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.
So disappointing. I have been waiting for a worthy successor to Dungeon Keeper for so long now. Quite apart from all the bugs, I don't understand why developers keep trying but failing in this genre. Dungeon Keeper got the formula pretty much right; I would be delighted with little more than a simple remake of that with modern graphics, some new creatures and rooms, and a bunch of new levels to slaughter.
That is the faith I have in Paradox. They do have a great track record of sorting out certain issues.wombat_of_war said:
In the first patch for the game they already addressed the camera scrolling issue and a bug I encountered in one of the missions that delayed (not prevented, just took a long while to trigger than it should) progression.
Unfortunately the core mechanics need things added to them such as more automated commands for minions and their squads.
I do like how you can have your 5 'special' squads that work together and gain special bonuses depending on their composition but the fact you can't hotkey your 'swarm' of minions and just use them as a brute force group is disappointing. Adding some automation to troops heading back for food would also be nice, allowing specific patrol routes and attack ladders on demand commands would be another thing to consider.
Essentially, with polish the game could be a really good experience (the story is a snarky bag of laughs), there's a lot of areas that require small additions or tweaks that I hope Paradox - in their historical manner - will get around to addressing.