Age of Wonders: Planetfall

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 43
  3. Negative: 12 out of 43
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  1. 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)
    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
  2. ClutterBrain
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    This game on PS4 is broken. This includes game crashes, refusing to save, slowing down, things changing colors and flickering off screen, etc. Buyer beware.
  3. 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 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 canI 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

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. 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.
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  2. 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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  3. 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.
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