Gord

Gord interprets the construction genre differently. It relies on story instead of complexity, with all the strengths and weaknesses that entails.

With its controls much more suited to the PC than to consoles, Gord is not without flaws in terms of ergonomics and readability, but it largely makes up for it with its tortured atmosphere at will. Survival in a dark fantasy world populated by nightmares is a long succession of tests and crucial choices, especially when madness awaits our units with each new incursion into darkness. Too bad that the strategic stakes impose permanent vigilance on the management side because this is done a little to the detriment of exploration and adventure.

Gord is an alright game. But that’s it. Nothing more. I had more fun playing this than, say, the new Settlers, but there’s so much unused potential here that a hypothetical sequel could be infinitely more interesting.

For all the interesting and novel things that Gord brings to the city building genre, it's just not coherent nor determined enough in what it's trying to do to create something with the necessary confidence to compete with the countless options available to genre fans these days. The result is a game with a strong start and a compelling world, but one that cannot build upon those strengths to retain interest over each new settlement and its repetitive gameplay.

Gord succeeds in painting a dark and gritty picture of a group of people surviving against the odds in a dangerous environment. The Horrors are fantastic, but small niggles and big frustrations dampen the enjoyment somewhat.

Gord shows a lot of promise and is certainly enticing for those who like the genre. Unfortunately, it also needs a few improvements and tweaks, namely with unit behavior and pathing, to lessen any frustrations that you might experience.

Any way you look at it, whether it’s an RPG, a real-time strategy game, or a colony sim, Gord is as miserable as its downtrodden villagers. Other games are bad because they aim too high, attempt too much, and fall down on their own merits. They are at the very least hoisted on their own petard, doing us the favor of digging their own grave or being entertaining in their failures. Gord does not; it simply falls flat and rots where it lies, surrounded by monotonous micromanagement, a poor interface, and by-the-numbers combat. I am content to leave it there, but you may bury it if you like.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Gord is a very interesting game with an amazing Slavic setting, good acting, and an unmistakable atmosphere. Despite some bugs and a style of gameplay that not everyone will like, I recommend checking it out to all those who are looking for an interesting Colony Sim.

Описание было интересным, но на деле это сырая игра, с кривой механикой, где буквально всё раздражает. Персонажи не слушаются, убегают в самоволку, у них падает настроение. Окружающий мир слишком жёсткий к новичку и не прощает ошибок. Плюс несмотря на средние требования, игра регулярно подвисает и просаживается по фпс. Я реально давал ей шанс, но терпение закончилось.4/10.

Good ideas, poor execution. The visual experience is pretty poor, the gameplay is repetitive and not rewarding. On the up side the atmosphere is satisfyingly dark and the world is interesting.

I'm disappointed with the game. I bought it in pre-order, hoping for something good. And from the desire to support the native studio. unfortunately I was disappointed. The systems there do not work together. Controlling settling tanks is very difficult. The system of keeping them fit does not fit here at all. The game is simply ill-conceived. I regretfully give this game a 2/10. Seriously, I was hoping for something nice and what I got was a broken production.