WARIUM

The good: Turn based strategy on a hex game map - this is my favorite genre Variety of terrain and units - the terrain and unit variety helps keep this game fresh The bad: No manual - you have to muddle through to figure out the rules No static maps - There are no maps that you can practice on to get your bearings No difficulty settings - This isn't really a bad thing except there are no fixed maps, tutorials, or even as mentioned above a game manual Everything is random - you can get crushed very quickly because you simply spawn in a bad spot. Everything in my bad section leads me to not recommend this game. It's cheap, but it can't be too difficult to have simple instructions, even if it is in the menu area

[h1]TL;DR[/h1] Unpolished, slightly problematic, but well worth playing for strategy fans. [b]Overall mark of 6.5/10[/b] with the potential for much higher. The person/people behind ELF should not take any of this personally. I offer this critique in the hopes that ELF is able to make this game excel! And at such a cheap price, just buy it. [h1]Summary[/h1] This game has simple mechanics: level up basic units to something more powerful in order to dominate the land, while managing your finances in order to build structures. From such a simple core, one can hope for and maybe expect great depths. With that said, here are a few concerns and suggestions, which I direct toward the developer and anyone considering buying. [h1]Graphics (3/10)[/h1] In terms of art and design, there is much room for improvement. This isn't simply about making it shiny and pretty. To effectively communicate visually is a big challenge. Personally, I would reduce the level of detail in the tiles and enlarge the units or outline them more boldly to create a higher contrast between the two. Presently, this feels like it would be impressive back in the days of my 386, but we've come a long way since then. (On a related aside to the developer: I wish I could volunteer some of my time, since you admit to being new to this. Maybe another strategy fan / artist can contribute, or even better, perhaps you can find some funding to hire.) [h1]Gameplay & Mechanics (6/10)[/h1] Overall, I'm happy. It's good, but I want it to be great! Here are the key points I think the developer should consider, if they aren't already: [olist] [*]Tutorial / Help System - certain rules are presently unclear, such as why weaker units cannot invade a claimed but otherwise empty tile. [*]Glitches / Problems - having two adjacent units on two adjacent teleporters surrounded by water means all four are rendered ineffective, unless a flying enemy swoops in. Adjusting the word generator such that teleporters are never adjacent would help this problem but there may be others to discover. There may be other odd exceptions to be discovered and fixed, so further playtesting is very necessary. [*]Gaining Experience - the game needs a more fleshed out XP gaining system. Perhaps cutting wood can provide a tiny amount, while tile invasion provides a bit more and winning a battle even more. [*]Pacing - this game is sometimes a bit frenetic, where building anything is instantaneous if you have the money and units with more movement can just zoom around claiming tiles. The only truly obvious way pacing is enacted is how higher-level characters gain additional movement. The building system could be fleshed out more—perhaps units on a tile could speed up building, which would otherwise takes several turns. And perhaps each class could have advantages/disadvantages on different types of tiles—knights on horses move slowly through forests, but quickly across plains, for example. (Another aside to the developer: I'm not a programmer, so I have [u]no[/u] idea how difficult that would be.) [*]Battles - relating to my concerns about a help system and gaining experience, the combat system could be fleshed out and explained a bit better. Obviously on open ground, knights will stomp over peasants or archers, but I couldn't tell if there were any advantages to be gained other than building the best defense system I could in contested areas nad hoping for the best. [h1]Audio[/h1] I'm not going to rate the audio as I always turn off the music in games, but overall I am somewhere between ambivalent and apathetic with this game's sounds. They are functional, but with no variety—clicking on a water tile always makes the same [i]sploosh[/i] sound, for example. Variety of samples may improve this, but it's a very minor issue for me. [h1]Replayability (7/10)[/h1] This is a big concern for me with strategy games, and while this game currently doesn't have a wide array of world generation options, it is sufficiently random with new games to offer unique challenges. I'd like to see a bit more control over tile types, perhaps, but what exists is a good start. [h1]Overall (6.5/10)[/h1] Why is my overall mark higher than the average or median? Two reasons: first, as this is in Early Access, the game may improve dramatically before official release, so I'm being a little generous; second, a strategy game for me is mostly about the mechanics and the replayability. I love good art and design, but function follow form! Overall, if you are a fan of turn-based strategy games, then toss the developer a bit of money. At present, it's listed at $1.19 Canadian, which is pretty cheap, particularly in a world where "freemium" games are spreading their horrid taint of charging ungodly amounts of money for useless fluff or equally as bad, using pay-to-win systems. So, support an indie developer, if only because they want to make a good game! Good luck, ELF! I hope you learn a lot through this process and find a lot of support and encouragement from fellow strategy fans! :) [u]Note[/u]: I may update this review after it comes out of Early Access.

