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Imperial Glory
Released On: May 17, 2005
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8.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
69
39% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
54% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
69
39% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
54% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The empire-building gameplay is surprisingly compelling and fast-paced, while the battles themselves give you a taste of, well, glory. Hugo be damned; this empire building is fun stuff.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 56 User Ratings
8.1
68% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
21% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 56 User Ratings
8.1
68% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
21% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
This game came earlier than imperial and Napoleon Total War.
Was a great reference on his time. Also implemented navar battles very well and other ideas than for sure Total War used for later developments.
-Using of different kinds of"officials" to move troops,
-Researches of technology, etc.
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A great concept, but the game suffers from its poor AI. Also, the balance between diplomacy and war should have been improved. [Aug. 05]
As it is, it still has much to commend, but its peculiar design choices make it difficult to enjoy to its full potential.
While it attempts to be a strong contender against the Total War series, it doesn't make it, even with the unique addition of naval combat.
If I had to describe this game in one word, I'd say it's... decent. Then I'd add that it's at times illogical, unnerving, dull, and painfully slow-paced.
For if I would not play the game more than ten seconds if I didn’t have to review the game, why would I recommend any voluntarily play this game?
I write this quick review in in 2017.
Imperial Glory was a decent game, when it came out in 2005.
Unfortunately (2009) Empire & (2010) Napoleon Total War outshine it in every aspect.
Battles are small short and tedious, mostly because of awkward UI and control choices.
Biggest downturn for me was lack of free camera movement. Sure you can move it left, right, up and down, but the height it reaches is really low. So I found myself looking for hilltops etc. just to elevate my camera higher and overview the battle from a better angle that way (not to be funny Napoleon used a balloon to command and overview battles - apparently lack of it, was one of factors leading to his loss at Waterloo). To top that up you can't change the cameras fixed angle so your're stuck with whatever it's set to by the devs, it's a huge pain.
Another problem is lack of default line formation when selecting and moving multiple regiments. They'll just move in whatever mess they are in, when you click them to move. So because of this you end up with a lot of tedious battle micromanagement, where sometimes unit's won't acknowledge orders and you'll have to order them multiple times to make them follow your command, or they'll stop executing the order midway as well from time to time.
Battlefields themselves can be much more interesting than the ones you encounter today in Total War titles (love these small hills). Unfortunately simple and aged graphics, as well as lack of fortifications, or some form of decent cover, take away most of the charm.
Surprisingly I was able to run the game on Windows 10 without issues on nVidia card.
Fiddling with "****" file allows you to play in 1920x1080 but with 4:3 ratio so edges are black.
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Change these lines in **** in game folder if you want to play windowed or high resolution.
[
.FULLSCREEN TRUE (or FALSE your choice..... don't copy that)
.SX 1920
.SY 1080
]
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Summary Imperial Glory promises to be the most extensive strategy game ever, offering an in- depth management model along with graphically stunning real-time land and naval battles in full 3D. Choose which of the five great 19th century Empires to lead: Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia or Austro-Hungary, each with their own unique attribut...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: May 17, 2005
Developer:
- Pyro Studios
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
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