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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 41
Date: July 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Obviously I'm uncomfortable rating a game that isn't out and that I have not played. I have, however, spent a lot of time with older Settlers games, the very old ones, Settlers (which was released in the US as "Serf City") and The Settlers II. These original games were much less about combat and more about building up a city. It felt like placing little toy men and castles, only they were alive. They went about their lives, woodcutters chopping wood for the haulers to take to the sawmill for the millman to turn into lumber for the builders to make a bakery for the baker to...

You get the idea.

Now imagine that in incredibly detailed, beautiful 3D graphics. 3D, polygonal graphics have finally come of age, after the jagged, stupid looking (in my opinion) 3D of the PlayStation era, and just looking at screenshots, I can feel myself being drawn into this little world. In many ways, this is more of a simulation than a strategy game.

After Settlers II, the series tended to become more combat oriented. This was a mistake, in my opinion, and the games suffered critical disclaim and generally poor reviews.

I am sincerely hoping this is a return to the roots of the series and that it's successful on all fronts. I'm quite looking forward to playing it. In the words of the producer, "This is no longer a game about combat; it's about building," and in the words of a British game journalist, (paraphrase) "It feels like the perfect game for a relaxing Sunday afternoon with a glass of merlot. While other games seem anxious and frantic, this one seems peaceful."

That's what I want to hear, as I'm quite tired of frantic, difficult strategy games, and this kind of world creation, and watching my world operate, while still existing in a goal-oriented environment, is exactly what I want and what I'm looking forward to.

I am (perhaps erroneously) basing my review scores on my rather high expectations for the game, so please keep that in mind. Again, this is a preview. I have no played the game, nor has it been released at time of writing.

How to get around the "please insert original disc" message.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is great, but the copy protection is annoying. Ubisoft offers no web-based support for this game, but BlueByte forums.

1)Install game.
2)Install patches.
3)DVD is only for installation; Remove it.
4)Click the desktop icon for the game.
5)Choose the button that says "activation."
6)Enter your key, at the back of the manual book.
7)Download the text file from the website that opens.
8)Open it & copy everything.
9)Paste everything into the box that wants the rediculously long activation code.
10)Play without & disc, enjoy the fruis of your labor.

I CCB )combat city builders) recommend the Age of Ampires & the Anno series (aka 1503/1703 AD).

I'm going to settle this right now...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

A farmer walks out during the warm season and collects his wheat, which he in turn takes back into town. There, a baker turns the wheat into bread, which will be bought and consumed by an iron minor. The iron minor brings iron ore into town which a blacksmith will pick up, and turn into swords, which will be used by your fighting men paid for by the taxes of everyone on this chain.

It's the social chains like this that make Settler RoE a unique game. And this is essentially what settlers is all about; building up these chains as best you can. The game has a good campaign as well; every mission is different while the basic principal remains the same: keep your people fed, clothed, clean, and happy. Basically, it's sort of like civilization, but focusing on one town.
As a bonus, once the campaign is over, you can play any number of "free-settlement" maps, were your goal is to build the best city possible, while others have a specific goal (How long can you hold out under a barons taxation before revolting?) . Also, a downloadable map-builder and bonus maps should create some interesting opportunities for replay ability.

However, it does tend to get a bit repetitive. This game aimed to rival a lot of other games... but came up short towards all of them, thus dropping it all over. After your thirtieth near-identical city, you'll be asking "What now?" Combat was also somewhat disappointing: Swordsmen or archers, and couple that with some siege equipment, those are you're only choices. That in conjunction with some technical errors put another nail into the coffin of Blue Byte, although not quite sealing it. Settlers RoE could have been better, but it feels more like an attempt to bring back the dead.

If you can find it for cheap, than this game is worth your money.

Good Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I thought this was a very well-made game by ubisoft. The amount of detail in all the aspects were really quite cool. One should get it and try it oneself. Enjoy.

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