Lands of Lore II: Guardians of Destiny | A Cursed Experience | Review and Playthrough
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
- Developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1997, 4 years after the original. Lands of Lore II is almost unrecognizable when compared to the original, but manages to somehow capture the essence of its spirit and charm to make for a memorable action adventure roleplaying experience.
A video and playthrough far overdue, join me in returning to the Lands of Lore as we stop the rebirth of an evil god.
#dungeoncrawler #landsoflore #retrogaming
I was just thinking of doing a stream of this game pretty soon and hey, there it is.
I have the massive strategy guide here…somewhere. It had the lore, a super-detailed walkthrough, lists of all the gear and characters.
One thing you missed is that in the final encounter you can steal from Belial. You can take his energy pods and get stronger, you can take his gear and use it against him. His horn is even stronger than the upgraded sword, albeit without the Thunder proc.
Another thing is the morality system. You can murder a lot of the Hulines, you can assassinate the head guard to get a thief to steal Kitiara’s sword (which upgrades to the 2nd best weapon). If you’re Evil, You gotta kill the statue yourself, and fight the Draracle.
@@ArmoredChocoboLPs I would love to have the actual strategy guides, those are always a blast to read through.
I did get some of his equipment, if I'm not mistaken what equipment you can get is based on how quickly you catch up to him, I got lost for a moment on the way so I only got part of it. The fight was so easy though it didn't feel needed regardless.
It's crazy how different the narrative is in this game for an evil playthrough, worth doing twice as it's practically a different game!
i have been waiting for someone to do this game justice with a lengthy review. Thanks from the heart brother ... chef's kiss
It deserves more love! Part of me wants to do a follow up to show the evil path through the game.
@@aquawalrus that would be awesome dude :)
Brother Julian got such a laugh from me. Thanks for that.
Luv - Grim
I am always ecstatic when someone gets my nonsensical references.
@@aquawalrus Well me being Canadian probably helps
@FackinBacin The Trailer Park Boys ARE a national treasure after all ;)
I frankly had never heard of this series before stumbling on it in the PC version of the bargain bin.
I found the gameplay (as someone who was born after it had been made) difficult, but the opening cutscenes and what story I could pick up made me interested to find out how it would all unfold.
Thanks a bunch for the review, and I can definitely feel the love you must have for the series :)
@@AmberNatashaMayfair thanks for taking the time to comment!
I have a weak spot for these old school dungeon crawlers, and the first Lands of Lore is the one that got me into them so the series is definitely one I have a lot of love for. I keep hovering over LoL3 but I've been delaying playing it so I still have one more entry to look forward to.
I'm so glad I found this channel 🙀
This channel is so glad you found it as well! Excellent choice of cat emoji. 😸
Another great video AW. The dudes face at the bottom reminds me of the doom guy
I didn't get to mentioning it in the video, but I actually loved how the face was reactive to what was going on the whole game, whether jumping, fighting or casting magic it had different looks.
In all three forms even!
@@aquawalrus that's some serious attention to detail! I didn't even know there was a lands 2 I'm glad you covered this. You are doing a great job, keep it up the subs will come
I actually only found out 2 existed a few years ago, it came in a bundle with the first game.
I only very recently discovered there is also a lands of lore 3. It's got pretty mixed reviews but I'm super curious to give it a try.
I really loved how the game had different choices of actions which result in different cutscenes and long-term gameplay. Like you can chose the completely evil path and kill everyone on your way if you are strong enough.
It's crazy the difference it can make to the outcome! I'm tempted to do another playthrough to show the evil side, I don't know if it would be enough for a whole other video but it would be worth playing regardless.
@@aquawalrusWould love to see that and have subscribed to your channel. There is also LOL 3 which I really liked playing as kid.
It’s sad that the LOL fanbase is quite small and the rights to it are probably archived in some EA vault, so we will most probably never see a sequel. Imagine if they did a sequel like with God of war for LOL. That would be awesome.
@@masterofx32 happy to have you here!
I actually haven't ever played LoL3, but I really want to, I'm trying my best to space the games out a bit but definitely excited to finish the trilogy.
The game has a pretty solid foundation of lore to build on (a whole lands worth) and would be cool to see them do something with the IP one day. Stranger things have happened!
