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Grand Ages: Rome any good?

Discussion in 'Strategy and Simulation' started by Angthoron, Jul 4, 2010.

  1. Angthoron Prestigious Gentleman Arcane

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    As says the title, is it any good? I'm looking more at the "build stuff" side for the moment, some sort of a slow-paced strategy to play with not-so-well-versed friends. It looks pretty, but how does it play, and what's the multiplayer like?
     
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  2. Panthera Scholar

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    Ever play Celtic Kings, Nemesis of the Roman Emperor or Imperium Romanum? Confusingly, they're all in the same series.
     
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  3. commie The Last Marxist Patron

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    Don't know about multiplayer, but I like the single player of Grand Ages Rome. It may be by the same guys that made Imperium Romanum (which is also good), but has a totally different focus on how you build things. It is a slow, relaxing game, more so than Imperium Romanum.
     
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  4. Angthoron Prestigious Gentleman Arcane

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    I've bought it and been trying out multiplayer - it's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Single player is pretty nice, too, although the Family based traits are simply overpowered. +200 coins for each research completed? +5 popularity for the same feat? Whoa.

    ...Not that I complain!
     
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