Posted on: September 17, 2014
nitrogenfingers
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I had hoped for more
As a long-time player of the Populous games, Reprisal Universe to me has been somewhat disappointing. The game has high ambitions of being a recreation of the early style of Populous gameplay, a progenitor to the modern RTS that is still thoroughly playable but almost totally absent in modern video games. But my complaint isn't so much with the game failing to adhere to this style, but more adhering to it too strictly; indeed Reprisal Universe follows the Populous formula so rigidly it's hard to recommend this over the first two as it simply offers nothing new. The game has a pleasant retro if generic graphical style, and offers a slightly more guided experience with fewer worlds but a greater sense of progression. Rather than having all god powers (lighting, fire, volcanos etc) unlocked from the start, they are collected as totems which tiers out new game elements quite nicely. All powers now have a cooldown however, which can make using them less exciting. Besides that, only one or two of the god powers are new, and flatten-sprog-conquer formula is exactly the same. For all intents and purposes this is the original game with a modern retro reskinning. It's not like there isn't room for innovation either; controlling your followers is still cumbersome and chance-based, and besides occasionally flinging fireballs there isn't that much player-player interaction. Maps still devolve into a flat expanse by mid-game. If there is multiplayer mode, I couldn't find it. I remember saying when playing Populous: The Beginning (which radically changed the formula) that simply updating the original gameplay would have made further sequels feel stale and unfortunately, without a compelling story or any real innovations to freshen the air, this game sadly feels decidedly generic. Which is a shame; it's very competently put together, and those who haven't played the originals would do as well to play this instead. It's just a pity it doesn't offer much new for the rest of us.
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