The Golden Standard of RTS Games
This game is a near perfect demonstration of all that a classic RTS game could ever hope to become.
The story gives the player enough context for him to understand what is going on & also immerses the player in its world, setting the mood for play.
The graphics are state-of-the-art, they just looks stunningly great, specially the SFX, whenever an artillery bombardment goes on, I get a boner.
And finnaly, the gameplay is exactly what a by-the-book RTS game should be like, combat is satisflying, pathfinding & troop organization is as good as it is on AOE, all troops feel meaningful and have edges over other types of troops.
I already owned the game on Steam, but the Steam version is horribly patched together, the GOG version however, flawlessly works without any need for mods or complex setups.
In short, this game is all that a RTS fan could ever ask for, get it before Ubisoft decides it puts other products to shame and it must be taken off-the-store (Already happened in Steam).
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