Not as good as the original--mostly because there was no real attempt at improving on the original. Too short, and not a real step up for the franchise--more like a step sideways. Still, it was enjoyable.

A travesty of the original Majesty. Heroes are so stupid that they'll ignore everything save their current goal - minor things like having their home, your castle, or even themselves under attack just aren't important enough to consider. No longer will they show 'distinct personalities' by exploring, raiding lairs, or patrolling the kingdom: if they don't have a flag to aim for, they'll wander aimlessly 'looking for adventure'. If you want to experience a "real-time strategy" kingdom sim, go get a copy of the original and leave this for the clearance bin.… Expand

Majesty 2 is not a blockbuster game. It was a quiet, nice, and cheap diversion. The improvement from the first game is immense, and the first game and it's expansion were brilliant. The patch that they've released addresses most all of the issues that people had with it. Is the game perfect? No, but it doesn't have to be at a mere $30. Well worth the buy.

This game is a budget title wrapped in the package of a major release. Simply put, there is far too little here to justify the price-tag. The game lacks polish, charm and depth. The graphics are bland and one-dimensional. Heroes do not feel like they have genuine personalities and there is no opportunity to form any kind of attachment to them. Unlike 1C's earlier classic Space Ranges 2, in which the NPCs feel like they have genuine motivations and personalities, these heroes are generic and interchangeable. Some reviewer comments suggest that the heroes are 'temperamental', although I never once saw a hero throw a tantrum, get into an argument, get drunk, proposition someone or make unreasonable demands (not that you'd really notice, in any case, given how they all blend into the background). Hero comments are limited to a single, endlessly repeated generic phrase. Almost exclusively, heroes will simply mull around if you haven't given them anything to do - which feels much more like uninspired programming than anything approximating a personality. The rogue and wizard heroes are essentially useless and the rest may as well be identical for as much as you're likely to notice. In the original, maps were somewhat balanced, in that more difficult challenges were closer to base, and harder challenges further out. In this version everywhere on the map is more or less the same, making the danger flags (that discourage heroes from entering certain areas) effectively redundant. If this were a 'strategy' title most of the above would be forgivable. Strategy, however, as far as it goes, is limited to plonking down generic buildings, clicking on 'research' buttons and tagging monsters with bounties. There is absolutely no opportunity for outsmarting an opponent other than through brute force. Simply put, the lack of complex hero interactions or interesting hero behaviour is simply unforgivable. Somehow, in spite of the above, this uninspired grind still caught my attention long enough for me to complete the full (thoroughly dull) campaign, hence why I'm rating this a 4 and not a 1. Clearly it's been a slow week.… Expand

Another Majesty 1 fan here. I really tried hard to like this game, but at best it is worse than Majesty 1 in every single way. If you play a game where you don't have direct control over your troops, then the guys have to have AT LEAST passable AI, but it's not there. Heroes are dumb as bricks, put a high reward up for a monster and watch all your rogues instantly run in and suicide. You can put heroes them together in a party but that doesn't help at all, as they don't act as a team whatsoever. One hero can be being fired upon and the others just ignore it and continue attacking a nearby building. Monsters and heroes just walk past each other all the time. WHY is the AI so much worse than the original? It's not as if the intelligence of your minions in the first game was stunning, just basic but it worked. And why are half the missions extremely similar to ones in Majesty 1? Why are the hero types and buildings available pretty much just the same as the first game? Is this a sequel or a remake? This game is just lazy game design, plain and simple. Play the original instead.… Expand

A decent and well polished game that is let down by slow game-play and a lack of strategic depth. This is designed for people who love RPG type game but have always wanted to be on the other side of the action, as the omnipotent quest-giver pulling the strings of the hapless heroes. It does this very well and in many ways it makes you feel more like a king than most other strategy games out there. The game is a huge graphical upgrade from the previous Magesty and it is much more atheistically pleasing than most of Paradox's other titles from the same time period. It is very satirical and full of comedic gems for the RPG fan and it is narrated by an advisor who sounds suspiciously similar to Sean Connery. The gameplay is slow but the speeding can be increased and the start of missions are very repetitive, the game picks up about halfway through each mission and revolve around you ordering your heroes to kill an extremely powerful boss. While your heroes are the most enjoyable part of the game they cannot be directly controlled, which leads to many deaths and lots coin resurrecting them. You control them by offering rewards in gold for defeating a target, guarding an area or exploring the map, and you prioritise based on the amount of coin. Once your heroes accept a quest they will not abandon it until they are dead or it is completed which can lead to an ogre destroying your town while all your heroes are off fighting a rat. You can put them into groups which will work as a team but you cannot coordinate your groups so they will tickle into the boss fight getting eliminated one by one whereas a huge frontal assault would have made it child's play. That said Majesty2 is a well rounded game and it you can perfect your heroes response time it can be very enjoyable indeed.… Expand

Great game, with a significant improvement over first majesty game. I read some comments and it's like they are talking about a different game. It's just great fun seeing your heroes leveling up and having fun killing hoards of enemy... just unique in RTS games.

