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• gamedeal user

  Nov 5, 2014

  Total War: Rome II is fine for the plebeian masses, but for the true Romanophile there is Alea Jacta Est. Not only does it include some of the more popular conflicts such as Caesar's civil war and the slave revolt of Spartacus (DLC), but also has some of lesser known internal struggles like Marius vs. Sulla, and the year of the four emperors (my personal fav). For those who have never played an AGEOD game before the learning curve may be a little steep, though not nearly as bad as some of the more complicated grand strategy games out there (I'm looking at you HoI3!) So, if you're a fan of Roman history like I am, and are looking for something with a little more depth than, 'march army here, capture city,' this is the game for you!
• gamedeal user

  Jun 19, 2017

  My 1st ever Ageod game. I remeber buying the DVD version of it (those were the days!) playing thru the tutorial, a big WTF and then I didnt touch it for 3 years. Then I got somehow back into it, checked the amazing Ageod forums and became a lifelong addict to anything Ageod ever released. This is the best company for lovers of history ever. You will feel the pressure that generals back then felt. Dont be discourged by the apparently steep learning curve, check the forums (the BEST gaming community out there) and the youtube videos. Theres an excellent tutorial AAR by Narwahl and Loki that teaches everything as well as an incredibly detailed Chalres Cummings youtube series out there. Once you learn one game, youre pretty much ready to tackle any of these company's games. AJE has a somehow simplified supply/OOB structutre that makes it the ideal Ageod to start with. Totally immersive, extremely detailed, this is for real hardcore armchair generals ony. But once you get into Ageod, you will barely find the time to play anything else!
• gamedeal user

  Nov 7, 2014

  I am a fan of historical wargames and obtuse strategic simulations, so I picked this up on sale. Generally speaking it has all of the necessary components for a historical wargame. The battles themselves are quite hands off, the game focuses on the logistics leading up to a battle and then the calculations are made. It seems reasonably well researched, though it's more of a spreadsheet than an immersive experience as a Roman general/politician/powerbroker. However, what leads me to caution others about the game is the extremely poor optimization. The load times are bad, things get kind of choppy and unresponsive, and it just makes the whole experience a drag. You know this game is going to be a time investment to learn, and that poor optimization is going to drag the whole experience down as it aggregates. In this day and age, the discerning wargamer doesn't mind playing a game that could have been made in 1994, but it is expected to run fast and stable. As such, I cannot reccomend this game, unless you are an absolute fanatic of either Roman History or historical wargames. I will happily change my review to a reccommend if they improve the optimization. Until then, stay away, especially at retail price.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 6, 2014

  Alea Jacta Est as an idea for a game is a good one In execution it needs a lot of work The game suffers from slow run time and an annoying habit of crashing and at times the game simply doesn't register my commands and i have to click multiple times before it gets the message (although this cold just be the slow runtime) The gameplay could be interesting if I knew what was going on as the tutorial does a very poor job of explaining how battles work and tells you nothing at all about the units (ie what there stats mean, what different units are good for etc) from what i can gather it seems that armies have a power score based on their units and health (possibly morale too) and this combined with the general and terran will determine the outcome of a battle it feels like a more complex and interesting version of the battle system in crusader kings or EU (which is good cause both those games need a better system for battles) and I feel that if I could just figure out what to do (and have the game run well enough to have the chance to do it) It would be very deep and challenging and a lot of fun. As it stands now I wont recommend this game, give it a few months to sort itself out and wait for another steam sale by then hopefully it will be running well enough to be some real fun.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 19, 2017

  Awesome game if you like Roman History. One of the best roman games i played, and on sale with all dlc its not that pricey. The game is largely about logistics, since you don't personaly fight the battles yourself, but has a lot of strategic depth. It also has just the right about of scripting to keep as acurate as possible to history, without feeling railroaded. However, if your expecting a top notch graphics game, or something more sandbox like, then this is not for you. As for performance, this game has never crashed for me, it lags if your really zoomed out on the map
• gamedeal user

  Nov 5, 2014

  In case its not obvious - I have played this game for a long time before its Steam release. This is a brilliant strategic wargame available at a ridiculously low price. I have lost many a glorious hour in the maps and stat screens and menus of this game, now its finally on Steam. If the strategic aspects of Roman warfare, such as logistics, army movement, stances and numbers appeal to you; if you were disappointed by the lack of strategic depth and authenticity in Total War Rome 2 or the shallow military aspects of EU Rome; you owe it to yourself to give this game a try. Actually at this price... any strategy gamer should give this game a try. AGEOD veterans will be right at home. Others may need to look at a few Youtube tutorials and playthroughs. You can also look at some AARs for learning all the epic things you can do in this game - http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?549151-AGEOD-AAR-s-Index&p=12638919&viewfull=1#post12638919 http://www.ageod-forum.com/forumdisplay.php?316-AJE-Alea-Jacta-Est-AARs&s=212e1b7c016ec2c8ff956162479afd10&sort=replycount&order=desc Cheers!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 17, 2018

