Oh, and the battle scenes were somewhat better, as this time you could control the sieges (by pouring cauldrons of boiling oil on your enemies among other things!) moreso than the first game.Īnd now, several years later they set up the quest to revitalize the medieval strategy genre. Part 2 was basically a re-hash of the 1st one, improved graphics (SVGA) and the ability to play in different countries, plus multiplayer support via DirectPlay. Multiplayer was included in this 1995 game, but only via hot-seat and a serial connection (which for some reason liked to pop up “Out of Sync!!!” messages every now and then in the middle of the game). You could build castles, siege them (although you can’t really control the sieges like you can in Stronghold), and do other sorts of neat things.
The battle part of the game was a bit underachieving, but it sufficed nonetheless. You could set up secret alliances with the other nobles in the game, or vice versa – destined enemies. With these armies you go and attack neighboring areas. At the same time, you have the option to build weapons and take some of your peasants and create an army, or you can simply purchase mercenaries who every so often travel to your town. But yeah, basically you have to keep your people happy by not having the taxes too high, and at the same time keep them all healthy too (starvation, plague, etc can all affect your town). Within each area, you have a population of people, as well as resources such as dairy, grain, and … damn…i forgot the 3rd resource.
England is separated by ‘areas’, i.e., Cornwall, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, etc… so your job is to one by one take control of all these.
To sum up the 1st and 2nd installments of the series, you play a noble, and your basic objective is to take over all of England. They improved it a bit in Lords of the Realm 2, but something was missing there. It had just enough depth to keep you interested and the setting (old medieval england, separated by the Counties) was superb. Yes, makers of the Pharoah series, Caesar series, Lords of the Realm is a medieval strategy game, now entering it’s 3rd installment:īoy, I spent many nights enjoying the 1st one. Yet another highly underrated game, created by Impressions Games.
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