Field of Glory: Empires

Critic reviews

• Quarter to Three

  Tom Chick · Jan 21, 2020

  8.0

  As loyalty fluctuates, so too does your culture value. During certain events or crises, you might spill some of your culture. Lose territory, and lose culture, and lower your CDR. Conversely, blindly accumulating territory also accumulates decadence, lowering your CDR. You can play Empires as a Paradox style blobber — paint the map your color! — but it comes with a built-in risk based on your CDR. As I said, it’s a bit esoteric, but it’s the overall framework for winning the game. Like the resource management, you have to learn it to do well.

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• Strategy Gamer

  Admin · Jul 11, 2019

  10

  Empires lacks the breadth Imperator has striven for and is a few years behind what Total War is doing these days, but it's a smartly made game and gives a deeper military experience for those who prefer those aspects. It's definitely one to consider and an excellent new contender in the grand strategy space.
• Game Watcher

  Marcello Perricone · Jul 09, 2019

  7.0

  Essentially, Field of Glory: Empires is a quintessential Slitherine game. Big scope, big idea, but executed in such a way that will not click with anyone but the nichest of fans. It doesn’t really add anything that was missing from any other grand strategy game around, and instead all of the glory, character, and scope of the Roman Empire is virtually nonexistent here, feeling instead like a virtual version of a very charmless boardgame. However, if you’re a long time fan of Field of Glory (or a hater of Imperator/Rome II), this game might end being right up your alley.

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• 4players.de

  Jörg Luibl · Jul 11, 2019

  5.9

  An der Oberfläche kann man sein Imperium durchaus managen, aber es fehlt an clever verknüpften Interaktionen, an ansehnlicher Präsentation, an kontextsensitiver Information und vor allem fehlt es an manueller strategischer Freiheit! Falls ihr euch in der Antike als weitsichtiger Herrscher beweisen wollt, kann euch nur wärmstens empfehlen, das zwei Klassen bessere Imperator: Rome zu spielen.

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• Spazio Games

  Daniele Spelta · Jul 11, 2019

  7.7

  Field of Glory: Empires non tradisce la lunga tradizione di Ageod anche in senso negativo, lasciando in bocca quel retrogusto amaro, quella sensazione che sarebbe bastata una maggiore cura su determinati aspetti per aver fra le mani uno strategico di maggior spessore. Una mappa semi-disabitata, una diplomazia scarna e l’assenza di un vero tutorial sono infatti nei su cui è difficile soprassedere.

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• Everyeye.it

  Giovanni Calgaro · Jul 09, 2019

  8.0

  Field of Glory: Empires si propone come una variazione sul tema proposto dai due capitoli principali del franchise. Lo studio di sviluppo transalpino AGEOD dimostra conoscenza della materia e padronanza nel plasmare i grand strategy. Il risultato è uno strategico turn based 4X a sfondo storico che riesce a trovare il proprio posto al sole accanto a produzioni ben più conosciute, spesso firmate dal colosso Paradox Interactive.

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