Looks interesting.. anyone knows how it holds up to the total war games? It looks a bit more focused on trade and the campaign map itself, am I correct? Rome total war didn't focus too much on trade or diplomacy, but rather on the battles themself, making the game fun and exiting, but loosing some of its dept when it comes to the campaign.. what about this game?
This is the best budget game I have ever purchased! Better than half of the full price games out there, game is massive and challenging. Hope they release more games like this in future,happy to pay full price for it! Enough history out there for them to do other empires like Roman,Mongol etc etc
Basically, at the start of Philip's campaign, Macedonia was an insignificant part of Greece. When the Macedonian king died, Philip took over and built an empire spanning the entire Greek world.
@KAKALXLAX No, this isn't a game where you issue commands to individual people, but that's not really about precision, that's more about granularity.
Hegemony is not a game where you tell all your units to swarm. Ancient Greek warfare was all about fighting in big brigades and getting your battle lines right, so that's what we've focused on. In that shot, you can see that the player can create their own custom formations. Most games don't do a very good job of offering that level of control.
I've just played the demo - under Linux, using Wine. And to my surprise there was not a single hiccup of any sort with this. I can run it with max. settings at 1680x1050px, and even alt-tabbing in and out poses no problem to Wine. Was that intended or just good luck? ;)
@JacobSprenger Well, it wasn't intended, but I did try it myself during development. Back then, Wine 1.2 wasn't out yet, and I did notice an improvement between 1.0 and 1.1. Out of curiosity, which version are you running?
@Skrapion I'm using 1.2-rc2. Fresh Wineprefix, no native dlls, nothing. Installed it, ran it, had fun. :) There are a lot of "fixme:" messages, but they are are of no consequence for the game. On a sidenote: I'm using an NVidia card - just mentioning it in light of those terrible fglrx drivers... Anyway, looking forward to the retail release. And for a sequel you can use Carolus Magnus building his Frankish empire! (Please?) :)
Awesome awesome awesome awesome! I love this time period, and I'm glad someone has finally decided to do a game based on Philip! Instant buy for me right now! Maybe next you could do one based on Alexander?
@exenter2 You play as the Macedonians, but as you conquer enemy cities you'll be able to hire their units as mercenaries. So for instance, once you conquer a Spartan city, you'll be able to play with Spartan hoplites.
@wildgoosespeeder After nearly six years in development, we're very excited to have reached this point! And yes, it was probably bold foolishness for a team as tiny as ours to tackle such an ambitious project, but we're hoping that fortune will favour the bold fools.
The shadow of "ancient greece"? do you mean of ANCIENT MACEDONIA ?! :@ is the creator a greek????
mkdzverceto 1 month ago
Looks interesting.. anyone knows how it holds up to the total war games? It looks a bit more focused on trade and the campaign map itself, am I correct? Rome total war didn't focus too much on trade or diplomacy, but rather on the battles themself, making the game fun and exiting, but loosing some of its dept when it comes to the campaign.. what about this game?
northmetalguy 7 months ago
@northmetalguy its exactly what you described it ass, the depth is satisfying
5734k 5 months ago
This is a very good game, you should buy it :)
Dandywarhol1 9 months ago
this videogame is fucking awesome, i got it and im adicted...
SuperSonyer 11 months ago
This is the best budget game I have ever purchased! Better than half of the full price games out there, game is massive and challenging. Hope they release more games like this in future,happy to pay full price for it! Enough history out there for them to do other empires like Roman,Mongol etc etc
LS1NV 1 year ago
if this game had multiplayer it would be beastly!!!!!! i would worship this game from the mountain tops!!!! but for now the singleplayer is fun too..
moomind1 1 year ago
HOW COULD A DEATH OF A KING COULD BE IN THE SHADOW OF AN EMPIRE!
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE !
gQuaresma07 1 year ago
@gQuaresma07 Hey, no need to shout!
Basically, at the start of Philip's campaign, Macedonia was an insignificant part of Greece. When the Macedonian king died, Philip took over and built an empire spanning the entire Greek world.
