The original Darkest Dungeon was highly celebrated and critically acclaimed for being a punishing dungeon delve that featured flawed would-be heroes in an environment of madness, corruption and decay. Related: Horrors of the Dark Expands Your Dungeons & Dragons Campaign With Darkest Dungeon Monsters The Darkest Dungeon II Story Details and Notes The trailer ends with the game's new title logo looming over a townscape on fire - seemingly suffering the same terrible fate as the locale where the heroes are doing battle, implying that the chaos is now on a grander scale beyond just the manor and hamlet from the first game. While keeping to the original's stylized art direction of solid dark shadows and blood-red highlights, the shift into 3D could mean a whole new dynamic in the way battles are fought, as positioning on a single plane was key to picking out your party members prior to a dungeon delve in the first game.Ī Man-at-Arms, Plague Doctor, Highwayman, Grave Robber and Occultist are featured in the trailer as well, so it's safe to assume that these heroes would be in the initial lineup of available heroes as Darkest Dungeon 2 launches. The most immediate and notable change that fans of the original Darkest Dungeon would notice is the game's shift into 3D.

Related: Curse of the Dead Gods Is an Addictive Mix of Hades and Darkest Dungeon The party is shown fending off the undead, teasing the game's new look, including what seems to be more realistic proportions for the team as well. The trailer opens to the shambling bodies of what seems to be a new form of enemy, clad in wrought-iron armor and cultish veils covering what looks like melting flesh.

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