This mediaval empire game improves on the already superb Lords of the Realm in numerous aspects, adding both complexity and replayability. One of the most underrated strategy games of all time, Impressions' Lords of the Realm II is in my opinion the best game designed by David Lester, prolific designer and founder of Impressions. The graphics seem to have aged well and it would be worth trying out. Getting the bishop to say "you damned fool" was pretty much the goal of every game for me.Īll in all, a wonderfully engaging game to play for its time. However, it is lots of fun to interact with the AI because each character is fully voice acted by talented and well directed actors. In fact, the other castle types are not even worth building.ĭiplomacy is not really there, being that the game is pretty much a free for all. There are only a handful of castles to build, which barely gives an advantage to the defender with the exception of the last castle, which has a moat that is incredibly effective. Defense is basically corner camping, and offense is bum rushing the opposing army. There is very little true tactics needed here. When two opposing armies meet, the game switches to the real time tactical map. There are a few more strategic elements that are likewise very well implemented that are somewhat complex without being ponderous. Furthermore, armies are recruited from the peasant population, which can severely limit your territory's production capacity or ability to raise another army. So you must balance growing food, smithing weapons, building castles, or gathering resources with which to build castles and smith weapons.
Managing territories is unique in that every peasant is assigned a task. It is split into a turn-based strategic map and a tactical battle map. It was worth it, providing many many hours of play time. In a siege, you can end the battle by capturing the enemy's flag or dispatching all of your opponents soldiers to the great big Realm in the sky.This was the first game i purchased with my own money. You are given a Warcraft-type view of the battlefield with the units in your army and have to either get them to retreat (a rarity) or kill every last one of the little buggers. When you engage your enemy in battle is when the real fun starts. You have to hold on to your counties by building larger castles and keeping the peasantry happy and well-fed. Lords of the Realm II is a mixture of turn-based county and economic management and real-time combat.Īs the game begins, the king has died and 5 nobles (including yourself) are vying for control of the realm, including the noble Baron, the headstrong Knight, the ice princess The Countess, and the backstabbing Bishop.
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