78
Unfortunately, sequel kept some of the problems. The major one is how luck-dependent the progress is, especially when it comes to food: if you don’t get an encounter with a trader in time, you’ll die of hunger, but if you meet him too early, when you don’t have money to spare – again, starvation it is. If you get robbed at the market... well, you get the idea. [Issue#226, p.55]
75
I’m really glad that the developers decided to create a sequel, as they learned a lot and managed to improve every element of the original game, including the campaign which evolved into a really thought-out, demanding adventure. [01/2018, p.40]
85
Hand of Fate 2 is certainly a much more improved product over the original. Upgraded presentation aside, there's more of a story to back up the game, so you're given a purpose instead of playing The Dealer's game just for the sake of it. Combat may not have improved much, but everything else has, making for a deeper journey even if luck spoils things now and again. Even without the upcoming extras, Hand of Fate 2 is worth checking out.
5
Une expérience en demi-teinte. Certains aspects m’ont plu, d’autres beaucoup moins.
5
Very interesting game, but the combat is too wonky and easy. It functions as a roguelike, but the episodes and sequences are way too short to have any real effect. This makes for a game with interesting mechanics but boring to play. A lot of it was just to wait for the loading sequences to finish too, everytime you fight. The character creation was also very bad, i rather they have kept the hooded character before they let you customize it. If you want a game like this, I suggest For the King, its closest thing I can think of, but it doesn't posses the roguelite mechanics
7
Hand of Fate 2 is very engaging and easy to pick up. The amount of stories is just enough to not bore you, and they are all very much different from each other. The deck building mechanism is fun and lets you experiment. Card progression trough the token system is intuitive and gives room to try out cards throughout many runs to uncover all the mysteries and bonuses behind them. Unfortunately not everything is so perfect. The combat system is very clunky and non-responsive at times, especially with larger groups of enemies. The difficulty of the campaign is all over the place, with stories that you can pass with random cards and others where it's hard to get by even with carefully selected and planned out deck.
But those flaws don't make the game unplayable by any means. It's a perfect game to pick up on calm Sunday evening, with a glass of wine, or a cup of tea and just sink into the atmospheric world of Hand of Fate.
Hand of Fate 2
Released On:
Nov 7, 2017
Metascore
Generally Favorable
80
User score
Mixed or Average
7.1
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81% Positive
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Nov 16, 2017
90
Despite a few issues with pacing, Hand of Fate 2 crafts an atmosphere based on its predecessor, but also full of surprises. You will want to spend hours playing games within games within this game, even as the Dealer taunts you for your missteps.
Nov 18, 2017
87
Hand of Fate 2 is a clearly superior version of the first game, including remarkable improvements in some aspects (roguelike elements, deck building) and small to some others (combat), but it's a totally well-made game that can keep you busy for hours.
User score
Mixed or Average
53% Positive
51 Ratings
51 Ratings
30% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
17% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
Nov 12, 2017
10
Great game. It improves everything from the previous installment. The only drawback is lack optimalisation. I can't run it in 4k ultra even with a very strong pc. Works fine on 1440p so cant really complain.
Nov 3, 2022
9
Maybe a little worse than the first game, but still a great game, you can become easily addicted.:)
Nov 7, 2017
82
Hand of Fate 2 is a satisfying sequel and a meatier dungeon crawler, but still somewhat hampered by limited combat.
Nov 22, 2017
80
Hand of Fate 2 is a great Action RPG with an amazing narrative. It is replayable, funny and very addictive.
Nov 7, 2017
80
Hand of Fate 2 doesn’t change much of the concept that made the first game so appealing, but everything here – whether it's challenges, smarter deck building, companion characters, and better combat – marks a major improvement over what we saw in 2015. Repetitiveness can still be a problem, but it takes much longer for it to show up. This time around, this is definitely a hand worth playing.
Nov 7, 2017
70
Hand of Fate 2 improves on its solid predecessor, but it's a couple of cards from a royal flush.
Dec 1, 2017
60
Hand of Fate 2 captures some old-school RPG charm, but deals a few too many bad cards in the process. The game’s appealing premise is marred by unsatisfying progression, punishing randomness, and clunky combat. Nostalgic RPG fans will find things to appreciate here, but given the popularity and diversity of actual tabletop gaming these days, it’s hard to fully recommend the half-stacked Hand of Fate 2.
Dec 17, 2018
9
Great game, big improvement on the 1st one. More games of chance added and the combat has been (slightly) improved, though it feels a bit more.. jankey and still isn't that great. Bad optimization keeps it from being a 10/10 if you hate RNG, stay far far away from this game. But you already knew that if you played the 1st one.
Nov 20, 2023
7
Hand of Fate 2 is very engaging and easy to pick up. The amount of stories is just enough to not bore you, and they are all very much different from each other. The deck building mechanism is fun and lets you experiment. Card progression trough the token system is intuitive and gives room to try out cards throughout many runs to uncover all the mysteries and bonuses behind them. Unfortunately not everything is so perfect. The combat system is very clunky and non-responsive at times, especially with larger groups of enemies. The difficulty of the campaign is all over the place, with stories that you can pass with random cards and others where it's hard to get by even with carefully selected and planned out deck.
But those flaws don't make the game unplayable by any means. It's a perfect game to pick up on calm Sunday evening, with a glass of wine, or a cup of tea and just sink into the atmospheric world of Hand of Fate.
Dec 23, 2021
7
I enjoyed the cardboard games aspects. Great flavour and atmosphere in that part and has some fun mechanics. Where it gets dragged down for me is the combat. After a little while it feels repetitive and clunky. Still worth playing.
Sep 18, 2022
2
Really? Every time you die, you have to restart everything from the very beginning, and play the exact same stuff all over again. Why?
Aug 21, 2022
0
It says right click to defend, I right click and they don't hold up the shield. A little later there is some token on the card and it says i should find it (even though it is right there in the open) so I click on it to see what happens, and it skips through the text before i read it, and there is no back button. Also can't see extra items in inventory without clicking every single slot to see what alternate items there are. This much **** in the first 2 mintes and I am just done with it.
SummaryHand of Fate 2 is a dungeon crawler set in a world of dark fantasy. Master a living board game where every stage of the adventure is drawn from a deck of legendary encounters chosen by you.
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date:Nov 7, 2017
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