Stronghold Legends

1. ChosenUndead99

   Apr 29, 2018

   10

   I have probably played Stronghold Legends for 100's of hours. I find the large battles with a mixture of fantasy units are a lot of fun andI have probably played Stronghold Legends for 100's of hours. I find the large battles with a mixture of fantasy units are a lot of fun and castle sieges are also enjoyable.… Expand

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2. BenderBending

   Dec 9, 2006

   10

   Its hard but good fun great for a chalenge and a time killer the hardest strongholod since ccrusader i say.

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4. Shperax

   Jan 15, 2014

   10

   Best Stronghold out of the series. This is the closest game i could find to BFME2 so its the Best RTS on the market right now. The otherBest Stronghold out of the series. This is the closest game i could find to BFME2 so its the Best RTS on the market right now. The other stronghold games were too much Sim and not enough focused on the combat. This is the one that focus's on the Combat and it does it well. You can still find matches online although its better to just play with your friends anyway. There is a ton of player created maps as usual for stronghold.… Expand

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5. HanseS

   Jan 10, 2008

   9

   An excellent game drawing on the previous versions for a fantasy spin on the units. The maps in the trails seem more challenging than An excellent game drawing on the previous versions for a fantasy spin on the units. The maps in the trails seem more challenging than previous versions, as well.… Expand

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6. Bionic-Reviewer

   Mar 13, 2014

   9

   Stronghold Legends is an interesting direction for Stronghold. The emphasis has always been divided between constructing a working kingdom andStronghold Legends is an interesting direction for Stronghold. The emphasis has always been divided between constructing a working kingdom and forming a powerful army. However, Legends shifts this focus onto combat. Action does, however, remain the same as it's predecessor, with a slight twist or two. They scrapped Stronghold 2's Spearmen and Armed Peasant units and replaced them with a unit called Men-At Arms, who function much like Stronghold 2's Outlaws. They also added Fantasy units, such as Dragons, Mages, and the Knights of the Round Table. Each of these warriors have special abilities. These make sieges much more interesting than in previous versions, as combining the abilities available to you offers some unique strategies that you can't replicate with plain old wood and steel.
   
   Economically, however, the game suffers. It did away with the Crime and Punishment system (my favorite part of castle management in SH2), as well as various other factors such as Plague and whatnot. Jousts and Minstrels and what not are also relegated to Random Events. This makes Castle Management much more simple, as supplying your populace with enough food and a Church or Inn means that you don't need to worry about your home when you're marching off to war (which, again, is the main focus of this entry in the series). However, as the delicate balance of army-building and kingdom management is what makes previous Stronghold games shine, it feels more like a spinoff (albeit a very fun one).
   
   In conclusion, this is a great game for anyone who likes medieval/fantasy themed battles, but if you REALLY prefer economic management in a Stronghold game, this may not be the best of options.… Expand

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7. Mr_Bismark

   Sep 13, 2014

   6

   An unusual change of direction for the Stronghold series. Well first off the the "easy" and "hard" are very enjoyable to play as with the newAn unusual change of direction for the Stronghold series. Well first off the the "easy" and "hard" are very enjoyable to play as with the new units. I criticize the bugs and the sudden increase cost to build certain resources in the game. The bugs you should expect are occasional save files that fail to load and crash although it could be just my lousy computer. Resources now cost twice or more than in the 2nd Stronghold which can sometimes be a challenge to set up a economy in certain game modes. The medium campaign feels harder due to the amount of Frost Giants and how powerful they actually are. Lastly I slam the balance of game play with new units as said before the medium campaign requires many armoured or heavy ranged units to deal with Frost Giants that tear down walls in a snap. A certain unit on the so called "evil" side can be sometimes be hard to deal with as they can "convert" weak units into joining their side and require armoured units to deal with them efficiently. Overall this game is mediocre at best in my opinion.… Expand

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8. PaulS

   Oct 29, 2006

   1

   Its really bad. First off its super buggy - I have yet to have a game last longer then 30 minutes without a crash, had to reinstall it like 5 Its really bad. First off its super buggy - I have yet to have a game last longer then 30 minutes without a crash, had to reinstall it like 5 times and best of all it doesnt have LAN multiplayer (in this day and age which is a crime). Second, it adds new units but takes old ones away, they havent improved the graphics at all - so the one that looked bad in Stronghold 2 now look really bad, the economic side of its been killed off, its all about combat now but they havent fixed the combat system up so its like a bland generic RTS with bad graphic rather then a quicky, fun, differnt castle sim with bad graphic like number 2.… Expand

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