The new NPC faction, “The Forgotten”, is a creepy undead version of ancient Heritor people, they offer great new modifications and some really metal looking units, some of which are insanely powerful.īy far the greatest addition to this expansion is the anomalous sites, which give the game a fantastic addition to the overworld strategy that it desperately needed.

I can imagine many players are going to love the abilities that allow raising enemy units to serve them – it’s great fun to see a whole squad turn into mindless husks. It’s an incredibly fun addition that is sure to mix up matches both online and in single player. It heavily relies upon taking advantage of the enemy and using their weaknesses against them. Abilities on this line are unique to almost any other playstyle that was originally available in the game. That new tech line is that of the “Heritors,” an ancient religious cult that uses the power of entropy to revive dead opponents and applies curses to the enemy. It thoughtfully works with the new tech line and mechanics, focusing on their place in the universe as the story develops. It’s genuinely one of the best narratives they have told so far in this Planetfall universe.

I was shocked at how much I was invested in what was happening by the conclusion of the new campaign. There is genuinely engaging lore and factional intrigue expressed through the well written dialogue, and it is both sharp and occasionally witty. Throughout there is a constant battle between the two sides of this ancient religion and there are actually different endings depending on how you lean. Choices appear often in this journey and they have a much bigger impact. The development team seem to have been more experimental with the type of quests they’ve pushed out for this storyline, and many of them offer alternative gameplay then what is typically done, pushing the boundaries of the strategy game elements. It has surprising depth and choice, more than much of what was in the original game. During his imprisonment he meets an alien soothsayer who leads him to ancient religion and culture that bring his family back from disgrace. The main campaign of Revelations has you playing as a member of the syndicate faction a prince looking to restore the name of his family after a betrayal framed them for a crime.

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