A lot of the appeal of this game to me is the vibe, I really like the art and the concept is really up my alley. In practice though it’s a bit of a mixed back even though I did like the game. It is split into two parts: managing the cult and a pretty standard rogue like action section. The mix is pretty good, with things from each part feeding into the other to make you feel like you are always making progress, but neither of them really blew me away on their own. If I had to choose I think I like the cult management part a bit more, it was just complex enough to be enjoyable but I felt like there were so many mechanics in it that you really didn’t need so it felt a bit bloated. The action combat rogue like part was fine but didn’t blow me away, I ended up just going to easy because I didn’t find it enjoyable enough to want to play long enough to really master it. A good interesting game that I liked but was never really in love with, great concept though.

This was a great improvement over the first game which was already very good itself. The game really treats you like you have already played the first one so it very quickly starts adding more unit types and complex mechanics so the challenge is much greater (even on casual, I was fighting for my life in the last few stages). Having more diverse level design and objectives is a great thing in a game like this and kept me hooked plaything through the 34 mission campaign, which is also much longer than the original. You also get to play as the COs from the other armies for lots of the game, plus there are more additions so you have some fun different playstyles. The remake is very good and I love the art design of the COs and the map (I still don't like the battle animations though).