Genre - Warhammer Turn Based simplistic RPG

I am a massive fan of the Warhammer universe and quite enjoyed the first Warhammer Quest but stopped playing when it got a bit too samey and grindy. The equipment was just slight improvements of each other. This meant the thirst for loot and unique character setups was missing.

This time they have varied items and more classes to experiment with. The enemies also are more varied and some of the fight mechanics will allow you to practice various strategys. I am currently into the second act out of three and can't see me hanging up my sword and staff anytime soon.

It isn't the best Warhammer game, but it isn't the worst. Remember it is a mobile port so don't expect anything ground breaking. If you are a fan of old school Warhammer and you can get this game in a deal, then I'd at least give it a try.

My main criticism is the lack of dev support and regular patches, although this appears to be common for the company involved. I think they port to PC and leave it to stagnate, I have found a few quirky bugs on some maps, but they all had a work around and there is a consistent auto save.

Buy this on sale if you can bear to wait.
SALE SALE SALE.

There, got that out the way.

Mixed reviews, 50% of 50 reviews recommend it. And that's about right.
There's so much good going on in this game. Your regular dungeon crawl with levelling up and spells and bashing things with pointy or blunt instruments of death.
You can combine the 12 different classes how you like to create as much of a challenge as you require.

But..
So much potential wasted.
You can't choose your starting character.
The colour presets on some classes are a joke. They'll change your skin colour, which is great if you weren't encompassed in full plate with just your eyes peeping through the slits of a visor. On others it does do more. Elves seem very fond of differences of appearance and apparel.
The monsters are getting samey at 11 hours in. Hope there are some surprises to come.
It's a grind grind grind. Based around a sort of beer and pretzels game you shouldn't expect too much depth. You won't need buoyancy aids at the deep end of this game to be sure. Go there kill that, level up, buy sell etc.
Haven't seen a difficulty setting afaik. Sure there are harder side quests which vary in difficulty level. But no slider for the game as a whole. However, the game tries to throw you swerve balls. You keep getting ambushed if you travel a lot on the overland map. And sometimes it will only drag one warrior in to the fight for you. So yeah, it's varied.
Some of the language translations are a bit off for a native English speaker. For instance all your PCs are called 'warriors'. Which is a bit confusing at first, realising your High Elf Wizard will receive that passive bonus because it affects all warriors, warriors meaning your party members, not just the sword wielding class types. And hiring/firing new party members is selling/buying in this game. Feel like a slaver going to the flesh pits when I check the tavern for interesting PCs.
The developers seem a bit quiet. No interaction on the steam page or forum. Would be worrying if it was a high cost broken game but it isn't. I have only encountered one bug so far, my EC's shield gradually grows to the size of a house down dungeons. Funny but annoying as it blocks my view of ground effects and mobs.

I'm on the fence about trying a rerun later. I expect i will leave longer between sessions on it if I do.

All in all a decent dungeon crawl with interesting variations and varied challenges but you may head to the fridge for that beer and grab some pretzels on the way.

Edit: I started up another run and you have to start with the same 2 characters from the Grand Alliance of Order, the Empire Captain and the Dark Elf Sorceress (Age of Sigmar nonsense).
And you have the same further two companions, rescued from the same dungeons in every play through before you get to a tavern to look for more characters to buy er I want to say 'hire'.
So it doesn't make multiple play throughs easy.

I'm old 45 at the time of this writing. Back in the day when I was a kid they had a board game called HeroQuest. Back then we used to do physical things like play actual games, dice, and cards, go outside and play etc...

When I was 10 or 11 I saved up $50 which was A LOT of money for us kids back then, and I bought HeroQuest. My brother and my friend loved it so much I ended up saving another $80 and bought the advanced HeroQuest a year later. I remember sticking the oversized box into my backpack, and then my brother and I would jump on our bikes, (pick up a friend a mile down the road) and then bike another mile to our other friend's place (they were brothers) and the 5 of us would game every day...it was the most fun I probably had back in those days and not rivaled by much since then...

These games (warhammer quest) are HeroQuest. Same thing, only in digital format. Co-op play and the ability to be a dungeon master and make your own quests would have been amazing, but for what it is, it brings back some awful good memories and a warm feeling of days gone by.

