Imperivm RTC - HD Edition “Great Battles of Rome”
This game has been out since 2005. The game concept is really good, you fight to conquer the map in real-time against your opponents in different modes from 1v1 to 4v4. You can also play against the IA, but it is so limited, after 5 hours you have already completed the adventures and scenarios that the game offers. The core of this game is the online mode. You can play with friends, members of the community, and even in tournaments organized by the community (the last one had $1200 in prizes). Sadly after the community gathered $74,000 (63,200 euros) through Kickstarter for the game developer to release the game through Steam and for them to FIX THE MULTIPLAYER, they released the game as it was, without any changes in the multiplayer. They promised to put some dedicated servers for the game, a matchmaking system, and even a small ranking system for the community, but they never did. Today you CAN’T PLAY ONLINE without the game lagging for 10 seconds every 5 minutes. The online experience is horrible and you can barely find players due to that issue.
– Real player with 2376.2 hrs in game
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Imperivm III is one of my childhood games and, in all seriousness, my favourite game ever.
The amount of hours I’ve spent on the game, playing online with friends and fighting in clan wars with one of the most active and dedicated communities I’ve ever seen, can only barely be summarized by my current playtime stated on steam.
Hence, you may ask, “Why are you negatively reviewing your favourite game?” in order to understand that, one must understand that this game, in the current state, presents a dissonance between the developer’s will and ideas, and the dedicated playerbase’s own ideas.
– Real player with 1824.0 hrs in game
THE LAST DEFENSE!
If you find this review to seem unpolished, illogical, repetative, unedited and a waste of time, well, that is because I wrote it in the same manner as this game was designed. So, maybe that seems harsh, yet the game is that, too. So, I advise that you not purchase The Last Defense unless you truly hate yourself and/or enjoy being tortured, which considering the crazy ### of hours I’ve put in solving these mostly non-intuitive levels and basically torturing myself with frustration trying to beat them (BTW I am a long time TD player, not new to the genre) apparently I am guilty of both of these sins.
– Real player with 163.3 hrs in game
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I am the first to admit that I’m not the greatest gamer in the world, I like to play games on Easy mode and then see if I can beat levels on the harder levels later. It took me a long time (but not the 65 hours it is showing that I’ve played for!) but I did beat the first level on Easy eventually and looked forward to playing Level 2. Nope, got to beat the first level on normal and hard before you can advance. This is just pathetic and I am too pathetic a player to be able to achieve this. I don’t want my money back I want to be able to play the game through on Easy level. I hope the developer fixes this because it is a good game.
– Real player with 66.8 hrs in game
JAGD LANZER
Simple laid back arcade shooter with auto fire and plenty of action. You can’t go wrong with this!!!!
– Real player with 29.8 hrs in game
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The Short of it: JAGD LANZER feels like a blast from the past, arcade shooter that would have made my day on the NES in 1990. It’s a bit “rough” in visuals/graphics + translations, but I had good fun with it. Pew pew.
Reminds me of: If you liked NES Mecha shooters, there’s a good chance you’ll like JAGD LANZER.
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
Pacific General
Probably the best of the Panzer General game series.
– Real player with 137.6 hrs in game
Tried this as it is my favorite of the General games. It was extremely blurry and the whole screen was jumpy after about 10 minutes I had a terrible headache and was nauseous, REFUND it and cannot recommend to others. This is a shame because the game is a fun and good game which I have played for 1000’s of hours back in the day.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux
I’ve played all the version of Swords and Sandals.
I like the franchise.
I also, suggested to some friends to buy the “Swords & Sandals Crusader Redux”
But there are major issues I have with the game, regardless of the bugs.
As I always say, bugs can be corrected, but fundamentals always remain.
My problems are mainly with the fundamentals that drive the game, if it makes any sense…
This review is more about addressing the fundamental issues I have with how the game operates and the design of it’s mechanics - most of all, rather than a suggestion not to buy the game. Because if you don’t have any problems with the issues ill state, then certainly go ahead and buy the game.
– Real player with 26.8 hrs in game
I played this on version 1.0.5C so some of the bugs or rng stuff(I know Oliver - [game maker] must have add some of these) or locked features the game had to offer are no more. Just giving it a note.
SaS Crusader Redux - I never though any of the future Oliver’s games could beat my all-time favourite SaS2ER classic, but this one did it! It’s greatest SaS game to me so far, and I can’t wait to play every other game mode it has to offer in the future!
This game solves all the frustating problems the original Crusader had. One really good thing to say about this game to compare it to the original Crusader, Pirates, and maybe some other SaS games is that it’s totally not RNG(randomness) based, it truly feels like a strategy game to me, or just a game where simply human skill matters and is on top, not your luck, a good example to show that, is that I managed to win at #1st place all the knights tournaments in a row that I had during the campaign mode. This is fantastic!
