Then suddenly, wham! Endless Legend and Dungeon Of The Endless are both released in the same year, cementing Amplitude as absolute masters of three things: incredible music, lovely UI design, and meaningful innovations in whatever genre they choose.Įndless Legend was the first game I know to separate each of its procedurally generated hex-based world maps into regions, and only allowing one city per region. Before, they were just known for Endless Space. The question is whether it's still worth playing today.Īmplitude blew us away in 2014. The music, the amazing variety in terrain and units, the sheer quantity of words bringing to life every last quest, minor faction, creature, and environmental anomaly. To this day it's still the best in the genre when it comes to sparking the imagination of my chronically fantasy-loving brain. At 233 hours, I've put more time into Endless Legend than any other 4X strategy game in my Steam library, and loved every minute of it. Civilization: Beyond Earth, Galactic Civilizations 3, Age Of Wonders 3, and Endless Legend made 2014 an incredibly strong year for strategy games, but nowadays, who really still plays these older entries? ![]() But apparently enough time has passed that just about every 4X game that came out that year has now been superceded by a newer title in the series. Endless Legend? That was no more than two years ago, and I'll throw hands if anyone suggests otherwise. ![]() Wisdom would dictate it sits around the 9 year mark, but no one truly believes that. It's impossible to determine just how long ago 2014 was. ![]() Today, we're looking at our 2014 Advent Calendar winner, Endless Legend. Did the RPS Hivemind get it right back then? Or has time told a different story? RPS GOTY Revisited is all about revisiting our previous games of the year to see how they hold up today.
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