It may be unsurprising after some of my earlier statements that my absolute favorite part of this DLC is the addition of a few new units and class trees. General Filos’ charm is unmatched throughout the Empire. The ability to tax subjects will also mix up your strategies as burning settlements to the ground for a quick payout is no longer an option the longer you can hold onto and maintain a healthy settlement the more gold you’ll receive from it during the scenario. For one, merchants are readily available that let you purchase resources with gold, which is beyond convenient when you need them. The Empire itself has a few perks that come along with playing it. Clearly, the developers have learned a thing or two about where they want the title to go after the recent Onslaught DLC. I’ll avoid spoilers to the narrative here, though it’s a story that’s full of interesting twists as well as an increased emphasis on choice. They belong to the Empire faction, a rival to the barbarians of the original campaign that was available only in skirmish mode. The Empire ReturnsĪ second long campaign has been added to Fantasy General II, and it tells the story of Moira and Filos, a transmuter and a renowned general respectively. Buckle up for a nice, fresh long campaign with the Imperial unit trees. These class trees are a blast and are easily my favorite part of Fantasy General II. Interestingly, experience and class upgrades are two separate systems, meaning that you could upgrade a level one unit to a top-tier class as long as you have the resources saved up. On the other hand, units still gain experience and have their attributes boosted upon leveling up, but they have sizable class trees that they can upgrade to when the necessary resources are available. Each of these unlocks further abilities on the same path, many of them being progressively better than the last. For example, at any given time you may have a hero that can choose between being able to carry an additional magical item, summon a new kind of ally, boost their health, or inspire their allies and improve their capabilities when they are nearby. There tend to be several ways that each can be specialized and these paths vary wildly between characters. Heroes gain experience that improves their attributes and grants skill points that can be spent to gain fairly unique, powerful abilities that can give you significant advantages on the battlefield. Heroes and units progress down separate paths. Your cast of characters has some serious variety this time around. Oddly enough, think of something akin to a fantasy Panzer Corps. Your forces are continually improved by resources, items, and experience, and your army will look vastly different from the start of your journey by the end of it. Campaigns are a string of scenarios that tell the story of your heroes while allowing them, and their units, to progress from each situation to the next. We can't wait to show you more.For those who aren’t in the know, Fantasy General II is a turn-based tactical strategy game based in a fantasy world. On the same day Empire Aflame will release alongside the first DLC, Onslaught, on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. We are not neglecting our console players. If you want to take a look at the new screenshots and read all the new bits of content, check the product page. Wage battle in Winter in two brand new map themes: all of this, and more, can be found in Empire Aflame. New secondary heroes such as Szzlag the Devourer and Ocram, the Transmuter each with their own skill tree. The units roster has been expanded, too: 5 new Frost Trolls and 5 different types of Shadow Creatures roam the land. Play as the Empire for the first time and experience a very different style of campaign with new faction rules and new mighty Heroes, Moira the Transmuter and Filos the General. Will you fight the new threat to Keldonia’s very existence or join the Shadow forces and plunge the world into darkness forever? Take command of the Imperial forces in a new branching story campaign.Įmpire Aflame provides an intense story following the young Transmuter Moira in her rise to power while offering a wealth of map choices and completely different ways to play. Fantasy General II will soon be expanded with a second DLC: Empire Aflame will be released on October 22nd.
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