Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

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Real player with 173.2 hrs in game


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A great adaptation of various mythos. Personally I’ve always loved this game. It was my very first Video Game, thus AoM will always hold a special place in my heart.

Real player with 73.4 hrs in game

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition on Steam

Monolithic

Monolithic

So I really do like the idea of this game, and I did have a lot of fun playing it!

However I think the tutorial should be a little expanded? I still don’t quite understand how capturing the cities work and I played a few rounds with a friend.

I wish the sandbox had monoliths to fight so I could practice there, and I think it would be helpful if we could pick the Monoliths we’re using in the sandbox mode so that we could practice them against others.

Sometimes when you play the tutorial it freezes up and doesn’t actually play, but that can be remedied by closing the game and opening it again.

Real player with 1.4 hrs in game


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I recommend this game only because it is free. it seems like the game needs a little bug squashing and there is no single player. HOWEVER, I like the idea of it, the UI works, the art looks good, and the music is great! Here are some videos of gameplay and a broken tutorial:

https://youtu.be/s5ksiG8g-nA

https://youtu.be/FR0x98X5YxY

Without multiplayer, there is not much to sink your teeth into, especially considering that the tutorial broke on the second “playthrough”. I would not suggest getting your hopes up for this until the player base expands or you have friends who are interested in playing.

Real player with 0.4 hrs in game

Monolithic on Steam

Mythos: Slavic Builder

Mythos: Slavic Builder

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732910/Photography_Simulator/

Before the missionaries came to the Slavic lands to start writing down the known history, there was the Age of Mythos:

Forests, valleys and fields are full of creatures from Slavic beliefs. Even though they may look like monsters, you don’t have to fight them all. Make proper offerings to them and you will gain powerful allies.

Give your workers a roof over their heads and a good supper and they will build a thriving settlement for you. Do not disappoint your subjects, because dissatisfied people may leave you.

A long spear and a sharp sword will always be useful - your settlement is threatened by monsters, other tribes, Vikings or even demons from distant lands.

Follow Slavic traditions to earn points that you may spend on special blessings from the gods - the warlike Perun, the generous Mokosh and the mysterious Veles.

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Mythos: Slavic Builder on Steam

Nordic Warriors

Nordic Warriors

As someone who played Myth 2 and Myth 3 years ago(But unfortunately missed playing the first game), I’m still waiting with great anticipation for those games to be either remastered or adapted for modern platforms in order to be able to play them once again. In all the years since Myth 3 came out, there has not been a release of any RTS game that comes close to replicating the unique style of that trilogy. Until Nordic Warriors, that is.

I came across this game completely by accident while routinely browsing on Humble Store, and as someone who very much loves everything with Scandinavian themes(Which the developers did a fantastic job of adapting and implementing in the game) I went and checked the game’s page on Steam. Upon seeing its striking resemblance to the Myth series from the screenshots, even before reading the game’s description which explicitly mentions it as inspiration, I instantly downloaded the demo, played it, and I was not disappointed. After playing the first three levels on the demo, instantly purchased the full game, went on to continue right from where I left off and finished it all two days later.

Real player with 32.0 hrs in game

Nordic Warriors draws heavily on Myth games developed by Bungie back in the mid- to late-90s. The developer (a 2-person team!) of Nordic Warriors even stated that they were tired of waiting for more games like Myth to be released, so they set out to build their own. If you loved Myth, I feel you’ll also love Nordic Warriors, but this is no Myth clone. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of similarities to Bungie’s series, but enough unique ideas that Nordic Warriors can stand alone.

The gameplay is real time tactical (RTT). If you’ve never played a game like this, it boils down to starting with a limited number of units per level. Positioning your units, timing attacks, choosing stylistic matchups, and finding unit synergies are all factors that determine success of failure. Your units gain experience which makes them tougher, more accurate, and generally “better” in different ways depending on type of unit. This adds a fun facet that makes the loss of even one unit really impactful. Not only do you have to wait until the next level starts to get a fresh unit, but that new unit is now the weak link in your crack team of warriors.

Real player with 14.8 hrs in game

Nordic Warriors on Steam

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

Well, seems there is no review yet, I Bought this game for this is my first game on PC, I’d say the graphics still the same when I was a child well it is not remastered.

The story begins where you can choose two heroes and as you progress you can then again, select another heroes, it is up to four heroes you can use, when your hero dies you can never revive them. Also, you can have some foot soldiers.

Oh the story is about gods, where Poseidon wants to kill Athena’s hero.

The price is cheap I think, good if you really like strategy game. Working on Win10 64bit intelcorei7 NVIDIA

Real player with 7.4 hrs in game

This game is a mix of RPG and RTS based on Greek Mythology, it’s not an easy game but it is great fun if you learn it’s mechanic. This game is much deeper than avarage RTS:

  1. Every level is like part of the ancient world with it’s people living in it, but you don’t have to be hero, you can kill everyone instead helping them.

  2. Every unit in the game has name, health and expirience. And nobody want to die for nothing. So it’s up to you - whether you kill or save them.

Real player with 2.6 hrs in game

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus on Steam

Northgard

Northgard

There aren’t many RTS game nowadays. So, this one is like… a rare gem. One of the most brilliant contemporary RTS out there.

The objective is simply to win, by which means though is entirely up to you. You can choose a mercantile clan and obliterate your enemies from the map or a war-mongering one and wins the wisdom victory, for example. It’s possible, but not ideal, but again we have to make do with what we have. The game offers like so many clans to choose from (many of which are DLCs though). Your town hall, the main building, regularly generates your population. One at a time. You construct a building and assign a worker to it. You explore the map, each zone in tile with designated resource(s). You colonize a tile and construct a building you see fit. During winter each year, you suffer production penalty. And everything moves along the passage of time until one clan rises to supremacy, or everyone else falls. Oh, and all the while some special events occur: Kraken attacks, abnormally harsh winter, annoying earthquake, etc. One of the best things about this game is that you don’t have to micromanage your resources and workers so meticulously. The town hall only produces one person at a time and each production building can hold but a few assigned workers, so everything is easy to put under control.

