Review - Majesty: Gold Edition

In this review, I take a look at the game Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim. More specifically, I take a look at the Gold Edition, which includes the 12-quest expansion pack, The Northern Expansion.

You can try out the demo here: http://www.cyberlore.com/Majesty/demo.htm

ESRB Rating: Everyone (6+) - Animated Violence

To clarify my review scores (they're "rough" scores, meaning it's not supposed to be some sort of percentage or anything):
1 or lower = Terrible. Avoid at all costs.
1.5 = Has a few redeeming qualities, but still sucks and should be avoided.
2 = Mediocre (Sub-par). You'll probably want to avoid this one.
2.5 = Underwhelming, but playable.
3 = Average. Worth playing, but probably not at full price.
3.5 = Good, but has issues.
4 = Excellent, but has a few problems that could probably be fixed through patching.
4.5 = Exceptional. Better than 4 but still has a few problems that could be ironed out.
5 = Outstanding. Stuff in this category is pretty much "must own."

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[TableWolfMusic]

So is this game like SpellForce where they have crossed RPG and RTS? I have SpellForce but not this game, Majesty.

[DWTerminator]

Not quite the same thing. Try out the demo (link's in the description box).

[Olerus]

lol child game? :D this is old skool hardcore...a child can't even make 1 expert mission by himself :P

[greenjelly01]

@DWTerminator The options menu only helps you adjust the game speed, there is no option for scroll speed. But I found out how to adjust the scroll speed: Open regedit and go to the entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> CyberLore -> Majesty and look for the entry "ScrollSpeed". Set it to a lower value (I set it to 1), and all the scrolling is now fine.

[Damocles178]

@Olerus Agreed. It's easy at first but later on boy does the difficulty really get in gear :)

[Damocles178]

Continued: As for the people that think only a child could enjoy this game; they're sadly mistaken. For one thing the game is meant to be corny at times but at the same time it's a challenge in it's own right; especially the Northern Expansion; a child would not be able to complete this game especially by the time of Expert quests :)

[Damocles178]

Interesting interview but I wouldn't really think of the Visual improvements as this was out in 2000; as of now this game is 12 years old. At the time the Visuals while dated by todays standards held up well in their day like a lot of classics :)

[TableWolfMusic]

@DWTerminator That can be a good way. A problem can be when one OS is no longer secure online & requires a physical disconnection from the internet & also when one is running a computer which has no available hardware drivers for an older OS. Virtual Machines, although resource hungry, can be a solution. It depends upon personal preference/needs. I find dual boot messy for my purposes if it requires multiple access to a drive's MBR. I've occasionally gone for removable HDD caddies.

[DWTerminator]

Spellforce most likely won't run in DOS. It's a Windows XP program released in 2003/4. Win95/98 can sometimes run in DOS, yes, but in this case it's unlikely.

My advice with OS compatibility is generally that dual-boot will get the best results, despite taking up a lot of space.

[TableWolfMusic]

@DWTerminator I haven't tried to run Spellforce in DOS. Maybe I should give that a go. As you said in the review Majesty is win95/98 and so I did a little googling and it seems one can run it in DOS. The reason I was curious is that playing a game under an alternative platform, like linux or a smartphone/tablet can be aided by use of DOS box. WINE on linux can be quite resource hungry. As for Windows compatibility modes (like running 64bit win7 etc) it can be easier to use DOS box.

[DWTerminator]

Majesty is a Windows program, as is Spellforce.

[TableWolfMusic]

@Bobzach56 Reminds me a bit of the original Tropico (except the RPG bit). What platform are you playing this on? DOS box I assume?

[Bobzach56]

@TableWolfMusic Spellforce is a good combination of RPG and RTS, but Majesty is a combination of RPG, RTS and SIM games. In addition to everything the review says here about the game you can keep playing a mission after you complete an objective just for fun. The AI will constantly do it's own thing in your heroes, and every map has constant enemy spawns that can even be set by you in a custom game. I've owned this game for like 12 years and building a city is the best part!