Posted on: April 5, 2013
mg1979
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A masterpiece from a time long gone
This game isn't terribly old, still it looks old because of the (excellent) 2D graphics. Besides my personal preference of 2D over 3D, there is such an attention to the details, that makes the world almost living. There are a number of races (humans, elves, orcs, goblins, centaurs, dwarves and many more), random events with different moral approaches (that have serious consequences in the long term), a sect of inquisitors that can claim the right to 'punish' some of your provinces or even invade them, and a ton of other contents. What makes this game great, is that all this content doesn't distract from the strategy, it's part of it and makes it richer. Eador is the quintessence of the strategy game, and it is very hard and unforgiving. The gameplay itself is rather similar to the most illustrious of the fantasy strategy games, Master of Magic. In the campaign mode you have to fight over shards, small worlds of their own, whose size is tiny or small at first and becomes bigger as the game progresses. Fortunately, if you lose in one shard the game isn't over, you can still progress. It is a sort of matryoshka, where the battle on each shard is part of a bigger picture. Every victory on a shard grants knowledge of new buildings and units, and more astral energy income. To make it short, this is a game that you could play for a lifetime, like MoM, without getting bored. That's why it's a masterpiece, for me. My best buy on GOG together with Geneforge Saga.
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