Expeditions: Rome is a tactical role-playing game developed by Danish developer Logic Artists and published by THQ Nordic. It is the third game in the Expeditions series, which includes Expeditions: Conquistador and Expeditions: Viking. It was released for Windows on January 20, 2022. The game is an RPG that combines gameplay in local, tactical battles with other types. In the game, the player controls a legatus who investigates the death of their father and travels throughout the Roman Republic and nearby nations as they expand Roman influence across the world.
The game received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the game's strong gameplay elements and strong plot elements, but criticized its legionary battles for being weaker than the tactical gameplay and the length of time that battles could take.[improper synthesis?]
In the tactical combat portions of the game, the player controls a small squad of characters in a turn-based combat situation.
Each campaign region is a different "Act" inside of the game. The player must scout each region's sectors, where they can encounter resources that they need to grow their army, story decisions, or military strongpoints they need to conquer.[1] The game is split into two different kinds of battle systems: legionary battles and story missions that generally take place in turn-based combat settings.[1] In the legionary battles, the player assigns a Centurion to lead the attack, and can prepare the army before the battle to raise the odds of victory. Cards are drawn during combat which affect the likelihood of success.[1] In story battles, the player takes turns controlling a small squad of characters that they use to move around a battlefield and defeat an enemy.[1] Players are also responsible for managing their legion's camp, which can help them have better outcomes during legionary combat.[2] Story-based battles often have objectives outside of defeating all enemies and sometimes can be won without engaging in combat; in one instance, a mission requires the player to quickly steal an Olympic trophy.[3]
Plot
In Expeditions: Rome, the player controls an unnamed legate in the final years of the Roman Republic.[1] Real historical figures like Cicero, Julius Caesar, and Cato appear in the plot, although the game takes historical licenses with these people; the presence of the player character dramatically alters the path of Roman history throughout by their actions (and their existence).[1] After the death of their father at the hands of unknown political opponents, the player character is forced to flee Rome and becomes a soldier in the armies of Lucullus during the Third Mithridatic War. Lucullus is a family friend and gives the player control of a legion - which they then take command of in campaigns across regions in Asia-Minor, Africa, and Gaul, all while seeking to identify the murderers and attain justice for their crime.[1]
Development
Expeditions: Rome entered pre-production shortly after the release of Expeditions: Viking in 2017.[4] Logic Artists, the developers of the game, presented the game idea to THQ Nordic in 2018, which is when full development began in earnest.[4] THQ Nordic acquired the Expeditions Series intellectual property (IP) in November 2018.[5] Logic Artists previously worked on the on-hold title Divinity: Fallen Heroes, which would have taken place in the same universe as Divinity: Original Sin II; because of this experience, they had experience working with Larian Studios in their CRPG-style.[6] Development was generally not affected by the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, because Logic Artists was already a development team split between Copenhagen and Istanbul (the latter was where most of the art team was based) and they were able to easily transition to remote work.[4] Concerned about the lack of variety in enemy types sometimes found in historical games, Logic Artists attempted to diversify the enemy character classes in a way that would make the user experience more enjoyable.[7] Logic Artists felt that the historical period had to feel accurate, but that once the player character came into the scene, "all bets were off."[7]
NFT concerns
Soon after the release of Expeditions: Rome, it was announced that the founders of Logic Artists were creating a new studio dedicated to NFT gaming and were winding down the studio to support this endeavor.[8] After concerns cropped up from players about what this meant for the future of Expeditions: Rome development, publisher THQ Nordic released a statement that there would be at least one DLC pack coming for the game, and that Logic Artists would continue to maintain additional support for any technical issues with the game or its DLC.[9] THQ Nordic also stated that Expeditions: Rome "does not include any kind of NFT and has no links to the blockchain."[9]
Expeditions: Rome received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Rock Paper Shotgun's Nate Crowley praised the game's attention to historical detail (including accurate Latin pronunciations) and said that after a mediocre first half hour, the game "lets rip" and became much more fun.[2]RPGamer's Alex Fuller called the game an "easy recommendation" and praised the game's flexible difficulty settings.[17]IGN's Leana Hafer called it "one of the better tactical RPGs of the last several years" but wished that the legionary combat was "more engrossing", an opinion shared by Crowley.[2][12]PC Gamer's Robert Zak wrote that battles took far too long, but he appreciated the game's level of historical detail.[15] Crowley criticized the game's lack of customization options for your player character and felt that the characters traversed the map too slowly.[2]
