Sometimes all you want is the basics. Not everything has to be innovative or new, as there’s a lot of variety to be found in the familiar. Every cheeseburger you’ve had is the same, but every cheeseburger is a little different, too. But as long as the components are there, you’re happy. The same is true for RPGs. You don’t always need the latest graphics or greatest story to settle in and enjoy what the genre has to offer. In fact, sometimes the best stories are the ones you tell yourself.
This is the spirit behind For the King II, a D&D-inspired roguelite returning to Game Pass this month from IronOak Studios. At a glance, it’s nothing fancy. There’s no individually rendered strands of hair or TGA-winning voice actors. What it does offer are the basics. An engaging, strategic turn-based combat system for your party of adventurers who are turned loose on a kingdom in peril to make their way or die trying. And they will die trying, but that's OK because you can rinse and repeat over and over again.