Majesty one was an amazing game. It has the great idea of not controlling your own troops, but instead focusing on economy, and using your gold wisely to manage troops, economy, and bounty flags. Now of course Majesty 2 has all of those same great features, which is what got the score up to around a three, but then it also has decent graphics. They are not breathtaking, but they are pretty good, plus the physics engine at the end of the game blows all the buildings up even on my good gaming computer. All that combined brings it up to a 4. Now for the problems. Majesty 2 has a lot more "rules" then majesty one. The troops per guild has been reduced, and each guild needs its own special upgrades that only apply to the troops belonging to it. This means that if you have 2 ranger's guilds, you have to upgrade the same thing twice in order for all your units to get the benefit. Sure this seems like a minor annoyance, so lets just say this isn't a big deal. Next on the list are the temples. Remember the buildings which let you produce the super units and win? Well those now have to be built on a special "holy" spot, and there are only a few in each map. Now only having 3 temples doesn't sound bad, but each temple only lets you make 2 people belonging to it. Yes that right, 2 people. So 2 times 3 is 6, so you get a maximum of 6 good units in the game. There are maps with more temple spots, and a few other ways to get upgraded units with a new "promotion" system where you can promote your simple units to fancy ones, but its not at all the same. Along with that, a few buildings have been taken out, and a few put in. A decent trade up, but I miss the fairgrounds. If this was a standalone game I would think its great, it has good graphics and good AI, but its not. The reason this game is bad is because for anyone that played the original Majesty, the entire game play is different because of the rules they put in. If you have never played Majesty before, you will probably love this game; its very original. On the other hand, if you played Majesty one and have been looking forward to this it is a complete letdown and changes the game entirely. But what were we supposed to expect from a different company? You win some you lose some.… Expand

For people who say "your heroes are annoying, etc," i'm sorry, but you missed the ENTIRE POINT of this game. If you don't like not being able to force people to do exactly what you want, when you want, you will not like this game because it is specifically designed to prevent that. That said, I have a pretty favorable opinion of majesty 2. The wizards dont die in 1 hit from a rat at the start, but they're still pretty easily killed, and the addition of specific building locations for trade posts and temples is another limiting factor i'm a fan of. Protection flags are also really great.… Expand

This is one of those games that shouldn't be called a sequel. It's Majesty 1.5 at best. It's a complete mess. Very little innovation. Very little fun. Very little production value. And a whole lot of bugs to boot. Stay away from this garbage.

The entire game is pretty bad. It plays badly, fall short in multiple aspects of the original and yet, it could have been somewhat better if they didn't yank out (!) the editor in the very first patch. Now all steam users are screwed. Most other people keep the 1.0 with bugs to still have access to the modding scene, but we can't even have that. Terrible, give it a skip, especially if the price hasn't fallen yet.… Expand

Interesting story. Fun. Little bit short playtime if you can do all maps on first try. Players who started to play RTS may find it difficult to complete= challenging Its a good game.

Well we got Russian version at Sept 11 and all i can say.. its a disappointment. Imagine Majesty 1. Now remove all fun, add outdated graphics and incredibly stupid heroes. Here you go. All i can say... just go play Majesty one and don't torture yourself with those 15 extremely boring missions.

Campaign contains 16 Missions (2 of that are tutorial levels), around 8 "Freeplay maps" without difficulty settings or anything customizable and no sandbox whatsoever. Many little bugs, weird AI that prefers going home to stay alive and a horrible feeling as if you've just been ripped off will be only some of your privileges as the new Majesty.

Yep, it's Majesty alright. There are a few variations that are interesting for a bit and there are a few omissions that are mildly annoying, but pretty much it feels and plays like the Majesty of old. I would have liked to have seen the missions update and more dynamic since this is the main shortcoming of the first one. Still Majesty is unique and great gameplay if you are in to kingdom building.… Expand

It's basically Majesty 1 slightly updated and trying to rely solely on the basic game mechanics to be fun however they're not up to par (AI, hero uniqueness, 'mission' creation). The missions and story are boring and at times downright frustrating. For a game focused on your heroes acting on their own the AI is very poor to say the least. Examples being heroes constantly willing to get themselves killed in no win situation, not attacking enemies beside them, running through hordes of higher level enemies to pick up treasure, chasing a peasant halfway across the map to cast a buff when they're supposedly on a mission to protect a key building etc... There are too many to list that I've seen and as the intelligence (or lack thereof) is the core of the game play it sucks the fun out of it.… Expand

They took out some of the best features of Majesty 1 (Sandbox, Random Map) and instead replaced the game with what is at times blisteringly difficult combat with little to no control on the outcome. I venture to say the AI in the original may have been better. It feels like a downgrade from Majesty 1:Northern Expansion in everything but graphics.

