First of all, let me just say that I am horrified by what they've done to the soundtrack. What was memorable & unique about the first two games in the trilogy was the Patricio Meneses soundtrack. Fun, kid-friendly renditions of classical music from different periods that beautifully supplemented the graphics, which also changed with time period!

This has been reduced to "medievalist rock n roll kitsch". Imagine Monty Python, but with electric guitars. Yeah........ Did they fail to get Patricio Meneses onboard this time? Presumably his name would've otherwise been plastered all over this title - which it isn't. And I can only guess because there is no information online, and the credits can only be reached by beating the campaign.

PLEASE LET ME OPT OUT OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE OPTIONS. IT'S UNBEARABLE


The credits are not the only thing missing from the menu, though. Minimalistic is an understatement.

The game is a bit buggy right now, which is to be expected when playing on release day. This wasn't the case with RoA2, though. And as far as I can tell, RoA3 is just an expansion pack. Same engine, same UI, same graphics, most of the game is made up of one hundred percent recycled assets. They hadn't changed a thing. We get the "meh" mapmaking tool (main selling point of the game, apparently), some prebuilt maps, and some new units (though most of them recycled).

What I'm upset about the most, apart from the soundtrack, is that they charge full price for this abortion, as though it were flirting with AAA title status. This being a 33% price increase over RoA2... for an expansion pack which recycles old material, doesn't fix the old problems, introduces new ones, and releases in a messy, buggy state, lacking the various art styles of previous installations, with soulless, unfunny cutscenes, and with a way weaker soundtrack.

This is difficult for me since many people will tell you that I have been a very big fan of RoA titles so far. But not this one. I actively regret the purchase. Buy RoA 1 or 2 instead.

First of all, let me just say that I am horrified by what they've done to the soundtrack. What was memorable & unique about the first two games in the trilogy was the Patricio Meneses soundtrack. Fun, kid-friendly renditions of classical music from different periods that beautifully supplemented the graphics, which also changed with time period! This has been reduced to "medievalist rock n roll kitsch". Imagine Monty Python, but with electric guitars. Yeah........ Did they fail to get Patricio Meneses onboard this time? Presumably his name would've otherwise been plastered all over this title - which it isn't. And I can only guess because there is no information online, and the credits can only be reached by beating the campaign. [b]PLEASE LET ME OPT OUT OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE OPTIONS. IT'S UNBEARABLE[/b] The credits are not the only thing missing from the menu, though. Minimalistic is an understatement. The game is a bit buggy right now, which is to be expected when playing on release day. This wasn't the case with RoA2, though. And as far as I can tell, RoA3 is just an expansion pack. Same engine, same UI, same graphics, most of the game is made up of one hundred percent recycled assets. They hadn't changed a thing. We get the "meh" mapmaking tool (main selling point of the game, apparently), some prebuilt maps, and some new units (though most of them recycled). What I'm upset about the most, apart from the soundtrack, is that they charge full price for this abortion, as though it were flirting with AAA title status. This being a 33% price increase over RoA2... for an expansion pack which recycles old material, doesn't fix the old problems, introduces new ones, and releases in a messy, buggy state, lacking the various art styles of previous installations, with soulless, unfunny cutscenes, and with a way weaker soundtrack. This is difficult for me since many people will tell you that I have been a very big fan of RoA titles so far. But not this one. I actively regret the purchase. Buy RoA 1 or 2 instead.