There is something 'right' and inspiring about the reality that two guys can achieve such a deep game when the game industry says it can't be done. Especially when critics hail Dominions as the most engaging fantasy strategy game ever made.
My all time favourite game is
Age of Wonders, and when the same developers recently brought out
Overlord I was all set to buy it. I had been aware of
Dominions for some time and had played the
Dom2 demo but didn't really get a feel for its intricacies at the time. The price tag had always scared me off (I have a $20 threshold for 'Indy' games). Anyhow, when I couldn't find any reference to a random map generator for
Overlord I had one last look and ended up buying
Dom3 instead. And I am really glad I did.
The factors that ended up swaying me to buy Dom3 were the critic comparisons to
Age of Wonders, the health of this forum, the direct contact this forum enjoys with the developers, and curiosity about what two guys 'working out of a garage' can do.
I'm really impressed!
