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- Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends is a title that some people I talk to have never heard of, while others call it a classic of the genre. Let's take a look to see if you should play it in 2019!
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RoN: RoL: Remastered when? #GIVE
There is a faction in this game (the main faction) called Vinci, and the inspiration for this faction's artstyle and aesthetic has stuck with me and pops into my head so often and so consistently that it's often the main cause of me going back to play the game over the past decade.
The faction is basically a human civilization who are similar to us, but they took another path in an alternate history where Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions and ideas became the main source of human technology going forward, and all human technology was developed and built upon those foundational ideas that Da Vinci penned in his coded notes, discovered after his death (in real life).
I have sworn to myself if I ever get a chance to make some kind of fantasy universe or write some kind of fiction (not gonna happen) I will rip off this idea and go my own way with it, and will even thank the developers in the credits for coming up with this and me seeing it when I was a kid.
It's hard to explain why this has stood out so much to me in a vast sea of artstyles that have washed over my eyes and passed through my imagination over the years, why this one keeps coming back, I'm not sure, but the concept itself is a goldmine and can be taken in all kinds of directions that might not resemble the Rise of Legends style, but would still have this specific unique indistinguishable look that could only come from those original drawings.
You have to see the technology compared to Da Vinci's notes, and let your imagination loose on what you might do with that foundation in another world, maybe one that is reaching space travel or just a more dark, gritty take on it. You can do so many things that would be unforgettable and unique. The idea itself is lent to an array of differing approaches, but they all would have this retrofuturistic steampunk aesthetic that would be a joy to look at with modern graphics and CGI to bring any offshoot vision to life.
The Clockwork Soldiers remain one of my favorite designs ever.
So THAT'S why it was so satisfying to move the flying hero around while the clockworks felt so hard and stiffy. Nice observation. I'm 25 now and had the 4-disc.
After looking at it closer, i noticed that the main units that are 'lagging' compared to others, are Vinci clockwork units; leviathan, spiders etc. Other units dont have THAT much of an issue with it, and tbh until i watched this clip, i didn't even realise it that much, in my mind it all looked well because, well, those are CLOCKWORK robots, they are supposed to move slowly, more mechanically etc. At least thats how i always thought about it.
Probably my favorite strategy game, I love the factions, story is pretty good and the opening cinematic is badass
I agree about the cinematic - it's super great! So was Rise of Nations if I remember correctly!
It's not perfect, but I just love it.
Yeah the availability issue makes it less "should you play it" and more "can you play it". personally I find this to be one of those games that I keep coming back to, it's such a unique and fun experience. a lot of the problems I think stem from the fact that big huge games never really got to finish it. this is definitely one of those games to wait for a remaster before you get it.
Haha yep, it is. It does feel a tad rushed, but I don't know that for sure. A remaster would be 👌
@@Zade_95 I've looked into it. it most certainly was rushed.
Worst thing is that I know the disc is laying around somewhere.... yea SOMEWHERE...
If it's not already dead. Fuck xD
@@martin_pryor2989 I wish you luck in finding it
@@zapdragon23 you may have already seen this but a guy gave out a link a few comments up for a download :drive.google.com/folderview?id=14sBLC-JEKqBQKADFJI1qk7C1mxJF-OiB
Even in 2020, the Divine powers of the Sun, the Storm and the Death rule over all!! Cuotl to Eternity :)
I still have my disc copy
I really liked it. The music is one of the best parts.
Absolutely the music...I downloaded the whole album from youtube!!
Agreed!
Agreed.
Lenora's theme and ATB Losing are some of my favorites game soundtrack
The musics mans... the musics! I mean Lenora's theme! Etc...
best track in any game ever imo. just listening to it gives me a warm happy feel, might be cuz of nostalgia but still.
I just found a copy at Half Price Books, and grabbed it immediately, can't believe someone would get rid of it. But it had all the disks, and a working product key, so now I'm making a full playthrough series of the game. I grew up on Rise of Nations, but never managed to get Rise of Legends, until now!
