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Pharaoh: A New Era
Released On: Feb 15, 2023
79
4.0
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
79
70% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
22% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
79
70% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
22% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It’s obvious that Pharaoh: A New Era was a labor of love by Triskell Interactive and Dotemu. I am sure there wasn’t a massive demand for this title, but there are some die hard fans out there (like me) who enjoyed and appreciated this game beyond comprehension. It keeps the heart and soul of the original Pharaoh, while making just enough tweaks to improve upon a timeless classic. The nostalgia factor is high on this one, and if you liked any of the late 90s to early 2000 city-building titles, then picking up Pharaoh: A New Era is a must. My only request: please consider remastering Zeus & Poseidon!
Pharaoh A New Era is the same classic game from 1999, but in a new package. If someone wants to, they can still play it the old way. It depends entirely on the player's choice so we're only gaining, not losing. The new era of historical city builders looks really exciting. If only it would bring more remakes like this one.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 User Ratings
4.0
11% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
22% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
67% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 User Ratings
4.0
11% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
22% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
67% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
This game has so much pofential, but currently need more work done to it. For the most part i love what theyve done here, even the bold changes that differ from the original. The excessive pop ups is currently ruining my experience, so hopefully they fix that. Many people report a lot of bugs abd corrupted saved files. Best is probably waiting some months before you buy.
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This game made me appreciate the original even more than before. It lacks whole gameplay loops completely, there are many liberties done with the mechanics included, visuals are remastered but looks cartoonish and off-putting and the UI is terribly unfinished and uncomfortable to use.
The games sums up to be a boring package after a while as the gameplay is completely sterile, there is nothing left from the original spirit.
The original is available on GoG, and while being outdated and a bit broken, is miles ahead of this release, and times cheaper too...
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Pharaoh: A New Era is a good example of how to make a good and respectful remake, improving where it's needed but without changing all that already worked.
Pharaoh: A New Era is a solid example of a great remake, letting players enjoy a classic game with a fresh coat of paint, be they newcomers or nostalgic fans of the original 1999’s title. If you are into old school city-builders, Pharaoh: A New Era will provide you with hundreds of hours of entertainment.
In recent years we have had a large offer of city builders and, more generally, management, each with a well-defined perspective on the genre or with elements of novelty. In this context Pharaoh: a New Era makes the years he carries on his shoulders feel more than other franchises resurrected by Dotemu. However, it remains a very solid city builder on which Triskell Interactive has intelligently got its hands on to modernize the interface and simplify some mechanisms that were a little too 90s. The amount of content has something truly remarkable (in fact, the Cleopatra expansion is included) and will delight videogame nostalgics and archaeologists.
Pharaoh: A New Era is not the perfect remake it probably wanted to be. There are several smaller issues that should have been addressed before release, things that remind you of the era the game originally released in. It's still a fun way of revisiting this particular game, and I had a good time. But I'd love for the developers to keep at it and optimize this remake. Pharaoh certainly deserves it.
The gameplay itself is as well preserved as the ancient pyramids but this remake is unfortunately full of technical mistakes and strictly speaking does some things worse than the original. But it’s still very addictive so don’t drown it in the Nile just yet.
Can you call this a remaster of the original "Pharaoh" just because has the graphics a bit improved? No way! Sorry to say it but it's nothing but a poor, unfinished and full of game bugs version of the original game.
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Compared to the classic Pharaoh its a non-finished, buggy, downgraded, cheaply made big pile of utter garbage. But even i can live with that, problem is the level of anger u can get when u just can't close simple popup menus in the game because they thought of innovating "F*** ESC button! lets make them use left click for every f***** window forever." I could complain about the AI doing funky stuff with no apparent explanation, lack of a simple camera rotation system and other things, but failing the most basic task in gamedev history, a simple practical goddamn UI... too low Triskell.
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Улучшили графику и всё, все проблемы старой игры остались на месте, в том числе и критические баги с застревающими в дороге торговцами. Не удобный интерфейс, 5 минут искал, где посмотреть почему ко мне новые жители не едут, в итоге нигде информации не нашел, методом проб и ошибок понял, что надо зарплату жителям повысить было. В общем халтура. Не покупайте.
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The game is still fun as it is, but it has a lot of bugs.Example, the Pyramid stops building even though it shows that everything is fine and all the necessary items are available. There's no progress until you delete and rebuild it again.
Useful features such as pausing selected industries, the mini-map, and the option to choose pop-up messages have been removed.
I will stop playing for a while, hope these are being fixed and patches are on the way.
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The critics here are dumb af.
The game is a pale copy of the old Zeus, but worse. You're missing all the good mythlogic elements and the worker aspect here is very bad. Meaning, you need your workshops for example to have access to the houses, so roadblockers will actually block them as well, so they become useless.
The campaign is also bugged where it asks you to evolve a house, but there's not enough entertainment. and lastly, you can't collect taxes early on.
I feel sorry for the idiots that had to make this garbage game.
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Summary The legendary city-builder returns. Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this 4K remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population through hundred of hours of gameplay and explore 4,000 years of history through more than 50 missions.
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Feb 15, 2023
Developer:
- Triskell Interactive
Publisher: DotEmu
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