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Die Gilde 2: The Guild 2 Official Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Pierre Langer | |
Released | July 30, 2007 |
Recorded | Genuin |
Genre | Video game soundtrack |
Length | 3:18(Full soundtrack) 72:13 (Disc 1) |
Label | Sonicminds |
Producer | Alexander Röder Markus Schmidt Pierre Langer Tilman Sillescu |
The team employed Pierre Langer of Dynamedion, to produce the album music and the sound effects for TheGuild 2. [23] [24] The soundtrack was composed and recorded in the Thuringian Philharmonic Gotha-Suhl under the conduction by Bernd Ruf with a symphony orchestra. [25] [26] The German band Versengold has since 2014 musical performances in taverns in the game, with a total of three songs. [27]
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 61.78% [28] |
Metacritic | 61/100 [29] |
Publication | Score |
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GameSpot | 6.2/10 [6] |
GamesRadar+ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
IGN | 6.5/10 [5] |
PALGN | 6/10 [30] |
multiplayer.it | 7.9/10 [7] |
Game Debate | 7.0/10 [31] |
Hooked Gamers | 5/10 [32] |
Game Watcher | 6.8/10 [33] |
Gaming Excellence | 5/10 [1] |
GMC | 6.5/10 [34] |
Publication | Award |
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Best Sound Award [35] |
Upon release, The Guild 2 received average acclaim from magazines and websites. [29] The game received a 6.2 out of 10 points from GameSpot. [6] Eoghan Brophy of the former gaming website gamers Europe praised the opportunity, that players can gain through accumulated experience in the form of redistributable points and noted that it is beneficial to invest them immediately upon receiving in class-related talents. [36] Stuart Thomas of game debate praises the combination created by modifications made by the modding team in the community around the game, calling it an incredible piece of work, that would pay a little patience as the game progresses in terms of the opening complexity of the game. [31] Ludovica Lagomarsino of Italian reference point multiplayer praised both, the particular system of "favor" for both sentimental and political as well as commercial relationships as useful and also the user interface for its user-friendlyness. [7] GMC's Vincenzo Beretta noted that the "developers try to overcome their receding success" while criticizing that the "results are not entirely the same" continuing with criticizing the user interface "that more problematic than functional" is, but lauded the game's setting as "very lively and fascinating 3D environment". [34]
Despite the praise, Joe Martin of VideoGamer.com gave the game 4 out 10 points focusing on the game's variety to gameplay and lack of focus in its design stages, he noted that it's an rpg game that was "ruined by a lack of focus in its design stages" or had it been a little faster paced and involving it may have made a mediocre rts game. [37] Game Watcher gave the game 7.1 out of 10. [33] IGN gave it 6.5 out of 10, [5] and Hooked Gamers gave it 5 out of 10. [32]
The Guild 2 Renaissance was awarded the Sound Award by PC Games magazine. [35] It earned nomination for "Best Sound Award".
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A plethora of problems make this one tough to manage.
Like its predecessor, The Guild II promises to let you create a medieval economic and political empire.
Build a better dynasty.
Micromanagement and repetition really bog down this original but unfulfilling game about directing the lives of people trying to make it in the Middle Ages.
We have made for you a dive into the Middle Ages of The Guild 2, including corruption, courtship and trade, to found new dynasties. How will your empire be?
The Guild 2 will be a combination of unique sweeping role-play and a fascinating life-simulation, conjuring the medieval life anew on your PC. As in the successful predecessor Europa 1400: The Guild and the subsequent expansion pack, the newest development by 4HeadStudios awakes the 14th century to a new life.
A detailed look at this dynasty-building medieval strategy game
It's a second-verse-same-as-the-first stand-alone expansion that adds seafaring jobs but fails to correct any of the issues of the original game.
Those land lubber dynasties have decided to way anchor and set their sights on a new enterprise, plenty of new swag and nobility up for greedy grabs
This stand-alone Venetian expansion adds practically nothing to the gameplay of The Guild 2
It's less broken than its predecessors
The game will feature multiplayer gameplay with support for up to eight players, each one controlling a dynasty. There's a cooperative mode promised as well.
The Sims of the old world.
We will be able to increase our political power even with honest actions.
What I'll do, He says, scribbling down a sketch of his 'masterpiece', is take the sharp end of a sword - because they're so good and involving - and put an axe blade bit where the handle should be, because sharp bits are so popular right now.