Kohan II: Kings of War

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Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 24.08.2020

9,99€

Preis Update 30.01.21

Awarded ?Top 10 Game of 2004? by Computer Games Magazine, Kohan II: Kings of War returns players to the dangerous beauty of Khaldun, where the brief respite in the timeless war between Light and Shadow has come to its end. Even as the world erupts in civil war, an ancient evil gives out a call, and the Shadow-touched begin to gather.

Set years after Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, Kohan II: Kings of War raises the Kohan series to new heights, introducing gorgeous 3D rendered terrain, weather effects, diverse armies, and more, while still retaining the award-winning gameplay of the original games.

Key features:

Battle online with up to 8 rival generals in a variety of multiplayer scenarios.

Random map generator and map editors to customize your own maps.

Single-player campaign mission.

25 campaign missions.

Six distinct warring races and five rival political factions.

Streamline Unit Management: Kohan?s revolutionary unit command system keeps your focus on combat and conquest.

Handpick your Heroes and Warriors and build up their skills and spells.

Discover new technologies that will provide you with hidden powers and units.

Awaken over 70 different Kohan heroes and keep them alive to unlock their devastating spells.

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1842 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.12.15 12:39

great game... had a lot of fun playing it

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1366 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.03.14 23:06

Nicht wirklich viele Neuerungen im Vergleich zum Vorgänger aber für 10 € ganz ok wenn man solche Spiele mag.

Einen Koop hat das Spiel nicht. Auch wenn Steam was anderes sagt.

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1182 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.11.21 22:11

Kohan 2 is a game with interesting ideas and a surprisingly developed narrative, worth a look if you are looking for an atypical RTS.
But who is getting the money?

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1921 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.04.21 19:00

Better than warcraft 2

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1871 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.11.20 09:52

A classic I owned on disk when it was new. Built on the same platform as Axis and Allies (another game I strongly recommend) and aggravatingly challenging at times.

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Verfasst: 06.10.20 22:17

Old but pure gold.

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Verfasst: 27.04.20 09:58

This is my favourite game of all time. Everything from the soundtrack to the combat strategies.

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152 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.04.20 20:29

In my ongoing and likely futile effort to write a Steam review for every game in my library (#435 out of 576)... it's time for Kohan II: Kings of War.

...Yet one more older game that simply does not work on modern hardware, regardless of compatibility settings. Steam really ought to refrain from selling such broken games, or at least to something to incentivize publishers to keep their catalogs compatible. With this, all three Kohan games on Steam are impossible to play. What a waste.

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1229 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.01.20 10:15

Possibly my favorite RTS of all time, the Kohan series introduced the idea of companies, rather than individual units. Front line, flankers (optional), support (optional), and, of course, an immortal hero character (optional) form each company. This variety coupled with six species and four factions, each with different units and advantages gives you an exceptional number of possible builds. That your companies and heroes level up is a gravy.
Unlike most RTS of its day, resources are streamlined. You don't have to worry about having the right ratio of peons to nodes to gather stuff. You simply build a quarry or a mine, and there you go. This lets you focus more on the tactical gameplay, which is exceedingly important, as you shift the formation each company holds and deploy them at just the right time and place.
Of course, mechanics are great and all, but what brings this game home is the story. The basics of the lore are analogous to Lucifer's fall from grace as you have immortals made by the [good] Creator called Kohan. Some of these rebelled, and that story is told in the preceding games. Now characters are dealing with the aftermath and the next war on the horizon. The three central characters are very well written and voiced, making the most of what could have otherwise been a trite tale.

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1823 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.01.20 06:24

classic

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1305 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.11.19 14:47

I've been playing this game from when i was a child. Pretty good story and fast paced gameplay if you play on 400%. I really recommend this game.

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10877 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.11.19 16:24

If a multiplayer patch came out for this game it would be near perfect. Bugs require a lot of saves to get through a single play through as it crashes, especially if you tab out often. Tons of replay ability with random generated multiplayer maps unique to your choices on the amounts of the different things that show up on a map. Many different factions to choose. Who you are determines how you start but not necessarily how you finish. The elf stand in have great economy but somewhat weak unit wise, the demons are tough but cost a lot of crystal, humans are all around good as usual, the dwarf stand in(gaura) are tough and resilient, the barbarian people are somewhat poor at first with tough and a wide range of units but might make the most money when you can sell excess. The undead are also tough with a somewhat human/demon economy and they regenerate anywhere and not just inside a re-enforcement zone, albeit at a slower rate. Lots of ways to play and lots of ways to approach taking down your enemies. Different factions provide different bonuses to your units and buildings and change your strategy. A fantastic strategy game hobbled by the fact you can't do multiplayer outside of lan.

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6595 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.05.19 12:27

One of the greatest RTS of all times.

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Verfasst: 23.10.15 03:07

Alright, let's tackle Kohan II.

By now, this game is pretty old but that's never bothered me for any game as long as it still runs – which it does. The music is pleasant, the graphics are still fine for me and resolution scales to 1920x1080. You have a number of different possible civilizations all with their unique personalities and playstyles. Despite its comically stiff voice acting, it's competitive in terms of real RTS elements and functionality.

