This game really captures the 'just one more turn!'-feeling. It is addicting and the game becomes better with each patch & DLC. Pros: [list] [*] A beautiful strategic map [*] Combat is fast, brutal and entertaining [*] It is fun to level your Heroes and Leader; it adds RPG to the game. Also quests that can be gained from independent cities or dwellings add to RPG-feel. [*] Concept of Race & Class for your Leader provide much variety in play. For example, you can play as a Orc Sorcerer, Dwarven Warlord, Elven Rogue etc. [*] Classes are really different from each other; this applies to gameplay, spells and units. See [url=http://age-of-wonders-3.wikia.com/wiki/Classes]this wiki[/url] for an overview (click the class name for more info). [*] Nice campaigns with different outcomes [*] A pretty good Random Map generator with tons of options [*] Users make custom scenarios and challenges with Map Editor [*] Great music [*] Triumph Studios listens really well to the community and has fixed (almost) all bugs/issues [/list] Cons: [list] [*] In general races could be more varied. The good news is that Triumph is working on this and it is expected to improve in the next patch. See [url=http://ageofwonders.com/improving-race-variety-starting-perks/]this official dev journal[/url] (nov 2014) [*] Although the idea behind alignment is nice (good/neutral/evil is based on your actions and not on your race choice), it remains a bit shallow imo. [*] MOD-tools are not released at this moment (nov 2014). They most probably will in the future though. [/list] Other comments: [list] [*] For new-comers to the game it can be difficult to learn and to master. It is recommended to watch some videos on YouTube if you are new to the Age of Wonder-series. For example: How to play Age of Wonders 3-videos by iHunterKiller. Link: [url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhAjLeSwzp3hLPeLqY2p-R7Ubbauwhxpe]http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhAjLeSwzp3hLPeLqY2p-R7Ubbauwhxpe[/url] [*] I cannot comment on Multiplayer as I didn't have much experience on it. [*] At release the AI was in certain situations not very clever. With the patches this has been greatly improved making it a real challenge on higher levels. [/list] Overall I recommend this game to anyone who has an interest in Turn Based Strategy games.