Holy crap. Seeing this makes me feel as if I was a kid again. Thanks for the nostalgia and reviewing a favorite in my heart.
No worries! Does it make you feel old? :p
One of my all time favorites. ROL is one of the games that I put many, many hours into and still to this day have an itch to revisit now and then. And for a game I love so much, it's sad how little people know or care about it. This game is well balanced, creatively designed, and a blast to play (campaign mode is less so, but still worth at least one play through). Still got the 4 disk set a few feet away from my PC at all times just in case I feel some nostalgia. I honestly just wish this game got some more attention. Have a wiki that's actually worth a damn. Have youtubers and streamers going over strategies and gimmicks. Based on the fact that this game has a fanbase 13 years after release, I feel like it deserves more than it got. Thanks for looking at this game, hopefully your video brought this gem a little bit more attention.
I hope so too! Glad you enjoyed :)
Me: *buys a site on the map while on medium difficulty*
Every single enemy in a 3,000 mile radius: We don't do that here *proceed to attempt to wipe me out of the map*
I didn't know about this game. The Cities mechanics seem awesome. I hope a modern game pick that up.
Yeah it flew under the radar for a lot people it seems. Would be cool to see it in a new title!
Short answer: Yes. Long answer? YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS.
The biggest problem is that there's no way to get the game officially anymore.
If you want the game, I can share it to you on Google drive
@@Tc-kz7zb im ready to recive the stup from you
@@cettechaineestcloture.1351 drive.google.com/folderview?id=14sBLC-JEKqBQKADFJI1qk7C1mxJF-OiB
Steam?
@@jacoby3564 What do you mean?
I still play this game because of a few reasons. Nostalgia is a big factor I must admit, because for me this was and is still a graphically amazing game, having come from dawn of war and rise of nations, the amount of animations and particle effects are still great fun to watch. I also love feeling like I'm reseraching as the Vinci, going towards these amazing inventions of tanks and the leviathan, while as the Alain I feel like I'm summoning great hordes and finally I'm using some of the most powerful single entity units in the Cutol, I just like being in the world and I was at just the right age when I played the campaign where it caught my imagination... and didn't have better stories to compare it to, but even now in 2022, I still find myself booting it up every once in a while just to see these amazing cities of steam, sand or ALIEN DEATH BALLS go at it :)
It was released in a time when i was also fascinated by the big battles of the Total War games. This game allowed me to enjoy those kinds of battles in a simpler way. This also came during a time when most fantasy RTS are the usual Humans vs Orcs vs Elves, so it was a breath of fresh air to be introduced to these unique factions.
It really bothers me why no developer has remastered this yet. I'm pretty sure it's not gonna be that difficult too since the graphics still holds its own even to this day. I also wish Gearbox would make the remaster and give it the same treatment they gave Homeworld graphics-wise but that's a stretch.
its another complicated liecenceing case
LUCKILY, I'VE GOT THE DISC COPY! AND I'M STILL PLAYING AND ENJOYING IT EVEN IN 2020. 😎
I really miss this game, I probably played it more than the original Rise of Nations. I really hope they do come out with a remaster, I'd be willing to buy that.
Yeah me too, I feel it could add a lot and make a great game even by today's standards. Such a cool setting!
The nostalgia!! I played this game so much as a teenager, my Uncle installed it onto my nana's computer and I was hooked instantly. Hearing the music again for the first time in over 10 years has me smiling ear to ear. Beautiful game.
This is such unique and beautiful game. Totally worth a try. This is strange why RoL is forgotten.
Update: Still good in 2020 :)
Update: Still good in 2021
@@dradonie download link pls?
@@zed538 you can find it on igg games
the art in this game is a masterpiece
absolutley!!
I love this game, I remember it from my childhood. I started playing it again after I found the disc, honestly I hope Microsoft makes a part two to this amazing game or even a remastered.
