Impire Review - Hellish in Every Way
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I...I have never read a 1/5 review on this site before.
It was even more surprising considering the problems weren't mentioned until the very end.
I am quite glad I didn't pick this one up, all things considering. I have the week off of work and find myself somewhat bored due to having caught up on all my games, shows and so on. Guess I will still be looking.
It was even more surprising considering the problems weren't mentioned until the very end.
I am quite glad I didn't pick this one up, all things considering. I have the week off of work and find myself somewhat bored due to having caught up on all my games, shows and so on. Guess I will still be looking.
Strange, I haven't had a single crash to desktop while playing the game at all. Perhaps it was just on the reviewer's PC?
I do agree that the game starts off with a hiss and a roar of Dungeon Keeper of old but slowly just dies down to stupid micromanagement and combat is just "select all guys, dump here".
If they can work out a LOT of the kinks the game has some potential but at the moment it's on the back-burner for me.
I do agree that the game starts off with a hiss and a roar of Dungeon Keeper of old but slowly just dies down to stupid micromanagement and combat is just "select all guys, dump here".
If they can work out a LOT of the kinks the game has some potential but at the moment it's on the back-burner for me.
Do ya'll think you'll be doing another review IF they release a patch that fixes these bugs?
Cause this games sounds like Space Empires V to me.
GREAT game, after the fixed a CRAP LOAD of bugs.
Saw a lot of reviews actually updating theirs scores after SEV got overhauled.
Cause this games sounds like Space Empires V to me.
GREAT game, after the fixed a CRAP LOAD of bugs.
Saw a lot of reviews actually updating theirs scores after SEV got overhauled.
That grants me a new and unexpected confidence in my new rig. "So good even bad games can't break it!"Nasrin said:
There is yet ANOTHER patch out for the game, just dropped today but in typical steam-based updates there's no manifest for the changes until a day after you've uploaded the thing so I have no idea what it does.
Bloody hell, even when others have said games are bad, I don't think I've ever seen a 1/5 before on The Escapist.
Paradox has been having a bad streak with games they have published lately. Warlock, Gettysburg and now Impire all seemed very buggy at launch. They have also published really great things like Mount & Blade and Magicka, but I think it's wise to excersise caution when they release something new.
Actually, M&B and Magicka were both also buggy to the point of almost being unplayable at launch, both having several game breaking bugs. Even refusing to run at all for a lot of people. Though the Magicka devs put some seriously impressive effort into getting the bugs fixed quickly.Bostur said:
I'm also surprised by the low score. I've played it on two different computers and have not experienced any of the technical difficulties described. Granted, I agree the game is definitely no Dungeon Keeper, but that's to be expected when comparing a knock-off to the real deal. That's like complaining other water guns aren't Super Soakers. Well.. d'uh.
My experience so far... entertaining and humorous, but also boring and tedious. 3 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: If you're itching for a dungeon manager (like I was) and can't wait for War For The Overworld to release, this one isn't too shabby for only $20.
My experience so far... entertaining and humorous, but also boring and tedious. 3 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: If you're itching for a dungeon manager (like I was) and can't wait for War For The Overworld to release, this one isn't too shabby for only $20.
