Anno 117: Pax Romana

Its a great RTS. Holds up to the original.

Just an assembly line simulation, very boring and repetitive.

the games quite fun and unique but i dont like how they cut act three from the game. i was mega excited to rebel against the empire for the story but that was ruined.

After quite a few hours of gameplay and completion of the main campaign, I can for sure recommend this game, especially if you've played previous Anno games. I actually went back and played Anno 1800 again for a bit to compare, and the interface and environments are infinitely better. I've actually sat and stared at the view for a while after rearranging my main island to be more aesthetic. The controls are leaps and bounds better, and a lot more intuitive compared to the last installment. (Yes, WASD SHOULD be the default screen movement. I opened 1800 and accidentally started building things when trying to pan the view. Whoopsies.) Of course, I DID get it on sale, so the DLC wasn't breaking the bank when I added it on. I still haven't triggered the whole volcano mechanic in that playthough, but that's a separate review once I get through it. I haven't run into any horrible bugs, and the autosave frequency has meant I haven't lost much gameplay on the occasional crash, so NBD there... I do wish there were a few more portraits available and other items in game, so That does give my numbered score a bit of a hit. I don't want to have to unlock a bunch of things, especially if they're aesthetic, and I have no interest in playing in multiplayer. So. Gimme them unlockables. I wish they would have included a Creative Mode, as I've really enjoyed the graphics. The gameplay is great, but I wish I could jump right in and start drawing out a really nice city for the fun of it/look of it. Overall, this is a 7/10. Beautiful, smooth interface, and engaging. Unlockables, and occasional crashes detract a bit. Missing Creative Mode is a real bummer for those of us that just want a break to paint a town.

Great game

It's Anno, in Rome. Become a mogul city builder trader admiral, in Rome.

I played the demo and liked it and bought it after first DLC and i like the game it is good bedrock and will get better as more things are added and i think it will be a better game then 1800 in the long run.

Great game. There are many qualitly of life features missing compared with Anno 1800. But the game is still good.

Solid foundation, curious to see what the future DLCs holds

This new Anno takes getting used to it. But once you get a hold of the new mechanics, it's actually a great game, similar to the previous anno games.