บทวิจารณ์ล่าสุดโดย Coldcrow

IMO this game deserves higher than its mixed ratings, for a number of reasons...

Firstly, if you've never played the original Pharaoh, know that this is an HD remake of a very old city builder, the original game is 2 decades old now, and the remake while modernizing some aspects of the game does not change that the game was designed 20 years ago and it will play like a 20 year old game. Go in with this knowledge.

The QOL changes the devs have made are in my opinion very positive. The military changes from the old system are controversial but I enjoy the new system better than the old system overall. The UI is good with a few issues like the alerts being far too intrusive, and the information you're looking for often being buried in menus you wouldn't expect. The graphics are charming and were a nice upgrade to the original game's style.

There are still some bugs with the game, but at >50 hours on record I have yet to encounter one that was "game breaking". The balance of the game is still being actively tweaked by the devs and you can feel in game that some additional tweaking is still needed, but that brings me to the biggest reason I would recommend this game...

The devs have been very active in addressing community concern and patching the game so far. I 100% believe that they will continue to do so until the game is in a healthy final state. If you enjoyed the original pharaoh, or you dont mind learning the ins and outs of a 20 year old city builder with a super cool theme, then this remake is definitely for you. It's absolutely worth your time and money.

TL;DR - It is fun, and it has a ton of potential, but it feels like a beta game to me. Lacking polish on most things and lacking some major features. The crafting-centric gameplay is cool and adds depth to the game, if you don't like crafting A LOT I don't think you'll like this game. IMO wait a few months to a year until they can polish the game more.

~~~~~ Pros: ~~~~~

Gathering and crafting system is central to progression and so far is natural to do while leveling and progressing. It feels immersive.

The class/ability system is unique and allows for a huge amount of customization. Since abilities are based on your weapons and weapon levels, and you can mix-match two weapons in one loadout, you can effectively make your own hybrid class that plays exactly the way you want.

The world is expansive and feels alive. There are a great deal of settlements and as the game progresses these settlements will change which will make them feel even more alive and dynamic with time. Each settlement will really have its own personality of sorts.

~~~~~ Cons: ~~~~~

Graphics are pretty lack-luster. The environments themselves are very pretty, and well designed, but it doesn't look good due to a lack of post processing. Its over-saturated, there's no anti-aliasing, no bloom, no LOD, highlights are blown out, really no post-processing of any kind going on. The character models are disappointingly low quality.

Movement doesn't feel good, feels like you're skating. They managed to ♥♥♥♥ up the easiest and most important MMO mechanic to get right, jumping. Jumping just feels bad... Its a tiny hop and slows you down. In a game with so much time walking this is a disaster.

The combat is cool, and there's a good base there, but its not responsive. There's a solid second delay between when you attack and when you can block. There's a long delay when you change weapons as well which is also an important part of the game.

The water looks like ♥♥♥♥ and there's just no swimming. The current swimming method is... get this... you just walk on the ocean floor. I was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DYING with laughter when it happened. You get a breath meter and your toon just walks across the floor of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ocean. :KEKW:

Still loads of bugs, nodes not de-spawning, mob tags not counting properly unless you get multiple hits in on them, etc...