A fun and challenging old-style rogue-like, but unlike FTL it isn't endlessly re-playable, since each time you beat the game the difficulty simply increases, until you reach a point where it is essentially no longer winnable. Worth buying but wait for it to be on sale.
Reminiscent of Sid Meier's Pirates, this game has the same mixture of mini-games and map adventures. Pretty much perfect for 1989, and still enjoyable now though its old style DOS graphics and limited options show its age.
Compelling story, interesting characters and lovely vaguely retro graphics. Frankly the biggest weakness is that the games are each fairly short, and when ones biggest complaint is that we want to keep playing a game....well not much higher praise than that.
The best and most unique feature of AoW as compared to Master of Magic or Heores of Might and Magic, is the large and detailed combat system, which adds a strategic depth that Heroes (much as I love those games) tends to lack. One of the few 4x style games where a large number of low level units behind fortification can defeat higher level units, which adds alot of strategic depth. An essential for any strategy fan.
A unique settling a well-written and interesting story this games biggest flaw is that it's pacing is badly skewed, with certain early dungeons that are extremely long and difficult and very low level caps throw off the whole balance of the game, since despite an interesting character progression system it is very easy to have maxed out a character less than 1/2 way through the plot. Worth a purchase nonetheless.
An addictive, endlessly re-playable, occasionally frustrating and always challenging rogue-like gem. A perfect way to spend a spare 45 minutes
Excellent like all of Sid Meier's work Alpha Centauri is much like CIV2 in terms of gameplay but with a unique sci-fi backstory and flavour text that makes it a great piece of sci-fi in addition to being an addictive near perfect 4x game
Among the all-time greats an RPG whose story, writing and voice-work has yet to be surpassed. If you buy nothing else on GOG an account is still worth it just to get Torment.
While it isn't as good as MOO2 which is one of the all0time 4x greats, MOO3 is still worth a play, the interface is clunky and awkward but their is tremendous depth here. The weakest of the series by far but still a decent strategy game
