The game “King's Bounty: The Dark Side” is a continuation of the series in the spirit of fabulous adventures in a fantasy world. This time, the developers decided to change a bit of style, added new main characters and a whole cycle of innovations in the gameplay. The players met the project carefully, and the reviews sounded ambiguous in his direction. Before starting the passage, you should familiarize yourself with the review, so as not to get too upset in the future .
Plot
Authors in King's Bounty: The Dark Side tear Netan's new world to the user. There are certain riots on it. Forces of light oppress the races of darkness in an uneven struggle. Elves also attack orc settlements in order to equip them to their needs. Paladins declared a hunt for demons and exterminate them at every turn. Vampire hunters also began to actively hunt their worst enemies. Step by step, the race began to lose habitable territories. In this situation, the fierce warrior Orc Bagyr, the leader of the demons Neolin and the skilled magician vampire Daert speak for the protection of the forces of darkness.
Game process
The continuation of the saga “King's Bounty: The Dark Side” brought nothing radically new in the gameplay. The developers took a successful concept from the original game and increased the variety. According to history, the player will have to go through more than a hundred tasks and explore 15 locations on a completely new mainland. At the heart of the combat system were turn-based battles using spells and hiring available types of troops. An interesting feature is the game for the forces of evil. Each hero has his own background, with which he began the path to the salvation of his own people and all the forces of darkness.
Until this part in King's Bounty there was no separation between the camps of good and evil, but this time the developers concentrated the whole plot on this confrontation. The graphics are made in the corporate fabulous style with the presence of many bright colors. The authors greatly expanded the arsenal of different types of fighters. Now there are: Vampiressa, Dragon Rider, Traitor People, Dark Elves and many other creatures. Dialogues and interaction with the outside world have also become more significant.
Other innovations
In the game “King's Bounty: The Dark Side”, the importance of the layout of the squad began to play a role. Now it is impossible to put the fighters of the bright side along with the soldiers of darkness, since the morale of the army will be too low. The plot provides for a war with opponents over the territory. In Vault locations, the user is given the opportunity to set up Departments. They will passively increase the military power of the hero, provide new spells, develop armor for units and perform other tasks. As artifacts, Netana’s special relics are used. It is difficult to get them, since objects significantly increase the parameters of attack, defense, magic damage and others.
The companions of the central character were also redesigned so that they were more useful. For example, Chernysh can teleport to an already known location for a thousand coins. A prisoner of war resource appeared in the game King's Bounty: The Dark Side. They can be turned into undead or a demon, and also used as servants in their Departments.
Publisher Ratings
Professional critics unanimously noted that the passage of “King's Bounty: The Dark Side” does not give new emotions. The reason for this is the uniformity of the gameplay over the years. Russian developers were able to find an attractive concept in the original game at that time, but for more than five years they did not dare to change it. All innovations are made at the micro level and add only certain elements to the overall picture. Many critics called the project raw, incomplete, and even compared it with the work of the camera.
Some publishers noted that there are interesting ideas, and non-linear quests are often of interest. Also, the idea of playing for the forces of evil has received attention, because in the game you can create any atrocities. In general, the average rating from critics is 69 out of 100. But only true fans will warmly welcome the project, since originality is absent here.