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SMM93 |
Posted on 11/04/13 @ 08:26 AM
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Role Playing Strategy |
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play as Russia under rule of Peter the Great . and defeat the Swedish army at Riga
i made this scenario in 2011 so sorry if there historical mistakes :) |
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Samittaja |
Posted on 11/15/13 @ 07:57 PM
Playability: 4.5
Playability is about how smooth-running the scenario was and how fun it was. Well, it was both of them. The triggers worked well, there was the sense of a great battle, it lasted long enough and there were no quiet waters. The only time I noticed a bug was when the General orders to defend Riga from the Swedish counterattack, but that was not a problem for me. The scenario was perhaps too easy, but that didn't bother that much, as I could have lost if I'd been only little more reckless. The biggest problem was that controlling the masses properly was rather difficult. Perhaps the scale was even too high?
Balance: 3
I succeeded with my first run. It is usually a mark of a game too easy. The game sort of was that, but the huge army player is given was reduced to a tenth. There were no own reinforcements and the troops had hardly any way to be healed. If I would have been more reckless, I actually may have lost.
The difficulty mainly was made by the numbers of the Swedish troops. Russians were numerous and so did the enemy, but they weren't that much a threat since they hardly moved anywhere. Usually they waited scattered for overwhelming numbers of Russians, but luckily not always. I would have hoped more of enemies acting in groups, unlike now, when they acted individually. The defence against the Swedish counterattack was, however, a disappointment. There doesn't come up a sense of counterattack if the enemy doesn't even try to penetrate the walls of Riga.
Creativity: 5
There is a lack of musket-era scenarios. You even chose a battle that has been left quite unnoticed. You gave a series of tasks and smaller battles instead of a simple capture-the-castle, what I expected. This is a positive sign in my books. I have a faint feeling that this battle was less remarkable IRL since the Swedish military force was smaller and most of the effective striking power was wiped at the Pultava. Don't get me wrong, historical accuracy doesn't really matter, the most important thing is that the scenario itself is fun, and you succeeded in it.
Map Design: 4.5
The map was huge and beautiful. Well-made, it had lots of elevation in less important areas, and you even bothered to decorate it, unlike some scenarios happen to do. Instead of a more realistic approach you blocked the way with hills, which I don't see as a wholly bad thing. This allowed the triggers work better, but perhaps you could have slightly fade out the borders, now it felt way too artificial. A little more eye candy wouldn't have been harmful. But anyways, despite of this little nag the map itself was great.
Story/Instructions: 3.5
There was some instruction and a short history text. Both of them were sufficient enough. There weren't given any hints, not that I would have needed them. The scenario was easy enough, and there wouldn't have been much to hint about, anyways. However, the ultimately worst thing in this section was the spelling. I was able to undestand it, but it still was quite bad, to be honest, and it was thaat throughout the documentation. Even the characters spoke this poor language, but that could be explained by their nation. Russians have terrible English.
Additional Comments:
This was good entertainment as long as it lasted. A tweak there and some improvement here, and we could have some good time. |
SMM93
File Author |
Posted on 11/18/13 @ 04:18 PM
@Samittaja ey thanks bro i really respect your review and i will try to improve my skills as you said espesailly english language :} but forgive me i just learning this language till now it's not my first language i'm Egyptian Btw
i like Russia and its history how great ! and it's my 1st scenario i made it not about middle east coz i was care little bit about making scenarios about my area lol but i really want change open my mind
aaaand i really thank you again and wish if we do some scenario together i mean you benefit me ^_^
Empire Earth is My Own World :)Woooooooo |
HGDL v0.8.2 |
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4.1 | Breakdown |
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Playability | 4.5 | Balance | 3.0 | Creativity | 5.0 | Map Design | 4.5 | Story/Instructions | 3.5 |
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Downloads: | 661 |
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Size: | 834.33 KB |
Added: | 11/04/13 |
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