Resolution's JD Richardson writes: The Saxons is like a second helping of a great Sunday roast dinner but the bottom line is if I have any more than this it’s going to start getting a bit old or make me sick. Either way it’s time for something completely different for dessert.
Having enjoyed King Arthur: The Roleplaying Wargame an awful lot a few months ago I was quite looking forward to seeing what the inevitable DLC or expansion would be. There were a couple of small downloads with new artefacts and units but that stuff never interests me on its own. As a larger package however though, it’s rather appealing. That’s kind of what The Saxons is and at the same time isn’t. Yes you get new artefacts, spells, ladies, heroes, quests and a few new units but at the same time there’s nothing meaty like a new map to explore. Instead it’s just a big chunk of ‘more of the same’. That’s not strictly a bad thing but I hope that any future DLC will be a bit more inspired.
GNT: In 2009 Neocore games released King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame. Whilst it had its flaws, the game quickly grew in popularity and after a mediocre stand alone game, the sequel everyone was waiting for has arrived.
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Destructoid- Whether or not King Arthur II is one step forward, two steps back or the other way around is going to depend on what you expect from this sequel. The streamlined campaign may raise many an eyebrow while the text adventure quests will elicit more smiles than frowns, and any fan of this genre of strategy will still spend countless hours both on and off the battlefield. It's not quite the diamond in the rough that many have hoped for, perhaps, but you'll be hard pressed to keep yourself from playing just one more turn.
