Fun, fluid combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the combat is really fun in this one, especially once you get used to it and unlock some of your abilities.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
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Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%MercurySteam2014Hack and Slash · Action · Adventure
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A stylish God of War-like Dracula action game with fun combat and gorgeous castle sections, dragged down by forced stealth and tedious navigation. Skip it if you hate stealth or backtracking.
Great for
Fans of Lords of Shadow, God of War and DMC who want a stylish, story-driven Dracula adventure, ideally on a controller
Main risk
Forced instant-fail stealth sections and tedious, confusing backtracking in the drab modern city
What players love
Stunning art direction and gothic castle
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The artwork is one of the best of the series, backgrounds, sculptures, furniture, figurines... all extremely well crafted.”
Steam review · 308.4 h played ↗
Compelling story and Dracula protagonist
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“it manages to tell a compelling story about the possible redemption of Dracula”
Steam review · 29.4 h played ↗
Improvements over the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“There are some much needed improvements compared to the first Lords of Shadow game like being able to control the camera”
Steam review · 17.6 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Robert Carlyle Performance is over the top and very deep.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Metroidvania exploration and castle sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“It's a great take on a "3D Metroidvania".”
Steam review · 16.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Forced, unfun stealth sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“forcing you into generic stealth sequences where your character turns into a rat, and any attempt to—well—[i]fight[/i] the enemies (even when there’s no logical reason not to) results in instant failure.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Confusing navigation and tedious backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“will just have you spend hours in long, frustrating trips across the area. No real maps, not enough shortcuts”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗
Crashes and PC port problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game continually crashes in the same spot”
Steam review · 73.7 h played ↗
Frustrating enemies and unblockable attacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“every mob from the smallest grunt to the final boss spams unblockable attacks”
Steam review · 56.2 h played ↗
Drab modern setting unlike Castlevania
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“No one want to roam around in some blatant boring industrial complex filled with pipes and claustrophobic rooms.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Excessive hand-holding and slow cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“It tells you EVERYTHING to do like you are 5 years old.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
Processor2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirect X9 compatible video card 512Mb RAM
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 or higher
ProcessorQuad Core CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirect X11 compatible video card with 1024Mb RAM
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
Processor2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirect X9 compatible video card 512Mb RAM
Storage10 GB available space
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