Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension

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Horror marks are not fun. They should at least be optional in sp. Otherwise it's a great game.

seppur non sia terribile, questo gioco è comunque vergognoso. Io ho avuto la possibilità di acquistarlo per 6 euro, e così, francamente, penso si tratti di un prezzo abbastanza giusto. Tuttavia il solo pensiero che certa gente sia disposta ad acquistare questo gioco a più di 30 euro mi causa ribrezzo. Certa gente definisce questo gioco come "complicato", ciò non è vero per niente, ci sono parecchi parametri da dover tenere a mente vero, ma una volta che impari a costruire, reclutare e muovere le unità sù e giù per la mappa vuol dire che hai acquisito le basi per vincere ogni partita. La grafica è incredibilmente basica, le soundtrack sono quasi fastidiose, la mappa, il sistema di salvataggio e di movimento sono abominevolmente obsoleti. Questo gioco non vale un decimo del costo prestabilito.

Sounds are terrible. Interface is also poor. You have to look through the overview to find which armies have orders and which need them. I got my army wiped out because half my commanders decided to sneak instead of participating in the fight.

Dominions is a wonderful game that brings my love for strategy, mythology, and robust magic systems all under one roof. I have over 30 hours on Dominions 3 and around 15 on Dominions 4, and while it’s a great series, the game is a literal pill to pick up. While it’s very clearly a passion project, the amount of micromanagement can be painful and a lot of it could be simplified or removed altogether, especially in regard to AI. You don’t have direct control over your units or commanders in battle but you still have to set formations and orders, which becomes outrageously tedious in the later game when you have to do this for *every single unit* in your massive army. And this is a necessity, otherwise you will end up losing what should be landslides because your idiot armies weren’t optimized. You also have to be mindful of each territory’s defenses, unrest, random events, and if they’re at risk of being attacked. The micromanagement gets worse and worse with each new territory and army so it’s very easy for things to slip through the cracks, especially during long winded campaigns. If this were a Total War game, I would feel much different, but there simply isn’t enough depth to the main gameplay loop to keep me invested in micromanaging my nation for a 10+ hour campaign. The magic system in this game is robust and had me salivating at first glance, but it is sadly a prime example of quantity over quality. The *vast* majority of spells are useless in one form or another and you’ll quickly identify the small pool of spells worth utilizing. There are some really nifty late game spells but require so much research, I rarely get to use them. My only other criticism is how Dominions 3 and 4 are basically identical games, especially in terms of visual design, and the fact they’re sold as separate games instead of one game that received patches, fixes, updates, and DLC is hard for me to wrap my brain around. It’s not a $40 game, I can promise you that. Get it on sale or buy Dominions 3.

Dominions 4, c’est une promesse immense, un puits sans fond de stratégie, de magie, de dieux personnalisables et de nations exotiques. On sent la richesse, la profondeur, les possibilités infinies puisqu'on peut créer ses dieux et unités. Mais voilà : rien n’est expliqué. Menus archaïques, interface illisible, zéro tuto. Si tu veux comprendre comment ça marche, il faut aller lire des pavés sur des forums obscurs. C’est frustrant, parce qu’on devine le génie derrière le chaos. Personnellement, je n'ai pas le courage pour me créer un tutoriel de toute pièce ! Je voulais plonger dedans, pas devoir passer par trois guides, un wiki et une vidéo d’1h30 pour comprendre les bases. Dommage car je sens bien qu'il y a beaucoup à en tirer !

Easily one of the best games I playd.

great alltime game

10/10