Putting the issue of tedious battles aside, Immortal Realms is still an enticing product, especially on consoles where there’s not much else like it. The result is that I either had to play the same maps over and over again or suffer casualties. This is a problem since it’s boring to actually go through these fights manually, but if I chose to auto-resolve a battle, the results were often incredibly punishing even when I had superior numbers. While many of the UI issues I had have been fixed, the combat maps that load up whenever an encounter with an enemy army occurs still feel terribly similar. The Skirmish mode is more of a sandbox, and where I spent a lot of my time messing around with different tactics like turtling up in a Keep and attempting to dominate from there, or going on rampant expansionism and seeing if I was able to defend my wide borders from all comers. For example, it requires the player to go through an early map without hiring armies in the (later) conventional fashion and makes them rely on cards to bolster troop numbers instead. The campaign serves as a good intro to the mechanics and successfully tells a story while adding spice to the formula by setting limits on what the player can do. This is useful because it means players don’t need to grind EXP with a newly-added Lord before they’re meaningful in combat. These bruisers can single-handedly turn the tide of battles, and not only is their skill tree is deep and diverse, the buffs apply to all heroes. While the player controls groups of soldiers, the main damage dealer in any fight is the Lord - a general who has magic spells and higher damage.
Turn-based tactics are in play for these skirmishes. When enemies are encountered, IR:VW shifts into a grid-based battlefield that has obstacles and random buffs that can be collected. The main objective of play is similar to a grand-strategy title - expand and claim land, manage the economy (blood), fight and then expand again.Īn overview map is where expansion takes place, with the player moving their troops around from area to area. IR:VW is a turn-based-strategy with grand-strategy elements, a levelling system for its leader characters (Lords), and some card collection, all successfully combined into a cohesive and enjoyable experience.
IMMORTAL REALMS VAMPIRE WARS FULL
I’m happy to report that these things have now been (mostly) addressed in the full release. My feelings at the time were basically that it was very solid, but I had a few quibbles about performance, UI, and map variety. I took a look at Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars while it was still in the Game Preview program on Xbox. WTF It has been tracking my progress since early access. HIGH Great malleability in approaches to play.
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