Elemental: War of Magic Reviews

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Written by BuckGB on September 21st, 2010

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When not crashing, stuttering, or burdening you with menus, Elemental threatens to be interesting. There is an astounding array of options for customizing every facet of gameplay, from the clothing and abilities of individual characters to the machinations of entire empires. Even the integration of quests and diplomacy as paths to victory are alluring. Elemental: War of Magic could have been a micro-manager's dream come true, if it not for its completely inept presentation.

While it does play a tad better than the original version available at launch, Elemental: War of Magic can only be enjoyed by the few true and dedicated 4X hardcore players that don't play anything else other than this particular game genre. I'm still amazed to see the forums flooded by passionate people trying to find ways to enjoy this piece of nonsense. In my opinion, this ambitious title might have put Stardock in a very precarious position where the consumer will have serious difficulties trusting Brad Wardell and his team of talented developers from now on.

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