The Lost Heir 2: Forging a Kingdom

I have mixed feelings on this. Don't get me wrong. This game was written very,very,very well by a writer with good reputation and good CYOA games. But I didnt hit me right. I played the first one the COG website and transferred save file to second one after I have been 'encouraged' by the website. I recapped the first one by replaying since I didnt save at the website. From first one to second, the transition was like 'In your face'. Felt very forceful. My stats from first barely scrapped into second. Just glimpses and once or twice peeking. From an adventure to political war,with sudden surge of new characters that just accepted me as an heir with no reason whatsoever and let me jump straight into getting the throne back, it just did not feel right for me. My playthrough in Lost Heir 1 seemed like a damn waste of time. Only your stats of weapons are regularly checked. But when somehow there is stat check, it is very harsh. It has almost 3 or 4 stats simultaneously checked with high...

This is a very underrated CYOA game, the depth of your decisions are rewarding and make sense, the companions are fleshed out well and have a customization option that I've never seen before. Some things are skill based and are basically impossible if youre playing a specialized class run, and theres a lack of significant description or proper pacing within and between a few arcs, but overall that issue matters less and less on repeat playthroughs when you become more accustomed to the rythym and themes of the writer. There was clearly a lot of passion in this piece and a noticable attention to retro-fantasy motifs such cloudy monster descriptions and creative, albeit archetypal cultures. To go the whole game without appreciating the size and history of the world is rather difficult, though it does allow enough blank spaces for you to both be surprised at new things and to create your own speculations. The character interaction in the story is largely optional but highly rewarding du...

Amazing, a few dissapointments here and there but overall fantastic. Cant wait for the final book of the triology

So after 4.5 hours, I'm finna write the review. I thought it was pretty good. People are complaining that the choices are to attoined to what you did in the first one, but I think it's great. That means your choices in the first game actually had meaning and you now are starting to see it. It's not that long, but it's definately not short, and the time adds up when you have three different characters to play through. Worth every penny. (Especially since I got in on sale for a dollar cheaper)

The Lost Heir 2: Forging a Kingdom puts you back in the shoes of the Lost Heir of Daria that you probably played as in The Lost Heir: Fall of Daria. Worry not if you did not buy or play part 1 prior to getting this though, for even if you did not play the first part of the trilogy, it's possible to start with a brand-new character here - though it's worth noting that doing so means you'll start without what bonuses and whatnot you can pick up in TLH1, so it might be a bit of an uphill battle. The game itself can be divided up into three parts. The first part is where we left off at the end of the first part of the trilogy, with the main character being an adventurer in hiding after his/her confrontation with the villain, so you'll find yourself in a familiar enough spot before things go on to more complicated stuff. The second part is the whole 'Forging a Kingdom' bit, where you must retake your kingdom and strenghten it for the inevitable confrontation with you and your allies on one...

First, the series as a whole, then the individual story The series is great. However, their is a warning, the set of games, especially the last one, are harder than most of these type of games. The writing is great, the stats carry over between games, different events can happen based on the stats you have or what classes you choose. However, for your first run, expect to fail. However, there is a lot of replay value in these games and they are very enjoyable. This second game has your character officially become a commander of an army, in an attempt to unify your lost kingdom. There are more chances for your character to be awesome or lame. There is also greater opportunities to get different classes, build up your previous classes, or even specializing further, by picking an offshoot of your class. The mechanic of managing your army adds new challenges, but I think it makes it much more fun. You will need both a good army and a strong protagonist to be successful, but even if you f...

The Game is quite a good game, I say this because I like decison making games, you make your own choices and have to save your friends, I played around 10 minutes and it is very challenging and very fun, as you do not know what is going to happen next. I wish their was graphics though so for this I would rate it 6/10.

The first game in this series was SO FUN, and I was very much looking forward to this one, and it just left me cold. Maybe it was my own fault for trying to play as a bard--there was just NO chance at all to build up any skills to the highest level and toward the end the skill checks were ridiculous. But even that would be tolerable if it weren't for the two very, very long parts where I had an entire army and their petty squabbles to deal with. I swear to god if I read the words "We're running low on food!" one more time I was going to have a fit.

A great continuation from the first one! It's so cool that I can bring the save from the first game and continue right where I left off.

Sucked was not fun to read or play.