17th December 2003, 8:26 PM
Fine, fine, I was wrong, so I forgot what they reviewed that game to be when I last read that review like two years ago...
EE is a very ambitious grand strategy game in the style of Age of Empires, but slower in pace and with even more complexity. ... but I like complex strategy games ... sure, but this one just seemed boring. And it has a bad 3d engine, a not so good camera, and a extreme case of 'rock paper sissors' -- each unit is great against one type and nealry useless against another... most games do that, sure, but not to the extent that it's in EE...
EE is a very ambitious grand strategy game in the style of Age of Empires, but slower in pace and with even more complexity. ... but I like complex strategy games ... sure, but this one just seemed boring. And it has a bad 3d engine, a not so good camera, and a extreme case of 'rock paper sissors' -- each unit is great against one type and nealry useless against another... most games do that, sure, but not to the extent that it's in EE...