Real player with 636.7 hrs in game

gave 250 hours of my life to get an extra chromosome very worth

Real player with 263.0 hrs in game

Northgard on Steam

Sons of Ra

Sons of Ra

Neat concept and all the characters explore different playstyles. Soundtrack is a big standout, it’s great!

Having played long enough to unlock all the gods, the strategy feels a little too minion-focused at time of review. None of the god abilities buff towers- only disabling or destroying them. Most abilities either damage or buff units already on the board, or summon a super powerful unit. I can reliably win games without building a single structure, and I would like to see the balance shift a bit towards building to really lean into the tower-defense aspect.

Real player with 17.8 hrs in game

Alright quick review under 2 hours played. It’s a FAST paced tower defense with all controls done through the mouse. That brings me to what I dislike so far. Tower defense is cool and all but when I have to hold a mouse button down then select a defense/offense/power by sliding the mouse then placement after that. It’s just not intuitive. It should be abilities and units are selected with the keyboard and placement is through the mouse. That would allow the player to place units and abilities WAY faster.

Real player with 12.3 hrs in game

Sons of Ra on Steam

The Dwarves of Glistenveld

The Dwarves of Glistenveld

It has been a while since I posted this review and much has changed since then. Having played the game now for a total of 300+ hours (and there was me saying I don’t get much time to play games), I have explored many of the game modes. My favourite right now is the Skirmish mode where you can hand-craft your map options, such as the number of enemies, their initial strength, the map size and style, etc. I am currently working my way up to more and more difficult settings to see how good I really am. My other favourite mode is the cavern mode (the game’s sandbox mode ) where I have also spend many hours. In this mode you can slowly build your base to ever increasing size while improving your tech tree. The current tech tree is already in place for the upcoming next chapter of the game and it allows you to build a railway network so that your miners don’t have to carry everything back to your base, improve and automate your defences, build automated farms for farming roots and mushrooms, light up your neighbour hood with lanterns, build cooking stations and much more. I have also played with the map editor and will be uploading my own hand-crafted map very soon. ‘hwill’ has uploaded a new map to the workshop which I enjoyed very much. I must add a comment.

Real player with 638.7 hrs in game

This game, is absolutely fantastic! This RTS adventure strategy game is about leading a tribe of Dwarves trying to take back their homeland from the goblins that have ran them down underground. There are so many things that you find out during every level, there are nice challenges such as the achievements and the schematics that you have to find to advance with technology, there are song hidden choices through your first play through (such as when you meet Fishbeard’s first guard) it’s amazing, it’s so replayable and enjoyable for sooooooooooo many hours even when there is only 6 levels at the time of writing this. Along with the mechanics in this game are so nice and fluid such as the base building part, and the class switching system, the AI is pretty on-point, it’s not one of those games where the AI struggles with some of the commands that you try to give it, in this game, it just does it immediately!

Real player with 18.9 hrs in game

The Dwarves of Glistenveld on Steam

Divine Commander

Divine Commander

Divine Commander is an Action-RTS designed specifically for controller. By mixing Action elements with Real Time Strategy, players can get the RTS experience on their couch.

Play as a god

You control a powerful Greek god, replacing the mouse cursor from classic RTS games. Travel across the map and destroy anything in your path. Build your base where you want to, and command your units by having them rally to your position. Switch to your commander for surgical precision to quickly and accurately position your units.

Build your base

Expand your influence on the world by building temples, gather resources, and keep your base safe with defenses. Build your military buildings to start raising an army.

Go to war

Command your troops and dash headlong into battle. Ravage your opponent’s temples and claim victory!

Divine Commander on Steam

A Total War Saga: TROY

A Total War Saga: TROY

Would I recommend this game? Yes, but with a caveat. To explain why I’m going to separate this review into two halves, because the game itself and the product need to be viewed separately.

The game itself is great, splitting the campaign between up to three modes, depending upon whether you buy the Mythological expansion pack. You can play it straight like any other Total War game, view it through the lens of the saga itself were Heroes fight solo, Harpies are an all girl team of Javelin throwers, or Centaurs are mounted Archers. With the DLC you can play full on Jason and the Argonauts with all the mythical creatures of legend, It all adds up to a refreshingly varied way to play the same game. The Battle Map is also a highlight, some thought having gone into it resulting in varied terrain types and features that allow you to exploit a well balanced army. Chokepoints Spearmen can hold, hills and rocky outcroppings to give ranged units greater distance, and woods your swordsmen can lie in. Horsemen are in the game but there are significantly fewer than in previous games, chiefly because of the time period. The AI is also pretty decent, not just charging in like an idiot but often flanking or sending in skirmishers to soften you up before their melee arrive.

Real player with 119.2 hrs in game

Pros :

  • HECTOOOOOOOR

  • Play the realistic version of Troy.

  • The version where Agamemnon is just another Bronze Age Conqueror and not an Evil Frat Boy

  • Mad-Eye Moody is a husband that is trying to get his wife back that was abducted by a teenager who couldn’t keep it in his pants.

  • It has Taurox The Brass Bulls

  • Cute 3 headed Doge

  • Hunt monsters like Geralt

  • Age of Empires 2.0

  • Imagine Rome 2 but with monsters

  • Play as Wonder Woman’s Mom

  • Nice, meaty, proper, juicy, front line fights

Real player with 100.2 hrs in game

A Total War Saga: TROY on Steam