Game Revolution writes: "What is the measure of a fine pint of beer? Is it the amber color that tips the scales? Can you know the beer's quality with the first sip? Some beers are best at certain temperatures, and some even need to be drunk from the right kind of glass to get the right persistence of foam. Determining the quality of a fine glass of beer is indeed an interesting question… but one of the nice things about beer is that even if you haven't developed a fine degree of snobbery, you can still pop open a can of Bud and have yourself a good ol' time.
Turn-based strategy games - and especially Lost Empires: Immortals - need to learn from the example set by beer. In a genre rife with much better games, Immortals carves out a unique niche for itself by being a game that ultimately tastes too skunky to be truly palatable.
The turn-based strategy game is notorious for its addictive qualities, its ability to make hours pass in the blink of an eye. Indeed, the time-compressing effects of playing such a game is commonly referred to as the 'just one more term' syndrome."
+ Hours of gameplay
- Poor graphics and sound
- Minimal interactivity in combat
- Wonky UI decisions
- Lots of broken or half-functional systems
- My ears will never be the same
Paradox Interactive has issued a new patch for Lost Empire: Immortals, updating to v1.0.8.0 the 4X strategy game developed by Pollux Gamelabs.
From the article: "A new patch is in development for Paradox's Lost Empire Immortals, and it is being helmed by a modder! bman654 (on their forums) is said to be an experienced gamer and hobby developer. The patch will be released in phases (with beta releases, etc)..."
Jolt writes: "If you are going to be conquering galaxies – maybe even the universe – you would expect things to be an on epic scale. Lost Empire does epic alright, but the problem is that it does so on a scale beyond anything that you're likely to be interested in reaching the end of.
If you like the idea of battling with a game for weeks to conquer a few planets, only to find that you have barely scratched the surface of your objectives, then go knock yourself out – you could be playing this until you retire. However, if you like your gameplay focused and epic without actually being never-ending, then you may be better served by the multitude of other space strategy sims that have been released lately."
