Sooo…anyone tried it yet? This *would* have been a day 1 purchase if they hadn't strayed so far from Armoured princess, but this bland colourless look does dothing for me. Since the reviews are less than stellar, I'll wait for some Watch opinions and they maybe consider buying it if they're positive.

I was refering to the most recent one, so Kings Bounty: The Legend.

Same here. Money saved.

But apparingly there's a lot of demand for games with a darker and "non-comic" look, like Dark Souls, maybe.

Looks like a fashion to me. Or, a member of that parade of games fitting into the "dark & gritty" phase.

What are you talking about.
I'm 20 hours in and can't stop.
Yes it has it's problems (outdated engine and models, slow moving + useless horse, too many small caches unlike predecessors) but it's fun, it's challenging and it has a fair share of humor.

I have no idea why are you mentioning Dark Souls.
KB2 general style is not dark&gritty (except certain zones, won't spoil) and you can't grind2win here - nothing ever respawns.
Choices matter both in your skill tree and units available for recruitment, but I can't say if the game finale depends on it.