![]() ![]() You can use one of the pre-generated heroes that Triumph has offered, or you can create and save your own for future use. In Age of Wonders 3, you essentially play the role of a military dictator, a political power in charge of a small kingdom, where you force your will upon a randomly generated map controlled by the AI, or even your friends. This could spell disaster if done incorrectly, but I really think Triumph Studios has something great on their hands. This game takes all of the best pieces of these titles and puts them into one magical computer game. It is really a step back in time for me, as in my youth my favorite PC titles were Civilization 2, Heroes of Might and Magic, and Masters of Magic. Several have come in its wake, and recently, the third official title, “ Age of Wonders III” has been announced! I was fortunate enough to get the call to play this fascinating title. Triumph Studios and Epic Games, among others, collaborated back in 1999 to form the first Age of Wonders game. ![]() Unfortunately, that was much easier said than done. In it, you played as a spellcaster in charge of a kingdom, and your goal was to crush the other forces beneath your superior magic skills. For a moment, things are looking up and then Deepmir gets captured.A Step Back in Time, Destination: The FutureĪs a youth, I spent much of my time at a close friend’s house, absorbing myself in the PC title Master of Magic. It looks bad now, but the thing is, there’s still a chance, as long as we clean up things properly.Įlric arrives and starts cleaning house together with Devon. The small enemy troop keeps taking our mines and cities in the center of the empire, so I’m forced to take Elric’s party to help to, but this leaves the captured goblin capital poorly defended and I end up losing it to a bunch of beetles. I think this was a good choice, but overall, things go badly for us anyway. Devon casts the Town Gate spell to get there in the next turn, though this risks me losing Deepmir again. Now my forces are spread too thin and I have nothing to liberate these cities with. Somehow, a group of units slipped past me, captured a couple of my mines and even took a city. ![]() I capture it, but then I realize I made a fatal mistake back in the great cave. ![]() The Goblin AI makes a fatal mistake and leaves the capital with just one party defending it. Our patiences pays off on Elric’s side of the world. I’m rebuilding the towers just for the heck of it. ![]()
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