Zephon VS AoW planetfall?

[PYRACOR]

I love planet fall but it’s becoming a little stale for me. How does this game compare? Thanks in advance!

[ArcaniteM]

Zephron is a better version.
More action, more immersive, better art direction, if you use the immersion mod in the workshop its got even better graphics.

[rudkin852]

Originally posted by ArcaniteM:

Zephron is a better version.
More action, more immersive, better art direction, if you use the immersion mod in the workshop its got even better graphics.

I agree with that,ZEPHON is sharp and keen whereas AoW planetfall can become sort of tiresome,but is a reasonably good game.

[PYRACOR]

Thanks guys

[The Doctor]

I love Planetfall too and while it is more than superficially similar, Zephon is quite a different beast from Planetfall. To be brief:

• Both have excellent tactical combat, one on a special tactical map and the other on the map itself.
  
• Zephon has three distinctly different factions (Human, Voice and Cyber) while Planetfall has many, especially with all the DLC added and they're all different. (Of course, Zephon is only a week+ old at this point so that situation will change over time)
  
• Both have units than improve with experience but one has units that can be customised by adding cosmite enhancements and that's where Planetfall differs.
  
• On the other hand, some units in both get upgraded abilities from researching techs and that's where Zephon differs.
  
• Both have leaders who improve through both experience and customisable equipment. They're both similar in this regard but overall, I'd say that Zephon's leaders have more impact.

There are many more points of comparison but there is no guarantee that liking one will mean you'll like the other.

[CHOO CHOO]

PW has more faction and unit customization options.

But Zephon is the better game in almost every other way.

[Power_Bert]

Better and faster combat. Actual lore and background that doesn’t feel generic. Animations that look cool and not like placeholders like in planetfall. Situational voicelines for every unit unlike the stock sound effects in planetfall. Better graphics at a higher framerate than planetfall. Etc…
Zephon is just a better game.

[Serious]

Both games are great I think. Planetfall has more layers (mods, units, talents, techs), but Zephon is a more focused experience. I think combat in both games are more than excellent, in fact they are probably some of the best. AI in Zephon seems more solid, as there is no break between the tactical and strategy layers (in AoW the strategy AI tends to stuggle).

[joasoze]

Both are great, but they are very different. Planetfall is clearly more complex, it is just a matter of taste really. Planetfall was basically a tech draft for Age of Wonders 4 which is an insanely great game (fantasy not sci fi)

[kip1214]

Just bought the game and like what I see so far. It reminds me of a pumped up version of Shadow Empire, which is really good game.

[CHOO CHOO]

It is somewhat similar to Shadow Empire, but nowhere near as arcane.