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The overall graphic design of Hand of Fate 2 seems like a slightly refined serving of the original, and while it looks decent on the Switch, the attention to detail is uneven. Additionally, visual hiccups and stutters always accompany the start of a combat section, rendering the ostentatiously animated loading screens curiously clunky. For one, there are occasional game-locking freezes, including a replicatable bug that froze the game entirely during chapter selection several times during testing (this might be considered a game-breaking bug, but note that it never seemed to happen in the middle of a chapter or resulted in any lost save data). There are a few strange bugs in the Switch version which do need to be mentioned, however. Anthony Skordi returns to voice the character in another enthusiastic performance, but for players who tire of his smug torment, the bad dice rolls feel all the more infuriating. Hand of Fate 2’s Dealer, on the other hand, often approaches an attitude that might even be considered supportive, at times, though he’s also been changed and damaged by previous events. In the original Hand of Fate, The Dealer was significantly more toxic and aggressive, a condescending personality who seemed to delight in the player’s stumbles. It’s underlined further by the return of the enigmatic and charismatic Dealer, an omnipresent and omniscient NPC who deals out the cards and games and continuously comments on your successes and failures.

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There’s nothing more disappointing in a run than to stumble into a shop in the first few steps, unable to purchase anything, and unable to return to the shop with full pockets.īalancing the predictable with the unpredictable still represents the bulk of the overlying meta-game in Hand of Fate 2, but achieving control over these systems often amounts to a fool’s errand. Hand of Fate 2 has a harder time seducing the bad-luck player, who will endure scant resources and dwindling health as they await their better cards.

Games like Spelunky and Risk of Rain can thrive under the weight of RNG, because player skill separates a few badly rolled levels from the windfalls available to those who persevere. In most cases, the system works, but with each chapter taking 30 minutes to an hour to thoroughly complete - and with varying terms for completion, inclusive of soft-failure - a bad run feels especially noxious, with all your favorite items and weapons cruelly trapped behind a barrier of bad luck. Of course, that depends on which cards are drawn, which means stumbling through dangerous scenarios always hoping to turn over a shopkeeper’s card while you still have the gold to spend on it. Related: Anima: Gate of Memories Review: An Ambitious Calamity In other words, if a chapter features hazardous ice-themed encounters like health-draining blizzards and Nordic-themed berzerker enemies, the player can stack the deck with their own desirable outcomes, ensuring that they may also have the chance to run into a healing forest glade or a generous goblin to protect from enemies. Doing so adds familiar possibilities to hopefully soften the unpredictable dangers of the draw. In practice, this results in a hybrid experience somewhat similar to roguelike games, especially in its randomization philosophies as players navigate a path of cards through story chapters (each of which contain unique narratives and encounter cards), they accrue their own cards, which can then be shuffled into later chapters.

For anyone who never played the original Hand of Fate, try to imagine a high-concept combination of a collectible card game, DM-led tabletop RPG, and arena brawler.

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