Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Jarhead0331 · August 05, 2019, 06:35:09 PM

Most reviews i have seen from people I trust are fairly underwhelmed. Disappointing since I had high hopes and I really like the art direction and style.

Sir Slash · August 05, 2019, 06:39:58 PM

I can't help but feel an affection to this series, so many good times with AoW 1 and2, but none of the games since have really resonated with me.

Geezer · August 06, 2019, 05:24:22 AM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 05, 2019, 06:35:09 PM
Most reviews i have seen from people I trust are fairly underwhelmed. Disappointing since I had high hopes and I really like the art direction and style.

Can you post links please? Two guys I watch regularly on Youtube, PartyElite and Das Tactic, love it.

Edit - PartyElite review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utHDf4fbjcE

Jarhead0331 · August 06, 2019, 06:33:07 AM

Here is one...

Rayfer · August 06, 2019, 07:11:14 AM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 06, 2019, 06:33:07 AM
Here is one...

The reviewers bottom line was 'wait for a sale'....he had a lot of positives to say about the game, but the negatives pulled it out of the 'buy now' into the 'wait for a sale' category. The dastactic, in his youtube let's play videos, love the game.

Geezer · August 06, 2019, 07:43:18 AM

Thanks. I always like ACG's reviews so I must have missed this one. Probably should subscribe. He did a good job with this review IMHO. I did notice while watching other game play footage that the UI felt a bit muddled, but didn't mind it as much as he did, maybe because I was only watching and not playing.

JasonPratt · August 06, 2019, 12:15:17 PM

Here's a humor review/preview from Valefisk:

PanzersEast · August 06, 2019, 12:56:37 PM

We'll, as much as I liked AOW III I was on board because of the theme.... and because I picked it up for only $29.99 from CDKeys as well. I have watched enough and seen enough counter points that point to the overall fun (with the diplomacy as being on the weaker side) to pick it up. It incorporates many of the things I like in different games.

glen55 · August 06, 2019, 06:24:44 PM

Nobody's calling it the greatest game, ever, but PCgamer.com is on board. The RPS review is a little puzzling, but definitely positive: the best I can do to sum it up is that they're saying you have to bat through an annoying tutorial and a thin initial story presentation to find the meaty 4X+tactical game underneath.

https://www.pcgamer.com/age-of-wonders-planetfall-review/

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/08/05/age-of-wonders-planetfall-review/

Unless I hear something else persuasive in either direction, I think I'll wait for the sale but be sure to pick it up then.

al_infierno · August 06, 2019, 06:36:30 PM

Quote from: JasonPratt on August 06, 2019, 12:15:17 PM
Here's a humor review/preview from Valefisk:

LOL this is good, thanks for posting. I think I'll be picking it up on sale as well, looks pretty cool but not different enough from AOW3 to justify $50

Yskonyn · August 31, 2019, 10:03:12 AM

I picked up the Premium edition for only 34 euro's!

Haven't played it yet, but looking forward to doing so !
It seems like the pacing will be perfect this time around and additionally very suitable for multiplayer turn based matches.
By turn 10 to 14 it seems like territory will be established among players and the action and diplomacy starts to become important already.
Its been compared to a detailed board game at certain places.
All this comes from YT and articles, not first hand play, mind you.
I'll post more when I've played for a bit.

Jarhead0331 · August 31, 2019, 10:29:35 AM

It hasn't grabbed me yet. Dunno...maybe it's just me. Feels a lot like WH40K Gladius, which, sadly, is not a good thing in my opinion.

Yskonyn · August 31, 2019, 12:22:06 PM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 31, 2019, 10:29:35 AM
It hasn't grabbed me yet. Dunno...maybe it's just me. Feels a lot like WH40K Gladius, which, sadly, is not a good thing in my opinion.

That's.... encouraging! Thanks! 😂😜

Skwerl · September 02, 2019, 04:09:26 PM

I've played about 12 hours so far. I like it. The tactical combat is more interesting than the other AOW games.

Yskonyn · September 03, 2019, 05:22:22 AM

I have played for a few hours now and I like pretty much as well. :)

I am not sure the tactical battles are more interesting on a technical level, it might be that the mechanics are much better explained in Planetfall than in previous games, but most mechanics seem to be the same to me so far.
Of course, the setting itself might also be more interesting to some, it being sci-fi now.

But I digress! I am having fun as well and the production values are pretty good, save for some of the sound effects imo.

The tactical battles are pretty deep with a myriad of special unit abilities you have to take into account, the classic flanking system you must seek to exploit and the cover system to take advantage of.

I do feel the setting is a little less generic than what we had in AoW 3. It feels like we have more distinct factions this time around, which can be tweaked further by choosing a tech base prior to the start of a game.
I am very interested to see seemingly opposed choices work to create interesting possibilities.

One thing I really dislike is that Planetfall, just like AoW 3 has no PDF manual, but instead an in-game wiki.