It’s a truly exceptional title that shines even brighter on Nintendo’s console. If you’re a Switch owner and an RPG or tabletop fan, there is absolutely no reason for you to not own Hand of Fate 2. Hand of Fate 2 is perfect to play while you’re out and about and it looks immaculate on the Switch’s smaller screen. It’s yet another example of the Switch version being better, simply by being portable. But with handheld mode, you’re able to take Hand of Fate 2 with you and play anywhere. In TV mode, you’re getting the same basic experience. However, the absolute best thing about playing Hand of Fate 2 on Switch, is playing it on the Switch itself. The includes the endless mode, which sees you making your way through card after card for as long as you can without dying. Hand of Fate 2 on Switch includes all of the previously released content. With Hand of Fate 2 launching on Switch some months after other platforms, you’re getting a more complete experience from the word go. Repeating levels is necessary in order to unlock everything that Hand of Fate 2 has to offer. Should you manage to make your way through the deck unscathed, you’ll unlock the next level, any cards you’ve earned and the chance to do it all over again with more knowledge. As you play Hand of Fate 2, in every situation and at every turn, you realise that everything in the game is connected and all comes back to you, your planning and a bit of luck. Your inventory is, in turn, informed by the cards you’ve added to and earned from the deck. In combat, your weapons and armour are decided by what you’ve equipped in your inventory. If you’re able to get enough hits in a row without taking damage yourself, you can unleash your ultimate attack and deal huge amounts of damage. Players can attack, counter, dodge and stun at the press of a button and different enemy types have different strengths and weaknesses. In these instances, your hero and his or her sidekick will battle against a group of enemies using Batman Arkham inspired combat. The most action-packed and involved challenges are all played out in real-time though. Choose incorrectly and not only will you fail the challenge, you’ll lose part of your life. Some will mean success while others, failure. When you face a challenge, you’ll oftentimes be forced to choose a card from a group. His actions and events will force you to lose life, gold and food and if you’re not careful your game will easily come to an end. You can’t guarantee your own victory though, as The Dealer will be trying to trip you up at every turn. You can design the challenges you’ll be facing and try to tip the scales in your favour.
The best part though is that before each level, you get to design which cards will appear. Equipment, food and life can be equipped prior to beginning each level. Each card you reveal on the game board will hold an event for you to complete. There are events, equipment, food, life and more. Especially considering that these tokens are how you earn new cards. It adds a level of replayability to the game. Often, these conditions are unknown and can only be won through trial and error. Some cards will hold a special token which can be won by meeting the card’s requirements. Counting CardsĮach ‘level’ in Hand of Fate 2 features an overarching goal, with sub-goals discovered within the overturned cards. These disparate elements don’t sound as though they’d go together all that way but in Hand of Fate 2 they go like wine and cheese. Others are tests of skill and luck and some are third-person hack n slash combat. Some are simple scenes told through text which require you to make a decision.
As he deals cards, you move your token across them and turn them over to discover the challenge they hold. When you begin, you’re introduced to The Dealer a mysterious figure who forces you to play his game. As mentioned, it’s a hybrid RPG, tabletop and action game that combines great elements from these genres and combines them in a stunning way. Hand of Fate 2 was originally released in November 2017 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One and has now been ported to Switch. Going into Hand of Fate 2 can be a bit daunting at first, but once you’re in, there’s every chance you’ll have a hard time getting out again.
What holds it all together is incredible attention to detail and an obvious love of narrative. Hand of Fate 2 from Australia’s own Defiant Development is a brilliant combination of Dungeons & Dragons storytelling, card and dice tabletop mechanics and Batman Arkham combat. Being able to play a game in this genre and of this level of quality on Nintendo’s portable console makes it even more enjoyable, which I honestly didn’t think was possible. Playing it on Switch makes it somehow, even better.
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