jjhalberd

Good points: No major bugs, good voice acting. Bad points: Not very exciting, poor combat mechanics. No desire to play more after finishing one game. War-gaming definitely tossed some money at this game with all of the name brand voice actors. Unfortunately, they didn't have the foresight to hire experienced game designers as the game is just very lackluster outside of the voice acting. I was surprised that the priced at the game at $29.99 nstead of $39.99. but in retrospect, this just shows that the producers don't have faith in the game themselves. I recommend picking this up at $5-$10. At $30, it's still not worth it. Put your money towards Galciv3, Endless space and Stellaris instead.

It is only after buying this game that I found out that it's card-game wearing a 4X's skin. The lack of tactical combat is txtremely dissappointing to say the least. The technology also seems kind of bland.

The tactical and strategic decision making is somewhat simplified compared to the old xcoms. But the incredible atmosphere evoked by this game more than makes up for any deficiencies. A must buy if you enjoy turn-based games.

I heard that the predecessor of this game, War of Magic was extremely broken on release, so it was with some trepidation that I bought this game. I'm happy to report that this game is mostly working. There are some quests which are bugged, but there doesn't seem to be any major broken features. Unfortunately, just because things are not bugged doesn't mean they are enjoyable. For example, the game offers extensive background lore, but the writing is so horrible that it makes skin crawl. I mean, I like pulp fantasy, but I live for pulp fantasy, but the drivel in this game is completely XXXX. The tactical combat is also very poorly done and shallow. I read on their forums that they purposely dumbed it down to emphasize strategic thinking. I infer that the game they really wanted to make was Civ + Fall From Heaven, but really, if you want to remake that, why not just do it? Why tack on a half-ass tactical combat? This game definitely has a lot of parts, but none of them are done very well and summed together provides a very tedious and boring game experience.

It's a fun game, but the fact that people can shoot "gold bullets" pretty much completely unbalances the game. The few maps available becomes extremely repetitive after a few games.

I enjoyed sins, it wasn't very innovative but it was fun. But paying full price for essentially the same thing is not fun at all. This game is really just another expansion a la diplomacy.