A remaster would be 👌
I was obsessed with his game for about 3 months, before I got sidetracked by something else. I even have all the disks still, although I haven't had it installed in years.
Can you cast your eye over Age of Mythology at some point? that was another game I adored when it came out.
I'll put it on the list! It's had a remaster too..... :O
Quality content, i hope this video gets atention; maybe we can even get a digital distribution if more people start remembering this game.
Appreciate it! Yeah who knows, maybe a remaster one day!
This game was my childhood. I’m pretty sure it’s the first game I ever played and I loved it. I still play it every now and then but mostly for the nostalgia.
RoL is actually my first ever game that i bought (RA2 belongs to my dad) It blew me away at first, the graphics for an old game is still beautiful, the building destruction is one of the best in RTS history, and the soundtracks are just beautiful
I remember back in the old days i usually go back in and out to the options just to hear Lenora's theme.
Also, Leviathans are my favorite units, definitely not broken
I actually still have the disk, and still play from time to time, even the shortcut is still on the desktop
The Leviathans are SICK. Some of the coolest things I saw for sure
I loved the game, making Gigantic machines and make armies kneel before them felt very good.
Might reinstall it just to play it more.
It had that great choice of "Grand army" or "Wonder weapons".
Really a gem on it's own.
The land goliath alone was a concept worth seeing
Question : Should you play rise of nations in 2019?
Answer : Absolutely . The end.
or just play RoL instead
it all began when my mother bought it for me back in 2009
then in 2016 (exactly 10 years after its release) i bought it again from amazon
ive been playing it for nearly 10 years
still playing, making maps and roaming through the Forums to this day
That's awesome! Keep the dream alive!
@@Zade_95 And you Sir, keep uploading good stuff!
Do you have any idea how to run it on Windows 10? I have 4 CD edition, settings to win xp compatib. don't work
This actually looks cool! I'm bloody in love.
I'd unique for sure. If you want something a bit different it's worth having a go - if you can get a hold of it!
I just reinstalled this a few months ago. Still play it, still love it. I always noticed the clunkiness to the Clockwork units, but assumed that was intentional as it fit their... well, clunky, unrefined nature.
To be fair to the janky mechanical movements of the Clockwork men, It always just felt right to have what were essentially giant mechanical automatons stomping across a map seem less ‘natural” than people or beasts.
Yes you should still play it!!! super good and tactical! and still has a community that plays online if you know where to look!
I feel so fortunate that I still have the disk for this game AND it still works. I remember playing it a year or so again and had great fun with it
do you have it working on a disk drive? I have been trying to get my old CD copy to work for years and never been able to get it going on windows 10. any advice you could give?
@@blaster915 unfortunately I have windows 8 still, I didnt have any trouble getting it to work on that. What exactly is it doing?
I don't remember minding the different animation FPS.....but is it only on clockwork units? If so, they could have done so, to make them look more "clockworky"
Nah it's on more than just the clockwork guys, that's just the one that stood out the most for me! Besides if they were going for that effect, they forgot to put it in any of the trailers or cutscenes where they are nice and smooth :P
As a loyal rise of legends player I appreciate the review. I grew up playing this game before I knew how to read. It definitely has a soft spot in my heart.
Woah I didn't know people still remember this game other than me! Thanks for reviewing it :)
P.S. You might want to fix the Description since it is the same as the one in the Command and Conquear Generals one...
I just did - thanks! :)
You're not alone, my friend
No body remember total over dose
Probably ranks up to one of my favorite games of all time. Maybe its cuz they don't make RTS games like they use to anymore, but I still play this game to this day. The super epic cross map battle mixed with a pretty challenging AI makes it still very enjoyable. Wish that the super hard Vinci AI's actually built their Super unit or they added an option where we can disable the creation of Hero Units or National spells, it would've made this game even better. Also, if the map editor didn't crash like every 5 minutes, I'd LOVE to make maps for this game.
