After having played Kingdoms and Castles for years now, I think I can safely say that it is (in my opinion) a unique experience. The game looks and plays fairly simplistically, it doesn't really add anything new to the genre, but it has a unique charm all its own. I guess the closest comparison I can come up with is building Lego when I was little...which sounds weird, but it really invokes that kind of cozy and relaxing creativity. The game is fairly well priced, it is fun and creative. I do hope the devs will bring the DLC (which is already availiable on Steam) to GoG as well, if they do, I wholeheartedly recomend this game to anyone looking for a superchill citybuilding experience!
The game has a wonderful potential (and he coolest trailer I have seen in ages) but why does the buildings have to take up such a huge space compared to their actual size? I also miss an abillity to create a small tribe and keep it that way, to avoid having a huge part of the planet eaten away by a sprawling village. And the god powers seem...paltry. The graphics are awesome, of course, but currently this game is more CitybuilderLite than a new Populous. I'd hold off buying it, unless it is on a substantial sale. Three stars, one for the awesome trailer (why isn't the game more like it, with focus on a family of nuggets or a few nuggets? Ah well...)
