

This is an excellent game. The game systems are intricate and really build on each other. The strategic decisions have weight and consequences. The AI is competent and you actually can loose in a way that does not feel as if the AI is cheating. The Family and advisors and the events system give the game flavour and make that each game plays out differently. Events may "RNG" but so is history and life and it gives new challenges (and the occasional snigger). The only "negative" I see, is that there just isn't enough... you would like to develop your civilization into the modern age. But I guess it is not called old world for nothing. There is still Civilization I guess, but going back to Civilization feels stale after Old World and just is not an option for me anymore. If you like Strategy and 4X Games do yourself a favour and give this game a chance