I just recently tried to playthrough this game again. I really enjoyed the Vinci campaign, but after that continuing the story became a huge slog. It also got a bit buggy.
Yeah it can get a bit rough.... Campaign better than I thought though!
Lmao I understand, how I got through it was cheating on most maps that weren’t unique, saved a lot of time
Thanks for reviewing the game Zade, really seems Nostalgia goggles kinda blurred some parts. (no joke back in the day I though the janky movements at times were just my pc's FPS).
My pleasure, thanks for watching! Yeah I mean it's not a bad game by any means, just struggles to hold up now. Back in the day it would've been easier to look over some it's flaws etc. A remaster would do it well!
@@Zade_95 We can only hope, damn I regret not buying that CD of the game at a barber shop
As soon as I discovered your vids on supreme commander and c&c, I thought "I bet this guy's done rise of legends" 😂
And you were right!
Downloaded RON few days ago and i am enjoying the nostalgia it gave me 😊
Probably will download this as well and play it
were you able to install without mounting? been trying to get around that...
Glad to see people still making videos on this game. it is literally one of my favorite games ever. The setting is just so fascinating. Was hoping it would get put on steam for a while, no such luck. At least i still have the cd. Anyways, thanks for covering it.
Still playing it in 2022, hard core rts player and this is still in my top 5 games to play. I'd love to see this game updated for 2022. My top 5 RTS games: Supreme Commander FA #1, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War (dark crusade) #2, Starcraft 2 #3, Warcraft III #4, Rise of Legends #5
I just remembered this game because I found it in my dads computer when I was like 8 years old. Shit was super addicting.
I built a new PC in 2021 but wasn't able to get a current GPU for it. A month ago I installed my coveted boxed copy of Rise of Legends to have a reunion with my trusty GTX 970. This is still a fun game, and such a great soundtrack!
This game's soundtrack and creativity was over the top. Units and buildings ise the wasd shortcuts for their abilities.. Heroes have their own leitmotifs. Cities and buildings have little human guards walking on them.. And graphics are still cool in my humble opinion.. Audio is, besides the cannon echo effects, is really bad. Heroes dont have any replies or quotes. Just a noise :)
We definitely need a remaster..
Loved this game. Cried when the campaign end as Giacomo dies. Extremely sad and nostalgic
pepehands for guacamole
i played the ROL in 2009 and am playing this game in 2022 now, just wanted to relive my childhood memories 🖤💥
My favourite RTS game. Bought the physical copy at the time. Wish there's a sequel or remastered. Now, hope there could be more factions. 😓
as a god of death i appreciate you putting this game in the spotlight
My pleasure !
This was one of the first games I ever played, lotta nostalgia here
I have played so many hours in this game and i still love it soo much
ok just to be honest rise of legends was the first ever game i ever played i didnt have many games when i was a kid but i played rise of legends when i was 15 and it was so fucking fun it was the very game that brought me in to the whole gaming thing the story was cool the characters were ok but the game play felt so fun and amazing i constantly replayed the campaign on different modes and became one of the best players ever. if they remastered the game i would cry in enjoyment and play it for the rest of my damn life
rise of legends 10/10 what games are suppost to be
*FUN*
Games like these i why I wish big corps not could bully freelance coders...imagen the renesance if coders could sell stand alone patches to make old games run on modern systems ,or hell..just run as they USED to do! on some os's...used to run liek clockwork on win 7...when i test installed rise of legends agen on it shortly before they ceased support ,the UI is partly broken now ..cant scroll the main view so the campain is unplayable..since you cant change to view to actually tell your army to attack the main objective.
I pry for remaster just imagine this game with new graf , animations and more entertaining story. Add some new game elements, give us new troops. ( its just a dream )
Still playing in 2021. I would buy a remaster in a heartbeat.
love the game, been playing it on and off since its release! I usually pick it up and play it for a couple of months just to get my vinci back up to a good level. We can hope for a remaster one day!!!
