Very surprised I haven't seen this before, just randomly stumbled upon it when looking at EGS. I like how it's going for a more serious and less cartoony civ-like experience and Mohawk did well with their latest game. It's still early access but I'm gonna keep a very close watch. Check it out! https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/old-world/home
Old World - 4X game
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no ones talking about it because as soon as a game goes epic store all the hype meter empties.
I did know about this game, I believe some of the people involved worked on big strat titles in the past.
I did know about this game, I believe some of the people involved worked on big strat titles in the past.
arguably the best civilization game, these are the guys who did off world trading company
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Looks really interesting - a mix of Civ5 and Crusader Kings 2 (as the preview I read put it) - will keep an eye on this one...
Looks excellent, always nice to see new 4X games coming out, especially from old Civ developers.
Oof. Swing and a miss. Ah well, will hope for a Steam release at some point.
$10 off coupon available on EGS for it! Grrrab it, it's fantastic!
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/promotion/mega-sale
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/promotion/mega-sale
Thank you
However apparently the game is still on Early Access :/
Yes it is, but I thought it was a fair price now and I'm happy to try it out just like this. Not disappointed at all & happy to support such works compared to the awful direction other major players are taking (Civ team etc but heartbroken over Amplitude as well).
£21 hmm.
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Is the 'fixed city location' mechanic limiting - just wondering about replayability if cities are always in the same location - or is the map randomised for each game?
I agree with this. Recently bitten by Wolcen so hesitant on early access again.
kind of a shame its called "old world" but doesn't have the earlier civilizations/ city states for example
Phoenicians (phoenicia became carthage I know), Alashiya, Ugarit, Canaanites, Amurru, Trojans, Assuwa, Hittites, Assyrians, Mitanni, Babylonia, Egyptians, Punt, Mycenaeans, Minoans
all knew of each other and traded with each other.
shame no game exists that sets to fully emulate history with the various city states and civilizations coming in and out of existence according to what we know about history.
obviously following it loosely so things can change.
every civilization would face it's own unique challenges.
the map would have to be restricted by game mechanics or slowly expand over time.
you'd think the romans were the first advanced people in history with how games are.
Phoenicians (phoenicia became carthage I know), Alashiya, Ugarit, Canaanites, Amurru, Trojans, Assuwa, Hittites, Assyrians, Mitanni, Babylonia, Egyptians, Punt, Mycenaeans, Minoans
all knew of each other and traded with each other.
shame no game exists that sets to fully emulate history with the various city states and civilizations coming in and out of existence according to what we know about history.
obviously following it loosely so things can change.
every civilization would face it's own unique challenges.
the map would have to be restricted by game mechanics or slowly expand over time.
you'd think the romans were the first advanced people in history with how games are.
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