Skrapion 1 year ago
@gQuaresma07 that means that when the king died the empire was born
zanconsorption 1 year ago
@zanconsorption
That is correct, when the king of Macedon died, and Philip took command, the Macedonian empire began to give rise.
dukeofcanada 1 year ago
@gQuaresma07 The king is obsolete!?
amyntazoe 10 months ago
@ModernXC Yeah, Wine is never going to be quite as fast, but try setting the graphics down to medium and it should be fine.
Skrapion 1 year ago
@ModernXC I always wanted to get it working for Linux, and I might get my chance for the sequel. It does run perfectly fine under Wine, however.
Skrapion 1 year ago
i loled when it said "precise control" (0:21) an it showed that u move troops, not units
KAKALXLAX 1 year ago
@KAKALXLAX No, this isn't a game where you issue commands to individual people, but that's not really about precision, that's more about granularity.
Hegemony is not a game where you tell all your units to swarm. Ancient Greek warfare was all about fighting in big brigades and getting your battle lines right, so that's what we've focused on. In that shot, you can see that the player can create their own custom formations. Most games don't do a very good job of offering that level of control.
Skrapion 1 year ago
@Skrapion im not critizacing the game, just that part of the description
KAKALXLAX 1 year ago
I've just played the demo - under Linux, using Wine. And to my surprise there was not a single hiccup of any sort with this. I can run it with max. settings at 1680x1050px, and even alt-tabbing in and out poses no problem to Wine. Was that intended or just good luck? ;)
JacobSprenger 1 year ago
@JacobSprenger Well, it wasn't intended, but I did try it myself during development. Back then, Wine 1.2 wasn't out yet, and I did notice an improvement between 1.0 and 1.1. Out of curiosity, which version are you running?
Skrapion 1 year ago
@Skrapion I'm using 1.2-rc2. Fresh Wineprefix, no native dlls, nothing. Installed it, ran it, had fun. :) There are a lot of "fixme:" messages, but they are are of no consequence for the game. On a sidenote: I'm using an NVidia card - just mentioning it in light of those terrible fglrx drivers... Anyway, looking forward to the retail release. And for a sequel you can use Carolus Magnus building his Frankish empire! (Please?) :)
JacobSprenger 1 year ago
is there any real city building in this game, or is it just a seemless "city view" option?
very cool looking game! ++
beepandbop 1 year ago
@beepandbop The game focuses on tactics on the terrain, so the cities don't get any more detailed than what you see in the trailer.
Anyway, we have a free demo on our website. Try it out!
Skrapion 1 year ago
@Skrapion very cool, I'll check it out!
beepandbop 1 year ago
You guys are awesome <3
nzrock1 1 year ago
just played the demo, great job, maybe roman expansion?
medievalwarband 1 year ago
Awesome awesome awesome awesome! I love this time period, and I'm glad someone has finally decided to do a game based on Philip! Instant buy for me right now! Maybe next you could do one based on Alexander?
Alexandros1294 1 year ago
Fantastic game!Here and there some bugs, and pathfinding issues, but all easy patchable, after long time a game worth spending money on it.
Kubcabana 1 year ago
Very nice game.
It's 50% off on impulse right now (last day), so hurry and get it.
nocutius 1 year ago
Very nice game.
It's 50% off on impulse right now (last day), so hurry and get it.
nocutius 1 year ago
This is on sale on Impulse right now.. I might have to pick it up, checking out the demo now!
Bobthepotato 1 year ago
WOW!! looks good. maybe not up to the standard of RTW but well worth the price. i would be good if you could play all factions.
backreefoil 1 year ago
Can you play any nation/tribe you want?
exenter2 1 year ago
@exenter2 You play as the Macedonians, but as you conquer enemy cities you'll be able to hire their units as mercenaries. So for instance, once you conquer a Spartan city, you'll be able to play with Spartan hoplites.
Skrapion 1 year ago
After how many years in development if finally comes out? :P
wildgoosespeeder 1 year ago
@wildgoosespeeder After nearly six years in development, we're very excited to have reached this point! And yes, it was probably bold foolishness for a team as tiny as ours to tackle such an ambitious project, but we're hoping that fortune will favour the bold fools.
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