Stronghold Crusader 2 Reviews

Guided by the siege's grace Sent you to heavens gates When the flail knocks your skull See the fear of god on your face Soldiers dropping like flies Disease and famine Be it black plague or leprosy Eternally damnation Wholes battalions are sick Frail and flailing from the pain When the flail knocks your skull Blunt force exposes brain Your whole cavalry is dead When were hungry we eat horse Push my claymore through your torso with endlеss force Bloodshed on the battlе field the arrows blot the sky Wailing mothers mourn their sons as countless others die Rusted mail is bound to fail take an arrow in the eye The bascinet will nail your neck and end your life tonight The stench of burning flesh terrorized and filled with dread I will wheel my cart through the battle field "bring out your dead" I recite the word of god as I pick up severed heads The brook that runs west of the village was once clear now it runs red

Stronghold Crusader 2 – Steam Review Stronghold Crusader 2 is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that brings back the classic castle-building and siege warfare of the original Crusader, but with updated graphics, a new engine, and a refreshed gameplay experience. Set in the deserts of the Middle East during the Crusades, the game offers a unique blend of city-building, resource management, and brutal medieval combat. Pros: • ⚔️ Classic RTS feel: If you loved the original Stronghold Crusader, this is a faithful continuation. It keeps the core gameplay intact while introducing modern improvements. • 🏰 Castle building is back: Designing your perfect medieval fortress, setting traps, and defending against sieges is as satisfying as ever. • 🤖 AI Lords: Each AI character has a unique personality and strategy, adding depth to skirmish and campaign modes. • 🔥 Skirmish and co-op modes: You can play with friends in multiplayer or co-op skirmishes, which adds a lot of replayability. • 📜 Historical setting: The game blends real historical figures with strategic fantasy, making for an immersive experience. Cons: • 🛠️ Lacks polish: Some animations and UI elements feel outdated, and occasional bugs can interfere with gameplay. • 🧠 AI pathfinding: Troop movement can sometimes be frustrating due to poor pathfinding, especially during large battles. • 🎮 Learning curve: New players may find the economic system complex without guidance or tutorials. Final Verdict: Stronghold Crusader 2 is a must-play for fans of the original and medieval RTS games in general. While it’s not perfect and may feel a bit dated in some areas, it offers deep strategic gameplay and the unmatched joy of building and defending your own castle. With mod support and a loyal community, it’s a title worth returning to again and again. Rating: 7.5/10

Not even close to the first game. Dark, slow, not enough instructions of what where to find. Played for like 10 min but couldn't anymore. Can't recommend.

As much as I like the previous games of Stronghold this one is a huge mess. Full of bugs, for example, a enemy unit comes to the tower full of archers and they just can't kill him he is just standing there and of course you can't build anything near...

It's still a good game, but not good as the older one, for example like the campaign, so repetitive and for the characters lord not good as Stronghold Crusader HD, lack of unit variety and yeah i feels like this game cheaper than ST HD

I will not say it is best like the crusader 1 but still it's nice and fun

Great game. it lacks optimization (because it puts your cpu to its limits) and also lacks some features from previous titles like day and night cycle and weather system from stronghold 3, fear factor from crusader 1, etc. but it seems the AI acts much smarter than the ones in original crusader. overall an underrated gem but it needs a patch and maybe a major update to reach its full potential.

This game is not good enough, first part is perfection. I do not understand how Firefly forgot how to create games!

Wtf is this? It´s not strategy it´s nonesense. The scenarios bring you into positions, where you need to do absolut garbage, like putting your King at the front to fight. For all who love strategy games - avoid this!

As others have mentioned in their reviews, a fairly big problem with this game is the AI, which can produce troops when there's nothing left in the castle, which makes little sense. Even with these issues, I managed to finish the game on the highest difficulty. It's not a bad game, but it's not on par with the older games in the series either. A solid 7.5/10.