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CRITIK
"Life between myths. Clans, cows, choices. The spiritual successor to King of Dragon Pass, Six Ages combines interactive stories and turn-based strategy. Your small clan’s survival depends on its relations with the warring gods and their followers. Play involves actions such as improving pastures, exploration, trading with your neighbors, and raiding. You can even travel to the Otherworld to visit your gods. You also need to deal with crises ranging from marauding dinosaurs to diplomatic requests to illicit love. Your choices have a politico-economic impact, but some consequences might not be obvious for decades. It’s set in Glorantha (the world of the games RuneQuest, HeroQuest, and 13th Age), where the laws of physics are subordinate to the whims of the gods and spirits. Six Ages is immensely replayable, thanks to over 400 interactive scenes with multiple outcomes. Short episodes and automatic saving mean you can play even when you only have a minute or two. The built-in saga writes down the story for you. And advisors with distinctive personalities help you track your cows."
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6 reviews found91
Ragequit.gr
Oct 18, 2019
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PC Gamer
Oct 17, 2019
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COGconnected
Oct 30, 2019
By committing to the wonderful setting, Six Ages has more to say than a dozen fantasy RPGs.
80
Checkpoint Gaming
Oct 18, 2019
…Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind brings an enormous amount of complexity to the table, both in its story and its strategy gameplay mechanics.” Because of this dynamic, no choice comes without consequences: if you please one God with a sacrifice, for example, you might displease two others, and the same goes for other clans and your own followers.
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Strategy Gamer
Mar 10, 2020
Some strategy gamers will find this kind of forced immersion awful, others will lap it up. Fans of the original will already be familiar with it. They'll discover a smoother interface and a new setting in a new culture. Forgoing the traditional control and power fantasies of strategic empire-building is a hard habit to give up. But for those that can make the sacrifice, Six Ages holds a wealth of wonders few other games can match.
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Oct 22, 2019
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