^ abc"THQ Nordic and Logic Artists Talk All Things Expeditions: Rome". Game Rant. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
^Leonard, Matt (15 November 2018). "THQ Nordic Acquires Expeditions Series and the New Entry In Development". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^Zak, Robert (2022-01-20). "Expeditions: Rome review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Takahashi, Dean (2021-12-21). "Dynasty Studios raises $5M to take traditional games into blockchain". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abBailey, Dustin. "Expeditions: Rome devs clarify their plans after founders form an NFT studio". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Expeditions: Rome for PC Reviews". Metacritic. January 20, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^Hauser, Reiner (January 18, 2022). "Expeditions: Rome im Test - Ein Rollenspiel-Geheimtipp, der immer besser wird" [Expeditions: Rome Review - A role-playing insider tip that just keeps getting better]. GameStar (in German). Webedia. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^"Test Expeditions Rome : quand l'épopée romaine rencontre le jeu de rôle" [Expeditions Rome Review : when the Roman epic meets role-playing]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ abZak, Robert (January 20, 2022). "Expeditions: Rome Review". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^Dammes, Matthias (January 25, 2022). "Expeditions Rome im Test - Die Tiefen und Intrigen römischer Politik hautnah erleben" [Expedtions: Rome Review - Experience the depths and intrigues of Roman politics up close]. PC Games (in German). Computec Media GmbH. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^ abFuller, Alex (January 18, 2022). "Expeditions: Rome Review". RPGamer. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^Dolce, Daniele (January 18, 2022). "Expeditions: Rome - Recensione" [Expeditions: Rome - Review]. The Games Machine (in Italian). Retrieved February 7, 2022.
External links
Official website
April 13, 2023
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Expeditions Rome is a tactical role playing game developed by Danish developer Logic Artists and published by THQ Nordic It is the third game in the Expeditions series which includes Expeditions Conquistador and Expeditions Viking It was released for Windows on January 20 2022 The game is an RPG that combines gameplay in local tactical battles with other types In the game the player controls a legatus who investigates the death of their father and travels throughout the Roman Republic and nearby nations as they expand Roman influence across the world Expeditions RomeDeveloper s Logic ArtistsPublisher s THQ NordicPlatform s WindowsReleaseJanuary 20 2022Genre s Tactical role playingMode s Single playerThe game received mostly positive reviews from critics who praised the game s strong gameplay elements and strong plot elements but criticized its legionary battles for being weaker than the tactical gameplay and the length of time that battles could take improper synthesis Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development 3 1 NFT concerns 4 Reception 5 Sources 6 External linksGameplay Edit In the tactical combat portions of the game the player controls a small squad of characters in a turn based combat situation Each campaign region is a different Act inside of the game The player must scout each region s sectors where they can encounter resources that they need to grow their army story decisions or military strongpoints they need to conquer 1 The game is split into two different kinds of battle systems legionary battles and story missions that generally take place in turn based combat settings 1 In the legionary battles the player assigns a Centurion to lead the attack and can prepare the army before the battle to raise the odds of victory Cards are drawn during combat which affect the likelihood of success 1 In story battles the player takes turns controlling a small squad of characters that they use to move around a battlefield and defeat an enemy 1 Players are also responsible for managing their legion s camp which can help them have better outcomes during legionary combat 2 Story based battles often have objectives outside of defeating all enemies and sometimes can be won without engaging in combat in one instance a mission requires the player to quickly steal an Olympic trophy 3 Plot EditIn Expeditions Rome the player controls an unnamed legate in the final years of the Roman Republic 1 Real historical figures like Cicero Julius Caesar and Cato appear in the plot although the game takes historical licenses with these people the presence of the player character dramatically alters the path of Roman history throughout by their actions and their existence 1 After the death of their father at the hands of unknown political opponents the player character is forced to flee Rome and becomes a soldier in the armies of Lucullus during the Third Mithridatic War Lucullus is a family friend and gives the player control of a legion which they then take command of in campaigns across regions in Asia Minor Africa and Gaul all while seeking to identify the murderers and attain justice for their crime 1 Development EditExpeditions Rome entered pre production shortly after the release of Expeditions Viking in 2017 