Ur Game: The Game of Ancient Gods
- June 22, 2020
- Bartoš Studio
Get on Steam"Ur Game: The Game of Ancient Gods" is a digital adaptation of the 4,500-year-old Royal Game of Ur, now known as Ur Game. Play as an ancient god, expressing emotion points through gameplay. Race against AI or human opponents, using strategy and luck to meet the objective of moving all your stones to the finish. The game features a unique board with five rosette fields and special tetrahedral dice.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Fun and engaging implementation of the ancient Royal Game of Ur, offering a quick and competitive gameplay experience.
- The game features a simple learning curve, allowing players to grasp the rules in just a few minutes, making it accessible for casual play.
- Offers a local multiplayer mode and a decent AI with multiple difficulty levels, providing options for both solo and social gaming.
- The AI is criticized for being unbalanced and seemingly cheating in Expert mode, which detracts from the competitive experience.
- The user interface is not the best, and there are complaints about the mouse functionality being limited to windowed mode and the dice being too small to see.
- Lacks a campaign or story mode, which could have added more depth and motivation for longer play sessions.
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the humor in the game largely through its emotional expressions, which enhance the comedic experience, especially when combined with voice chat. Additionally, a specific hilarious video has been highlighted as a notable example of the game's humor.
“The emotional expressions in the game are hilarious, especially when combined with voice chat.”
“There is this hilarious video that perfectly captures the humor of the game: [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzskjlq040i).”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is reminiscent of Ludo, offering a relaxing experience that is ideal for casual play and testing friendships.
“Kinda like Ludo, relaxing gameplay, recommended for testing your friendship.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their fidelity and clarity, featuring crisp visuals and well-animated 3D scenes for both opponents, enhancing the overall visual experience.
“It features faithful, crisp graphics and even a 3D scene with animations for both opponents.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game lacks a campaign or story mode, which many users feel diminishes mid-term motivation and engagement.
“Unfortunately, there is no campaign or story mode, which would have provided more mid-term motivation.”
