Eador: Genesis

I am still playing Eador Genesis two years later. This is one of the greatest strategy games ever created. I have played almost all the classic strategy games and this is right up there with HoMM 3. Try it with the mod New Horizons after you play the base game and you will be blown away all over again. This is not an easy game and you better be ready for a challenge. I love the graphics but I played pong when it came out so what do I know :) Do yourself a favor and get this game if you like hard 4x games and if you care about strategy more then graphics.

For those wondering whether to pick up Eador: Master of Worlds on Steam or this one (Genesis): it's the exact same game, but MoW has a (significant!) graphics update. The gameplay, the units, the characters, the "campaign", the skills and even the dialogues are identical. Eador: Master of Worlds looks much, much better, but it has a few bugs (occasional crash on load, but also a gamebreaking bug where you lose any combat you start in a turn where an enemy hero attacked one of your NPC-defended territories and wins). The MoW UI is very similar and a bit more intuitive. There are a few UI decisions in Genesis that I prefer, but both are quite good. MoW doesn't run very smoothly on older systems, even though none of it should be very demanding. Genesis is a much older game and turns are pretty much instant. Summary: if you're looking to pick up either, it all boils down to graphics over performance. If you have an older computer or a love for oldschool graphics, go for Gensis. If you like polished graphics and don't mind spending a few extra bucks, then Master of Worlds is your game. If you're doubting whether this game is something for you, read the other reviews. At time of writing, there's a deal and this can be bought for $2.39 and I honestly can't think of a single reason not to pick this up. Solid game, may get repetitive, but you'll definitely get a few hours of fun out of it!

As other users have stated, the game does not run smoothly enough to play. The mouse is lagging terribly and the game is running on 100% CPU even when you are not doing anything. I was almost ready to accept the lagging mouse to give the game a chance but during battle it froze completely.

My oh my! I wish we would hear more of this.... Its like Age of wonders 3 and Might and magic and other turn based games merged into one than broken up into different Shards (A pun on the name of the maps you'll be playing on XD) I hope to see more come out from the former USSR! Sla Ruska!!

I bought this as I do like turn based strats (massive fan of S.M.A.C.) and what I've managed to play of the game I've liked... BUT like a lot of people with higher end machines I've found it to run horrifically, stuttering sound, mouse lag, etc. I'm going to keep an eye on it and hope an update comes along as it is so very promising.