Anticipating a long and bloody war, the battalion dug in and waited for the order to attack, expecting them to die an honorable death at the sound of the horn. As you wander the Tangle, the narration gives hints about their origins. The Lost Battalion are the skeletal remnants of an army from centuries ago. 8 Resigned to the end of things, they waited for death. With this sentence, the narrator reminds you that you might be mistaken.Īfter all, if such horrible things exist in this world, who's to say there won't be anything more abominable in the next? It's best when heroes fight for their lives, even against overwhelming odds. 9 Hold fast, for who knows what lurks in the beyond?įaced with hordes of shambling undead, book-burning fanatics, and horrors from beyond time and space, you might start to think that the heroes who didn't survive their journey were lucky. This line is also good game advice! There's no bonus reward for finishing the game with extra cash, so you might as well spend what you have. The uselessness of money in the face of death is a key part of gothic horror and fits perfectly with the game's theme. You will often hear this warning when you go to provisioner stocking between Regions. He helps bring to life the game's stories of cosmic horror and personal failure, especially through these haunting lines! 10 Spend what you can, for wealth no longer has any meaning.

The narrator has comments on just about everything, but he never overdue his welcome. This time, the narrator takes on the role of the scholar, an old friend and mentor to the player character who discovers that the end of the world is approaching.

His impressive vocabulary and the impeccable delivery of voice actor Wayne June make the narration one of DD2's standout elements. Just like the first game, Darkest Dungeon 2 is presented by an off-screen narrator.

Quotes of the narrator darkest dungeon