Total War: Attila is the latest iteration on the series with turn-based strategy and real-time tactical combat set in the time period during the fall of the Roman empire.
What is Great about this game:
- Mechanically, the most sophisticated and playable Total War game to date
- Family trees and factional politics are implemented smartly and with real consequences
- Improved faction options such as creating hordes and relocating improve strategic depth
What is Good about this game:
- Good use of Steam features such as cloud saves, trading cards, etc
What is Bad about this game:
- The game is centered around the fall of the Roman empire and as such is set in a relatively bleak period
- The difficulty of the game seems tuned for players that want a constant struggle (perhaps related to the setting as well)
- Due to its setting, the campaign of the Romans is centered largely around "maintenance and defense" of the existing empire rather than on the generally more enjoyable "expansion through conquest" of Total War: Rome 2
Conclusion:
Take Total War: Rome 2 and put in significantly better strategy mechanics but place it in a less appealing, more bleak, and more difficult setting and you have an excellent Total War game if perhaps not quite pinnacle of the series.
9.0 / 10.0
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Star Ruler 2 Review
Star Ruler 2 is a hybrid space 4X/RTS set in an unknown galaxy.
What is Great about this game:
- Intuitive and enjoyable fleet design, mechanics, and combat
- Nicely paced 4X/RTS that does not require twitch reflexes or ADHD to have fun
- High level of easy modification available and Steam Workshop support
What is Good about this game:
- Detailed ship builder allows for different ship designs as the game progresses
- Significant options such as diplomacy and trade to play the game as you would want to
- Good use of Steam features such as Workshop, trading cards, etc
What is Bad about this game:
- Frustrating initial difficulty that requires mods to become more reasonable
- Some systems such as the economy, resource dependency, and planetary development are too obtuse even after hours of play
Conclusion:
If you can modify the game to relax its difficulty to a more manageable degree, Star Ruler 2 has a lot of good ideas to bring to the space 4X/RTS genre.
8.0 / 10.0
What is Great about this game:
- Intuitive and enjoyable fleet design, mechanics, and combat
- Nicely paced 4X/RTS that does not require twitch reflexes or ADHD to have fun
- High level of easy modification available and Steam Workshop support
What is Good about this game:
- Detailed ship builder allows for different ship designs as the game progresses
- Significant options such as diplomacy and trade to play the game as you would want to
- Good use of Steam features such as Workshop, trading cards, etc
What is Bad about this game:
- Frustrating initial difficulty that requires mods to become more reasonable
- Some systems such as the economy, resource dependency, and planetary development are too obtuse even after hours of play
Conclusion:
If you can modify the game to relax its difficulty to a more manageable degree, Star Ruler 2 has a lot of good ideas to bring to the space 4X/RTS genre.
8.0 / 10.0
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