If civilization 7 has disappointed you, especially in terms of its follow -up and the lack of precise communication for the moment, this big competitor has a good ad to make.
While strategy enthusiasts are impatiently awaiting new concrete Civilization 7 In terms of future updates, another discreet but ambitious 4x returns to the front of the stage: Ara: History Untold. His new DLC baptized Untold Scenariosexpected for June 18, intends to seduce the strategists in search of flexibility … without denying the story. An original proposal, which could fill certain shortcomings felt in its famous rival signed Firaxis.
The competitor of Civilization 7 has a good announcement to make
In most traditional 4x games, the road to victory requires an early and often irreversible choice: military domination, cultural supremacy, scientific breakthrough … This is the case in Civilization 7. Ara breaks this shackles. Here, all your actions, war, trade, industry, diplomacy, feed a score de prestige globalthe only condition for victory. This mechanism encourages to experiment, without locking up the player in a unique strategy from the first rounds. This less restrictive system allows a more fluid evolution of the empires, while retaining a tactical requirement. You can change course during the game without being penalized, a rarity in the genre.
If ARA wants to be more flexible in its objectives than Civilization 7, it remains paint in its management. Production and construction are based on an artisanal system where each resource is selected manually. Rather than opting for excessive automation, the game put on a Fine personalization economy and town planning. An interesting balance between accessibility and depth, which recalls the best hours of the series Anno.
A DLC to play with history … or reinvent it
With Untold ScenariosARA crosses a new CAP by enriching its post-launch content. The DLC offers two types of scenarios, quite far from civilization 7.
- Historical scenariosfaithful to significant events such as the collapse of the Bronze Age, for those looking for a documented immersion.
- Hypothetical scenariosmore free and offset, exploring alternative realities. Ideal for those who like to shake up the temporal lines and test “and so” daring.
This double game mode reflects the title philosophy well: offer tools to relive history … or rewrite it in its own way. For some time now, it is the Stardock studio (to whom we owe in particular Sins of a Solar Empire) which has resumed the development of the additional content. This partnership already seems to bear fruit with this first well thought out DLC, which could give a spotlight to a game that is still too little known.
Source: Ara
