Reinventing some of the aspects of grand strategy games is good but there's plenty that have already been ironed out, and the developer should have taken note of how Paradox have greatly improved on the interface of their games. You need to open the "state" menu, then the continent the target is located on, then hunt down the target in the 40 entry long list, then hit the negotiations button. Want to open negotiations to buy petrol from a neighbour? You can't just click him on the map, oh no. Changing the map display takes a half dozen clicks, for example, whereas your average Paradox developed game (this was published by them but developed by a smaller studio) takes one, sometimes two. Tiny text boxes for descriptions, like I said, but it's also a chore to find specific information on things (and I tend to forget where I found them because the menu trees are a maze). They do add some immersion but it doesn't form a coherent whole. There ARE huge reams of text for units, technologies, nation descriptions and the like, but the tiny text boxes are a chore to read the the player needs to go out of his way to find them. It's a great big sandbox, like an international SimCity but without any of the charm. There's nothing guiding gameplay (the scenarios simply alter the starting conditions), no flavour events, no high level diplomacy (you can see that the designers wanted to follow this path at some point as there are mechanics for the UN in game but these are, unfortunately, pointless without some kind of dialogue). You have to suspend disbelief a great deal to enjoy this game. A single research project will take at least an hour to complete (and there are thousands of research projects in the game). When you are beginning the game and you simply want to build up an army and infrastructure, you're talking several hours of staring at progress bars. It takes perhaps 10 seconds for a day to resolve at "fastest" speed (the time unit being measured in hours so that combat can take place with player input if need be). Both in the sense of it being a semi-realistic geostrategy game (not actually a problem for fans of grand strategy games like me) and that the fastest in game speed ("fastest" funnily enough) would be considered maybe medium on any other grand strategy game. It took many gambles with innovating on the design philosophy but I think it lost its bet. Huge problems with This is a very interesting game. Introducing BattleGoat's new Super Sandbox Mode for unlimited customization and replayability.
Varied Game-play options include Regional Battles, Missions and Campaigns. Includes Map Editor and extensive modability. High Resolution Satellite imagery provided courtesy of NASA. Play any one of over 250 Regions world-wide. Flexible Diplomatic Interface allowing sophisticated negotiations. Choose conventional warfare or develop your nuclear weapons program. Select from hundreds of actual military vehicles to research, build, and deploy. Sophisticated Military Strategic and Tactical Command System. Choose conventional warfare or develop your nuclear Control any department within your government or delegate decisions to your Cabinet Ministers.
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