Hows the game in 2024? is it good?

[Chillshotz]

Im thinking of getting it over baldurs 3. The latest Disciples game doesnt look good.
You guys enjoying?

[Dynamo Rex (mrrexplorer)]

Originally posted by Chillshotz:

Im thinking of getting it over baldurs 3. The latest Disciples game doesnt look good.
You guys enjoying?

Is a mess of bunch and crash i dont can recommended and the devs said dont fix their own generator map, so, never wait they gonna repaired

[mk11]

Very good

[Urk_da_WAAAGH!]

This game is very good, but BG3 is honestly on another level...

Honestly buy one now and leave the other on the wishlist for another time

The guy on the first answer is just a s*cker that acts erratically on the forum from time to time, don't mind him, this game as BG3 has issues but as in BG3 none are game breaking and development is still active on both so such rough edges are expected to eventually be polished

[isaacaderogba1]

The game is in a good place, though I feel like it probably needs a bit more "personality" to really sink its teeth into me. If storytelling matters to you at all, however, I'd recommend BG3 instead.

Edit: Also, AOW4 are still expanding this game through DLCs. So if you want something that feels like a complete experience right now that you won't have to pay additional for overtime, go for BG3. When you revisit AOW4 in future, it will probably have improved immensely (difference between now and when AOW4 released is quite different, for example).

[SQW]

Get BG3. AoW4 is in a lot better position than at launch but I still wouldn't get this game at full price - it just doesn't bring anything new to the 4X genre (or the series for that matter) and just feels it's lacking content despite 1 major DLC.

You are better off with a complete game like BG3 now and wait for AoW4 to finish drip feeding the player base with DLC content later in the year.

[spartanspud]

I like the game. I got it pretty recently and I like the core if it. But I think probably it's better to come back after it's further developed and the expansion pass is done. There aren't really many mods and I do think the game is lacking in some key areas. But they're areas that will be improved over time I hope.
Most of the fun for me, has been with mods to increase the customisation of races, godir and realms. The customisation is where the fun of the game is. But there are some significant holes in what is available. Just my opinion.

[darkholyPL]

AoW4 has always been good, multiplayer problems aside.
If you want to get it for multiplayer, then don't. Still problems there I see them pop up on the forums all the time, even now.
For singleplayer it's good, but I do think it needs some more content, that will come with the DLCs ofc, but only 2 of those are out right now.

As for BG3, well first of it's a different genre alltogether. And it has it's own problems. People tend to hype it up waaaaay too much in my opinion. Don't get me wrong it's not a bad game by any means, but the way people talk about it, you'd think it's the second coming of Jesus.
It's not. It has bugs, strange gliches, timing issues, honestly very strange writing at times, weak final act (imo), even weaker ending and a bunch of other issues I have with it.
Still enjoyed my 120-ish h with it, for the most part, but I don't feel like replaying it anytime soon.

[сын мясника]

Originally posted by darkholyPL:

AoW4 has always been good

lol
typical Paradox game with 100 dlc with separated price
tomes for separated price while some core tomes still garbage
culture for separated price while indastrious still garbage
garbage optimization, poor balance, broken mechanics, boring units with no diffrences (all cultures have the same polearm, shield, ranger etc)
devs explicitly says "we have no resources to fix our engine" (but they have resources for dlc with separated price)
no main story (5 NOT CUSTOM maps lol)
50$ for base version of THAT with 30$ DLC while BG3 price is 60$ for big full game with cutscenes, graphics etc

[spartanspud]

Oh yeah, that's probably something to mention now that he brought it up. My opinion is based in the fact I recently moved to Vietnam and I got the game and expansion pass for like $30 on sale. Which is only an about an hour working. So it would be difficult for me to say the game isn't solid since I have already played so much.

[darkholyPL]

Originally posted by сын мясника:

Originally posted by darkholyPL:

AoW4 has always been good

lol

I like it, you don't. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

Originally posted by сын мясника:

typical Paradox game with 100 dlc with separated price
tomes for separated price while some core tomes still garbage
culture for separated price while indastrious still garbage

You seem to be confused or just flat out don't get how DLCs work.

Originally posted by сын мясника:

garbage optimization, poor balance, broken mechanics, boring units with no diffrences (all cultures have the same polearm, shield, ranger etc)

Game runs fine for me. Is it John Carmack levels of optimalisation? Ofc not, don't be silly. But I have no major issues with it. It never crashed for me since launch and overall runs fine.
Not sure which mechanics are broken, care to elaborate? The core units are ment to be simillar for all cultures for balance reasons. Your unique units come mostly from tomes (plus some tier III from culture).

Originally posted by сын мясника:

no main story (5 NOT CUSTOM maps lol)

This is the only place where I will agree with you. Was not impressed either.

[DYNIA]

its good but like every paradox game its too easy even on hard :P

[TirAsleen]

Originally posted by Chillshotz:

Im thinking of getting it over baldurs 3. The latest Disciples game doesnt look good.
You guys enjoying?

Still hopelessly unbalanced, but otherwise fine. Proper progressive balance would make it 100% more fun.

[Midas]

Tons of options and gameplay variety, but how much you get out of it depends on how much you want to do with it.

[Pyro Penguin]

get baldur's gate 3

[Blanch Warren]

AOW 4 is certainly more complex than it's previous title but why not get some of the previous AOW titles first if you are low on money. Even the AOW 1 is still going strong on Discord, I think. As for BG3, while I will not regret trying it again, it is still full of bugs.