Comments on: Gamer Limit Review: Majesty 2

By: Dallas Kirtley

Dallas Kirtley — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:35:55 +0000

I have the game, its fun and lives up to the original, which a lot of remakes or sequels to older games tend to forget. It does suck that there is no random map generator because thats where all the replayablity comes in, however, unlike the first one, they did announce just yesterday that they will be coming out with a 3rd patch that includes randomization in current missions and a map editor, which I am sure will release tons of fan made missions for us all to enjoy and therefore get some replayablity besides multiplayer.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:10:18 +0000

No co-op in the multiplayer? That’s disappointing, one of our favorite ways to play was just to fire up a random multiplayer map and wipe out everything.

By: James Pinnell

James Pinnell — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:51:39 +0000

@minotaur

I played a review copy, which didn’t include them. I’ve checked and the retail version doesn’t either. *Apparently* the engine doesn’t allow for randomly generated maps, skirmish, nor the co-operative play that was included with Majesty 1.

It’s a shame, but I wouldn’t rule out the inclusion in a later patch or expansion.

By: minotaur

minotaur — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:07:25 +0000

Does Majesty 2 has a Skirmish, Random map generator like the first one?

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:22:48 +0000

What you’ve described is virtually identical to the original Majesty, with a graphical overhaul and some tweaks to the general system. Which is all fine by me!

One of the real joys for me in the original game was just watching one or two of my heroes wander around, questing on their own. Once you accepted that their fate was out of your control, you just enjoyed the ride.

By: cyanx7

cyanx7 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:56:45 +0000

majesty one was also one of my favourites of all times…
‘my lord – your castle is under SIEGE!!!’ was one of the phrases i miss in gaming altogether. can’t wait!

By: Carra

Carra — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:36:01 +0000

Finished the demo and it did feel very similar to the original game. But that’s a good thing as the original is one of my all time favorite games.

I do wonder if it has the replayability of the original. It’s one of those rare games I pick up once a year and finish again. Especially the harder missions leave a lot of options on how to finish the game.

By: James Pinnell

James Pinnell — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:55:55 +0000

@Zahar

The game gets a bit chunkier as it gets harder, so the demo is probably more suited to getting new players in I’d say.

By: Zahar

Zahar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:54:31 +0000

The problem to mee is that Majesty 2 looks really a remake of the first game, I played the demo and saw really nothing new at all.

That said, I liked the fisrt one, so probably people that missed Majesty 1 will have a great time. I’ll wait a little more to make a decision.

By: Simon Jones

Simon Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:10:19 +0000

Hmm, this has convinced me I’ll at least need to try this game. Looking forward to it.

Great review.

By: Chris Carter

Chris Carter — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:41:57 +0000

Excellent review. It does seem like Majesty 2 takes strides in terms of revolutionizing the RTS genre, so I’ll definitely check it out.