บทวิจารณ์ล่าสุดโดย Babybel Wax Eater

(Note: I haven't played the game in a few months, so if I get some things wrong please do correct me in the comments and ill correct it in the review)

Sadly I cannot recommend Battles 2 in its current state, mind you the gameplay is still fun but there is 2 glaring issues that I have with it currently, but first lets talk about some things they get right.

The removal of energy and a lot of the P2W mechanics that the old game had was an amazing call, and building off TD6's 3d models was a very good change of looks in my opinion, and their overall focus on trying to make it more balanced is a good step in the right direction.

BUT: like I said, there is currently 2 very glaring issues I have with the current game.

1: Due to the more competitive focus on the game, any messing around late-game is essentially out the window, as someone who really enjoyed messing around late game on battles 1 with my friends this is very sad to see (For context, you cannot get ANY eco/farms up after a certain amount of rounds) Not to mention, there at the time of me playing is no alternate game modes like double cash, or ultra boost.

2: The grind takes a long, long, long time. Mind you I don't mind games having a lot to grind for, but this game doesn't really do it in a good way. It takes forever to max out any single tower, you could play 30 matches and still be stuck with a T2 tower which just sucks, and frankly for a game revolving around the towers you pick, it should be easier to level them up. It frankly sucks to just not be able to compete with other players just because you physically aren't allowed to upgrade your towers due to shorter playtime, which is extremely off-putting for new players. I feel like this could be solved by just simply reducing the XP required to upgrade a tower so that it feels like you are making progress instead of only getting 1 upgrade after 6+ matches maybe 2 would be a better general number. Alternatively, you could have all towers/abilities unlocked in custom games.

Other than these couple of issues, the game is great, and frankly I wish steam had more than just a yes or no, because I don't want to say flat out "Don't play game bad" because its not a bad game, it just has issues that need addressed.

Honestly one of the most fun games I've played in a long while, but a word of advice:

Do NOT go into the game thinking that your skills from other Asym Horrors like Dead By Daylight is going to help you at ALL. The similarities between the games end at 4v1 Horror. There is no looping the monster, you arent going to have the monster chase you for 5 minutes, and you WILL get your rear handed to you in the first couple of matches. That's part of learning the game.

And lastly, don't forget to ping, you can ping what you are looking at with Middle Mouse by default, but you can also Self Ping with C, which will display a lot of useful info like crafting progress, healing progress etc.

Hopefully this game gets some more traction, it honestly deserves it as its a very balanced and well put together game. And I would say don't listen to the DBD andy's that have less than an hour in the game saying "Monster OP!" or "Teen OP!"... and probably don't play Dollmaster for your first match he's kinda tough to get the hang of.
But overall, give the game a try, and if you are stuck don't feel bad for looking up guides, and keep in mind this is made by a small indie company, not something as big as BHVR. But most importantly, have fun!

Edit: Just to clarify btw, this isn't to say the game DOESNT have its problems, long queue times for teen will hamper the experience, and the tutorial could use things like teaching you how to use cover as Monster, or teaching you how to ping as Teen.

As of right now, its very barebones and not really worth $10, in the future it might get better, but for now id look for something else until it gets more... well content.

Get it, and play until you at least beat the Cathedral/Sheol, and if you like it; your welcome.

The game isnt terrible, but theres a few gripes I personally have

A: The lack of any form of matchmaking makes the entry experience really really bad, if im a fresh install I should NOT go against a 4 man who all have over 1K hours in the game

B: You cannot pick who you play: If I want to just play as the ghosts, I shouldn't be forced to play Hunter first, and I shouldn't be forced to play Hunter if I queue up again.

C: Based on the little experience I have and what others have told me, the meta is really unfun, as a Ghosts your only option is to instead of hiding, to instead just find the smallest prop and try to dodge every attack until Midnight. As Hunter, its to just use Harpoon/Flame Thrower since they are easy to land hits with.

D: This game is super... SUPER unfun solo queuing, but on the other side its also super unbalanced when squadded up.


TLDR: The game has a lot of issues (As expected of a game that JUST released, so this all is subject to change) if you want a good experience I would actually hold off for a few months at least and let the game receive some much needed changes, the developers from what I have heard are very active and want to see the game succeed, so if it gets better (As it likely will) I will probably give it another try in the future.

