![]() ![]() In a sense, Rune II is an open-world game, yet the gameplay is fairly linear and there is always an objective the player has to complete to advance. After successfully eliminating them, the player moves to the next area to prepare for the next battle. There are various kinds of creatures such as giants, beasts, and much more. After completing various objectives, I quickly noticed that the player has to defeat legendary creatures to save Midgard. I often get lost in open-world games so I am grateful that Rune II carefully directed me so I could find the way easily. Well, my point here is that the direction is well done and I didn’t have any issues with completing the objective as it even shows up on the side of the screen. In addition to that, there is a map available as well, although I hardly needed to use it. On the bright side, the objective is clear and it’s even displayed on the screen how many meters the player has to advance to reach the right destination. ![]() Rune II threw me right into the happenings and I didn’t really know what was going on. Anyway, let’s put all those things aside for now. In addition to that, the intro is not skippable when launching the game so I had to watch that video each time I booted it up which ended up annoying me more than anticipated. ![]() I should mention that the loading times are very tedious and I even got impatient while waiting. Let’s start with my first impression of the game. Usually, I would say that I’m glad the game got released regardless, but I feel quite mixed with Rune II, and let me tell you why… However, once in a while, something refreshing is nice as well and, after all, no one wants the same game over and over again. Although I didn’t play the first game before, it’s to be expected that this game might differ a lot from the predecessor. Initially, Rune II is a project that nearly got dropped by the developers until Studio 369 decided to pick it up. Unfortunately, after actually giving it a try, I have to say that the whole game is a huge letdown and utterly disappointed me. Thus, I drove in without any real prior knowledge. #RUNE 2 REVIEWS SERIES#After all, this is the perfect way to escape reality and all its inconvenience, right? Anyway, I was excited to start my journey with Rune II as well, although I never played a game in the series before. I always liked RPGs as it’s interesting to slip into another person’s role and manage their equipment to start an engaging journey. Usually, I’m the more modern type, however, I was always drawn to the history genre, so Rune II’s release happened to be just at the right time for me. ![]()
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