Blackguards 1 or 2?

[GazzD]

should i try this game out or I better go directly to the sequel?

[l1ttl3buddh4]

Well, depends. I liked both parts, but only in Blackguards 1 u can customize ur hero, in the second part u have to take the Spiderqueen, what just means that u can choose to be male or female, no more skillpoints are used on either of them.

Me for my part liked the first part more, the system was more like the PnP game (not even close but still more) than the second part. Also i found more spells usefull than in the second part too. A major change from 1 to 2 was definitly the fixing on the chance to hit (didnt bothered me in the first one).

Story like i have to say both are nice, enyjoid it so far but like its in a sequel some of the dialoge makes much more sense if u know the first part.

So i would go with Blackguards 1 (its cheaper too i suppose) and if u like it u can get the sequel too... thats how i did it and i had fun playing it (like the tactical battles).

And btw. immo is there no way to grind or farm xp, every fight is unique, just wanna say!

Cheers!

[Sauro]

Well, if you're like me and want to finish games 100%, get all the achievements, then you shouldn't get Blackguards 1 at least. Simply because the game is so extremely bugged when it comes to achievements, you'd want to cry yourself to sleep.

[Philippe_at_bay]

If you want to understand who most of the main characters are in Blackguards 2, and what the places are that the action is unfolding in, you'll play and finish Blackguards 1 first.

If you aren't interested in the world of the Dark Eye or what makes the southlands interesting, and all you care about are achievements and the combat, you should probably skip Blackguards 1 and 2 altogether and play something else.

There's a lot that goes on in Blackguards 2 that won't mean anything if you haven't played Blackguards 1.

Can you engage in plot-breaking character develpment that defies everything you learn about the story line in Blackguards 2? No.

Do you have to develop the character skills and understand the significance of the development choices that you do or do not make? Yes.

A lot of casual players who have never been exposed to the Dark Eye system before usually take this as an opportunity to mess up their character development because they build according to preconceived notions and haven't a clue how things are supposed to work, and then flood the forums with posts complaing about how they can't hit anything.

There's less development needed in Blackguards 2 for reasons having to do with the story line: most of the important characters are characters from Blackguards 1 who are coming out of retirement, so they already have most of their needed skills minus a little time- and age-related atrophy. But it's still there and you can still screw up. Fortunately for neophytes the system has been streamlined a bit, so your mistakes will be more apparent before you make them, and, perhaps, more correctable.

Half of the fun of the game is playing it and noticing how the world has changed. If you've never played Blackguards 1, you'll miss the point.