Warhammer party combat, board game style rpg lite. As good as the first, with some new characters to collect and play with. Controls are simple, combat can be tricky especially during mid mission ambushes. All of the dlc is included in the pc version and despite being designed for touch screens, looks fine on pc. Worth the money if you liked the original or enjoy turn based combat, enough depth to keep you entertained for many hours.

31 hours in and completed the first area; I like it, but wish it was better. The game is fleshed out a lot more than the first: more heroes, more items, more dungeons, more. The thing is, while there was less in the first game, what was there felt much better in terms of quality. The game looks nice, plays well in the same turn-based party combat, but it feels monotonous in that everything is the same, dungeon after dungeon; I don't mind because I like this and knew what I was getting into but for people who want variety, this is not your game.

In short: if you liked the first, you will like this since it's more of the same. If you were meh on the first, then wait for a sale.

A good and well polished sequel.


- Optimization:

The game is really optimized, I'm playing it in 3440x1440 at locked 100fps and never experienced an fps drop.

- Bugs\Glitches:

Never encountered a single bug or glitch, my playthrough was flawless.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1641024576

- Challenge:

Sadly, the game is too easy, and I'm no strategy genius. I completed the entire game playing only 2 side quests, and only because I liked the rewards, not because I needed the XP. I never got a warrior knocked down.. Never failed a mission, and only had to use healing items about 2-3 times throughout the entire playthrough.. There was absolutely zero need of strategy, all I had to do was rush with my warriors and destroy everything.

- Content:

The story is good but short. Completed it in only 13 hours. I don't think I will play it again, it would be repetitive, but that's just me.

- Controls:

I wish there was more camera freedom in dungeons. It does not rotate past a fixed angle, makes it difficult to zoom on enemies to fully look at them.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1641421156

- Graphics:

The graphics effects are decent, the textures could have used some more work. The art design is awesome as expected from a Warhammer game. All in all I'm satisfied by the look of the game considering it comes from a mobile port.

- Sound:

The soundtrack is nothing memorable, the weapons and spells sounds are average. Again, can't expect too much from a mobile port.

- Interface:

The interface is functional, clean and minimal. Perfect.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1641421216

pretty much the first game, just with more of everything (and lots of polish).

the UI works fine (good even) on PC, looks surprisingly well crafted (design).
grafics themselves are quite a leap comming from the first game. sound/music fitting and sometimes even quite good (but there's no voice work).

what's most important here (just like with the first game and Deathwatch) is the gameplay...and it's quite addicting again. more of everything (classes, loot, etc.) there quite a ton of chars to build your party from and even different build options (through cards/gear) for every char. new events pop up while traveling and the whole game feels just quite well crafted for what it is: a loot grinder.

if you like PoE or Diablo and Warhammer (fantasy) and want a party'n turnbased mix of both i can definitly recommend this game.

I had fun playing tabletop WHQ back in college, and this is a pretty nice adaptation that's much more logistically viable than trying to get four friends together on a regular basis at this time of my life. Yeah, it loses something without the social aspect, but it's still a fun hack 'n' slash dungeon crawler.

60/100 2.5D dungeon crawler - often challenging..
nothing new, but decent if you like similar turn-based RPG games

>>> for Gameplay-guide scroll down >>>


Warning, this game is quite CHALLENGING:
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-focus on a solid team with enough HP to not die every two rooms
-AMBUSH mechanic is annoying ..and a pain at that
-Travel events are similar ..sometimes very tough
-Grind for gear ..at least your main TANK/DPS should have best in slot around lv. 10
-Resistances can kill you (eg: Giant Spiders 80% vs piercing, Trolls 100% vs slashing, etc)
-strong enemies have at least same HP as your tank or almost double - good luck^^


GFX:
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-isometric 2D/2.5D (originated from mobile app)
Compared to other games, obstacles in front/around your characters don´t become transparent!! So be prepared - ..most time you will just play in 2D view to not miss enemies that might kill your heroes