I hope so too!
I HAVE A PHYSICAL COPY!
this is was my 1th RTS game (or even my 1th game ever) back in the day my mother bought my 1th PC. Man that was awesome, gameplay, sound,story and graphics. to this day i sometimes return to it.
Was such a huge part of my childhood - along with Warcraft 3, Empire Earth and Rome: Total War. Its a shame you can't get it anywhere anymore, and the original devs now only make mobile games. I still have the box copy lying around here, and it was an absolute joy to play. I personally liked the jittery animations for the Clockwork men, as it did reinforce the fact that they were running off electricity and gears - though the sound design is lacking for them, looking back on it. I think my favorite map had to be Doge's Hammer, the map with the giant missile launcher in the center of it. What really blows me away to this day though, is the trailer and intro cutscene: its so beautifully-animated and holds up so well, I can only imagine the time and money that was put into it
Yeah I'd love a remaster. Microsoft has the rights, so I could see it happening
I would love to see Cossacks.
Great video. My brother played it back in the days but I never played but it always looked so cool
Yeah I'm hoping to try out Cossacks at some stage. Might be a while but will see what I can do!
@@Zade_95 if you do so don't forget to ram the small fisher boats with the big ships 😉
This is one of my favourite RTS game ever. The soundtrack is incredible I still listen to it.
I loved this game back then. And like everyone else here I cannot find it except used copies. Would love to see an updated version of this, today's hardware would make it a thing of beauty.
I'd like to see that too!
The clockwork man hitting the enemy really got me and I couldn’t help thinking the clock work man saying “Stahp it. Stahp it. Okay? Alright good.”
He doesn't seem to be using much force is he.....
I got both this and Age of Empires 3 shortly after getting my 'own' cheap laptop computer as a going-to-college gift. I remember this very fondly as a great asymmetric [now that I know the words to use] RTS... almost as much as I remember the integrated Intel GPU on my computer having its driver crash every couple minutes as I chugged along at like 15 FPS on lowest settings.
Really wish we could see this re-released on GOG, Steam, wherever, even if it's just like it was back in the day...
I really really wish this would get a very HD remake with more HD models.
The thing is, the audio isnt actually bad at all.
The reason you may think so is because the game pace is slow. Look at any other RTS you fire almost 3-4 times faster than the musket troopers that the Vinci have. Honestly and personally making this one of the greatest games of all time. Removing the awful Micro management Starcraft has (****PERSONAL OPINION****) allowing the player to actually SEE whats happening to their units instead of attack move. ANDDDDD THEIR ALL DEAD in 0.3 seconds. And allowing new players to get as good as "pro" level players "faster". Obviously not instantly.
The game in itself had some flaws absolutely. Especially when your hero dies, and when someone has a really high dominance in specific fields. Or has the better Racial Class ability... *AHEM* Star Bolt from the Cuotl.
Anyway, this game brings a massive diversity to RTS's and allows trashy players to reach a stride to actually enjoy the game at all. God I wish we had something like this again... I miss it so much...
I think Sound effects , and music in Rise of Legends , is one of the best I have ever heard in any video games.
Man this game needs to be released on steam ❤
YES!!!!!!!!!!
RoL is one of my everytime favorite RTS Games. The visuals! The Artstyle! The gameplay! The World itself! Its all so outstanding and unique. Even today.
And yes, I must agree with you. It is a shame that there is no Extended Edition or remastered version until today. And probably never will be.
PS:
If you have buy a used retail version and have problems with it: pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Rise_of_Nations:_Rise_of_Legends
Fingers crossed maybe Microsoft does something the IP one day. Would be nice to see a revival or some kind!
Considering this game came out in 2006, and probably didn't have a big budge, I think it's unfair to criticize the 30 fps animation or sound effect. If you compare to other strategy games that came in 2006, like Medieval 2 or LotR: BfME2, it's very comparable if not better graphic wise.
