![]() ![]() There's a simultaneous turn-based mechanic which means you don't wait to make moves and the battle is sped up as a result. In Age of Wonders 3, battles are turn-based. There's also a separate battle screen where fights play out. The leaders of each empire are varying types of stereotypical fantasy heroes: rogue, druid, priest, warrior and engineer.Īs in the Total War games or the Heroes of Might & Magic games or the King's Bounty games, there's an explorable world map with oversized heroes/pieces that you move around. In Age of Wonders 3 you'll attempt to lead your empire to glory. Perhaps this also means Epic Games has acquired a stake in Triumph too, although that's just speculation. He laughed and replied: "You've been reading up! That's something for a later moment."Įpic Games has partnered with studios in a kind of publisher role before. ![]() Then I asked him if the "big partner" was Epic Games, given the studio's history with Age of Wonders and its presumably large amounts of money. ![]() I asked him to clarify this and he said "that would sort of spoil it ". Note the way he said "big partner" and not "publisher". I spoke to lead designer Lennart Sas and he told me the game's "big partner" is an announcement for a later date. Who's funding it? That's a good question. Age of Wonders 3 has high production values and will be sold on Steam and Good old Games and in boxes in regions where that's appropriate. It's not a Kickstarter project - work began in 2010 before the Kickstarter boom - and it doesn't have a new-age business model. There are plans for a Mac version - maybe even to launch simultaneously - but these aren't set in stone. Triumph is targeting an autumn 2013 release for Age of Wonders 3 on PC, but won't force it if it's not ready. The last instalment in the series was Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic in 2002. Triumph co-created the series with Epic Games in 1999. Dutch studio Triumph (Overlord) is bringing the Age of Wonders strategy RPG series back to life with Age of Wonders 3. ![]()
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