Units still have limits and can get fatigued but this expands what's possible in such a strategy game making it just feel so much more open. Instead of only moving units once per turn, you have an overall Orders currency to use each turn. One of the major ways it mixes things up is the new Orders system. Much more character-driven, so it's a little bit closer to Crusader Kings in that way too and honestly, I'm not sure I can see myself going back to any current Civilization title after playing Old World. It's much more than that though, and there's been a few attempts from others to do the same, but this is more like a slick evolution on it. Given the designer on this, it's safe to say this is like a spiritual successor to Civilization. Note: the publisher, Hooded Horse, was kind enough to pass along a review key for this. Looking forward to more from this developer.YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. Wonderfully selected soundtracks, gorgeous art, interesting slice-of-history. This is an unsung gem, and I've racked up a lot more hours than what's here on Steam, but I'm happy to do so again.īonus is the /taste/ of this game is so good. I just wanted to post a review to support the devs, however. The anchorage system is not intuitive and is a bit more of a chore, but it creates more strategy than the standard "pile your guys in a boat." Still, I prefer CK3's streamlined hey-your-unit-turns-into-a-boat-and-you're-good-to-go. I mean if you like war games (I don't), it's prolly not tedious, but I just get bored of not being able to mass-move my armies.
It still has a few things I nitpick about the strategy genre in general: moving around armies is boring. City-building, resource balancing, war? Check, check, check.
Historically accurate emergent storytelling? Check (and it's leagues better than CK's tongue-in-cheek version). This to me is more fun than the recent Civs and more intuitive than Crusader Kings, and it just so happens to combine what I like from both of the games.ĭynasty builder? Check. I played this when it came out first on Epic but I finally bit the bullet and decided to support the devs here on Steam as well. As such if you're someone interested in a better multiplayer experience, or someone looking for more solid AI to challenge them in singleplayer, you should definitely give this a go. It may not yet have the depth of content as Civ, but I can confidently say it was built with multiplayer and balance in mind, with mechanics to support that. Opponents, both AI players and Barbarians, will put up a solid fight, compared to Civ where militarily they were punching bags who could only win if you were bad or playing at extreme difficulty levels where they had near infinite resources.
Speaking of Barbarians, they're actually a much better integrated and interesting part of the game, and this is reflective of better AI in general. You can still play peacefully, but if your military does not keep up, you will be rolled by any opponent who is looking for a fight. Not only is warfare much better balanced and nuanced, the nature of how settlements work and how there are barbarian tribes which are often an obstacle to your expansion, mean that you will be doing a fair amount of warfare, and having a solid standing army is important. Warfare is more heavily emphasised compared to Civ. If you come from CK, you need to know right away that it's not as in depth in this aspect. It has light elements of Crusader Kings in it, with regards to managing your dynasty, having characters which impact your empire, as well as random events. As such, it is more balanced and a more rewarding multiplayer experience as a result. One of it's biggest selling points is that while Civ was always a singleplayer game with multiplayer tacked on as almost an afterthought, this was built from the ground up with multiplayer in mind.
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