Excellent Third Age review

[Dago Red]

I agree with this fairly thorough write up on nearly every point:
http://news.mymiddle-earth.net/2012/...ar-game-review

Congratulations on this latest release Third Age team.

Now, just give some justice to those Shirelings and voila!

[Dwarven Berserker]

Good review

I only kinda facepalmed at this:

I have not yet accomplished this myself, but during a campaign I was playing as Dale, there was great fanfare around the year 3015 as news of the Kingdom was announced. That’s some impressive AI, managing to trigger the right scripting, all by itself. I’m glad they were my allies.

(Arnor automaticly re-emerges unless they screw up so bad they lose their starting settlemtents )

oh, and this:

High Elves all the way from Mithlond and the Grey Havens rally to defend Imladris from the enemy.

[Dago Red]

They auto re-emerge? Used to be you had to capture all the historical settlements including Tharbad, not just keep what you start with. And build the pop up in Annuminas, construct the Hall of Kings, leave Aragorn there, etc,etc.

And considering the Orc of Gundabad usually go on a tear across Eriador with no other opponents, that never seems to happen in my games.

[Dwarven Berserker]

Oh, sorry I confused you, but I meant AI Arnor. Human players have to do the stuff you are talking about, but the AI gets it all for free given they don't lose too many of their starting locations