  I give both of my thumbs up for this detailed and historicaly plausible and immersive game. Negative reviews for it are motly not justified. Note that I bought the game at first directly from Slitherine so my played hours are higher then the ones logged on Steam. Game puts you into the ancient generals boots and immerses you within the obstacles and opportunites those strategos faced and you start to really see how other such games really lack many realistic layers that AJE provides. The basic premise of the game is that you chose any of the many available campaigns (some are rather short played on smaller map theaters, some are epic time and space-wise), pick a faction (each comes with it's historical challenges it faced back then), and then you are taken to the map. You need to then superwise what army assets you have available, what units and where you can train them, how long it will take them to train and become useful militaristic asset, how good your generals are, what traits they have, what map regions you own, how many cities you have, how well defended they are, how the supply picture is, where would be best to attack/establish defensive perimeters, where your enemie's army is. You also pick which political decisions and map cards you will use this turn (and reap rewards or misfortunes next turn or later down the timeline). You plot where you want your armies to go and in what combat stance, etc, etc. When your brilliant strategical thinking is done, you press on the next turn button and wait as the next 30 days, that the turn constitutes, resolve. In this time you have no direct control over your army. Things happen, many things. When next turn arrives you continue with the previous process anew but of course you don't have to re-evaluate everything, just what matters in the given situation according to events that took place in those 30 days that just passed. In order to better understand what was going on while you were waiting for the turn to resolve you ALWAYS need to check the game's log and see what traspired and then plot army movements, political decisions and whatnot for the next turn. So the most gametime you spend plotting for the next game turn, then you await for the next 30 days to resolve, read the game's log, plot again, go with the next turn and rince and repeat until you are victorious/defeated. I had Alea jacta Est some time (I own all DLC's for it) but had a hard time getting into it due to so much information one needs to understand to play it well. I knew based on what I read that it is THE ancient strategy warfare game to play. It was my first AGEOD game so naturally I had no previous basic knowledge of the games mechanics. At first I was quite cluessly moving my armies around the map not knowing which is stronger then others, which traits each has, picked political decisions just to observe how much they would influence the situaton without neccessarly deciding to go with certain decisions only when the timing was right for them, etc., I was pressing the next turn button a lot without reading the game's log of what event's happened and thus not understanding what really transpired and what was going. 'Cos I didn't understand much of what the game threw at me I got frustrated and dropped the game but there was always this itch for more so I returned to it time and again. In-game tutorial is simply not enough because it ommits many aspects of the game and especially it leaves you fully in the dark when it comes to strategical choices you must made as a leader of your faction. There is this guy Charles Cummings who made Alea Jacta Est Tutorials on Youtube for every aspect of the game's many layers but I was struggling to watch him mumble his way across many game mechanics (sorry Charles, you did your best to help, I know). Best way to learn the ropes with the game if you are a beginner is to watch a Let's Play videos from someone who knows his trade around the game and also explains what he is doing and why. Watch him play some turns of the game and then fire up the game, play the same scenario that he does and that is what made me finally grasp the whole thing. Keep the game manual open in the back and return to it while you play to clear out the things that are not understood. Included guide is quite good and defenitely helps but reading it from start to end and then trying to play the game is probbaly a no go since there is so much information one needs to remember. I still am not fully knowledgable on some aspects but base is covered and now I can fully enjoy the game and appreciate it's amazing historical detail. What kept me off of this game at first was a problem the game's old directx8 engine has with a certain hardware/drivers combo where if you play with the borders shown on the physical map the map scrolling comes to a virtual standstill so I now only play with this option turned off. It's not ideal but switching back and forth the different maplayers helps. It is not exactly known what hardware/drivers combo creates this issue (developers are in the dark here) so it is a bit of a gamble if you will be hit with the issue too or not but again, it is not a game breaker at all. OK, I think this should be enough info for you to decide, strategos. :D
• gamedeal user

  Jan 31, 2016

  A good game. But if you arent a real wargamer, and have no experience, you are going to shy away from it. Dont be intimidated. It is worth learning to play. All in all, a solid release from Ageod, from whom one expects greatness.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 5, 2015

  The engine is slow...never quite sure if the game has froze or still loading. the turns are slow and laggy. The game play its self is poor. Unless you like a laggy game that constantly over rides your orders and does what it wants anyway then hands you your ass the moment you start to turn things around this game isn't for you. I have invested enough hours to assess this game as a boat anchor.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 18, 2016

  Bought the game, played for three hours and despite an i7 processor and SSD this game ran at a 'steady' 5 FPS making it an unforgettably horrific experience. A pity... because this is a great game with a lot to offer strategy fans. Hopefully will be fixed in the future in which case I'll gladly buy it again, but in this state it's unplayable.