Stronghold HD

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Posted on: January 20, 2009

rmaertin

Games: 189 Reviews: 9

Burn little knight, burn!

The enemy advances on your castle. Those damn ladder-carrying units in the front. Even though your archers are firing like mad, there is a big lump of those guys moving towards your walls. You retreat your vanguard within the castle and let go one of those large logs. It rolls downhill and squashes the whole ladder-carrying lot of them as well as a group of enemy archers. VERY satisfying :) Another very satisfying thing is to be able to throw over enemy ladders just in time. Seeing those slow, yet horribly tough armored enemy knights run from ladder to ladder and kicking those over just when they reach it. Take that, little knight! Like shooting (armored) fish in a barrel. But be aware: It's not all fun and giggles. You will get into incredibly tight spots and the tide of battle can turn very quickly.

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Posted on: January 10, 2019

yraye

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Games: 475 Reviews: 8

Stronghold - a good classic RTS

Stronghold - a classic itself. I can only recommend this piece especially for around 5 bucks. Its a steal. You get a great game for many hours of gameplay. But why you ask? Heres why: It has a campaign. Peace and War alike. In the economy campaign your task is to gather X and Y goods or gold while handling your stronghold and defending it against nature and/or bandits. But the main part takes in the war campaign. There lies the complete story of the game: "The Wolf" wants some of your kingdom. His Allies? Too. But you? You dont like that.. especially keeping in mind that the wolf kills your father. The typical medieval story if you wish. So far so good. But it does not stop there: the graphics may be a bit old but still fancy. You can oversee your worker and townsfolk at their work while managing your little keep. A big plus is that nearly everything is voiced. Your archer, stonemason or farmer talks to you back. Depending on your decisions you make. A little minus - but keep in mind it was the style from back then - is that you can turn your camera in 90° - this can help you place buildings etc - but sometimes its not so great because you cant see behind the wall unless you hide them with space or the rightclick menu. Another plus is the music. Its a classic itself. You are going to hear a peaceful tune but wait until the fight starts - a hefty 180° turn and the music goes right into "lets fight" tune. I have to say: I only played the multiplayer (via Lan) back in the day. But I guess it should work like a charm with the gog-version. The last thing I going to talk about: the game has still today some bugs and glitches. if you play without them you going have a good challenging game with long hours in it. But if you try them - well - its getting quite easy real quick. As reviewed before: I can only recommend this game. Never played it? Play it. Already played it? Go play it again! Its such a great title which deverse to be played (even several times!)

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Posted on: January 12, 2024

nba2468

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Games: 124 Reviews: 22

Shhhhhh

Don't tell anyone! but this damn game is so pleasantly addictive, It's gameplay is fair and never insults your intelligence or rubber bands the difficulty if you are doing either really well or struggling. Get it now and see for yourself how much it is just like "Advance wars" in it's JUST ONE MORE GAME I SWEAR!! is that the sun shinning through my window and I have work today? Nooooooooooooo

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Posted on: December 20, 2011

Fabiolinks

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Games: 128 Reviews: 11

Good game, but its not very fun

This game has some cool things, but don't goes far from a castle simulator. It's a lot repetitive and sometimes it becomes a bit boring. If you want a castle simulator, take it, but that is it, the game focus in castles. Just don't buy it with Age of Empires 2 in the mind like I did.

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Posted on: February 21, 2022

RuneRat

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Games: 177 Reviews: 2

For those who like challenges

This game is not for players who are gifted with the ability of never having to restart a mission. Because you will. The interface is quite dated and can be a challenge to use. However the biggest challenge is in solving the puzzle of properly managing the fine balance of population, production and military. Each of those 3 pillars feeds of or is dependant on the other. You need the production and population to drive the military engine, but the military engine also needs to protect the production. The population must be fed by the production, but too many idle people will eat all your food. You will find that you either enter a slow death spiral or one where you can build up your capabilities to complete the mission. There is very little room for error. If you find yourself in the death spriral, better restart. Positioning your keep and defensive structures is very important and if done incorrectly will also require a restart. In summary: not for the golden ones for whom everything is easy, but a really rewarding and enjoyable game for those who like challenges.

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