first impression beta
first impressions beta
Started a single player mission on the 2 player map on normal difficulty. max settings. Played for 2 hours.
What i liked:
- The AI. I steamwalled over my opponent. But i did play on normal and i did know the map from earlyer let`s plays. But that aside the AI did avoid me when it was overpowered. It plundered my resources and surprised me to attack my main town when my hero was exploring somewhere else. From what we have seen with the first beta. I`m impressed as it is somewhat intelligent instead of braindeath. Keep in might that i played on normal and there also are 2 more levels (hard, expert) And this is just a beta.
- advanced settings before you start the game to change resources/monster quantity.
- no obvious bugs/crashes to desktop or lag. Game played smooth and was enjoying to play. I would love to get back into the game and start a 4 or 8 player map. Or play online.
- sounds and animations are great. So are the graphics even do they are not sharp enough for my taste.
- The UI has improved. It is easyer to see now what resources you get each day. But it is not perfect when you look for information on abilities for units.
- splitting units is really easy to do. So are some other things that went intuitively. Like moving your units around the battlefield or setting up.
What i disliked:
- The graphics were great but not really sharp. I would have liked if i could see more on both the campaign map and battles without zooming in. It did not destract me to much as i was pleased enough what i saw.
- The game is kind of dull when it comes down to sound. Without a story and an opponent having character. I did not get drawn into the game as it should. I would have liked to get mocked or treatened. Dont get me wrong. The sounds that are in the game are quite good. But i would have loved the game to have more character without a written story.
- 4 diffictulty levels is not enough but there are more options with advanced settings.
- bugs i encountered: camera close up behind a fire wall obscured my view.
- I did not like flanking. I think this game needs to have retaliation when units dance around each other to flank.
What i did not understand
I am well aware with the unit abilities. But for new players it might be quite annoying to not know what the abilities are for each unit. It is shown in battles but not in town screan. You can get more information with right click in town but not abilites. Maybe i did not press the right button.
Would i like to play again
Hell yeah. I`m impressed what i`ve seen so far. Looking forward to another week of beta and the release on sep 29th.
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posted August 26, 2015 02:43 PM
