Posted on: March 31, 2022

Hannibalscipio
Verified ownerGames: 197 Reviews: 51
Some brilliance, some exploitation
I can see why people who have played this game for a long time love it. Some of the gameplay and buildup is very fun. Some of the key gameplay mechanics are unappealing to me. You can build a hero unit up, only to encounter an enemy army that entirely annihilates his/her army, thus killing that hero off forever. There's no way to know if a group of enemies will join your army, or will start a battle with your army. The lack of ability to diagnose army size and power is a huge problem. Furthermore, once the battle starts, even if it's obvious that you're going to lose, you can't exit without shutting down the program. Does anyone else see the exploitation of females in this game as a problem? Every female I encountered was hypersexualized. I realize that they were trying to appeal to teenage boys with out-of-control hormones, but I would hope that we can recognize even in our games the dignity and real value of women.
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