So while you are not investing a TON of time into characters, you are investing I would argue WAY more time in building up a strong enough 'group' to complete the play through. The main story from the first game (around 40 hours or so) has been replaced by a much shorter metered out Rogue-Lite/Like expierence. So while it looks like I have a lot of time in DD2, I would argue that I will spend double that to really enjoy the content that is out with 1.0. I bought this on EGS when it entered early access and would revisit it for a few hours every time they released a new feature or content update. However, when you REALLY look at the art style/execution of DD2 they busted their ass with the polish the put on the game and they turned in a stellar upgrade in terms of visual assets/presentation.Ĥ) It is both a shorter and LONGER experience than DD.which is what may put off casual/non-hardcore fans of the fist game. I am giving this an overall (and enthusiastic) BUY recommendation for a few reasons.ġ) I respect that the devs wanted to try something different, put time into their development approach for the sequel given the first games successes and opportunities, and spent the time to deliver a mostly polished 1.0 version of the second game.Ģ) I really love the art of DD, and here I really think they did a great job of looking like they didn't reinvent the wheel. If you own it on steam (as someone already pointed out) you get a bit of a discount off the price, and there is enough of the same feel from the first game to justify the purchase. Out of the gate I would say if you LOVED the first game, pick this up. I have this purchased on Steam but have not played it yet. I purchased DD2 on EGS and have 64 hours into it (more on that in a second). I own the first game and have 270 hours into it.

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