4 Logic Artists the developers of the game presented the game idea to THQ Nordic in 2018 which is when full development began in earnest 4 THQ Nordic acquired the Expeditions Series intellectual property IP in November 2018 5 Logic Artists previously worked on the on hold title Divinity Fallen Heroes which would have taken place in the same universe as Divinity Original Sin II because of this experience they had experience working with Larian Studios in their CRPG style 6 Development was generally not affected by the lockdowns caused by the COVID 19 pandemic because Logic Artists was already a development team split between Copenhagen and Istanbul the latter was where most of the art team was based and they were able to easily transition to remote work 4 Concerned about the lack of variety in enemy types sometimes found in historical games Logic Artists attempted to diversify the enemy character classes in a way that would make the user experience more enjoyable 7 Logic Artists felt that the historical period had to feel accurate but that once the player character came into the scene all bets were off 7 NFT concerns Edit Soon after the release of Expeditions Rome it was announced that the founders of Logic Artists were creating a new studio dedicated to NFT gaming and were winding down the studio to support this endeavor 8 After concerns cropped up from players about what this meant for the future of Expeditions Rome development publisher THQ Nordic released a statement that there would be at least one DLC pack coming for the game and that Logic Artists would continue to maintain additional support for any technical issues with the game or its DLC 9 THQ Nordic also stated that Expeditions Rome does not include any kind of NFT and has no links to the blockchain 9 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic80 100 10 Review scoresPublicationScoreGameStar80 100 11 IGN8 10 12 Jeuxvideo com15 20 13 MeriStation8 2 10 14 PC Gamer US 73 100 15 PC Games DE 8 10 16 RPGamer4 0 5 17 The Games Machine Italy 8 5 10 18 Expeditions Rome received generally favorable reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic Rock Paper Shotgun s Nate Crowley praised the game s attention to historical detail including accurate Latin pronunciations and said that after a mediocre first half hour the game lets rip and became much more fun 2 RPGamer s Alex Fuller called the game an easy recommendation and praised the game s flexible difficulty settings 17 IGN s Leana Hafer called it one of the better tactical RPGs of the last several years but wished that the legionary combat was more engrossing an opinion shared by Crowley 2 12 PC Gamer s Robert Zak wrote that battles took far too long but he appreciated the game s level of historical detail 15 Crowley criticized the game s lack of customization options for your player character and felt that the characters traversed the map too slowly 2 Sources Edit a b c d e f g Fuller Alex Expeditions Rome Review RPGamer Retrieved 2022 01 22 a b c d Crowley Nate January 18 2022 Expeditions Rome review a gripping ambitious historical CRPG Rock Paper Shotgun Retrieved January 22 2022 Hafer Leana 2022 01 19 Expeditions Rome Review IGN Retrieved 2022 01 22 a b c THQ Nordic and Logic Artists Talk All Things Expeditions Rome Game Rant 2021 04 30 Retrieved 2022 01 22 Leonard Matt 15 November 2018 THQ Nordic Acquires Expeditions Series and the New Entry In Development GameRevolution CraveOnline Retrieved 15 February 2023 Zak Robert 2022 01 20 Expeditions Rome review PC Gamer Retrieved 2022 01 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b RPGWatch Expeditions Rome Interview RPG Watch Retrieved 2022 01 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Takahashi Dean 2021 12 21 Dynasty Studios raises 5M to take traditional games into blockchain VentureBeat Retrieved 2022 01 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Bailey Dustin Expeditions Rome devs clarify their plans after founders form an NFT studio PCGamesN Retrieved 2022 01 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Expeditions Rome for PC Reviews Metacritic January 20 2022 Retrieved February 10 2022 Hauser Reiner January 18 2022 Expeditions Rome im Test Ein Rollenspiel Geheimtipp der immer besser wird Expeditions Rome Review A role playing insider tip that just keeps getting better GameStar in German Webedia Retrieved February 7 2022 a b Hafer Leana January 19 2022 Expeditions Rome Review IGN Retrieved February 7 2022 Test Expeditions Rome quand l epopee romaine rencontre le jeu de role Expeditions Rome Review when the Roman epic meets role playing Jeuxvideo com in French March 26 2022 Retrieved March 29 2022 Hernandez Roberto February 1 2022 Expeditions Rome analisis Vae victis Expeditions Rome analysis Vae victis MeriStation in Spanish Retrieved February 7 2022 a b Zak Robert January 20 2022 Expeditions Rome Review PC Gamer Future plc Retrieved February 7 2022 Dammes Matthias January 25 2022 Expeditions Rome im Test Die Tiefen und Intrigen romischer Politik hautnah erleben Expedtions Rome Review Experience the depths and intrigues of Roman politics up close PC Games in German Computec Media GmbH Retrieved February 7 2022 a b Fuller Alex January 18 2022 Expeditions Rome Review RPGamer Retrieved February 7 2022 Dolce Daniele January 18 2022 Expeditions Rome Recensione Expeditions Rome Review The Games Machine in Italian Retrieved February 7 2022 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Expeditions Rome 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