When I first sat down with JoWood's The Guild 2: Venice, I knew from the tutorial that I was in for a world of pain. At eight chapters of droning voice-over, I almost didn't make it. I was absolutely ...

The Guild 2: Venice is a stand-alone expansion that purports to be all about the legendary sinking city best known for its canals and singing gondoliers, but it's actually just a third-rate face-lift ...