I gave the game a pass back in 2009 being scared off with its demo (waves of incredibly strong monsters, no build-research-expand etc). However, I've bought a copy on Steam this month, it's just $10 now. And how wrong my first impressions were! The game actually is the good old Majesty where you can spend hours and hours building up the kingdom just for the fun of it. In my opinion, the developers didn't succeed in adding new elements to the gameplay, which is probably too much to ask anyway, but they didn't ruin it either.… Expand

If you want a Real-Time-STRATEGY game that focuses on Strategy rather than micro-management and Tactics, then the novel and refreshing approach of the Majesty series to the genre may well interest you. Set in a fantasy world (with the stereotypical rangers, dwarves, wizards, dragons and the like) Majesty 2 lets you play the role the King, focusing on the major decisions of building, research and growing your economy - while the bean-counting that usually dominates RTS, is thankfully left in the capable hands of the subjects themselves. You can group your subjects into parties (of up to 4 at an inn - well-balanced parties function much more effectively than the individuals by themselves and adds a great strategic element to the game) and set general objectives for them by setting different types of 'flags' with gold rewards as incentives (to let them where, when and what you want them to do). In the end the style of game play is a great blend of the elements of SimCity, an RTS and a party-based RPG. It doesn't take itself too seriously either with plenty of quips (and narration by a Sean Connery sound-alike) that, if not hilariously funny, at least poke fun at itself and some of the fantasy stereo-types. As a budget-priced game, with plenty of add-ons and special offers on Steam, this provides plenty of fun-for-the-money, and many of the scenarios provide a rewardingly-difficult challenge - don't expect to blast through the main campaign without having to reload or even restart some of the tougher scenarios until you get a solid strategy figured out. Highly recommended.… Expand

I picked the Majesty 2 bundle pack on steam for like 12$, and was very impressed with the content. I liked Majesty 1, yet it was a bit too difficult for me. The new game is more fun. The advisor voice is awesome and really brings life to the game. I'm glad majesty 2 really polished the economy system and explained the game concepts much better, resulting in a pleasant experience. It is well worth its current price!… Expand

I would pay $40 for this game, but now it is only $10. If you enjoy building your cities and recruiting armies like in age of empires, this game is close. But instead of watching your troops stand around, each one has a personality and will go on his own missions. You can even set characters in a party so they adventure together. With great graphics and unique game play, this is a game no one should pass on.… Expand

Even with its weakness i cant get enough of it. Its fun, innovative and relaxing. One of the most interesting RTS-RPG mix in the last years. Well worth the buy.

Majesty 2 is a fun, modernized version of the original Majesty, however it leaves some of the balance and interesting choices out from the original game, making it much easier to play, but also making it a much more simplified, basic game. Still, worth a play for anyone who enjoys RTS games or enjoyed the original.

A game that's innovative and nostalgic at the same time, with lighthearted humor, and just simply fun. onus points for the cheesy voice acting. Fantastic game overall, the only real issue is having a weird difficult curve.

This game was a pleasant surprise. I expected another Spellforce-type rpg/rts, but this was something different... but in a good way! + Controlling your heroes through monetary incentives = revise your usual rts strategies :) + Heroes level up, buy inventory, find artifacts, but become pickier about jobs with time + You can save the best heroes and rehire them later in the campaign = time not wasted + Not short at all: campaign+single maps = almost 40 hours i have on record + It was fairly challenging for single maps too, i had to restart/rethink some a few times… Expand

I enjoyed Majesty1, so bought this game in order to see what had been done with the unique gameplay of the original. The answer - pretty much nothing. The experience is essentially identical to the previous title, only with the added fun of having your game take 10 mins to save and crashing at unexpected and exciting moments. What was the producer's business model? Get 20 Russian game designers so drunk they pass out; promise them their freedom if they spend 2 hours slapping some better graphics on, then hope the game sells on name recognition? Sadly, I fell for their trap by buying the thing. Don't be sucked in like I was! Save your cash for a decent game!… Expand

Majesty 2 is a real-time strategy game where the strategy is mostly dictated by the AI's whims and needs. The player can place buildings, cast spells (Save from the healing, extortion and resurrection spell, you won't truly need any of them.) create a limited amount of units per building and hopefully arm these troops with the equipment that they need. Whether the player succeeds depends entirely on the AI. I found that, unlike with Majesty 1, that using the same strategy over and over will pretty much guarantee you success on every map. This makes the game highly repetitive, somewhat boring and even frustrating as the AI seems oblivious to the danger around it and to your plans. The campaign is worth playing as some of your progress (in the form of "lords" and "ladies", heroes that you can train during each mission and call upon for a fee in later missions) and you will unlock some handy powers ("artifacts") that can help turn the tide of any battle, giving the player a sense of progression. Unfortunately, the "single missions" are worthless and more often than not obvious campaign-rejects. I can't help but feeling that if the developers allow you to have direct control over your units that the game would be over in no time and that the true difficulty lies not in sound strategic decisions but in figuring out what the AI will and won't do. Still, the game manages to be entertaining, offers an upsweeping musical score, some fitting (but ultimately somewhat repetitive and simplistic) sound effects and if you enjoyed Mayesty 1 but thought it was too difficult, Majesty 2 is your game.… Expand