Grand Ages: Medieval

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5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 22 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 55
  3. Negative: 22 out of 55
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  1. Guasco
    Oct 29, 2015
    10
    Hard to learn and simplistic on end Game, in other words it's Perfect. Too many ways to grown and players can build they own objectives and it works.
  2. gasuraki
    Sep 26, 2015
    8
    This is a game you will either enjoy or it will be disappointing. This is not grand age rome, it is not a city builder or an anno style game. It is more along the lines of older trade game (like patricians) though more stream lined. Overall I found that the game is enjoyable for what it is trying to be, perhaps wait for a sale if you are unsure. The most complex part about this game isThis is a game you will either enjoy or it will be disappointing. This is not grand age rome, it is not a city builder or an anno style game. It is more along the lines of older trade game (like patricians) though more stream lined. Overall I found that the game is enjoyable for what it is trying to be, perhaps wait for a sale if you are unsure. The most complex part about this game is also really what makes it enjoyable, and that is city placement to ensure the correct resources for trade, it comes across as simple but at the same time it will all fall apart if you dont actually have a plan once the cities start to get larger and your empire grows. Some people do not like the fact that each city can only have 5 resource buildings but honestly I think that is what makes the game fun. You can not just have one city do it all, you need at the minimum 4 or 5 cities all doing their own thing to supply everything you need.

    Pros:
    -Map is easy to navigate with the seamless zoom.
    -UI is easy and strait forward. Its stream lines nature allows for the ability to get anything you want/need in only a few clicks.
    -Route set up is easy for trading, and once getting to a trading tech you can manually control aspects of the trade route if you want to get into the weeds.
    -The most fun part of the game for me is the early to mid where you are focused more on building cities and creating your own network, trying to find the right resources, and then making sure they are spread throughout your chain of cities regularly to prevent lack of supply.

    Cons:
    - Combat has no real strategy to it, it really comes down to who has the larger army. There are things like supply and troop strength but if you are keeping your armies in/near supplied cities that wont ever be an issue. The real challenge to the combat in this game is simply affording the troops upkeep.
    -Combat 2.0 (combat is really the low point). Troops move at a lightning pace across the map but then battles take a very very long time even on 10x speed.
    - After mid game it becomes repetitive. Once you have the perfect set up of trade routes and cities it just turns into a copy paste for the rest of the map. At this point in the game it is just sending out armies in blobs and waiting.
    -Cant shake the feeling DLC is what is being banked on to really make this game great.
    -Could stand to have more production chains.

    In the end this game is good for a more casual resource trading game. That is where its strength is in my eyes. I am not always in the mood for something complex, or very deep. Sometimes I just want to sit back relax and have a bit more of a laid back experience. In the end if you are looking for a city builder this is not for you, if you are looking for strategy in combat this is not for you. But if you have fun in the early stages of CIV, or you have fun when trying to pick which islands to connect in Anno you may enjoy the early to mid game city placement and initial trade route placement.    … Expand
  3. GameFlex
    Sep 26, 2015
    8
    The game is sold as a global strategy game and for me it does everything I expected of this kinda game. I can choose where to start my empire and expand it all over europe by founding, buying or taking new cities by force. Considering the available resources I can set up a trade routes to supply my cities and make big cash out of it. And claiming a competitors ground puts me in the shoesThe game is sold as a global strategy game and for me it does everything I expected of this kinda game. I can choose where to start my empire and expand it all over europe by founding, buying or taking new cities by force. Considering the available resources I can set up a trade routes to supply my cities and make big cash out of it. And claiming a competitors ground puts me in the shoes of a mighty emperor.
    And I think the visual presentation is pretty impressive. It still hits me when zooming out of my latest founded settlement to get an overview of my already huge empire!
    But I do understand the critics about the simplistic battle system IF I would have expected a Total War-ish type of game; but I don't and so the battle in Grand Ages Medieval is a tool I can use to expand my empire. Not more and not less and therefore I would really recommend the game to everyone looking for a challenging and trade-based type of strategy game.

    And regarding the all present "dlc"-criticism: there are two dlcs until now available and they are both cosmetics and no game relevent stuff. Also they are both included in the Day1 version which is sold everywhere (even on steam, where I purchased it). And right now there are no announced dlcs, yet. So stop hating on unanounced dlcs just to give a bad review.    … Expand
  4. SpartanMario
    Sep 26, 2015
    10
    This game is great. I gave it higher review than what i thought mostly from those who are jumping on the bandwagon to giving this game low reviews. While seemingly barebone at first, this game has amazing depth once you play more than a few hours into it and it is a really challenging game to learn. The learning curve and combination of having to micromanage everything is what throws manyThis game is great. I gave it higher review than what i thought mostly from those who are jumping on the bandwagon to giving this game low reviews. While seemingly barebone at first, this game has amazing depth once you play more than a few hours into it and it is a really challenging game to learn. The learning curve and combination of having to micromanage everything is what throws many people off. General tip, only produce enough to have a surplus but not enough to completely fill storage.… Expand
  5. Abraxsus
    Oct 8, 2015
    9
    First of all, sorry for my English, its not my natural.

