Dominions 3: The Awakening

This is a strategic fantasy war game with RPG elements where players assume the role of a pretender god. It has great depth, fantastic lore and immense replay given the huge diversity of factions, pretenders, and units. Random maps, many different commander types, spells, rituals, it's full of good stuff to explore and it keeps me coming back. The game is really unique in many ways, so it's hard to compare it with others. The pretenders, factions, and units are mostly based on ancient historical myths, not Tolkien or traditional fantasy stereo types. I found this extremely interesting and fun to learn about. These old forgotten legends come to life in this game. An age of when Titans walked the earth, Krakens rose from the seas, and the giant great wolf howled in the north. Games can be setup with many different options, including eras which change many aspects of the game. The main objective in all though is to spread you're faith all over the world. This mechanic has several methods but ultimately when you're pretender has full world faith, he/she becomes the god. Spreading faith will require a military with soldiers, priests, mages and monsters. Or for the more diabolical pretenders, demons and the undead. Magic may be a tool that you can source, and with nine levels in each of the eight schools, you could write a book on the different tactics you can use. The artwork, music and overall style generates a pleasant themed atmosphere. The game can suffer from heavy micromanaging late game as you allocate armies with many commanders and soldiers. But its turn based, and there are tools to aid in managing things, and notifications. Yeah so this is an old game now and there is a version 4, and 5. So what. Doesn't change anything that i listed here. It's still worth you're massively devalued currency. One more turn, at its finest.