A German YouTube channel called Orkenspalter TV has this footage of a 28 minute gameplay demonstration of Blackguards 2 with producer Kai Fiebig.


The demonstration offers a very comprehensive look at the game's new features, which include:

• The new strategy game elements, such as attacking and defending towns and recruiting various types of mercenaries.
• A more informative user interface, that reveals more of the underlying statistics of characters and equipment.
• The ability to select your party's starting positions in a battle, within limits.
• A stamina mechanic.
• A leveling mechanic inspired by D&D(!). Apparently, they received express permission from the Dark Eye license holders to do this.
• Cover mechanics.
• Overhauled hit/miss mechanics, making missing far less probable when an enemy is cornered.
• The introduction of a unique race of demons to the game world, with a variety of nasty abilities.
• A travelling army camp that serves as the player's home base, with merchants and also the ability to interrogate captured prisoners.
• A non-linear storyline, with choice and consequence based on what territories you choose to conquer and which objectives you achieve in battle.
• An overwatch mechanic that lets you fire at enemies when it's not your turn.
• Weapon Talents represented as percentiles in the character sheet, to make them easier to understand.
• An intuitive line of sight display on the battlefield.
• The option to plunder, brutalize, or be kind to the cities that you conquer, with appropriate consequences.
• Separation of active and passive Special Abilities in the character sheet.

All in all, it looks very Sawyer-Approved™.