    9/10 Wertung This Game is great. First time since a long time... I can say! YES, a MP Strategie Game that is FANTASTIC! We played yesterday a 5h+ Multiplayer Session and we had all a ton of fun! This game is very hard to master... The Ecenomy part is the WOOOAR HARD as HELL ^^ But i like it. And if u think u have Money    First of all, sorry for my English, its not my natural.

    9/10 Wertung

    This Game is great.
    First time since a long time... I can say! YES, a MP Strategie Game that is FANTASTIC!

    We played yesterday a 5h+ Multiplayer Session and we had all a ton of fun!

    This game is very hard to master... The Ecenomy part is the WOOOAR HARD as HELL ^^
    But i like it. And if u think u have Money and if u try to Atack someone u will realise
    That ur Ecenomy cant handle ur new Army and ur Whole Empire Colapse ^^

    This game is GREAT!
    MY New Faforite Strategie Game, FINALY CIVILIZATION V can go HOME

    BUY it, and play it with ur friends!
    And please set the dificulty to hard, thats the way this game liked to be played!

    Greetings :)    … Expand
  6. Gopnik
    Sep 28, 2015
    9
    Inform yourself before buying this game. Like it's a economic simulation rather than a war game. You need to spend at least 5 hours into the game before the game jumps into mid-gameplay, but only if you figure your economy out. For me the game gives a ton of fun, and I hope people not jumping on the hate train will figure this out too.
  7. N3ea4R
    Sep 28, 2015
    8
    Like: Patrician, Anno 1503, Port Royale

    A nice economy game with a decent military system. It focuses more on economy than military game so don't go in expecting a wargame. It has more to do with controlling the market through trade routes. You could play a military focused game but the combat isn't very deep and it still requires a strong economy to support a powerful army so it    Like: Patrician, Anno 1503, Port Royale

    A nice economy game with a decent military system. It focuses more on economy than military game so don't go in expecting a wargame. It has more to do with controlling the market through trade routes. You could play a military focused game but the combat isn't very deep and it still requires a strong economy to support a powerful army so it retains its economic focus even then.

    You can buy cities on the map however, so combat is not really needed. A strong economy can just buy its neighbors into the empire.

    Overall this game looks great and has a nice trading system. There are couple kinks to work out but it has a solid release.    … Expand
  8. Wubfox
    Oct 5, 2015
    9
    I feel like a lot of the negative reviews are coming from people who didn't do their homework on this game before buying. This is not a combat based game nor is it the same as the preceding Grand Ages: Rome (which is clearly stated by the developer on the Steam page). So if you find it boring, maybe try a game that isn't clearly about trade and management instead of slaughter.I feel like a lot of the negative reviews are coming from people who didn't do their homework on this game before buying. This is not a combat based game nor is it the same as the preceding Grand Ages: Rome (which is clearly stated by the developer on the Steam page). So if you find it boring, maybe try a game that isn't clearly about trade and management instead of slaughter. Personally, I've been enjoying this. It isn't perfect by any stretch, but in my view, it is certainly not deserving of the super low ratings.… Expand
  9. Paphatters
    Nov 13, 2015
    10
    This game is a new kind of mix of expansion, economy and exploration. In the beginning you start with a small town and you have to found new towns and stabilize your small realm with production and trade routes. Later you take over or capture towns, you start war and fight your opponents to expand into their realm. Your goal is to have more towns and citizens than all the other emperors.This game is a new kind of mix of expansion, economy and exploration. In the beginning you start with a small town and you have to found new towns and stabilize your small realm with production and trade routes. Later you take over or capture towns, you start war and fight your opponents to expand into their realm. Your goal is to have more towns and citizens than all the other emperors. However, troops are expensive and their upkeep is high as well. You need to make lots of money before raising up a huge army and you cannot afford a huge army for a long time. The steps are: make money, create army, defeat an enemy (or capture some towns) and then reduce you army until you have enough money for the next rush.… Expand
  10. Silver_Saddle
    Nov 13, 2015
    10
    Yes, this game has issues. But it's also a fascinating mix of economy and military. Don't expect too much of military tactics. And don't buy the game because of its title and then boohoo because it has nothing to do which "Grand Ages: Rome"...

    Also: many new features after release - all for free. No expensive DLC's at all as many bad reviews predicted.

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63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 22, 2015
    40
    Extremely slow-paced strategy game sacrifices all the fun and features to economic complexity what –at the end– doesn’t work that well. [Issue#257]
  2. Games.cz
    Oct 22, 2015
    50
    Grand Ages: Medieval is an ambitious trade/military/leadership simulator of medieval Europe. After the first few hours of entertainment you will be probably caught - either by bears or more likely by boredom.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 20, 2015
    59
    Grand Ages: Medieval is a wasted opportunity. It tries to be original in many ways, but lacks in too many key aspects.
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