Evony Review
Evony, which was formerly known as Civony, is an interesting game. One of my friends has always played it at my house and talked about it, so I decided that I would give it a go and instantly I notice that this game has a lot of depth.
The real-time system has been done before, but not to this effect, at least not in a free browser based game. There are no turns in this game, there is just a time limit, which varies on the action that you are doing. I have played a few other browser based games that implement this system and at the very least there are some parts that are not real time and I applaud the creators of Evony for making such a bold decision.
There are quite a few things to do, and there are also a few things that seperate Evony from your normal browser based game. Like most, it is centered around conquering as many things as possible and becoming the biggest and baddest empire on the face of the planet. You can build buildings, research things (once the proper building is built, of course), build armies and a variety of other things. An interesting factor is how much you can do at one time; you may research one thing at a time, and you may only build or upgrade a building until it is complete.
Although it seems time consuming, I applaud the creators of Evony for adding another factor to this; items that make the time shorter. This, of course, is incredibly useful. It can make something that takes 15 minutes take 0, or even something that takes 8 hours take 0, depending on the power of the item. These can be bought with cents, which is essentially real-life money that you spend on Evony.
That is another interesting system; Evony adds a cents system, which as I said, are items that you can buy for real money. This of course is very useful, especially with the variety of things that you can buy. You can buy resources, you can buy items that help you get resources, you can buy items that help you get troops...it is basically endless. This gives you a great advantage against other players, and one that is very important in the early-game.
The early game in Evony is the most important stage. You get a 7-day protection, which is not uncommon with these kind of games, but in those 7-days you need to prepare. The quicker you get an empire running and ready, the better off you'll do once you get out of that protection. There are numerous guides to how to start Evony, just to give you an idea of how important it is.
The mid game and late game go by much quicker, however, but as I said, this is all dependent on how good your early game is. Choosing the right buildings and conquering as many NPC's as possible is one of the most important things, as well as getting your resources going.
Back to the more interesting parts of Evony, one of them is the Hero system. This is very interesting and I have never actually seen this in any other browser-based RTS. Basically, your hero has 3 stats, which are politics, intelligence and attack. These all help with something in your city; politics helps with construction and resources, intelligence helps with research while attack helps with (naturally) your troops attack, defense, and how quickly you can recruit your units.
Certain Heroes have certain base stats, with an obvious lean to some of these stats. However, the only way to reap the benefits of their stats is if they are appointed mayor of your city. This of course, adds a whole new level of strategy. Do you need to complete your research faster, do you need troops or do you need to finish that building? These are all decisions in my mind whenever I select my hero as mayor. With so much going on at once in Evony, it is obviously very important which Hero you select. The way the system works basically means you will (ideally) have three different Heroes, each specializing in one stat that you switch out when necessary. In the beginning, Politics is the most important obviously, but the others all have their own merits.
The combat is sophisticated as well. First off, you need to research the proper things to build whatever units you want, and then you also need to have a certain level Barracks. This makes for interesting effects; entire cities become based on one attacking unit, simply because it is easier to only have to research your Barracks to Level 5 then Level 9 and have it do everything necessary.
The progression in Evony is great; if you focus on your city and focus on certain aspects, then you will advance in it very quickly, maybe even surpassing older players if you're efficient enough. This is not to say it doesn't take effort and time, however. You need to constantly be paying attention to your city if you want to take advantage of your time, and as I said, especially in that beginning stage, where you need to be ready to fight the second you get out of that 7-day protection.
Overall, Evony is one of the most interesting browser-based games that I have played. It has elements that most other browser-based games do not, and it is very interesting and definitely hooks you in. I definitely will thank my friend for recommending this game to me, and I will also be recommending this game to all my other friends.
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The real-time system has been done before, but not to this effect, at least not in a free browser based game. There are no turns in this game, there is just a time limit, which varies on the action that you are doing. I have played a few other browser based games that implement this system and at the very least there are some parts that are not real time and I applaud the creators of Evony for making such a bold decision.
There are quite a few things to do, and there are also a few things that seperate Evony from your normal browser based game. Like most, it is centered around conquering as many things as possible and becoming the biggest and baddest empire on the face of the planet. You can build buildings, research things (once the proper building is built, of course), build armies and a variety of other things. An interesting factor is how much you can do at one time; you may research one thing at a time, and you may only build or upgrade a building until it is complete.
Although it seems time consuming, I applaud the creators of Evony for adding another factor to this; items that make the time shorter. This, of course, is incredibly useful. It can make something that takes 15 minutes take 0, or even something that takes 8 hours take 0, depending on the power of the item. These can be bought with cents, which is essentially real-life money that you spend on Evony.
That is another interesting system; Evony adds a cents system, which as I said, are items that you can buy for real money. This of course is very useful, especially with the variety of things that you can buy. You can buy resources, you can buy items that help you get resources, you can buy items that help you get troops...it is basically endless. This gives you a great advantage against other players, and one that is very important in the early-game.
The early game in Evony is the most important stage. You get a 7-day protection, which is not uncommon with these kind of games, but in those 7-days you need to prepare. The quicker you get an empire running and ready, the better off you'll do once you get out of that protection. There are numerous guides to how to start Evony, just to give you an idea of how important it is.
The mid game and late game go by much quicker, however, but as I said, this is all dependent on how good your early game is. Choosing the right buildings and conquering as many NPC's as possible is one of the most important things, as well as getting your resources going.
Back to the more interesting parts of Evony, one of them is the Hero system. This is very interesting and I have never actually seen this in any other browser-based RTS. Basically, your hero has 3 stats, which are politics, intelligence and attack. These all help with something in your city; politics helps with construction and resources, intelligence helps with research while attack helps with (naturally) your troops attack, defense, and how quickly you can recruit your units.
Certain Heroes have certain base stats, with an obvious lean to some of these stats. However, the only way to reap the benefits of their stats is if they are appointed mayor of your city. This of course, adds a whole new level of strategy. Do you need to complete your research faster, do you need troops or do you need to finish that building? These are all decisions in my mind whenever I select my hero as mayor. With so much going on at once in Evony, it is obviously very important which Hero you select. The way the system works basically means you will (ideally) have three different Heroes, each specializing in one stat that you switch out when necessary. In the beginning, Politics is the most important obviously, but the others all have their own merits.
The combat is sophisticated as well. First off, you need to research the proper things to build whatever units you want, and then you also need to have a certain level Barracks. This makes for interesting effects; entire cities become based on one attacking unit, simply because it is easier to only have to research your Barracks to Level 5 then Level 9 and have it do everything necessary.
The progression in Evony is great; if you focus on your city and focus on certain aspects, then you will advance in it very quickly, maybe even surpassing older players if you're efficient enough. This is not to say it doesn't take effort and time, however. You need to constantly be paying attention to your city if you want to take advantage of your time, and as I said, especially in that beginning stage, where you need to be ready to fight the second you get out of that 7-day protection.
Overall, Evony is one of the most interesting browser-based games that I have played. It has elements that most other browser-based games do not, and it is very interesting and definitely hooks you in. I definitely will thank my friend for recommending this game to me, and I will also be recommending this game to all my other friends.
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Seraphrim
dragonballgamma@gmail.com
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