Honestly my strategy in most RTS games has been to build up a strong enough economy where I can just pump out enough units that I can eventually overwhelm my opponent. I have never been a huge fan of micromanaging units and creating teams of units whose strengths and weaknesses compliment one another. While most people love the combat element of RTS games, I honestly have never been a huge fan of it. The ultimate goal is to kill the opposition leader in order to eliminate them from the game.Īnyone that has read my review of other RTS games here on Geeky Hobbies will probably know that I have always had kind of a weird take on the RTS genre.

While attacking you will need to deal with the walls which can either be done by scaling them with ladders or tearing them down. Building walls will help hold back enemy units while you attack them with ranged units. The game is built around castles which is important to both defense and offense.

These range from basic foot soldiers to ranged units and even siege weapons. You will be able to hire/recruit various types of soldiers that will help you defend/attack your opponents. Thus the ultimate goal of most missions/battles is to defeat your opponent’s leader. Stronghold: Warlords is an interesting and fun take on the traditional RTS genre even though it is considerably more fun defending than attacking.Īt its core Stronghold: Warlords is a RTS. Honestly I have never played a game from the Stronghold series before, but I was intrigued by Stronghold: Warlords as I have always liked RTS games. Stronghold: Warlords takes the series to southeast Asia and introduces a new Warlords mechanic to the game.

Finally the series has returned today with the latest game Stronghold: Warlords. The last game to be released in the series was back in 2014. What has always been unique about the series is its emphasis on building and storming castles which distinguished it from most other RTS games. Originally released back in 2001 the Stronghold series has spanned quite a few games over the years.

Stronghold 3 review 2016