The first enlargement for sci-fi technique game Age Of Wonders: Planetfall will start to resurrect an historical dynasty of technocorpses eager to reclaim their territory and secrets and techniques, Paradox introduced at this time at PDXCON. Revelations is its title, and launching in November is its game. The Es’Teq dynasty will stir with the assistance of their Heritor descendents in new marketing campaign missions, and people will get play with secret Heritor tech which sounds an entire lot like demise magic to me. Also, big bog-eyed pigs drooling inexperienced slime are concerned, as a result of causes. Meet the technofogies within the announcement trailer beneath.
That did trigger me to briefly neglect the place precisely Planetfall sits on the divide between fantasy and sci-fi, magic and know-how. Same diff, as Vince Clarke of Yazoo as soon as mentioned. I notably just like the look of the Eater of the Dead in there, mainly only a big robotic mouth and flapping tongue with limbs aplenty to roam a battlefield shovelling in corpses.
Along with two new campaigns telling tales of the Es’teq and Heritor, the enlargement will add their Secret Tech to play with, together with an NPC faction of Heritor outcasts, plus a load of robotic Reapers attempting to homicide everybody, and different associated wrinkles. And the goopigs? Those are rabid roaming bio-engineered critters from again within the day. Thanks, science.
I’ve solely simply realised that “Es’teq” might be meant to sound like “Aztec”. Yep, okay.
Revelations will launch November 19th on Steam for £11.39/€14.99/$14.99. That retailer web page has loads extra particulars on Revelations.
Our boy Nate nearly bounced off Planetfall at first, saying in his Age Of Wonders: Planetfall review it makes a generic first impression, however he was received over:
“With Age Of Wonders: Planetfall (and I’m utilizing its full title to underline the truth that its title doesn’t do any favours in dispelling the ‘generic SF’ vibe), I discovered the alternative – a glimmering house crystal, together with some nice story components, buried below a patina of lowest-common-denominator grime. A beautiful bone, stuffed with marrow, specifically formulated for rising ogres. Don’t make the error I practically made and disrespect it: should you benefit from the tactical and strategic game types it attracts from, you’ll discover a game that doesn’t exit of its method to innovate on both entrance, however one which performs a bloody beautiful duet.
“And there’s giant women on laser dinosaurs. Go on: have a look.”
Not that I don’t belief Nate however I did examine and sure, there actually are. I would have to go on and take a look.
