Anno 117: Pax Romana - ancient Rome city builder from Ubisoft

[Gerrard]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/anno/117-pax-romana

Also, they will most likely announce a new game next year.

ANNO 900

Anno 117

https://anno-union.com/announcing-anno-117-pax-romana/

Announcing Anno 117: Pax Romana!​

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Because we… we’re doing it daily!

We’re proud and excited to announce a new chapter for the Anno franchise:

Anno 117: Pax Romana!​

Take on the role of a Roman governor in the year 117 AD and journey through the uncharted territories of the Roman Empire. Uncover the allure of Latium and Albion, the twin provinces under your stewardship as governor. Seize the opportunity to expand your influence and harness the unique advantages and challenges each province presents.


“We will not only deliver the fantasy millions of strategy players are waiting for: to govern one of the most iconic ancient empires, we will push beyond that, and change how people see the Roman Empire in games. Explore different provinces and embrace the local or Roman way. The cost of peace is yours to decide.” – Manuel Reinher, Creative Director


Your choices as a governor matter to your citizens! Will you encourage economic growth and trade or expand your rule through dominance and force? Lead with rebellion or unite a diverse culture? Choose wisely, your decisions will guide your people through the era of Pax Romana.





Anno 117: Pax Romana features a unique mix of traditional city building, a deep economical simulation and 4X features like diplomacy, military and a solid narrative layer. It follows the series’ tradition by merging the creation of huge metropolises with the setup of complex logistic networks and production chains, as well as the exploration of the world and the interaction with other characters and competitors.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is planned to release in 2025 on both PC as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. You can wishlist it right here!


With that, we welcome Anno fans old and new to our journey! Follow along when we – over the coming months until release – will show and tell you more about Anno 117: Pax Romana: its world, its features and your role as a governor!
Ah, and one more thing: Did you notice all the easter eggs in the trailer?

 

[whydoibother]

Also, they will most likely announce a new game next year.

ANNO 900

Anno 117

 

[cvv]

Huh.

Am I excited for this?

I think I'm excited for this.

It's gonna be shit.

 

[IDtenT]

This is way out of their comfort zone. Kinda curious how they do it. The formula should still work perfectly well.

 

[Baron Dupek]

We're getting Caesar V huh

 

[whydoibother]

 

[Gerrard]

Fuck, I didn't notice it's PC and consoles simultaneously. Why the fuck would they do this? They talked how many technical limitations they had when making the console version of 1800, and that's the reason why there's no DLC on console.

 

[PlayerEmers]

Anno is the only franchise under Ubisoft that is consistently decent or even great.

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and as expected, they still fucked up with epic exclusivity. Ubisoft loves bribe money to launch games on shitty or dead platforms (like all those cloud based gaming platforms)

 

[Lacrymas]

Pretty cool, actually. This setting appeals to me much more than the 1800 one.

 

[cvv]

Anno is the only franchise under Ubisoft that is consistently decent or even great.

When 1800 came out it was utter shit - barebones, basic bitch, with 70% of the content coming later in piles of paid DLCs.

Yes, today it's a very, very good game but a complete package will cost you 200 bucks outside price deals.

So yes, Ubisoft is capable of producing a great game but they'll fleece you naked for it.

 

[Lacrymas]

The whole 1800 package is 45 Euro on discount nowadays.

 

[PlayerEmers]

Anno is the only franchise under Ubisoft that is consistently decent or even great.

When 1800 came out it was utter shit - barebones, basic bitch, with 70% of the content coming later in piles of paid DLCs.

Yes, today it's a very, very good game but a complete package will cost you 200 bucks outside price deals.

So yes, Ubisoft is capable of producing a great game but they'll fleece you naked for it.

I see... is just that I dont buy ubisoft games. I had to wait a while for a crack, didnt know it was so broken when it launched.

 

[Gerrard]

There was an interview with the devs on Gamestar and they talk about it here, but it's only in German and youtube's auto translate is basically worthless.

 

[Joggerino]

I'd love to play it when it comes out but it will 100% have denuvo and I'm not giving money to ubisoft.

 

[Bendu]

A first screenshot leaked:

 

[whydoibother]

Aqueduct in the background is the "new" thing I see, the rest are standard Anno buildings and mechanics with roman skins.
Not that I would mind a good old Anno game with a roman skin.

 

[Bendu]

The roads also run diagonally for the first time in Anno.

 

[Baron Tahn]

I like this idea of it being regional with choice between straight Roman or pre Roman. Never really got into Anno even though I like city builders...All the time periods wrong for me or something. I'm sure I played one that was set in the future with pollution and so on...Was that Anno? I'm too old for getting excited about this shit.

 

[Jonathan "Zee Nekomimi]

Aqueduct in the background is the "new" thing I see, the rest are standard Anno buildings and mechanics with roman skins.
Not that I would mind a good old Anno game with a roman skin.

aqueducts system already exists on other anno games, the african themed region on anno 1800 being the mostly recent example of their usaged. Only different that one it's high up. New thing it's the angled buildings/road as stated by bendu.

I like this idea of it being regional with choice between straight Roman or pre Roman. Never really got into Anno even though I like city builders...All the time periods wrong for me or something. I'm sure I played one that was set in the future with pollution and so on...Was that Anno? I'm too old for getting excited about this shit.

2070 the best anno.

 

[Gerrard]

Any Germoids can go and ask them uncomfortable questions
https://www.anno-union.com/union-update-anno-community-event-2024/

Salvete Anno Community,
We’re excited to announce Anno’s first Community Event!

On Wednesday, August 21st, we’ll be holding the very first Anno Builder Event in Cologne, Germany – and we’re inviting you to join us at the Roonburg (Roonstraße 33, 50674 Cologne) for an Anno-themed evening. The event will start at 6pm and last until 11pm.
There will be food and drinks as well as dev panels with:

• Andrea Fricke (Lead Game Designer)
• Lisa Wittmann (International Product Manager)
• Matt Cook (Senior Game Writer)
• Manuel Reinher (Creative Director)
• Oliver Walz (Community Developer)

Special guest: Owen Phillips, the artist blacksmith, will share his experience on what it was like crafting Anno’s new logo out of steel! The behind-the-scenes video will also be revealed.
Plus, of course, plenty of opportunities to chat with both us and other members of the Anno community!

Note: The event will be in English and German.

HOW TO SIGN UP?​

Due to the location’s capacity, there is limited space. You can sign up for the event now by sending an email to AnnoCommunityEvent@ubisoft.com with your name, nickname (from Discord, Reddit etc., optional), and language preference.
As subject, please use “Anno Community Event Signup” to help us sort all emails faster.
Signups will be open until July 31st. If the number of signups exceeds the event’s capacity, we will randomly select people from amongst all emails we received. Confirmation emails are planned to be sent the week of August 5th.

Any questions? – Let us know! We’d love to meet you in Cologne next month!

 

[Gerrard]

Supposedly coming out this year, sooner than I expected. There's really no details available about anything. I hope they aren't being rushed by Ubishit's suits.

 

[whydoibother]

Supposedly coming out this year, sooner than I expected. There's really no details available about anything. I hope they aren't being rushed by Ubishit's suits.

2+0+2+5 = 9
It had to be so.

 

[Lagole Gon]

Last game in the series I played was Anno 1404.
I did not care for the mechanics, at all, just felt too "gamey".
It left me irrationally annoyed with the European inability to drink goat milk.