Posted on: November 13, 2013
petecolust
Verified ownerGames: 10 Reviews: 1
Best game in my childhood
one of the best childhood games. Thanks GoG bringing this back and I loved it!
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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: February 7, 2014
xInAHolex
Games: 62 Reviews: 2
First Dungeon Keeper and now this!
Thanks GOG, I still have my original discs for DK and this but they aren't usable on my current PC. Amazing then that these great games can be had for so little and I can now play em on my lovely macbook. Totally ace :) Games themselves need no review, they're unique and visionary creations you owe it to yourself to play. A great pity Peter Molyneux disappeared from the games world. The pre-baked DOS emulator works a charm btw - DK ran fine out of the box on OSX in hi-res - even with Window 7 x64 running in parallels at the same time (and with several instances of Visual C++ and eclipse open). Great stuff! Download without hesitation!
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Posted on: March 15, 2022
GrosserBaka
Verified ownerGames: 27 Reviews: 3
Great Game, some very annoying things
the game has some really good ideas, but the minor problems make some parts extremely annoying (globe, enemy AI, pathing etc.)
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Posted on: March 31, 2019
CalonLan89
Verified ownerGames: 38 Reviews: 1
Does not work on windows 10.
Currently GoG are selling a broken game here. Until they patch it the game just isn't compatible with win10. Will crash in launch 100% of the time. Do not waste your money here until they've fixed it, but I don't think that time is ever going to happen because it's been broken for years now and nothing has been done about it. Shame on you GoG, you're meant to be keeping old games alive on new systems and you've failed on this one.
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Posted on: June 19, 2013
Dadoski
Verified ownerGames: 21 Reviews: 2
Evergreen and wonderful!
From a marvelous past, a marvelous game! This game has just one flaw: there's no map editor. But you have so many scenarios and missions that it is not a real problem.
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