It is a PITA to create a post using a mobile phone, and I dont get to my home computer until Friday evening, and no way am I using the work computer for this lol.
From what I can gather, there are 3 maps (one for each difficulty level) and 3 classes, and your character is never actually onscreen (so, like Kings Bounty?) But each map has randomised aspects, e.g. randomised resource nodes.
You don’t control any cities.
Your base is a Wizard’s Tower, which you upgrade.
You can expand your control by building lodges, which require a hero to construct.
I think it might be. I will keep an eye on it, but right now, my game card is full.
I will add it to my wish list, and I hope to hear either great things about it from all of you. Or terrible things!
I refuse to have any ambiguity on whether this game is worth it! I will be watching this thread!
The Explorminate article contains a Interview with one of the developers, so while it’s a short read make sure to watch the video. Aside from that, THQ Nordic showed off tons of footage back during Gamescom. Each segment is between 20-40 minutes long, and there’s some repeat gameplay but the devs do change.
Day 1:
To me, one of the most interesting bits is the fact you can pick up your Tower and just plonk it down somewhere else. I do wish more people knew about it cause it seems very fun/interesting but also flying under the radar at the moment.
Got this one wishlisted, can’t recall where I heard about it. But given its location on my wishlist (i.e. at the bottom and therefore not yet categorize by how much I want it) I have to assume it’s a recent discovery.
This is a spin-off developed by the guys who’ve made Fantasy General 2 plus its gazillion expansions. That game received good reviews and positive word of mouth. It’s safe to assume though their Spellforce game will have a rather small budget and a flexible attitude towards asset recycling.
2023 is filling up with strategy goodness really fast! Really interested in this one.
Plus I’ve got my eye on:
AoW4
Gal Civ 4 Next(the big patch that will coincide with the Steam launch)
Shadow Empire: Oceania
Alliance of the Sacred Suns
Phantom Brigade on Steam!?
Zephon
Men of War 2
Field of Glory Kingdoms
Zodiac Legion
This doesn’t bode well for getting my own game out the door…
I suspect they may have moved it up a month after the AoW4 announcement. I’m sure that may have put some pressure on them to avoid overlap. For me it’s perfect. I can play this until AoW4 comes out.