If you're into FRIDAY you're a friend of mine

[Nefaro]

A new site called "Explorminate" (focusing on 4x and similar strategy games) just put up a review of Golden Realms a few days ago.  Their take was pretty positive FWIW.

For others, those who think Age of Wonders 3 is not "4X enough," the Golden Realms DLC is unlikely to change any minds since it does not do anything to move the game further towards the end of the 4X spectrum occupied by the Civilization series.

LOL Wut?!

Who thinks that the Civilization series is the "end of the 4X spectrum"?  Preposterous.  Civ isn't that deep.  I've been enjoying AOW3 because the combat and RPG facets make warfare so much more interesting.  Hell.. I just Gus'd up a village of Giants so now I'm recruiting these beasts to pound my enemies into sand, take all their phat shiny lootz and equip them on my heroes (who now have many spells to blast some snot out).  Watch their women lament, etc etc.  I find it much more interesting than Civ's dull generic military units & heroes with preset leveling & abilities and little real customization.   ???

[Gusington]

^Go on with your bad self!

[BanzaiCat]

^Go on with your bad self!

[Gusington]

In Z formation as well!

[Nefaro]

^Go on with your bad self!

Two snaps up!

[Gusington]

Last night I completed the AoWIII tutorial...well, the first act anyway. I'm an hour into the second act. Anyone remember how many acts there are? Still loving it and going to get the Golden dlc too.

[undercovergeek]

Last night I completed the AoWIII tutorial...well, the first act anyway. I'm an hour into the second act. Anyone remember how many acts there are? Still loving it and going to get the Golden dlc too.

pffft tutorial

[Gusington]

Have you gone through it? It's very good. Scripted but very useful in learning the game. Great tutorial.

Jerkface.

[mikeck]

^Go on with your bad self!

Two snaps up!

Twan....don't get mad...

[undercovergeek]

Have you gone through it? It's very good. Scripted but very useful in learning the game. Great tutorial.

Jerkface.

Straight to the main game like a real man

[Gusington]

Which faction?

[undercovergeek]

There is only one for you my son

Dwarves

[Gusington]

You're playing the fairies aren't you...don't lie.

The dwarves have dreadnaughts and such, don't they? Kewlness.

[undercovergeek]

They do indeed.... start underground and batter the goblins down there

[JasonPratt]

Have you gone through it? It's very good. Scripted but very useful in learning the game. Great tutorial.

True fact: the first two whole games are nothing but tutorial.

Seriously. Longest tutorials ever. The map generator didn't come until AoW2.5 (Shadow Magic).