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    Age of Wonders: Planetfall

    May 13, 2019 5 minutes
    FRASER BROWN

    DEVELOPER TRIUMPH STUDIOS • PUBLISHER PARADOX INTERACTIVET • RELEASE AUGUST 6, 2019 www.aow-planetfall.com

    Picking a faction in a 4X game usually requires a lot of consideration. But this time I didn’t even have to think about it. My options were restricted to Space Dwarves, Space Bugs, Space Americans, or a group of stoic warrior women with an environmentalist streak who ride laser-packing dinosaurs. Was there really any choice?

    The Amazons are clearly the best, but I’m probably not giving the rest a fair shake. Every faction has unique units, techs, and a playstyle that makes them all tempting. The insectoid Kir’Ko, for instance, have a penchant for psychic trickery, taking over minds during the turn-based tactical battles. But... laser dinosaurs!

    My army of nature-loving warriors was led by Sappho Tori, a premade character that I

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