i beat the game 4 turns after the game ended :(
Reviews for "Pre-Civilization: Stone A"
Game is playable in first sight and offers a sandbox, this is good for city/country/civilization games.
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Art was okay, nothing ornated too much, 5 points for art is enough.
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Soundtrack and sound effects were great, syncronized with game theme, 5 point for soundtrack.
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Gameplay is awesome in my opinion, but just want to say that some new players to civilization tycoon games, it's not that easy to build palace in 100 turns, you could have increased a little bit for "Settler" difficulty. Like 150 turns. 4,5 points for that flaw.
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Theme has a good sync with gameplay, and evolution segments were given to the player incredibly smooth. 5 points for theme.
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In overall, if we exclude the difficulty (because it differs from one player to another), this game got a 5 star-rating from me ! Well-earned !!
Ok game to much standing around waiting for something to happen though
its unclear why my food production decreases every turn when nothing changes about the layout of my workers
it also needs a mute button
Has some fun and strategic elements - obviously it's important to not be in a situation where your population has maxed out, and it's important to prioritize upgrades to prevent this.
Has some elements which are not so good. The element of randomness is meant to ensure the game is not repetitive, but the hurricanes are annoying (there doesn't seem to be a way to prevent them, and they can make a big difference on a tight game played on higher difficulty level) and the penalties for defeat to the barbarians can be far too harsh. A 50% loss of territory is effectively game-ending, particularly for the resource-creating or research-creating zones. At least with the food-creating zones, there are so many of them, and they are so similar, that the loss of one such zone is not important - but the science and research zones are irreplaceable. I wasn't sure that there was a clear link between the "danger" percentage and the actual probability of attack, nor was any indication given of the likely strength of attack. Often I could beat back an attack despite having no guards, so presumably other workers add to my strength, despite my strength being displayed as zero. Also the "High Threat" banner was constantly flashing, even when the risk was displayed at 0%, which I presume is a bug.
Giving the player "decisions" to make about what to do in the face of a mammoth hunt or hurricane is just silly, without some indication of the likely consequences of the choices. What is the risk-reward spread for each option? In a strategy game, if you're not making an informed decision on such a choice, then it detracts a lot from the gameplay.