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For the King 2 developers on lessons learned, new systems & community engagement

Developer Michael Jang of IronOak Games sat down with us to talk all about For the King 2's improvements and expansion on the original.

TJ Denzer

January 19, 2024 6:45 PM

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The For the King series has expanded and taken on quite a bit of improvement with the release of the sequel, For the King 2. Similar to the first game, players go on a rogue-like adventure through a vast overworld to face off against the evil of a tyrannical queen and her minions. Whether you go it alone or with up to a party of four players, For the King 2 has a lot of RPG goodness to offer and we caught up to developer Michael Jang of IronOak Games to talk all about it.

With For the King 2, the team didn’t want to reinvent the wheel and break what works too much, but rather expand upon what worked and give players more of what they want. A big part of that came in new classes that allow players to further vary what their party can do in combat. There are 12 classes in this game compared to the four classes we started with in the first game, and they allow for vastly different options, such as the Farmer putting up a scarecrow that will soak up damage for your party.

It's more than just your party that IronOak Games wanted to improve upon, though. For the King 2 has a reworked grid system that encourages mobility and strategic placement, allowing players to better formulate their adventures and plan of progress through battles and the overworld. A question came up as to whether the developers look at other RPGs when considering where to go with For the King, but the team feels confident in the style they’ve put together, drawing heavily on the random fun of pen-and-paper roleplay.

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TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.