- April 7, 2022
- Luminous
- 4h median play time
Circle Empires Tactics
Circle Empires Tactics is an interesting take on strategy, with a focus on small engagements and careful preparation. I like the fact that the options to restart an engagement is always available, allowing players to try out ideas and push for success. The repetitive nature of the entire experience can only succeed if the price for failure is small and the developers understand this. The problem with the game is that, apart from love of its mechanics, there’s nothing to keep gamers engaged with the singleplayer. The lore is limited and there’s not enough variety. The game is more interesting in multiplayer, where humans can deliver some cool tactical moments. Circle Empires Tactics has some good ideas but needs more depth to appeal to modern strategy lovers. Review code provided by the publisher.
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Circle Empires Tactics is a single player and multiplayer tactical turn-based strategy game with fantasy and warfare themes. It was developed by Luminous and was released on April 7, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and negative reviews from players.
"Circle Empires Tactics" is a turn-based strategy game where players command unique factions in short, intense battles. Upgrades and magical tokens add depth to gameplay, and simultaneous turns in multiplayer require prediction and quick thinking. Single-player mode offers quests and reputation gains with Demigods.
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- The game introduces interesting combat mechanics that require strategic thinking.
- There is potential for future updates to improve gameplay and mechanics.
- Some players appreciate the refreshing change from previous Circle Empires titles.
- Graphics and animations are subpar, detracting from the overall experience.
- Gameplay is tedious and requires excessive micromanagement, leading to boredom.
- Limited factions and customization options make the game feel repetitive and lacking in depth.
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The gameplay features an interesting combat mechanic that can become frustrating, particularly when enemies evade attacks for extended periods. While the token system for unit upgrades and customization is a promising concept, its limitations on the number of upgrades per ability and unit restrict player freedom. Overall, the game diverges significantly from previous titles, which may disappoint fans, leading some players to lose interest quickly.
“I do really enjoy what they are trying to do, but it feels like some of the core mechanics are really limiting. I love the idea of having tokens to upgrade your units and customize them; however, only 2 per ability and 3 per unit feels a bit frustrating and clamps down a little too much on the player's freedom.”
“Some of the enemies are familiar, but the mechanics are completely different, although this is to be expected.”
“If you're thinking of buying the game because you like Circle Empires, I would seriously look up some proper gameplay first though; it is very different from their previous titles.”
“Interesting combat mechanic but annoying in some cases, like monsters flying around and not being able to attack for like 5 turns in a row.”
“I do really enjoy what they are trying to do, but it feels like some of the core mechanics are really limiting. I love the idea of having tokens to upgrade your units and customize them; however, only 2 per ability and 3 per unit feels a bit frustrating and restricts player freedom.”
“Sadly, I am uninstalling after only 4 hours of gameplay because I was bored with it.”
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Circle Empires Tactics is a tactical turn-based strategy game with fantasy and warfare themes.
Circle Empires Tactics is available on PC and Windows.
On average players spend around 4 hours playing Circle Empires Tactics.
Circle Empires Tactics was released on April 7, 2022.
Circle Empires Tactics was developed by Luminous.
Circle Empires Tactics has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.
Circle Empires Tactics is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
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