While this sounds a little limited it works to the game’s benefit: there is enormous fun to be had experimenting with different combinations of troop types (just as in Dominions, the number and variety of units present is truly mind-boggling, far in excess of anything we usually see in a strategy game) and a good knowledge of their various abilities is critical to success. Conquest of Elysium has a rather different tone to Dominions!Ĭombat is automatically resolved but unlike Dominions, the player does not set anything up beforehand: troop, spell and item choice on your hero characters are the only input you have, and the combat mechanics are somewhat simpler too. Players explore a wild, dangerous world in one of several eras, taking and holding villages, towns, castles, mines, and more, all while fighting off both the wildlife of Elysium and factions controlled by the AI or other players. Intended as a quicker, simpler alternative to their flagship series, Conquest of Elysium 4 was certainly not light on content, with 21 character classes to choose from each with its own unique troop types, rules, and play styles, making this one of the stronger fantasy 4X games if faction asymmetry is your thing.
#Conquest of elysium 5 review full#
Where Dominions is dark and full of death and demon worship, CoE is also dark and full of death and demon worship, but with irreverent Scandinavian humour thrown in. Yes, it looks just like Conquest of Elysium 4Ĭonquest of Elysium’s relation to Dominions has been likened to Tolkien’s treatment of The Hobbit compared to The Lord of the Rings: while it recycles art assets from their magnum opus series, with the lore and factions bearing more than a passing resemblance to many of the nations and units found in Dominions, it is lighter in tone with a fun sense of humour. Rob is rather pleased with himself that he called GC4’s announcement of a 2021 appearance and so I’m going to give myself a pat on the head and a gold star for loudly predicting the appearance of CoE5 this year too: Dominions 5 has been out for several years now but CoE4 was released way back in 2015.
#Conquest of elysium 5 review series#
In an exciting week for the 4X community with the announcement of both Stardock’s Galactic Civilizations 4 and Slitherine’s Master of Magic remake, strategy gaming auteurs Illwinter also announced the fifth iteration of their venerable fantasy 4X Conquest of Elysium (CoE) series on Monday.
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