Puzzle Quest 2 Preview

Yet another PAX East-based preview of Infinite Interactive’s Puzzle Quest sequel has surfaced, and this time it comes to us via the folks at Cheat Code Central.

Having apparently learned a few lessons from the development of Galactrix, Infinite seems to have a much clearer sense of direction as far as how to create a better Puzzle Quest experience. As previously mentioned, the game has gone back to fantasy and the story now involves an ancient daemon trapped beneath the ice of the northern lands. At the outset of the story, our hero is sent out on a mission to figure out what is going on in the town adjacent to this icy tomb. People have started to go missing and at the outset it’s your job to figure out the problem.

Furthermore, the combat has seen some enhancements as well. Gone are the old gold and experience tokens on the battlefield of Challenge of the Warlords. In their place is a whole new kind of magic (the purple tokens) and a new fist-shaped token which awards “action points,” which can then be used to activate weapons and shields.