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Being the seventh title in a long running series brings a certain air of heritage and prestige to the latest Settlers game. The Settlers series has been around for quite a long time and has always focussed on medieval era city building, economy and some light warfare. Although it never reached the popularity height of other strategy/simulation fare like Civilization, the series has always provided solid gameplay and its own unique spin on the real-time strategy/simulation genre. Settlers 7 follows suit, with a fantasy/renaissance period setting, coupled with familiar gameplay centred on a deep and thorough economy system. It's unfortunate that most of the press surrounding its release seemed to be more interested in the copyright protection employed by publisher Ubisoft - in the form of persistent online DRM. Although not perfect by any means, Settlers 7 is a great game, one that takes the familiar concepts defined by its predecessors and uses them to provide a more refined and focussed game that will no doubt please fans and newcomers alike.
Chillopedia: Strategy games hold particular importance for the gaming community as these type of games involve a lot of thinking and require wit to outsmart the enemy. And that’s exactly what makes them so exciting. The feeling of outsmarting another person or even AI is heavenly for any gamer.
Not a bad article, although the list contains two turn-based strategy games, which are _not_ RTS titles.
Warcraft 2 was my all time favorite.
I remember many days spent skipping school and playing multilayer on HEAT.net
Anyone remember the legendary Dune II? Such a great game and I wish they would make a new Dune RTS.
Too right, half the games on that list, including the 'crafts', owe most of their gameplay mechanics to the venerable Dune 2. It's a bit of an ommission, actually, given the list is so nostalgia-based.
Command & Conquer Zero Hour is my most favourite strategy games next to warcraft 3. Wish blizzard would make warcraft 4
Day two of Ubisoft Week on Steam has arrived, and today we’ve got some great deals across the RUSE. franchise and a big 50% off The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom.
The offers are for RUSE, RUSE – The Chimera Pack (DLC), RUSE – The Pack of The Rising Sun (DLC) and the Deluxe Gold Edition of The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom.
All theses offers are available for 24 hours only and will expire tomorrow, so take advantage of them while you can.
Ubisoft have announced the release of a new patch for Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, introducing a new cooperative mode available for all players. Along with this patch release, Ubisoft also announced the availability of a new DLC pack.