Who wants this on steam!
MEEEEEE
one of the best RTS games ever. I don't get why hardly anybody has heard of it. sadly I can't get it to patch so its unplayable for me now
I feel like, from a gameplay perspective, RoL takes a lot of the good gameplay decisions of RoN and distills them into something more potent. It keeps things like borders, attrition, and cities and gets rid of the re-skinned countries of RoN. I love both games, but trying to go back to RoN with the 250 max unit cap feels incredibly difficult for me in comparison to RoL. Even with the dated graphics and sound, the core is special, and it deserves that remaster.
I remember picking this up when I was a young teenager. I never even played the original rise of nations, I picked this up purely based on the box art and loved it!
I was one of the lucky ones getting the rise of legends on a CD. I always loved playing as cuotl. I think their faction is the most unique and I could just pretend I am playing as Goa'uld from Stargate invading some planet
That's the mod we need for this game my dude
My uncle gave me disk to play it, back in 2008. I loved it(and still love) so much, music is majestic, setting as well, all this imprinted in my mind, and boosted my will to draw, now I study in uni of arts.
From time to time I still play it, trying to beat hardest bots.
Bout a forgottenes, here in Russia we have a group in social media VK, nearly 600 members, 40 of them still play multiplayer. And I sometimes draw fan art of the game, and upload it here.
Link for group, if u want to check out: vk.com/ron_rol
Glad that someone still remembers game.
I suspect they only remaster games that sold well. A lot like sequels, the basic logic behind making a remaster is that you can cash in on the success of the original with minimal risk, and unlike wit sequels, do so with comparatively small investment. The less popular you original game was, the bigger your risk, the more you have to market it, the more effort you have to put in etc.
In a world where the goal of investment is to extract profit, we can see where this is going.
better if they add cut content in remastered games (but they don't because they don't care about it, only money important) they just playing on nostalgia, rise prices and people, people don't care they eat everything that give them unfortunately, eating more garbage, people don't use brains.
@@VITAS874 I don‘t really think it‘s as simple as people buying garbage. They still get something out of it, or they wouldn‘t buy. Remember a lot of these products were very good, and so even playing an identical game again can be worth your time. It just isn‘t worth the same money x years later. But unfortunately the consumer has basically no control over prices.
I loved this game i still have it in my pc i play it sometimes but at campaign end giacomo died😢😢😭😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😭😢
D: D: D:
Rise Of Nation are now on Xbox GamePass. But now I’m just praying that they’ll add this one to the collection!!
Guys for anyone interested you can join the discord of RoL[EN/RU] and download it there. They have a realy good instalation instructions and are very active. Also you can play it online using gameranger. but thats all in the rules and news section of the discord server. Its a prety awesome and friendly community so feel free to join ;). Chears!!
What is the name of the server?
@@massineben7198 RoL[EN/RU] on Discord -discord.gg/5jWKZbb
and there is also this one - discord.gg/cJzAs5e
i love this game. still have the 4 CD edition from 2006
The animation thing is a performance technique, still used in modern games today, because the game was pushing cutting edge visuals at the time along with some pretty expensive lighting systems, certain animations have had there frames cut to reduce load (I expect memory in this case), modern games usually use this in a LOD system, its likely if this game used the same technique being used today it would dynamically cut animation frame rates but here it is probably baked in. Dark Souls for example uses this in its culling system. Funny thing is I never noticed this while playing RoL.
I assume thats because the clockwork solders are one of the bigger units with this treatment and i think it makes them look a bit more clockworky
Imho, the novelty factor drops off pretty quickly and then the game is just sorta decent.
Back on release, I didn't ever finish the 3rd campaign let alone do much skirmishing. Got somewhat boring after a while.
That said, there's nothing quite like it, so check it out if you can "aquire" it (and get it running).
