#Fantasy general 2 Pc#

The action takes place over large maps that are broken into hexes, because hexes really are more attractive (and strategic) to the genre veteran than the square grids of most modern strategy games. The good news is that while the game is as attractive as you’d expect a modern title to be, it has kept that respect for its heritage, and in many ways playing this game is a retro throwback rather than something definably modern. That’s why it’s taken us so long to get a Fantasy General II. It was also well regarded.īut then SSI went away and took with it a lot of its beloved properties. It was considered to be excellent among genre fans, and so SSI dutifully indulged its fantasy whims with another “General” title – Fantasy General. One of SSI’s big hits was a title called Panzer General, which, as the name probably suggests, was a serious strategy game looking at World War 2. Fantasy General II is a pristinely good strategy action.įor a bit of history first – way, way back, there was a company called SSI, which specialised in strategy games, as well as the early era of Dungeons & Dragons (this was before BioWare did Baldur’s Gate). I’ve not been disappointed with this one on any level.

#Fantasy general 2 Pc#

As someone who really loves Slitherine’s work, and strategy games in general, but doesn’t enjoy playing games on PC as a rule, when something like Fantasy General II does land on console I leap at the chance to play it.

It’s a rare treat when strategy specialist, Slitherine, puts one of its games on console.