Among the most eagerly awaited releases I covered last year, one standout is the upcoming Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage. The original Pirates Outlaws was a stylish, swashbuckling roguelike deckbuilder that emerged when the genre was still in its early stages. Now, its sequel is set to launch in Q3 of this year, promising an even richer experience.
This sequel, aptly dubbed a "seaquel," returns you to the vibrant world of New Elysia, where you'll embark on another thrilling journey across the ocean waves. To start your adventure, simply choose a character, select a class ability, and pick your starting deck.
Pirates Outlaws 2 offers a diverse selection of characters, each with seven class options, allowing you to customize your deck to your strategic preference. You can even recruit an animal companion to enhance your battle tactics. With enhanced turn-based combat and an innovative card evolution tree, you'll have a wide array of tools at your disposal to conquer the seas.
Run out the gunsPirates Outlaws 2 promises to be an expansive sequel, enabling you to explore freely across the map and offering numerous permutations and combinations of cards and characters. For those on PC, an upcoming Steam demo will be your first opportunity to get hands-on with Pirates Outlaws 2.
While the reveal trailer's animations seemed a bit static to me, I understand the challenges of fully animating such detailed illustrations. I'm hopeful that the final release will feature more dynamic effects when it arrives on mobile later this year.
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