It is very unique, I'll give it that. It may just scratch that itch that nothing else can! Or it may not :P
If you ever get chance please dive into the games files and search for the "Giacomo I love you" and "Lenora I love you" songs, I know they exist but I can't find them anywhere on TH-cam and they're such strange and hilarious hidden gems.
This was such a fun game back in the day!
One of my favourite RTS games is supreme commander (the first) as it's just fucking massive. I mean not that the AI can handle an 81×81km map, but still, watching 6 cybran battleships fire at the enemy base with that satisfying bang is just awesome. Only big issue I have with it is that it's in 32 bits and when you clash a giant army against another giant army it quickly uses up the 2GB of RAM and crashes.
Oh mate. If you like Supreme Commander, keep your eyes peeled on the channel around the end of the month!
kinda rushed in the end of the campaign, balance issues and no working multiplayer (i guess?), so so AI, campaign contains lots of mundane skirmishes using skirmish maps.
i got the EU patch long LONG ago but i lost it along with my laptop
i was OBSESSED by it... making stories inspired out of it... shedding tears listening to the music... reinvigorating my studies on genies...
It's probably to this day the RTS game with the most original factions ever made (does Impossible creatures have factions ?). Steampunk is not rare, but Vincipunk ? 1001 nights mythology (outside of Prince of Persia) ? South-american Stargate ? At a time where you had orcs and dwarves everywhere it was really something to see someone trying something new, but it's probably also why it didn't get that much popularity... and also maybe having the name "rise of" if it's too different from the 1st one made fans of the 1st unhappy.
I Loved ROL on it's release, played it to death. Unfortunately a bad online patch that people couldn't download killed the multiplayer community, and online/LAN games became hours of frustration w/ settings trying to connect after the release of Windows 7. The online games were fun and so much better than any of the other RTSs I have played over the years, it was such a shame it was mismanaged.
I want to play this game online against others but without a re release it's near impossible to do so :( Nothing would make me happier than if Microsoft remastered or remade this game as they've done for AoE titles and RoN.
Ya, LAN online unfortunately (or something like GameRanger)
I remember how demanding it was for computers when it came out. I had a 3 years old computer with integrated graphics. It couldn't run it. I wasn't until like 6 months later when we could get a better computer that I was able to run it. I love the way it looks, specially the Cuotl with their energy shields and glowing buildings. Blew my mind for an RTS.
I played this when I was 7 it was my childhood that led me to play all kinds of games to this day and dream to be game programmer
Make it happen! 💪💪
This game I played when I was 13 made me want to become a writer because of the world it created! You are not alone in being inspired! You can do it!!
This game is part of a dying genre, games that have a fully-fleshed out singleplayer campaign that makes it worth the price. So many RTS games these days are focused on multiplayer and really forget that a strong campaign mode is an important part of the experience. I'm now playing it for the 3rd time, this time downloaded instead of using my old CD.
Final review: This game is good, but it could have been GREAT. A bit more polish and story writing would have made the campaign close to warcraft 3 or starcraft 2 in terms of writing. As it is there is the hint of what was clearly planned to be much more (shown in the cutscenes and still images for certain maps.) It's obvious there was a story here about a guy losing loved ones, questing for revenge, and being consumed by it after losing himself. The concept for the different factions is really interesting but there isn't much difference between them other than basic flavor. Each has access to a siege unit, a big unit, an uber unit with similar powers, etc. A bit more time and they would have been so much more.
I don't want a remaster of this game, instead I would prefer a sequel that keeps the same factions but finally finishes it.
If you're taking suggestions of RTS games to make videos about, might I suggest Battle for Middle Earth 2?
You might! ;)
Frames, "pretty obvious" *has to do a side by side comparison in and editor window with red circles to demonstrate this difference.* I've always thoguht people care why to much for FPS, as long as it isn't janky and looking like a slideshow, its fine.
The side by side was easier than just explaining it and hoping the viewer would 'get it' - I noticed it immediately when I started playing :P I'd say it is janky, but if it doesn't bother you, I'm happy for ya!