Greedfall 2: The Dying World announced
Just when you thought you saw the last of Greedfall, Spiders and NACON goes ahead and announces Greedfall 2: The Dying World.
However, after 2 million copies sold worldwide, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that fantasy hit from Spiders is getting its very own sequel. One that will take on the lessons learned from the previous game, as well as its successes, and meld them into Greedfall 2.
The game has been described as an “RPG that focuses on story and player choice but also includes new gameplay in the form of more tactical combat and revisits the unique universe created by its predecessor.”
Alain Falc, CEO of NACON stated “we are very excited to reveal Greedfall 2 to everyone, the new game from Spiders.” They continued. “Many fans across the world were begging for this sequel, and we are delighted to be publishing this new game that these fans are sure to love. We also hope it will appeal to new players and all fans of role-playing games, great stories, action and fantasy.”
Despite this being a sequel, Greedfall 2 will take place three years before the events of the first game and the adventures of the original protagonist, De Sardet. Instead of playing a colonist, you’ll instead play as a native of Teer Fradee who has been uprooted by force and taken away. This leaves you no choice but to fight for your freedom using diplomacy, cunning, combat, as well as your allies.
“While we were working on Steelrising, our love of the GreedFall universe never faded, and so we are thrilled to be returning to it,” said Jehanne Rousseau, Founder and Director of Spiders development studio. “In this new chapter, players will explore the old continent with its bigger and more diverse environments. They will meet new companions and new factions, and I hope they will have unforgettable adventures.”
For the most part Greedfall was met with a mostly positive reception with a Metacritic rating of 73, though it was also pointed out that the technical shortcomings of the RPG did dampen the overall experience. Then there was the fact that the game is rooted in the colonization of Europe, a theme that our reviewer pointed out, “falls extremely flat” and often led to De Sardet taking on an unlikeable and unsatisfying centrist role within the narrative. Whether its sequel will do much better remains to be seen.
Greedfall 2 is planned for release in 2024 on PC and consoles.
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