The Dungeon Lord, also known as the Dark Lord, is back on a quest of vengeance that will see him recruiting all manner of creatures from every part of the world. “We use an in-house level editor to create these missions and we’re planning to make this tool public after the release of the game,” according to Wolfertstetter. Plans are also underway to make sure the level editor sees a release to the public for use in-game. One time there’s another Dungeon Lord to destroy, another time you will have to collect a special artifact, protect creatures traveling through your dungeon, kill heroes roaming through your dungeon, pervert heroes to join your side or just survive waves after waves of heroes.” While avoiding giving details about the gameplay modes on offer, Christian Wolfertstetter, Creative Director at Realmforge Studios, has said, “The missions have very different objectives. It was announced to include “2 playable factions, 26 unique creatures, multiple types of heroes and game modes”.Īlthough information is scarce, the game will support multiplayer for up to four players and stretch across four game modes. The game also made an appearance at GamesCom 2014 alongside other Kalypso titles like Crookz, Crowntakers and Grand Ages Medieval. Linke goes on to talk about how things have been made “chunkier, bigger” and “more cartoonish”.
It was this demand for a more Dungeon Keeper-esque management system in the game that led to a fundamental shift in the games art style. So we knew we wanted to have more management for the sequel, like you have to manage your dungeon, build up your creatures, care for your creatures.” Speaking about some of the new mechanics and visuals that have been implemented into the game, namely the real time strategy portion, Viktor Linke, Art Director of Dungeons 2, has said, “I think a lot of people expected the first Dungeons to be another Dungeon Keeper, and it really wasn’t. Text above and below the goblin creature reads, “Brace Yourselves Dungeons 2 Is Coming.” The graffiti depicts a goblin-esque character resting his hands on a skull that might be a cane. The Easter Egg came in the form of graffiti in a shadowed alleyway, largely being out of view. Players of the critically underwhelming vampire action role playing game Dark, came across an Easter Egg in the game that served as both the official reveal and announcement of the game, despite initially being considered a joke on the part of the developers.
Unlike most games, which are typically announced during press conferences or by way of a press release, Dungeons 2 was given a stealth announcement. Dungeons 2 has already received a fair amount of praise in the lead up to its release as a true successor to EA’s much loved Dungeon Keeper video game but details are fairly sparse regarding its development.