SUMMER OF GAME PASS PT.5 the Stage of History -review of Rise of Nations (PC)

Hey everyone,  today  I mark the  15th anniversary of my accident. Staying with the tradition of reviewing games I used to play before that fateful day. With this game being on Game Pass for PC I have chosen this game. Can this game be a late entry into the Game of the Summer Award?

Let's find out!




(just a quick reminder these narrations are best enjoyed with headphones on)  

Right guys! I'll try to get this narration done without crying!


Empire Earth was yet another game of my childhood, I remember persuading Dad to buy a better GPU  to get my PC to run this game. Empire Earth was the first RTS game that spans the entirety of human history, from humble beginnings in the Stone Age to the dizzying heights of the Nano Age.

In 2002, Microsoft in collaboration with Big Huge games, featuring Bryan Reynolds,  the designer for Civilisation 2 and Alpha Centauri created this game.

This review has been requested by the person who has been supporting me from the day of my fall to now, Andrew "OpenRA" Carpenter.

In this game, you pick a nation with a specific ability and unique units as you embark on a quest for World Domination.

The accessibility scores are as follows:

Visibility 8
the Freind or foe scheme is soooo close! the player colour is in blue, your allies in cyan but your enemies are in red! I understand that red and blue does not hit as hard as red and green, but it still needs addressing nonetheless.

Audibility  9
This game has very little dialogue, except for Tutorial messages, which are not subtitled but if other events like one of your cities come under attack on-screen notifications will appear.  These on-screen notification settings can be customised via the options menu.

Mobility 10
  This game can be controlled by the mouse and hotkeys can be defined like all generic RTS games. So if you've played games like Age of Empires before, you should be OK.


Gameplay 9
I like this game. I like it a lot.

The sandbox-style campaign is a breath of fresh air from games like Age of Mythology which has a linear campaign. The sheer scale of this game makes this game interesting. Every age opens up more strategic options, resources, and more types of units to smash you, enemy! This version includes the Thrones and Patriots expansion which adds more nations for you to command

In summary, for an RTS game, Rise of Nations has the depth of Loch Ness. As I said, the sandbox-style of the campaigns is a breath of fresh air from the linear nature of the campaigns of most RTS games. But battles can be long-winded and boring after a while.

This game has cross-play between Steam and Xbox Live. So if your friend has the Steam version, you can wreck him online nonetheless. If you have  Game Pass for PC or Ultimate and love RTS games, you should at least give this game a try!



   



 OVERALL SCORE- 90%

SpartanCommander1990 out!

As a mark of respect, no reviews will be posted tomorrow, but we'll be back to normal on the 8th. Unless you have the Dagger of Time to speed things up!

Roll out Spartan Company!