Imperiums: Greek Wars (successor to Aggressors) (historical pun intended)

[Gusington]

^Nice thank you

[steve58]

So, the day before the Steam Sale, I see Imperiums: Greek Wars go on sale.  Get the base game and the Age of Alexander and Rome vs Carthage DLCs for ~$34.  Plus I see they announced a new DLC for next spring:

Imperiums: Rise of Caesar

decisions, decisions, decisions.....

[Anguille]

The new DLCs include some ideas i gave to the team.... ;)

[rss334]

How deep is Imperiums, always thought this was a light version of Civ / 4x .   The building options seemed limited and most of the strategy seemed to be around diplomacy and light combat.   Any feedback on this would be appreciated.

[SlagDog]

How deep is Imperiums, always thought this was a light version of Civ / 4x .   The building options seemed limited and most of the strategy seemed to be around diplomacy and light combat.   Any feedback on this would be appreciated.

Caveat: I'm a REALLY REALLY new player so take all this will a grain of salt:

I really like the game a lot. On the surface it looks like it might be a sort of budget game with not much going on but BOY HOWDY! That would be wrong. There is a lot to do in the game and lots and lots of decisions to make. It's a slower paced game (maybe because I'm a noob at it). You do not expand fast. You have to really focus on many things all at once which slows the game speed down I think (it is turn based). I'm learning that you really need to know your units, know your terrain and know your enemy before getting into a fight because you will get your arse kicked if you don't! The game gives you lots and lots of information which I really like! The 'civilopedia' or whatever it's called is actually very good! Before I jumped in I watched a view let's plays of it to get a sense of how it plays and it really looked fun. And I'm glad I did. It's really fun. But don't expect anything new in the game. It's a tried and true 4x sort of game. If the time period interests you and you want a slower paced turn based strategy game look it over.

[Victor]

This is a fun series for sure! In my experience (my last play was with Greek Wars) it's like rss334 said and it's Civ with mechanics focused on what makes sense for antiquity. Do these DLC add new stuff too or is it just new scenarios? The trailer is very vague on the visuals of what's included in the game.

Another good recommendation for antiquity lovers is Hegemony 3: Clash of the Ancients with Eagle King DLC. If you like Grand Tactician Civil War's style of big level strategy then zoom in to focus on the nitty gritty, it's similar, except no separate loading screen for battles, it's all simultaneous with pause.

[Gusington]

^A few fellers here love Hegemony 3...I think Anguille had a lot of good to say about it.

[W8taminute]

I've got Hegemony 3 on my wishlist.  This game never seems to go on sale.  If Steam is confident enough to never put a sale on that game it must be good. 

[rss334]

I've got Hegemony 3 on my wishlist.  This game never seems to go on sale.  If Steam is confident enough to never put a sale on that game it must be good.

Thanks for the feedback on Imperiums - I can certainly second the recommendation on Hegemony 3, it's a great game with a lot of management aspects, because the map is so large you can quickly find yourself overwhelmed if you expand too fast.  A real challenge on high difficulty too.   Just FYI you can find a better price on CD Keys, a site I've used multiple times over the years without issue.

[bobarossa]

I got Hegemony 3 at GOG during last year's summer sale for $7.50.  Still haven't installed it. :(

[W8taminute]

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Thanks guys!  I'll check CD Keys and GOG.