Minecraft Dungeons 2 Is More Ambitious, More Interesting, And More Flawed

When Minecraft Dungeons launched in 2020, it was difficult to know exactly what to make of it, or where it stood in the franchise as a whole. One of the world's most popular games had been transformed into a Diablo-lite-style action-RPG, taking away the mining and crafting that give Minecraft its name. In its place was something far more straightforward: kill monsters, collect loot, and repeat. The simplicity of Minecraft Dungeons was both its greatest strength and its biggest weakness.