Power & Revolution
- May 26, 2016
- Eversim
- 10h median play time
"Power & Revolution" is a geopolitical simulation game that lets you play as a Head of State or as an opposition leader, with the goal of extending your influence on the world or conquering power. The game features detailed depictions of current conflict zones and allows you to control opposition forces, manage party budgets, and engage in a variety of tactics to gain power. With a focus on realism, the game includes occupied territories, contested cities, and other current events on its world map.
Reviews
- The game offers a unique and complex geopolitical simulation experience, allowing players to manage various aspects of a country.
- It provides a deep level of detail in political and economic systems, making it engaging for fans of strategy games.
- The ability to play as different political factions, including opposition parties and revolutionary groups, adds variety to gameplay.
- The game is plagued with numerous bugs and crashes, making it frustrating and often unplayable.
- The user interface is clunky and unintuitive, leading to a steep learning curve for new players.
- The price is considered too high for the quality of the game, with many players feeling it should be significantly cheaper.
- stability52 mentions
- 6 % positive mentions
- -4 % neutral mentions
- 98 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent bugs, crashes, and glitches that severely impact gameplay. While some players find it enjoyable despite these problems, many express frustration over the lack of polish and the persistence of issues from previous versions. Overall, the game's stability is a major concern, leading to recommendations against purchasing it until improvements are made.
“The game runs smoothly without any crashes or glitches.”
“I haven't experienced any stability issues; everything works as it should.”
“The performance is consistent, making for a seamless gaming experience.”
“While fun, it is buggy as hell at times. The game makes little sense in general and the tutorial does little to help; there is room for improvement.”
“I do not recommend this game due to these very frustrating glitches!”
“Buggy mess; half the game's features don't even work and the rest barely seem to have much of an effect.”
- gameplay38 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 76 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is characterized by a complex and often frustrating experience, with limited guidance on mechanics and a heavy focus on political simulation rather than military action. While some players appreciate the depth and variety of options available, many criticize the dated graphics, poor voice acting, and numerous bugs that detract from enjoyment. Overall, the gameplay can be engaging and addictive for some, but it suffers from inconsistencies and a lack of polish that leaves many feeling disappointed.
“Here, you run both the internals of your country by interacting with NPCs, parliament, and the many mechanics that have been implemented.”
“The graphics are wack to say the least, but the enjoyment when you find that click with the game mechanics opens up several and diverse problem-solving measures.”
“It offers really wide gameplay options for the players as all the countries in the world are playable in the game.”
“There's not much guidance as far as how the game mechanics work.”
“Gameplay is a fail.”
“Interactions are limited to a handful of options, and unrealistic gameplay.”
- graphics28 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 39 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have been widely criticized for being outdated and poorly executed, with many reviewers comparing them to titles from over a decade ago. Users noted issues such as legibility, poor optimization, and a lack of significant improvement from previous versions, leading to an overall impression that the visual presentation is subpar and not reflective of modern gaming standards. Despite some minor positive remarks about specific elements, the consensus is that the graphics detract from the overall experience.
“It looks nice, graphically speaking; characters look goofy and weird, but I kind of like that.”
“The ocean is smooth and good to look at; the land is an improvement. On high graphic settings, it runs smoothly.”
“I recommend you have a good graphics and video card for the best experience.”
“It is dated, the character graphics are utterly horrendous (think Elder Scrolls: Oblivion faces, a game that's 13 years old), the voice acting is nothing short of hilariously bad, and the gameplay is less varied than previous versions.”
“This is the latest perennial installment of the game Commander in Chief that came out in 2009, but this time (gasp) the graphics are upgraded to 2003 quality instead of 2001!”
“Graphics are dated and poor.”
- story8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for its lack of depth and coherence, with players noting that it feels disjointed and fails to engage them meaningfully. Additionally, technical issues such as crashes during key moments detract from the overall narrative experience.
“I banned sects, and they all created a new terrorist cell - and each one went into negative numbers of preparedness and plot power (checked through the gods n spy DLC).”
“I mean I've been playing games since the 80s and this game crashes just when you are about to finalize deals, or you are in an important space mission or when you think you are about to conquer a country.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting significant performance issues, frequent crashes, and numerous bugs. Many feel that the lack of updates and subpar graphics contribute to a frustrating experience, despite some acknowledging the complexity of the game's calculations as a potential reason for the poor optimization.
“I played the game for 2 hours straight and it ran smoothly the whole time.”
“Scream 'unoptimized!' all you want, but I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt that writing all of the calculations for the game world was hard enough without having to make the code unreadable by optimizing it too.”
“Moreover, performance is not well optimized, and the game is still lacking important features that ought to be introduced to bring the political simulation to perfection.”
“Moreover, performance is not well optimized and the game is, in my opinion, still lacking important features which ought to be introduced to bring the political simulation to perfection: for example, the flawless implementation of different types of government which can then be chosen for one's nation at the discretion of the player, considering political circumstances, of course.”
“Great idea, but not a good job: worst optimization I have ever seen, rare updates (paid), bugs everywhere, almost the same terrible graphics as the first game released years ago, and all the stuff that makes a game bad.”
“The game is poorly optimized.”
- grinding5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game excessively tedious and time-consuming, often requiring a significant investment of time and effort to progress. Many express frustration with poorly explained mechanics and the necessity of frequent, repetitive tasks to succeed in the long run.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“That said, there are just too many things that are either tedious, poorly explained (even with the godsnspy addon), or just don't work like they should, either by design or not.”
“If you want to do well in the long run, you have to hold these tedious meetings almost on a daily basis if you are playing in the USA.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is described as dated and often unintentionally amusing, particularly due to poor voice acting and outdated character graphics. While some players find the comedic elements entertaining initially, the novelty wears off quickly, leading to frustration with the game's shortcomings. Overall, the humor is a mixed bag, eliciting both laughter and disappointment.
“Thanks guys for clearing that part of history up for me... sarcasm much... anyway just clear that up for me and I won't have much of a problem... right now I am laughing because war in this game is funny but after 3 games it is not funny anymore... thanks guys and gals for listening I still love this game don't give up but don't also become greedy either.”
“Funny thing is, it isn't my computer.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The 2018 edition significantly enhances replayability by allowing players to choose from nearly all countries in the world, offering diverse gameplay options. Users find the game both educational and engaging, contributing to its high replay value.
“It's educational, very interesting, and the replay value is enormous.”
“After the 2018 edition, the game is much more playable.”
“It offers really wide gameplay options for the players as all the countries in the world are playable in the game.”
“Almost all countries are playable.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the game's monetization strategy is perceived as exploitative, with developers prioritizing profit over quality by failing to address bugs and misleadingly marketing the game as complete. Players feel it is a cash grab rather than a polished product.
“The other reviews here pretty much say it all; the devs never bother to fix the bugs in these games, and it's obvious that it's just cash grabs at this point.”
“They are falsely advertising the game and in no way should it be considered a 'finished or complete' game.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players express that the emotional impact of certain game moments, such as the death of a beloved character in Gears of War 3, can evoke strong feelings, even surpassing frustrations with gameplay mechanics like a clunky interface. This highlights the profound connection players can have with narrative elements in games.
“If I had to choose between navigating this clunky interface and watching Dom die in Gears of War 3 for the first time over and over again, I would choose the latter. That moment made me cry.”