I decided to step away from the
traditional concept of a review as you can
find those on every site and I’m not good
at writing in a lengthy way about
something that’s positive. So now that you’
ve been waiting for so long I bring you
something in my own - as I like to call it
- unique style. For an overview of the
game I suggest to check out
sick’s
preview as it sums everything
up nicely, and there’s no point in
repeating it. I’ll use this opportunity
mainly to comment on a few gripes that
certain people have/had with the game.
Click here
to jump straight to the actual review and
skip the column which became lengthier
than initially imagined.
To end the intro, my apologies to everyone
for the fact that it took so long before
we had a review on the site.
I’m going start off with writing down the
reasons why I think some
people complain on the forums about the
game, why they don’t like it and my views
on it.
One of the main reasons people are unhappy
with the game is because some people had
certain (unrealistic) expectations about
the game that were not fulfilled. A lot
of the comments and posts in the patch
suggestions thread are/were to request
features that were used in Rome Total War.
Whereas there’s absolutely no harm in
people requesting those features, and
comparing games is a natural thing to do,
I find it a bit of pity that rather than
appreciating the game for not being a
clone and using unique elements, the game
gets shot for it.
Next --> as promised a few of the most
asked features/complaints below and my
take on it:
There’s no Pause and Command:
I assume that this feature does not need
much explanation as it’s pretty clear what
its job is. Tell the enemy to hold on and
not attack for a second while you issue
your orders. When there are posts of
people stating the incorrectness of
uniforms and the lack of realism it’s a
bit odd for people to request such a
thing. To me it’s an unnecessary feature
and the fact that it’s not included in the
game doesn’t bother me. I can in a way
understand that people would’ve liked this
but I don’t think it’s a must have, and in
the end its Pyro’s game, they’ve designed
it this way because they thought it would
be the best for their game. While I
brought up the uniforms, this is taken
from an interview which we had in February: |