GAMEPLAY:
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-this game uses actionpoints per turn (heroes start with 5AP at level 1)
-moving, combat skills, using items - everything costs AP
-have a party of 4 chars, by time you can change your team once bigger money comes in
-level up heroes (go to town and pay a fee, when they got enough XP)
-character slots are really very limited (only4) and used for weapon,shield,armor,skills
-menues are more mobile app -like, but work
-you clear room by room ( that said gfx specs work for low-end office pc^^)
-get used to be ganked by ambushes 50% of the time AFTER clearing a room
-ranged combat is strong, make use of it
-if some heroes go down to 0 HP during combat, they get KNOCKDOWN (flee and might get injuries)
-you can prevent KNOCKDOWN if you heal within the next turn - sadly, often impossible ;(
-Injuries last till next LEVEL-UP (so prevent it, watch your HP and heal in time)
-some enemies like fire (kill those first, or you burn for some rounds)
-sell the stuff you don´t need and gear up fast
-also make use of range and line-of-sight
-AoE weapons come in handy sometimes (drag the red square over your enemies, then click again to confirm^^)


HEALING:
-after finishing a mission your HP resets and you heal
-during fights the healing is limited and quite weak
-healing potions are also expensive
-injury only heals at level-up!! -> be careful with travel encounters


Advanced TACTICS:
- your party needs at least 1 AoE-healer (Highelf/BRK)
- otherwise you waste many precious slots on your heroes for healing items ;(
- clear rooms fast - AoE plus mobility is KING
- kill ranged enemies first or block with high ranged deflect hero
- trashmobs die fast, but they can still harm your party ..esp. low hp elves
- fire weapons/spells are powerful: fire sets ground aflame and is 4 dmg/sec
- just make sure you don´t walk through fire.. or you take 4dmg the next few turns
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BEST PARTY:
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First, the Elves. The biggest problem is that those tempting "headshot elves" only work situational and have medium hp. That said, they can die fast or you have to be very careful. In the end, slows you down by a lot !! The AoE bow improves their usefulness, but half the enemies can´t be killed in 1 turn.. not by piercing weapons. Mages face a similar problem, they have AoE fire(HighElf) or ice (DarkElf), but it´s not enough to kill most things. So you just freeze the ground or set it on fire, with the big problem your heroes can freeze or burn, too. Highly double-edged sword ;((
Their single-target damage spells are good, but all elves lack decent HP. Usually 3 Shots from Longbow and they´re dead. WoodElf is better, but lacks magic options. The GladeGuard is really build around bow and piercing dmg. Additionally needs many slots to work.
In the end, Elves are very mediocre.

While "Slayer" (SL) / "Greatsword" (GS) / "Ogre" (OG) focus on 2handed weapons and massive damage, they need time and money to gear. And the ever-charging Ogre aside not worth it. Regarding Ogre, I think the BRK is more useful and allows a similar playstyle.

The Wardancer (WD) is very mobile with high damage, but also squishy when he takes hits.
The gear is expensive and he really needs some slots.

The undead "Graveguard" (GRA) is a solid tank, similar to BK, but less usefull offensively. Works well with fire all around him^^

The human EmpireCaptain (EC) is a solid allround hero. The only tank, that can use pistols/bows, but just the average stuff. His best skills are AoE commanding shouts (one removes all resistances for 1 turn) and AoE bombs, while still being a very good tank or support dps. Improves with more skill slots.

The Witchhunter (WH) is another human supporter with some nice skills. His best skill allows to mark an enemy for double dmg during that turn. His double pistols are nice, but can be used only once per turn ;((
Another disadvantage is his medium health. In the end, he needs many slots to work..


The really solid ones are BretonnianKnight(BRK) and vampire BloodKnight(BK). They are both very versatile and can be Tank or DPS - whatever your team needs:

BRK combines EC and GS.. is very tanky and good damage. Riposte allows him a chance to counter any melee attack - very strong!! Around lvl 8+ might change from riposte-tank (his signature skill) to 2handed offense á la Greatsword, which makes him a badass killing machine, once you have enough slots. His HP is also among the best of all heroes.
Additionally, he has a good AoE heal that puts out fire (on a low cd).

