Field of Glory: Empires

Really solid grand strategy title. One of my favorites, frankly. Not difficult to pick up the basics, but offers a lot of depth when it comes to optimizing your run and getting the most out of civ. The only complaint might be the performance; turns take a while to process, which is expected, but the UI locks up while it's going on. I could understanding that being a pain point for some people, but it's totally fine if you're listening to a podcast or watching a show on the side.

Ever wanted to play Civ in a certain Era? Ever played a Paradox title and thought to yourself "Jee I wish it had Total War battles in it, it would be perfect!" Well, look no further. With just this game you can already achieve the former, and with this game plus Field of Glory II, you can achieve the latter. It is a bit complex to start off with, but not as opaque as the game might seem itself to be. This is where if you ever played a 4x game like Civ or Endless, the muscles regarding population, building, output, and imperial planning comes. Similarly to Civ, you can plan out your provinces in different ways, from being self sustaining far off colonies to an autarchic core 'tall' provinces; you can even mix and match, with having a dedicated Imperial core providing you with culture and military, and a variety of clients and small colonias. In fact, take it from me, you do not want to expand so fast. As the game has a great system that I am now mad Paradox Grand Strategy does not, that being an elegant decadence system based on your cultural output as opposed to a variety of factors from your ruler bonus/malus to your financials to the size of your empire. I am pleasantly surprised to see this also works for AI as well. In my later Cyrenica game at the Rise of Persia start, I had a scary expanding Carthage that somehow managed to steamroll across North Africa in a few turns. In any other 4x, such a snowball would be near impossible overcome, but as I come to find out, due to the rapid expansion AI had done, Carthage had turned from a highly centralized and populous core in Tunis to a chaotic mess of rebelling provinces that stretched entirety of Carthaginian military like butter on too much toast. In one war all the gains they had collapsed. Very fun thing is sometimes rebels will form their own nations. So if you have Field of Glory II, this turns into a more in depth Rome: Total War. 100% Recommended even just this game for the civilization building feeling of it! P.S. If the developers are reading this. I am really enjoying Kingdoms as well. But for the realizable mid to late future, are you guys thinking about merging these two games? I think the fact of having own both but more than that exit from one enter to other, even though really fast comparatively, is I think a big impediment on that sort of experience you guys are trying to give us.

Genial, better than the 'Kingdom' version

Admittedly, this game has some innovative aspects that positively sets it apart from other games of the same genre. However, I didn't really enjoy playing this game. Most of the time, it felt like a chore. I think that to enjoy this game you really have to love historical grand strategy games AND micromanagement combined with dice roll mechanics. I wanted to try this game because I really like Rome Total War 1 and 2, but Field of Glory Empires feels so repetitive, slow and almost static for me. The AI seems stupid or acts randomly - it is hard or useless to plan any diplomatic strategy because of this. The game manual is very long but unhelpful and does not explain at all the various technical details and game mechanics. User interface is atrocious. There are relatively very few historical details and descriptions in the game which is disappointing for this genre.

Great game! Surprised it doesn't have more players really. Lots of different playable factions with their own characteristics and pros/cons. The battle system is great, I have never played with exported battles and I don't feel like something is lacking. There are so many unique units to use and options to hire them locally or build them if you gain their province. Decadence and legacy work brilliantly and keep big empires in check. Overall it feels very dynamic and realistic in some ways, as all your decisions really impact other nations and have an effect. In Paradox games there might be more options but often less actually happens in game because of them. I have to recommend this to anyone who enjoys grand strategy games or even just enjoys the campaign map of total war games. Read the manual, it helps! Some cons: The UI is functional but has its issues A proper in game wiki is really needed, just to check a nation, unit (especially provincial) or building quickly! Even just getting a popup from the search function!? The turns can get very sluggish, especially on a lower spec PC or with a large empire. Not a dealbreaker for me but might be for some.

This game is really fun. I got it in a humble bundle and also have FoG2, It makes for some interesting battles in FoGII as you have to go to war with the army you have and not point buy the army you want. I just wish they had a Bronze Age DLC so I can terrorize the Mediterranean as the Sea People.

I give it 🍎🍎🍎🍎 out of 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

一点也不好玩，战略部分和战斗部分都粗制滥造而且还没有中文，还不如荣耀战场2！

Balordaggine totale, devi aprire FOG 2 per fare le battaglie, altrimenti hai solo la mappa. Che porcata. State lontani da sta schifezza. E' proprio il concetto di base che è sbagliato e bizzarro. Torno a giocare ai Total war o ai Paradox. ps: Slitherine vi siete bevuti il cervello? Come avete fatto a fare questa pisciata in testa ai vostri clienti? Voi che siete gli stessi di Order of Battle e Panzerkorps 1e2, che sono fra i miei giochi più giocati.

beautifull game