Blackguards 2 Review | Gaming Nexus

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Blackguards 2 follows in the footsteps of its predecessor by trying to push the narrative of the anti-hero, and this time, I think it hits the mark. The main character is Cassia of Tanos, a nobleman's trophy wife thrown into the labyrinth beneath the gladiatorial arena because… well, we really don't get a lot of the why. Actually you'll learn a lot more of the why from watching the third of Daedalic Entertainment's new characters and features videos than from the opening cinematic or most of the game itself. There is a decent story here, but sometimes it feels you have to pry it out of the creators' steely grip to get at it. What they do present well is the character study of a woman driven to madness and revenge, and I'm buying into that. There is a darkness to Cassia that is explored and developed well and revealed in a way that allows the player to be sympathetic to her madness without being forced to embrace the evil.