If campaigns aren’t your thing, but you still like a structured deliberate design, several standalone scenarios are also included. At the start of each scenario in the campaign you are greeted by several pieces of nice artwork along with full, high quality voice-over and text which helps bridge the gap between scenarios and introduce plot elements. Thus, on the surface at least, we are viewing a classic conflict of technology vs.

The other places you into the shoes of Edward, a human dreadnought who hopes to help the Commonwealth expand. One places you into the role of Sundren, a high elf princess who is looking to stop the Commonwealth. There are two campaigns in the game and they are played from two opposing sides. Whether you prefer a more controlled campaign experience, a slightly less structured scenario, or the mystery and replayability of a randomly generated map, Age of Wonders 3 has you covered. I don’t tend to play 4X strategy games for their multiplayer mode, so I won’t be mentioning much more about that in this preview.

Age of Wonders 3 features 6 character classes, 6 races, 3 modes of play (campaign, scenario, random map), and multiplayer both online and locally via hotseat. Like its predecessors, Age of Wonders 3 is a turn-based fantasy 4X strategy game with a robust tactical combat system. I’ve spent some time with a preview build of Age of Wonders 3, and I’ve now got a pretty good idea of what you should expect when it releases on March 31, 2014.

It’s been over 10 years since the release of the last Age of Wonders game, and now, the wait is nearly over.

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