Rise & Fall : Civilizations at War Demo Out.

[Lucid]

Get it here.

No guarantee that it's worth the download... it looks & sounds interesting to say the least..

Rise & Fall

In Rise & Fall, players assume the role of one of history's greatest heroes and build a civilization from the ground up. Amass enough glory, and Rise & Fall lets the player fight alongside his troops in Hero Command Mode, laying waste to carefully prepared enemy plans, formations and fortifications with an almost supernatural combination of leadership and martial skill.

+ POWERFUL CIVILIZATIONS. Choose from four of the ancient world's mightiest empires: Persia, Greece, Egypt or Rome.

+ REALISTIC UNITS AND WEAPONS. Enlist more than 80 unique units, including footmen, archers, cavalry, siege and massive triremes. Use realistically-scaled siege towers, ladders, and battering rams to annihilate city defenses and clear the way for ground forces.

+ NAVAL COMBAT. For the first time ever in an RTS game, naval combat will play a large and vital role. Fight for control of the seas by boarding and ramming enemy naval vessels using massive, accurately-scaled warships. Outfit warships with infantry, archers, ballistae, or catapults, depending on the player's strategic objectives.

+ HERO MODE. Engage in awe-inspiring feats of heroism by joining troops during climactic battles (from a third-person perspective) and personally impact the outcome. Control one of eight unique Heroes including Julius Caesar, Germanicus Caesar, Cleopatra, Ramses the Great, Achilles and Alexander the Great, each with special abilities and weapons.

+ IMPROVE CIVILIZATIONS. Recruit craftsman, scientists, artisans, and advisors who will help enhance civilizations both militarily and economically. Capture new territories and establish outposts to increase your recruiting ability and train new formations of soldiers rapidly.

+ 3D RTS ENGINE. Our Multi-Threaded 3D Engine is the industry's leading next- generation 3D engine designed specifically for RTS games. We feature dynamic lights and selfshadowing, a powerful particle engine, realistic terrain and water, and the ability to render thousands of units at once.

+ MULTIPLAYER. Up to 8 players will battle it out across numerous multiplayer game types, including a team-based mode where one player manages resources while the other unleashes the full power of Hero mode against the enemy team.

 

[Lucid]

I think this game could be a real winner if they worked out the graphical glitches .. and just bugs in general.

I just played the skirmish for about an hour and a half, and it was really fun.
Controling the hero(Cleopatra in this case) is pretty easy... you can hit F1 to see the hot keys for hero commands.

It's pretty crazy how much the hero can change the tide of battle, charging in swinging your sword into enemy soldiers... feels like Gladiator or Braveheart almost.

The game looks pretty nice too, I can actually run everything on high with all details turned up.

The AI... could be better... path finding is also a bit of a problem too, click somewhere on the minimap and the unit takes a completely illogical route to get there.

I did experience a few hitches though... my hero sometimes got stuck between a building and a hill, thus leaving my no choice but to let her get killed by the enemy. :|

And when shooting fire arrows, basically they shoot out the fire... yet the arrow lags behind a bit.

Lots of clipping issues(buildings going through the terrain, units stuck in one another...)

But overall, I recommend you get the demo and give it a whirl atleast

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I think this game could be a real winner if they worked out the graphical glitches .. and just bugs in general.

What bugs were there? I couldn't spot any.

At the start I just move around the armored soldiers and charge into the archers. Mwahahaha!

I actually felt like Legolas with the arrows

 

[Lucid]

Meh, Not really bugs I guess.

Scratch the bugs part. x.x

Mainly just a bunch of graphical glitches... but either way, it's a damn fun game.

 

[drunkymonkey]

The demo don't work for me. I was going on a skirmish map and the loading screen froze.

 

[StardogChampion]

Uninstalled after 10 minutes. Boring.

 

[nutcrackr]

I played the mission, the hero doesn't die? I just took out hundreds of troops without any problems. What was the point of getting troops and resources when I can just win as a hero alone? Voice acting was pretty bad and the graphics are meh for the performance. Lots of bugs I saw, saw a few guys walking on water, people got stuck on boats, troops just going spastic backwards and forwards. The AI is pretty awful, just stands there and takes damage. Meh.