Fantasy General II: Invasion

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 37
  3. Negative: 8 out of 37

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  1. bohemond1944
    Sep 18, 2020
    1
    Not even close to matching the original. Awful in all ways but graphics; stick to the original Fantasy General.
  2. Jizo
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    Awesome fantasy strategy with RPG elements. Your troops collects XP, gains levels and perks, can be equipped with items. Game play is really deep and tactical.
    There is lots of single player content even there is just one playable faction for campaign. Haven't checked out multiplayer yet. Worthy successor for Fantasy General I.
    Totally 10/10 game! If you like strategy games or are new    Awesome fantasy strategy with RPG elements. Your troops collects XP, gains levels and perks, can be equipped with items. Game play is really deep and tactical.
    There is lots of single player content even there is just one playable faction for campaign. Haven't checked out multiplayer yet. Worthy successor for Fantasy General I.
    Totally 10/10 game! If you like strategy games or are new with the genre and like fantasy stuff, you should get this immediately!    … Expand
  3. jaboj
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    Build up an army of bear riding barbarians and trolls to show the conniving undead empire scum what's what. Thanks to the "weapons" system, no unit is ever completely useless and you can take your army in many directions. Tactically and strategically engaging, this game lives up to it's predecessor.
  4. M3RC3ER
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    Quite deep and really enjoyable tactical turn based game with a nice twist in the setting that feels a bit fresh und unspent
  5. jrralls
    Sep 16, 2019
    10
    Did you play Fantasy General 1? If so, this game plays, looks, and feels exactly how you remember Fantasy Genera 1. Not how it actually was, but how it exists in your memory, ever green, but here for you to enjoy in the modern day.
  6. jeffbizloc
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    Played about half way through 15 or so hours of Fantasy General II's campaign before it got too repetitive. I did enjoy my time the game just didn't evolve.

    Game(s) like: Fantasy General, Panzer Corps Pros: - Cool setting - Solid UI - enjoyed the look and feel of the maps. Though the overview screens were blah. - The upgrade trees were cool Cons: - You upgrade based on loot    Played about half way through 15 or so hours of Fantasy General II's campaign before it got too repetitive. I did enjoy my time the game just didn't evolve.

    Game(s) like: Fantasy General, Panzer Corps

    Pros:
    - Cool setting
    - Solid UI - enjoyed the look and feel of the maps. Though the overview screens were blah.
    - The upgrade trees were cool

    Cons:
    - You upgrade based on loot you find, but sadly that loot is random
    - After several missions the strategy of attacking/repeating/heal and using either your whole or flanking two armies became repetitive
    - Frankly I like strategy game where each mission is basically atomic - by carrying over troops/experience the game gets either really easy or hard    … Expand
  7. greg555
    Dec 15, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worthy successor. Only minor setback is overpower of missile units in contrast to the first game where normally they had support role.… Expand
  8. vClaw
    Sep 10, 2019
    8
    A sequel as it should be: taking the original game and adding to it / improving features.
  9. druout1944
    May 18, 2020
    3
    A poor successor the fantastic original. I return to the 1996 game frequently and was disgusted how inferior Fantasy General II is; like a dumbed down rpg lite game with pretty graphics and agonizing pacing.
  10. GamingReality
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    Everything that's good in strategy games in one game. Very worthy successor, totally exceeded my expectations. Huge fan of the original fantasy general, I came in a little sceptical but was surprised to see such a great strategy game. New features improve the game in every possible way, great inventory system, skill trees, just awesome!
  11. Sepherim
    Apr 17, 2022
    6
    Fantasy General no es un juego perfecto ni de lejos, pero entretiene. La campaña evoluciona lentamente, ofreciendo nuevas opciones y unidades a medida que avanzas, lo cual hace que se mantenga razonablemente fresca a lo largo del tiempo. Y, al final, de hecho hay bastante variedad en cantidad de unidades a tu disposición, aunque muchas de ellas son muy similares entre si. La dinámica deFantasy General no es un juego perfecto ni de lejos, pero entretiene. La campaña evoluciona lentamente, ofreciendo nuevas opciones y unidades a medida que avanzas, lo cual hace que se mantenga razonablemente fresca a lo largo del tiempo. Y, al final, de hecho hay bastante variedad en cantidad de unidades a tu disposición, aunque muchas de ellas son muy similares entre si. La dinámica de las misiones también es muy similar ya que, en general, siempre estás en la ofensiva, lo cual te da un buen control del frente de batalla pero poca utilidad para las unidades más lentas y defensivas, especialmente porque acabar cuanto antes las misiones da más recompensa. Las unidades tienen mejoras que están bien, aunque muchos de los objetos que las puedes equipar acaban siendo más superfluos mientras otros son muy poderosos. Y hay que reconocer que hay una buena variedad de terrenos de batalla, llevando a distintos tipos de enfrentamiento.

    El apartado gráfico es muy discreto, nada llamativo ni especialmente interesante. El apartado sonoro es igualmente discreto aunque he de reconocer que la BSO me ha gustado bastante. Y, al menos en mi experiencia, no he encontrado casi ningun bug.

    Por todo ello, a nadie le va a cambiar la vida Fantasy General 2 pero es un juego entretenido.    … Expand

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#78 Best PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 6, 2019
    72
    When it comes to reimagining decades old games, there are only two options: change the graphics and release it as is, dated gameplay and all, or keep the general idea and build everything from scratch. Not surprisingly, both of them lead to an uphill battle. [Issue#241, p.46]
  2. CD-Action
    Oct 25, 2019
    75
    For a turn-based strategy battler the scenarios have a quite dramatic flow to them. And the game only gains from it. Even escort missions cease to be just battles and it pays to devise interesting ways to break through the enemy lines [12/2019, p.48]
  3. Games.cz
    Oct 23, 2019
    80
    A very pleasant turn-based strategy set in a strange world, full of tactical possibilities beyond the traditional “rock, paper, scissors” model. What’s more, there are even RPG elements and dialogue choices!
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