Its pretty cool, without spoiling anything it may be one of the best DLC ive seen for any game ever.

The gameplay is honestly not bad, especially after the removal of the wellness system and the old crafting system the game is very enjoyable (Albeit a tad bit grindy, but thats something that can be fixed with server settings if wanted) however I sadly cannot recommend the game until they fix the very very VERY poor optimization and the memory leak issues

(Its gotten so bad with recent patches that it crashes my entire setup, which keep in mind is by NO MEANS a bad setup, able to run most games with ease, 7 days is the one of the only games I own that surpasses 80% memory usage, with it hitting 95% almost the entire uptime, even just in the main menu.

Until this is fixed, I sadly cannot recommend it to anyone.


Edit: I have decided to edit this review slightly, I am leaving the old text up because why not, but I have some even newer things to say about this absolute gem of a game.


Somehow, in the several years it has been since my review they have not only managed to not fix the optimization issues or memory leaks that exist in the game, but by some maricle of god have managed to make it even worse.

I got a new pc, which was able to run the game fine for at least a few hours (until the memory leak issues came rearing their ugly head again, because these devs just love us so much), but ever since one of the new updates (I dont even care to find out which one), it barely even launches properly anymore.

Just... why? I shouldn't have to spend $3000+ on a new pc to run this game (hell my current one is $2000+, just how??????)

To begin with, this game by no means on a gameplay standpoint is terrible, but its missing a lot of things that made 1 and 2 really nice.

For example, this game heavily buffs weapons but nerfs traps which takes a lot of spirit out of the game imo, this is pretty easily fixed by just changing damage numbers, cooldown times, etc.

Another thing I dont like is that this game is missing a lot of details in the traps, for example in OMD 1 and 2, the wall grinder trap would actually pull orcs inside of it and, well grind them to pieces, but in the game they just kinda burst, not to mention some traps (like the snow cannon) completely lack animations.

And the survival mode in this game (infinite waves for those unfamiliar) they HEAVILY reduce the money you get (Which may of been a thing in 1 and 2, but MUCH less extreme) which makes the game mode super unenjoyable to me, the main thing I loved about it was eventually gettings these massive fortresses of traps, twists and turns and seeing how well you could truly optimize such a contraption, but this games lack of viable trap options and dps, combined with it relying on the weapon more than the traps, makes this mode go from one of the most fun tower defense experiences to date, to very short lived and frankly disappointing.

And to top it all off, the dance animations in this game are actually horrible, in the first 2 games it had a lot of character but in this one, its very unfitting.

If you are a seasoned Orcs Must Die veteran, then you will most certainly find some joy in this game, but if you are just starting to look into Orcs Must Die, honestly look to the first game, or the second if you want co-op, at least until some things change.

First few runs of this game are fun, but its early game is super super boring.
It has a great soundtrack, the late-game where you are just building a massive self sustaining raft is super enjoyable, but the early game (ESPECIALLY if you are playing with a friend or 2) are super super super tedious.

Not to mention completely losing runs to bugs is frustrating too (Like how the boars or whatever can do a 180 snap while charging up to 6 times from my experience, how touching a friend can cause them to get hit by the shark if the sharks under the raft, and many many more)

And there are some game breaking bugs that despite 4+ content updates have STILL not been patched.

If there more to do early game comes rather than just sitting around with a hook, and if some of these bugs are patched, ill likely change my review to positive, because it IS a good game, it just has a lot of issues that ruin it for me personally.


Edit: Right, almost forgot to mention, instead of actually expanding on the survival aspect of this game in a open way (you know, like the game was origionally designed for), they would rather add random linear puzzles that you have to do in order to progress.... in the open world non-linear survival game... very cool.

Pretty fun, however it is VERY important to keep in mind this games learning curve is pretty steep, and you may find yourself just unsure of what to do 90% of the time (Which what you should be doing is prepping for seasonal events like Winter and Summer) but once you learn how to actually play the game it can become a good bit enjoyable, especially with modding (Not counting the ones that make the game a cake walk those are boring)