Let's get this out of the way: If you are after a game that you can learn and/or finish in 30min, then this is not for you. Yes, even for a seasoned Thea 1 player it may take some time to get used to it (e.g. having to use a Ritual to build your first city), but once you do, you will enjoy having more resources to gather, build new buildings and craft a larger variety of items. I love that you can now build two cities, the different biomes for different resources, that exploration/story was extended to the water area and the different factions was a brilliant addition. I hope they expand on this by e.g. by adding faster flow for the faction approval/disapproval (both ways, and that you one action will make one faction happy and the other unhappy). The tactical battleplay is also great, being able to add one care twice (or more) adds so much variety to it. What could be improved is to extend the story (you won't get to craft many good items by the time one story is finished), moving through ages/building upgrades, possibly build more than two cities. The reason why I am not giving five stars is because the game is very power-hungry and here and there crashes or you get this weird graphic bugs. Hopefully we will see Thea 3!
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This was one of my first games to play back then. Once in a while I dig this out and play it again. Storyline is great, there are some good jump scares, but what I loved most was the creepy, dark atmosphere and amazing world designs. Don't be put off by its apparent pixel-ed graphics, there are some pretty places out there and the story definitely makes up for it. Learn to love Arqua and Raquia, but run from Sheol...
I liked it. I am a huge RTS fan and I currently try out a lot of games similar CnC, AOE, Empire Earth, Rise of Nations. Really liked the versatility of units, and that you could counter tactical weapons. That's different to CnC General for example, you can't counter Scuds. Only down-side: The AI seems a bit weak. Other than that, if you are looking for an alternative, lesser-known RTS, it's worth it.