Why is it still one of my favourites after all this time? Because it, like most games I really like, has something that none of the other ones do. In this case, it's tactics. Most especially at high levels, this game behaves completely different in terms of strategy because you have to be comfortable losing bases and relocating from place to place and rolling with the punches. This is unusual and enjoyable because of it, because when we take traditional Age of ___ titles or Command and Conquer titles, their gameplay is always built on having a single impenetrable base and zero to several forward bases. Therefore the goal is to destroy your opponent's super base and they lose. You always know where they are coming from and going to. Not here.

In Kohan II, your line of sight is very short and you have to actually think about what your opponent might be planning and where their troops are actively heading, flank them and/or catch another base off guard and let your enemies hang themselves. Because, while it is possible to have a super-well defended base with a home-field advantage, giant battles between two or more extreme armies are pointless and don't get anyone anywhere. Avoid those and it becomes a game you actually have to think about and therefore a true strategy game.

Relevant to your interests: This may be a sequel to Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, but it has nothing but theming and lore in common. The original Kohan is completely different. Also, multiplayer does not work because GameSpy, as you well know, has been dead for years. However, unlike to completely nonsensical Dungeon Siege II issues, you CAN actually do LAN games, which makes it O.K. for me.

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3104 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 20.10.15 02:55

An awesome RTS.

9/10.

Pros:
*Awesome soundtrack. (Jeremy Soule.)
*Awesome visuals.
*Awesome gameplay.
*Awesome story.

Cons:
*Multiplayer issues.

Kohan II is a fantastic game, with a gripping story and memorable character's, especially for an RTS game. The gameplay itself is solid and holds up well even today, STILL being a benchmark for other RTS games to be compared too. The graphics may be old, but they're still nice to look at and the colors really bring it out. Multiplayer can be extremely fun, if you can get it work.

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1631 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.05.14 21:10

Classic RTS of another era. The graphics show its age, but the originality of the title still shines through. Unlike most RTS games where single units are recruited, in Kohan you recruit companies make up of a variety of frontline, flank and support units, which offers a level of customization in its thousands of variations that you don't see in any other RTS game. Flanking attacks and finding defensible terrain are keys to victory, and breaking your enemy's units morale can turn the tide of battle.

On the downside, it requires a certain level of micromanagement, and if you don't keep an eye on your troops battles often become a clusterfuck. Its resource system is also firmly in the early 2000s with multiple resources but only one that really matters. Gold is the only resource that one can have a stockpile of, and thus the management of other resources is to ideally have a minimum deficit with no surplus so that they do not impact your gold income. Still, it's a fun game and the ability to integrate independent towns and creeps into your army is something we're only very recently seeing come back in strategy games.

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3373 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.02.14 14:06

This is one of the greatest 4X RTS games ever made, and holds up wonderfully to this day, supporting 1920x1080 native resolution and seems to work well with the latest versions of Windows and Nvidia GeForce, though I can't speak for other graphics cards or systems.

The graphics are still surprisingly good, while units lack fine details zoomed in, zoomed out after ten years this game could still pass as modern.

It has up to six playable races all of which have unique units and unique strengths and weaknesses, and it also has five factions each with their own units and distinct strengths and weaknesses.

The random map generator allows each match to be played on a new map, and on the largest map setting matches can last for hours or through multiple play sessions.

The largest map setting supports up to 8 players, against the AI this can allow for multi-front wars, making the game truly challenging. Popular mods expand the map size and number of players even further, and there are also popular AI tweak mods. Kohan 2 is perhaps best played as a skirmish game.

Unfortunately despite being a ground breaking technical achievement unlike any other RTS ever made, Kohan 2 was released practically unannounced two days before the release of Rome Total War, which was simply impossible to compete against. It also had a terrible reception among hardcore fans of the original Kohan, who had some legitimate reasons to be upset.

However, taken as a stand alone game and in it's current state this game is well worth picking up. It's a 4X Masterpiece unlike any other and it holds up well to this day. It's one of the best games you could ever spend $9 on if you like 4X Strategy Games or Fantasy RTS games.

I highly recommend it.

I also highly recommend the Flexible Support Units mod, as it makes the game more challenging, and allows more tactical flexibility. Check out the link for mods.
https://gamefront.online/files/listing/pub2/kohan-ii-kings-of-war/Modifications/

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1071 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 21.07.13 08:27

Kohan II is one of the most underrated Real Time Strategy games of all time. Actually the Kohan series in its entirety is – it has a few components that are not truly replicated by any other current or past RTS games. These are: simplified base/town management that allows town/settlement specialization, regimentation creation and customization, and simple, intuitive formations that greatly affect combat effectiveness and gameplay. These elements make Kohan a unique and fantastic addition to any RTS player’s library. If you were to mesh Warcraft with Rome: Total War you would end up with Kohan. The game no longer has a huge online community but is certainly worth your $20.

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