Eador: Genesis

Game is unplayable on my PC as well. As other mentioned the game sound kind of keeps looping and game runs like my PC could barely handle it performance wise. My set up is: Windows 7, i7 3.2GHz, GTX680. From what I've read so far it seams the game has problems running on high-end computers and I haven't found a fix yet. Be careful before you buy, as many people have the same problem.

Solid game system, very few bugs, fun random events, good battles, long term kingdom/hero development, different modes of play depending on your hero type. The idea behind the campaign mode (earning new structures/bonuses) is great, but the advances come so slowly that each scenario is 90% identical to the last one. Same units, same spells, same limitations and most maps takes over an hour to complete.

I will say that the game is fairly unique compared to many other game titles I've played and has a number of interesting concepts. Unfortuantely, many of the design choices tend to be more frustrating than fun. One is that you have limited number of buildings you can build in certain categories (up to 4 in the 1st level military buildings for example). This limits not only what you can build out of the variety of units available, but also limits what higher level units you can build that require the lower buildings. Given that resources such as iron that make the stronger 1st level units more affordable is hard to come by early on, you can either use the light (and weaker) units that don'l require resources, or pay much higher costs and hope to get iron later on. This might not be such a big deal if you can demolish buildings to build other ones later on when you have better resources, but that is not permitted, leaving you stuck with what you built for the remainder of the game. Another frustrating mechanic of the game is the enemies you will face off against. As you get further from the immediate radius of your starting city, the strength of the armies occupying the neutral territories goes up and can quickly leave you surrounded and unable to expand, especially when your leader can only build level 1 units and most of the neutrals have level 2 which can wipe you out with little effort. On the occasion that you encounter a computer-controlled hero, he is usually at least one to two levels higher than you with a bigger army. I've spent hours trying to learn the game without the manual and, after doing so, several hours more trying different combinations or heroes of units. In the end, the game is far more frustrating than fun and, unless you have a high tolerance for frustration and annoying game mechanics (and a ton of time to devote to it), I would recommend playing other titles.

At the time of writing this, I (among others with higher end gaming PCs) am completely unable to play this game. 'Stuttering sound, laggy mouse, and low FPS are among the main problems I observed. I'm not going to be unfair to Eador Genesis and award it the 1 star I'm tempted to give, but I do feel rather ripped off right now. How did this happen? Did nobody test it on anything newer than a 386? You're killin' me, GoG. I really hope this evidently common issue gets patched out soon. I was looking forward to playing this game.

The game is very good, but some reviews on GOG talk about a *MODDED* game (with New Horizons) without honestly stating it. Case in point: a review below talks about "Grand Ratt". There's no Grand Ratt in Eador, but it shows up in description of ratmen, which a feature of the mod. The mod however may not be to everyone's taste: it also contains Sean Connery, Jim Carey and other famous actors as hero portraits. It has artwork copied from other games - such as centaurs from Heroes of Might and Magic 1, gnolls from HOMM3, dragonfly from HOMM3, (ancient) Behemoth from HOMM3...