I installed Western Civilization Software’s Crown of Glory<\/i>(published by Matrix Games) yesterday afternoon, and, as usual, jumped in without reading the manual. I was impressed that I could figure out as much as I could without perusing the 90+ page PDF document, but there is a lot that is pretty confusing even after looking it over.<\/p>\n
The economic system could use a better interface (and maybe a couple of overview screens) and some rollover tool-tips. The lack of the latter is a constant complaint of mine, especially when they are so easy to do in this day and age.<\/p>\n
The game itself is kind of like Europa Universalis: Total War<\/i>. Everything is about the conflict and the battles. Unlike EU<\/i>, diplomacy depends on beating people up and showing what a big dog you are, and forcing elaborate treaties on defeated opponents is part of the fun. Like the Total War<\/i> series, the grand strategy game is pretty basic but it tends towards the Byzantine more through interface issues than through the things that need doing.<\/p>\n
I hope to play some PBEM games this coming week. Stay tuned for further impressions and, if I find a publisher, an official review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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