In conclusion, the way you control the heroes is missing some layers of customization that would make the player’s life a lot easier. For example, many of the above mentioned problems would be solved if the tasks would come with an adjustable number of hero sign-ups. This means giving the player the possibility of deciding how many heroes are allowed to participate to an attack or a defense and thus controlling the way his forces are split between such tasks. Level requirement and class restrictions could also be a good addition. The whole economical system could also use some tweaks here and there. Not once you will feel the need to control the items on sale and in this way what can be purchased or not. You will also feel the need of raising or lowering prices, especially when most of your heroes are fully equipped and upgraded and walk around with tones of cash they have no way of spending. The list could continue, but that’s not the point of the review. Suffice to say that there is a lot of room for improvement, but this should not be considered a bad thing. On the contrary, I believe Majesty 2 has the rare quality of having a solid enough foundation that allows and even demands such upgrades.

How can you access all this? The game comes with both single player and multiplayer gameplay modes. The single player campaign is actually a glorified extremely long tutorial held together by poor story for which a funny advisor holds the role of narrator. The story lacks the depth needed to make you believe in it or somehow relate to it and not once you feel the game would be better off without it. But if you can ignore it, the campaign, especially the second half, can be a considerable source of entertainment. There is also a list of predefined missions you can access in single player that can satisfy your extra thirst for solo battle, but they are not very different from the campaign missions. The multiplayer mode is a good addition for the game’s lifespan, but has the unfortunate gift of amplifying the above mentioned flaws and bringing the frustration to paroxysm, especially if you take your battles and LAN supremacy as serious as I do. So in my opinion it’s better to steer clear of it, especially if your nerves are not made of steel. The skirmish mode is nowhere to be found or at least is so well hidden I was unable to locate it and I must say I found that to be very disappointing.

The Majesty series has the potential of eventually giving birth to a masterpiece. Unfortunately Majesty 2 is not it, but it doesn’t appear to be too far away from reaching that level. It’s a good game that offers a decent gameplay experience which can be labeled as a breath of fresh air in some cases. Give it a shot just don’t expect to be reaching Nirvana while playing.

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