Age of Wonders: Planetfall

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  • Summary: Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. PlayStation Universe
    Aug 6, 2019
    90
    Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a game on an epic scale in every sense of the word. Both a world-building strategy sim and a turn-based tactical RPG, Planetfall offers a wealth of content to keep players engaged for a long time to come. While some initial commitment is needed to get past the learning curve, playing becomes smooth and intuitive within a couple of hours. Armchair generals with a penchant for lasers, robots and mysterious planets will find plenty to enjoy in this tremendously deep title.
  2. GRYOnline.pl
    Aug 16, 2019
    85
    A few minor flaws can't ruin this truly great game. Almost everything in Age of Wonders: Planetfall has been done perfectly. The futuristic world turned out great, the satirical atmosphere is refreshing, and the combination of the best parts of Civilization and XCOM resulted in such an addictive game that the developers should warn about it beforehand.
  3. GameCritics
    Dec 9, 2019
    85
    Despite a collection of minor technical issues, Age of Wonders: Planetfall is one of the best strategy games on any platform this year, console or otherwise, and weaves a compelling tapestry of play within every layer of its design, including tactical battles that are so good, they almost seem out of place in 4X. It may not entirely escape the colonialist trappings of its genre, but it manages to sneak in a thoughtful twist or two as it indulges in a delightfully weird sci-fi reverie.
  4. TheSixthAxis
    Aug 5, 2019
    80
    The science fiction setting puts a compelling new spin on Age of Wonders: Planetfall, with a lengthy single player campaign and half a dozen contrasting factions to see rise from the ashes of the Star Union. There's some niggles I have on console, but this is easy to recommend if you're hankering for a new 4X strategy game.
  5. PlayStation Country
    Aug 11, 2019
    80
    Age of Wonders: Planetfall successfully brings a 4X title to consoles. The manual combat can slow things down too much and there's a learning curve to tackle, but the controls generally do the trick and there is so much content here for a solo player that you'll lose dozens of hours to it and still have much more to explore.
  6. Screen Rant
    Aug 5, 2019
    80
    Planetfall offers a lot of content for fans of strategy gamers, as the amount of customization, options for growth, and routes to victory are staggering when all put together.
  7. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Aug 16, 2019
    60
    Alas, if you’re coming to Age of Wonders: Planetfall for a brand new angle on games you’ve played before, then you’ve come to the wrong place. It’s novel to see several different recognizable mechanics blended into one genre soup. The final product isn’t better than the sum of its parts, though. It makes the 4X a faster game to play, but not a better one, ultimately.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. Darsidian12
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    A rare gem on console. Beautiful and near-perfect turn-based 4X strategy experience in scenarios and multiplayer.
    Single player campaign did    A rare gem on console. Beautiful and near-perfect turn-based 4X strategy experience in scenarios and multiplayer.
    Single player campaign did not really captivate me, so this may account for the negative user scores.
    Bit of a learning curve even for a strategy gamer, but worth it. Can be played in multiplayer without PS subscription.    … Expand
  2. Agarwel
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    Great game. Combination of
    - Civilization = the city managements, world map exploration, diplomacy.
    - HoMam = Instead of units you move    Great game. Combination of
    - Civilization = the city managements, world map exploration, diplomacy.
    - HoMam = Instead of units you move whole armies with unique heroes. And there is a story campaign with branching sotry and dialofues.
    - New Xcom = Each battle can be played in a very similar way to the Xcom missions.

    The result is very fun and addictive game.    … Expand
  4. ashly_ace
    Feb 12, 2020
    10
    Excelently done 4x strategy on a ps4, combining all the features of Civilization,X-Com and HOMM, but in another vision.Well done.A great-madeExcelently done 4x strategy on a ps4, combining all the features of Civilization,X-Com and HOMM, but in another vision.Well done.A great-made game for old-school players!… Expand
  5. mandelbr0t
    Feb 14, 2020
    7
    I really love this game, and I like the idea of playing strategy games on the couch. It's a remix of various popular 4X games that worksI really love this game, and I like the idea of playing strategy games on the couch. It's a remix of various popular 4X games that works really well and keeps you playing. I'd highly recommend getting the PC version though as even the PS4 Pro is woefully underpowered to play this game. Late game turns end up taking in excess of 90 seconds to complete. A decent PC does not have this issue.… Expand
  6. jirny
    Nov 6, 2022
    6
    совсем не зашло. хотелось бы старого сеттинга, а вместо этого получил старкрафт на минималкахсовсем не зашло. хотелось бы старого сеттинга, а вместо этого получил старкрафт на минималках
  7. Smiler78
    Oct 8, 2022
    4
    I was very optimistic about this game as it combines a lot of my favorite elements in one. When I first loaded it up I was a little confusedI was very optimistic about this game as it combines a lot of my favorite elements in one. When I first loaded it up I was a little confused with all the different elements. All the icons at the top are barely explained. Whilst the diplomacy option is a good idea, I feel it has been poorly implemented and frustrating. When it comes to the battles I feel it is extremely irritating. You can either skip the battle and win almost every time or you can fight them yourself only to your whole army miss almost every turn and when you are lucky enough to hit the enemy, even the best units and hero's only take a small nibble off the enemies health bar Even the special weapons like laser strike only take a tiny amount of health of your enemies. When it's the enemies turn it ends almost everytime with an entire squad of your best soldier's being wiped out by a land jellyfish or grasshopper destroying a whole squadren of your toughest units. This makes what should be the best part of the game pointless to play as you are guaranteed to suffer a complete wipe out. It seems like the development team are half vegetarians (herbal health supplements, donkey sanctuary & celery stalk supply centre as city names !?!) and half psychopaths that hate penguins. I feel that the game could benefit from building your own teleporters so that you can actually get back to your base to defend it against surprise attacks that take over your best city, and leave you feeling that you are wasting your time playing. All the elements are there to make this one of the best strategy games ever. Sadly it is not implemented successfully. Give me a few days with this Dev's and I can guarantee I could iron out all of the niggles that leave this game an over complicated and unfulfilling mess. So sad as this could have set some of the developers on the road to success. I wonder if they actually took time to play it themselves, because the issues are obvious. Glad I got it for free on the PlayStation store. Why would anyone buy the add ons if they can't be arsed fixing the base games numerous problems. Disappointed… Expand
  8. wynams
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    Age of Wonders (PC) veteran ... playing this (or trying to) on console

    WAY TOO MANY BUGS MULTIPLAYER UNPLAYABLE (CRASHES EVERY TWO TURNS)    Age of Wonders (PC) veteran ... playing this (or trying to) on console

    WAY TOO MANY BUGS
    MULTIPLAYER UNPLAYABLE (CRASHES EVERY TWO TURNS)
    SINGLE PLAYER CRASHES A LOT

    I dunno why but the developer released an expansion before stabilizing the base game. AVOID THIS GAME UNLESS YOU LOVE WASTING MONEY    … Expand

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#83 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#84 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019