Ah i remember playing this with my grandpa about 12 years ago, it was the first lol game we played and we didnt know what to do since i was like 8 and we both didnt speak english but darn do i to this day love the janky mess this game is. Amazing video
I'm glad I could help bring back some good memories!
Janky mess is absolutely the way I would describe this game, so memorable for it though.
@@aquawalrus Yeah definitely, also i noticed you never mentioned the evil route you can take in this game, where by the end you kill the draracle and luther turns into an evil god. If you ever make another video on this game you should definitely show that part aswell.!
@@thisisjuleka6027 you're right! Definitely a more interesting bit that I didn't get into in the video was how you can have negative interactions and generally attack just about every NPC in the game. I just can't resist being nice to everyone though, I have a soft spot for all the cat people. That dracoid priest though... I would kill him again if I could ;)
@@aquawalruseven in the playthrough where you attack everyone you see you still cant kill him :p though i guess he's already dead
Well, I can at least call him mean names through my monitor.
Paige Rowlands as Dawn feels more like an Amazon queen than a sorceress and the sexual innuendo at the end feels gratuitous, but she is hot!
Does game or manual mention what happened to Kieran?
It's the 3rd one that falls apart but I would totally watch a review about it
@@usulordo from what I recall, he isn't in the manual but is mentioned in both LoL2 and 3 as the canonical "hero of Gladstone". In the Draracle museum if I'm not mistaken.
I really want to play 3, I've never finished it and know it's probably the least liked in the trilogy but still would be fun to experience.
I’ll comment on this video but first you need to watch and comment on three of my videos, then provide me a list of all your videos in alphabetical order, then provide me with a three page essay on the history of Westwood Studios, and then provide an analysis of whatever happened to the Command & Conquer Games, and then bring me a beer, but since I don’t drink, replace it with a refreshing non-alcoholic beverage of your choice and bring me that.
And here I thought you would want something difficult! I've watched your Disruptor video, so its only fair to comment there, especially with it also having FMV so it fits. The rest of the requested items, including the essay, alphabetical list, and drink has been taped to a courier cat. There is a 90/10 chance the cat will just steal it all unfortunately. They cant be trusted.
Also, shockingly, despite my love of both Westwood and RTS games, I have never played a single Command and Conquer game.
Thanks man! This game really does seem like one errand after another after another… my brother played Lands of Lore 3 when we were teenagers but I never tried it. I’ve always been a Might and Magic 7 man, myself
That's another series I want to play through super badly. There are so many good RPGs/Dungeon Crawlers out there but not enough hours in the day.
Im actually playing this again now im currently in the dracoid cemetery 😭😭😭
I would love to see you cover Stonekeep sometime
The dracoid cemetery makes me feel like one death isn't enough for those ghosts! 💀
Stonekeep is definitely on my list to play! I love the way that game looks!
@aquawalrus it also has a really long development history they started making it in 87 or 88 and it didn't release until 95 partially due to constantly jumping to new tech during development
@@StarElysia even more exciting! Made by Interplay as well which is usually a good thing.
you can get a charm to suppress the transformations much earlier (by talking to dawn again in the monastery after giving her the wax imprints). 🙈
You're right! I actually discovered that after I finished the game when I was reviewing all my footage.
I even gave her the wax! If only I'd gone to see her haha.
there is a spell that lets you transform into any of the forms (beast, lizard, human) that you want.
@@luffis1985 I definetly missed a couple spots in the game... Reason for another playthrough. Maybe evil this time!
@@aquawalrus I see (finished the video in two sittings) that you got it from Dawn after the ruin sinks. You can definitely get it sooner than that. Not sure where, maybe the draracle museum?
@@aquawalrus Plus that's where the best lines are: "These cat people make strange noises when they die." Lol
dawn was hot
She's got that 90s action heroine energy.
You can just press keys 1-5 to cast the respective spell
You've just blown my mind.
number two, gripping characters? no. no way. I played 2 as a kid so i also have the nostalgia goggles but i wouldn't call the characters gripping. the world enthralling yes. the story suspenseful perhaps, for 1 and 2. but i wouldn't call the characters gripping.
@@benjamindeverell1123 I mean, Bacatta has 4 arms. He can grip twice as much as a normal man! 💪
why didn't you speak to Kenneth with the bracers? In fact, why didn't try speaking to all the corpses you found after you got the bracers?
Blame Dawn, she stole them from me after the ruins flooded :
@@aquawalrus Oh, that sucks.