Неплохая инди-стратегия в раннем доступе, которой есть куда расти. Пока может увлечь на один-два вечера, так как нет какой-то конкретной сюжетной линии. Вы принимаете участие на гексагонной карте, сгенерируемой случайным образом, в виде маленькой деревни и крестьян её населяющих. Ну а дальше, по накатанной... Строите, развиваетесь, создаёте различных юнитов и оборонительные сооружения, разбираетесь с конкурентами и т.п. Графика в игре простенькая, но текстуры чёткие и можно рассмотреть самые мелкие детали. Музыка и звуковые эффекты не раздражают. Так же, к плюсам отношу низкую цену и полную русскую локализацию. Только нет ни карточек, ни достижений. Но думаю, это поправимо, и разработчик добавит, так как игра в раннем доступе.

[h1]Описание:[/h1] Треш "Цивилизация" на минималках от отечественного разработчика. Игра официально заброшена в раннем доступе, а то чего есть на игру не тянет... Да можно строиться и воевать, но зачем? Игра ради игры без цели? Да еще и со всеми мучениями от недоработок? Не стоит даже обращать внимания на эту игру. Тут нет ничего интересного. [h1]Оценка: 1/10[/h1] [h1]Послесловие:[/h1] Если вам понравился этот обзор добро пожаловать в группу http://steamcommunity.com/groups/uojer - тут вы сможете увидеть рекомендованные мною игры, другие обзоры, а также просто пообщаться в хорошей компании.

Okay... This game is like a simplistical version of Endless Legend. The AI is "smart" and probably cheats like in Age of Empires. But if you play it well, you will defeat the enemy. Try to trick it! You see a small map, but there is more land, you just have to explore more. I did not regret buying this game, because I was occupied and didn't threw the game at a wall after 5 minutes. If you like hexagonical strategy games without too much of documentation, in depth story or sophisticated society systems, then this is the game for you for a very low price as well. And because it works without bugs or whatever, I recommend it. Especially if you have barely money to spend but like to spend lots of hours in strategy games, yeah, go ahead!

@0.49 cents I still feel cheated. Garbage game., abandoned, avoid.

[h1][b]Honest "WARIUM" Review[/b][/h1] [i][b]Warium is a great game for a cheap price. It is well worth your money, especially because you can play it again and again. The question is just, how tiring the game will be for you, if you already conquered a huge land about 10 times.[/b][/i] [h1]Pros:[/h1] [list] [*]I love the simple but great pixled art! [*]World-Generation is random, so you can play endless games which never are exactly the same! [*]There is a variety of terrain and units, so the game can be played with a good mix of units and some terrain is more fertile than other! [*]The game is cheap and gives you quite a bit to play! [/list] [h1]Some Facts:[/h1] [list] [*]Some people think the grafic would be too easy. I think, it can be better but it is already great and good to go. [*]The options for how the game will randomly created are too less. There could be more. [*]Sadly, there aren't many buildings and stuff. I didn't need the buildings, because the game is very battle intense, but I would've liked a variety of randomly spawned neutral buildings, which you can capture or trade with etc. [*]Many said, that a manual would be necessary. I can say, that after I tried many things in half an hour, the game mechanics were pretty clear and easy to understand. Some people should just keep their eyes open and play with their mind active. [/list] [b][i]So. I can say that I greatly enjoyed the game, but it feels like I am through after 5h+. The game could use a bit more content. I just hope that it keeps getting developed even if ELF has concerns about it ;).

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Стратегия с максимально простой игровой механикой. Во главе которой стоит маштаб действий. Но, к сожалению играть в неё более чем пару часов вы едва ли сможете. Поставлю палец вверх, что бы поддержать молодого разработчика. У игры есть задатки, хочется верить, что у товарища ELF'а хватит сил их раскрыть. upd/ Видимо товарищу ELF'у не хватило выдержки, игра заброшена недоделанной.

[h1] Warium - простая, но притягивающая [/h1] [b]Инди-игра от начинающего разработчика, пока что в данном доступе, но очень быстро затягивает. Суть Warium довольно очевидна,[spoiler] как и в любой стратегии [/spoiler], развивайся сам, уничтожай конкурентов. Однако вся эта "простота" и есть то, что в этой игре притягивает больше всего. [/b] [u] Плюсы: [/u] [list] [*] Довольно приятные и проработанные текстурки. [i] Очень сильно удивился, когда смог разглядеть соху у крестьянина) [/i] [*] Расслабляющая музыка на фоне создаёт атомсферу легкости и чилла. [*] Warium не трубует от вас труда и постоянного внимания. [/list] [u] Из минусов бы отметил только то, что в игре нет обучения, однако уже бувально через 5 минут гейплей и смысл будут полностью понятны [/u] [b] Отличная игра для убивания времени, можно смело играть фоном при выполнении какой-то работы [/b] [7/10]