– Real player with 25.4 hrs in game
Armoured Commander
Game is highly addicting. Makes me think of the movie Fury as a game with some retro graphics. Your choice determines the life of your crew and your tank. The game has much and much replay ability(If I spelled this correctly). Its a game that makes you think and at the same time reminds me of this older game named Across The Rhine.
I highly suggest this game if you think you can keep your crew alive during WW2.
Only a few cons:
It only plays in windowed mode but if youre okay with that than theres no problem
– Real player with 17.6 hrs in game
I booted up Armoured Commander, briefly mistook its application for a virus, and then realized, with delight and amazement, that this game is essentially the 1987 Avalon Hill solitaire war-gaming classic “Patton’s Best” remade on a nearly 1-1 basis. Which is great because the board game version is incredibly finnicky and unplayable, so to have essentially the same game available on our modern gaming rigs is pretty swell! The resolution mechanics are slightly altered (the original board game was all done on a percentile basis using 100-sided die rolls, whereas here the game uses 2d6 rolls, creating a bell-curve that replicates the essential odds but in a way more accessible way). The UI is pretty bad, but you get used to it. There are no graphics other than muddy terrain-zones on the world-map. That said, this game is basically DCS for US medium armor in WW2. The experience is very narrow, but it’s also very deep. One thing I appreciated about the original board game, and that I think is replicated here, is that if you engaged enemy units, they’d be much more likely to take notice of you and lob some shells back your way. So if you’re bouncing AP rounds off the frontal sloping armor of a Panther tank, that is a lovely, beautiful way to get yourself murdered. “Brew up” here has a different meaning than it does at your local brewery. World of Tanks this is not. If you are interested in historical tanking, give it a spin!
– Real player with 8.4 hrs in game
Banality Wars Carridin
War breaks out on the eastern continent and Lorret’s Fourth Regiment are forced to launch a counter attack. But as the death count rises questions start to emerge as to the true cause of the conflict.
Through 26+ campaign maps spanning 5 acts discover the secrets of Project Carridin, a military project that was abruptly killed four years ago, and uncover who really is behind this war and what they could possibly want from the doomed project.
Banality Wars Carridin is the spiritual successor to Advance Wars Days Of Ruin. It features a more impactful story (but don’t worry, it’s not as dark) and gameplay that that is more varied than what you’d expect to see in an Advance Wars-like.
Battle In The City
this is trash, may I get refund?
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Battleships: Command of the Sea
BattleShips is turn based strategy game where United States and Japan clash in the waters of the Pacific in a struggle for supremacy. World War II continues! Challenge other players and discover various ways to defeat your opponent and win the war! Choose your admiral and use resources to perform special, powerful attacks to dominate your opponent and seal your victory. To win, you will need to combine strategic planning of fleet deployment with tactical and unexpected attacks. Are you ready for the challenge?
Manage your fleet
Secretly deploy your fleet on the grid and give orders to shoot at enemy positions. In turn-based gameplay, precision matters. Whoever sinks the entire enemy fleet first is the winner.
Choose your side
Rewrite cards of history by leading Japan into flawless victory or take the side of the US and seal the story! Each side has its own unique set of special skills which define the course of the fight. Which side will you be on?
Become an admiral
A good fleet needs a good commander to win. Choose your Admiral and outsmart your opponent by using unique abilities and custom skill system! Be careful though, your enemy has their own arsenal of special abilities.
Play online
Play against opponents from around the world or challenge your friends to a duel in a friendly online battle and see who will take control of the waters of the Pacific.
Single-player mode
Beat AI in single player mode. To defeat the computer you will have to use all your abilities. Train in single-player mode to become the ultimate multiplayer admiral.
Close Combat: Modern Tactics
Only my second Close Combat game, Modern Tactics lacks some of the polish of the games that came after it (like a mouse zoomable camera) but retains the classic play style of the series before the “Combat Mission-esque” makeover in the Bloody First. Hand-drawn maps compete with barely distinguishable unit sprites, as sound effects leave me mousing around the map and switching to the strategic view to locate the enemy.
I had been curious about this title since reading it was based on a marine training tool and never had a chance to play it back during its initial release. Seeing it on steam with no fanfare. I picked it up right away and put a few hours in. After struggling to get the game to run at full screen with readable text, I am happy to say that the DPI options and UI scaling are all on the options menu now, but do require a restart to take effect. Also, adding icons over the units helped me to find them easier, but this could also be because I am color-blind.
– Real player with 6.2 hrs in game
Very buggy game. Multiple crashes and disappearing mouse cursors make the game frustrating to play.
Not even worth it on sale.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game