it from Marwan’s influence, so that Cassia can claim the Shark Throne of Mengbilla herself.īlackguards 2 focuses, just like its predecessor, on turn based battles as its core gameplay, based on the popular Dark Eye Pen & Paper tabletop rule set.Īt the start of each battle, you can now freely place your characters in a starting area as a first strategic decision. Marwan rules the country with an iron fist from his throne in the city of Mengbilla. He used his popularity for shady businesses and excessive parties and got quite potbellied – not a very good condition for battles, and so he hung up his axe and ditched his old gang, as long as they wouldn't yield any profit.Īt the core of Blackguards 2 is the conflict between Cassia – who starts a military campaign against the tyrant Marwan. Dwarf Naurim, for example, has rest on his fame as a successful gladiator and defeater of the Nine Hordes. Some of the best-known Blackguards from the first game will be part of the team again – unfortunately, their lives didn’t go very well since then.
Blackguards 2 will stay an SRPG focusing on turn-based, strategic battles with a group of scoundrels as anti-heroes.
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