Posted on: August 24, 2009

Gixugif

Games: 283 Reviews: 3

Some parts good, some parts bad

Many years ago I had a demo of this game that I just loved playing. I always found it so much fun to just build up a small little town. When this game appeared on GOG I got so excited that I'd finally be able to play it again, and the full game even. It's definitely a load of fun, but not all the elements of the game are amazing. First things first though, the town building. In order to build buildings, you need three things: Serfs, to move materials, laborers, to do the building, and the materials for the actual building. Once a building is built you'll also usually have to train the correct person at a school in order for the building to work. It's all very simple and fun. Unfortunately, the building up of your town is just means to an end. Usually the objective of a map means defeating enemy soldiers, and combat just is not any fun. Order soldiers around is very clunky, the fighting is slow, and seems a bit difficult. I really find it no fun at all. Improving upon this wouldn't have taken very much. It's a real shame it is how it is because I just enjoy everything else so much. Regarding the presentation, the graphics are actually pretty nice. They do carry a certain charm with them. The music isn't anything special, but it fits the game well and while it doesn't stand alone well at all is nice to listen to while playing.

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Posted on: August 4, 2018

FranzMaurer

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Games: 85 Reviews: 1

One of the best strategy game ever

The game is brilliant, i remember playing it while i was in primary school and i gladly play it now. Innovative feeding your troops mechanics, very realistic too. A strategy game as it should be. This and Settlers 3 is how strategy games should look like. Its not like every casual gamer will be happy to play this game. You have to like strategy games to fully appreciate it. Only one thing bothers me. I was playing it with POLISH dub 20 years ago and now there is no polish language in it ?!

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Posted on: January 5, 2016

FarrisonHord

Verified owner

Games: 47 Reviews: 2

Great in building, terrible in fighting

The headline sums it up, what else can I say? It's fun building the town and the supply chain is less complex than in other games like The Settler or the Anno Series, but it is still challenging nonetheless and real fun. But while a game like The Settlers provides you with an automatic combat systems, here you need to point and click. Sounds great, right, but it's simply terrible! Units start to move after a few seconds or so, are never holding their marching formation and sometimes don't do anything in combat, even the enemy unit is next to or they are under fire of archers. oh yes, archers btw, probably the worst AI I have ever experienced. Instead of attacking from distance, as they are meant to do, they move towards the enemy most of the time. I know that this game is not meant to be RTS but this is simpley frustrating and kills all the fun, unfortunately.

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Posted on: June 16, 2016

mudplayerx

Verified owner

Games: 179 Reviews: 31

Game Play Was Outdated On Day One

The game was outdated when it was released. When you stop to think Age of Empires II came out 3 years prior, this game looks and acts like a child coded it. The military unit AI is abyssmal. For example, archers will literally march right up to melee units and get slaughtered rather than standing back and firing from range. There is a 'hunger' mechanic that all units have which is pointless and serves only to make the game play laborious and frustrating. Non-military units go to the inn themselves (you hope) so they alleviate their own hunger. Military units must be brought food via serfs but you can only request they do so, not force them. Sometimes the serfs will starve themselves bringing the food. Sometimes the serfs won't bother bringing the food. The maps are all quite small so the hunger mechanic is unneeded and only hurts the game. You have to train specific people to run each individual building. I.E. you need a baker for a mill, a wood-cutter for a saw-mill, a fisherman for fishing hut, etc.. The problem is these people randomly disappear or die, leaving buildings unmanned. This will lead your economy to collapses unless you are highly vigilant and constantly train new people to work the buildings. So in closing, is the game worth it; worth the cash and worth taking the time to play? I got it on sale for $2 so the money wasn't an issue. I played the tutorial and first level for hours so I feel it was money well spent. Actually despite the many shortcomings I will probably play some of the other levels to try the rest of the game out. If you are into Real-Time-Strategy games, give this game a shot. If RTS games are not one of your favorite things, you are better off not getting this game.

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Posted on: April 29, 2010

Gruby543

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Games: 117 Reviews: 2

IM LOVIN' IT!

i LOVE this game!

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