The Bloodknight is outright great. Good at start, quite good later. His HP is high, he makes a great tank, best ranged deflection on paar with GladeGuard. With more slots around lv. 7+ he kills most things fast. Also has the option to change to Fire Rod and become a single target fireball mage. With 2handed rod, you can´t use shields, so give him Armor of Tempelhof to give him some protection and a strenght buff^^



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>>> SUMMARY:
It´s a challenging game and a grind. Seems too much for many players.
Some statistics:

-45% finish act 3 (stronger Beastmen)
-40% get a warrior to lv. 5
-38% finish act 4 (some Minotaurs)
-27% finish act 6 (Nurgles, PoxRats, PoxZombies)
-only 23% bought more than 20 items (gear)
-only 17% get a warrior to lv. 10
This makes it already very clear, most players drop out during first 4 towns at lv. 6-8
Gearing up with sidequests and optimizing your team is key.. then it get´s fun ^_°

--->>> Buy it in SALE !! .. ~10$ is a good price for steamkey ;D

Warhammer Quest 2: End of Times is a prime example of another game that strangles itself with initial redundant creations of bringing nothing new to a tired genre. It had a bad start in creation and isometric 4 vs 12 chess tactical game play is nothing new or creative. It had a good prequel, but does Warhammer Quest 2 build on its predecessor or worth the price of admission? Let’s get to it.
PROS
Presentation: It is highly detailed, cloudy in its presentation in colors and schemes, good soundtrack, build up storyline that fits the Warhammer universe and clear precise card layouts that overall all compliment one another.
Builds: Your party is not restricted by its compliment and expand to player-controlled builds and effects that fit the builds you create. It compliments its history of enemies, weapons, skills, and armor. Plus
Aesthetics: The miniature in the cities and figures are all well done. Combat, scenery, and many enemies is all executed well. This works well as an app, but as a PC game? See con
Tasks: Action points in white dots, square movement tiles, simplistic goals and easy equipment slots all a plus so far.
Controls: Easy to control and maneuver, and much more simplistic to its predecessor. See con
CONS
Perspective: Again, another game that brings nothing new to the genre. Isometric is old and boring. Mordheim proved that third person turn base works and brings the player into the action. Here your so far away and camera movement of tilting and the action does not help. Since the movement does not follow the zoom and out functions. This was a headache to me in playing. Even as an app phone you need strong eyesight to see all the detail involved. I kept asking myself why I would bother to zoom in up close to get a 3rd person perspective feel to see redundant movements. It makes the player feel too distant and bored.
Definition: Not a game that is good for the eye impaired or handicapped due to its distance and darkness, text sizes and looks. Atmosphere matters, but so does clarity. Con for me
Capped: It limits itself is party size and certain members to the point where you feel no need to hire any. Equipping them matters, but some may focus only on the initial party. This is counter productive and bad gamer design. Yes, you may try another type in another game, but gamers have short attention spans and this wall does not help. Having to revive and keep party members alive or face serious consequences is not a good thing when done just as an ad in with no thought to it. Con for me.
Redundant: The game focuses more on taking care of the same party, than given you motivation on the dungeons you explore. There’s no inventiveness to the obstacles and dungeons you’re in. No drama or build on tactical choices in turn to keep you invested. Your more, ok, met the enemy boss. Eh.
Design: The lack of voice narration is a killer here. Though it does inspire readers to read. That is good. It lacks dramatic flare due to the lack of voice narration. Game needs to feel epic in its story telling and like my kids. They skipped a lot of it to just move forward. Yeah, yeah get to the next battle, is not a good thing. Con for me

FINAL THOUGHTS: This felt like an app cash grab to me with a lot of flashy and fancy visuals, but clearly much more simplistic in its experience that its predecessor. The PC release feels like an after thought to the app release. Now, that may chance with additions and changes, but as is for the price. The game needs to not limit the gamer but wow them with much more content and execution. Playing it once and moving on cannot be the result to any developer’s design. See the video above in discussion to preview the game before you decide to buy. The small developer Perchang gets the job done but doesn’t bring anything new or challenging for the price. Fans of the Warhammer franchise will be average in its reception. If this is their final version, then it did not improve on the original and that is a shame. However, it takes a lot of great effort to make a great game and the game passes with me for that. As a developer your only as capable as your abilities. Warhammer Quest 2 should have built on their original game. Plenty of great turn base games that go beyond the isometric and in turn game play. They still may, but for now, not enough gameplay for its presentation. I do reserve the chance to change my mind. As is, MY GRADE 2.2 out of 5