Posted on: July 29, 2014
jy02095904
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Hope to be able to add Chinese.
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Populous™: The Beginning
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Includes Populous the Beginning and the Undiscovered Worlds expansion.
Shaman, the path is laid before you. Your destiny is to become a god! But it will not be easy. Not for you, and not for your followers. To become a deity, you must conquer all 25 planets of the system and defeat every other tribe and their shamans. The ultimate struggle will be a difficult one, as you build mystical cities, unleash devastating spells, harness volcanoes and tornadoes, and shape the face of the planet at your will. Remember, your apotheosis awaits!
In the third part of the Populous series, you control your shaman and the tribe of her followers in a difficult quest to conquer all 25 planets of a star system and ascend to godhood. For the first time in the series, the world is presented in true 3d, which at the time amazed both the players and the gaming press.The level of control you exert over your followers also takes you to a new level: you can order individuals or groups to perform certain tasks like gathering resources, constructing buildings, or attacking your enemies.
Populous: The Beginning takes a slightly different approach from the previous installments of the series but this is not, by any means, a bad thing as it kept the series fresh and innovative. It was a bold move for Bullfrog but the proof exists in the fact that, after all these years Populous 3 is still a great strategy god-game.
Shaman, the path is laid before you. Your destiny is to become a god! But it will not be easy. Not for you, and not for your followers. To become a deity, you must conquer all 25 planets of the system and defeat every other tribe and their shamans. The ultimate struggle will be a difficult one, as you build mystical cities, unleash devastating spells, harness volcanoes and tornadoes, and shape the face of the planet at your will. Remember, your apotheosis awaits!
In the third part of the Populous series, you control your shaman and the tribe of her followers in a difficult quest to conquer all 25 planets of a star system and ascend to godhood. For the first time in the series, the world is presented in true 3d, which at the time amazed both the players and the gaming press.The level of control you exert over your followers also takes you to a new level: you can order individuals or groups to perform certain tasks like gathering resources, constructing buildings, or attacking your enemies.
Populous: The Beginning takes a slightly different approach from the previous installments of the series but this is not, by any means, a bad thing as it kept the series fresh and innovative. It was a bold move for Bullfrog but the proof exists in the fact that, after all these years Populous 3 is still a great strategy god-game.
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23.5 hMain
30 h Main + Sides
32.5 h Completionist
26.5 h All Styles
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Posted on: May 8, 2015
ocean88776
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A classic.
That feeling when you zap someone with a lightning...
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Posted on: June 18, 2021
zeropointo
Verified ownerGames: 1 Reviews: 1
Runs when properly configured
I was initially disappointed because the game locked up in full screen mode at launch. However, I was able to get the game working after setting the resolution to 1920x1080 60Hz in windowed mode. After installation you will find a link to the "DirectX Settings" application in the start menu. Use it! (Alienware m15 R4 2021, Intel Core i9, nVidia 3080)
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Posted on: May 4, 2023
LATESTACORONATA
Verified ownerGames: 741 Reviews: 229
A really good game... just....
...No longer unique. As a God simulator (where you actually get to play a God), the Populous saga was unique in a way that didn't allow you to order around directly your followers, but only to influence them, by casting different spells (which the most common was as simple as raise/lower ground - and even if it was that simple, that spell had a lot of functionality). Now, although definitely not being a bad game (I recommend it, actually, even not discounted), the third instalment of the saga gives you the role of a would-be God shaman and the ability to control directly your people... basically, every RTS ever (just with a Godhood twist), with simplified gameplay choices and a confusing, bad camera. Still, I believe it is a good game, worth getting. Perhaps even great if you are into the more 'traditional' rts genre... buuuut, for me, although marketed as a 'God simulator', the feeling of 'godhood', the uniqueness of gameplay mechanics of the first two were lost in the process of giving Populous: the beginning a more modern (and commmon) gameplay, so to speak.
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Posted on: April 18, 2012
echolon.325
Verified ownerGames: 55 Reviews: 2
thank you
I just drooled a bit and then bought it.
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