Reprisal Universe

Reprisal Universe
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$6.99
Release date
15 September 2014
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75 (333 votes)

Reprisal Universe places you in charge of the very elements themselves. Raise and lower land to expand your tribes, harness the power of fire and water. Explore the hidden mysteries of the Universe and gather your people together once again.

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Reprisal Universe system requirements

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  • OS: Windows XP (sp2) or later
  • Processor: 2.66 GHz Dual Core Processor or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 180 MB available space
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Nohiro
Nohiro

THis game is the definition of I DONT TEST MY OWN SHIT BEFORE I FUCKING SELL IT.
Fuck it fuck you this game is a pile of garbage. it's cheap and not worth your time or money.

Boy
Boy

The main trouble is that at the end of the day, the game is far too easy. Step one: gain enough mana to blast the enemy town with a spell or summon a hero. Step two: mop up whatever's left. I finished most levels in under five minutes this way.

One day there'll be a worthy successor to Populous: The Beginning. One day...

HebaruSan
HebaruSan

I'm not sure how this ended up on my wish list, but it did, and now I can say at least I got it on sale.

Literally the SECOND map (which ostensibly introduces the combat system) is broken. If you bother to google for it, you'll find a forum thread where the dev tells you to jump through hoops in Steam to install the beta version. (Usually the beta is the unusably broken version and the non-beta that installs for all new players by default is the stable playable version.) But doing that, while it fixes the second map, ultimately just gives the interface more opportunity to drive you insane. The terraform tool can't be turned off to use the tool to expand settlements. The terraform tool works maybe 60% of the time? Otherwise you have to click twice in the same spot. And of course if you click and drag to try to terraform an expansion, it makes mountains instead of flat ground. The game tells you that you can terraform flat land by holding shift or space; shift does nothing, space makes the map scroll instead of operating the terraform tool.

Wait a while, possibly a long while, for this to become playable.

podsaurus
podsaurus

I can't understand how this game works. It's very difficult to tell when I am raising land and when I'm lowering it. There are totems but I don't understand how to get them.

I can't wrap my head around this game. Refunded.

Shawnecy
Shawnecy

A retro-graphic style god game, and possibly a spiritual successor to Populous. If you're not familiar with that game, this game's tutorials may be a bit hard to grasp (or not, just going by what I've seen in the negative reviews). I picked this game up without even hardly a need for the tutorials. You've got your standard gameplay: pave land for your followers to colonize and multiply to increase your mana generation. Use mana to further pave land and cast spells on your enemies to gain more followers/reduce their followers.

I picked this game up for dirt cheap on a sale (less than $1), and at that price it's a steal. The gameplay is pretty good for a god game (in general god game controls aren't very demanding). You eventually get your standard faire of god abilities for inflicting hurt on rival factions.

Graphics are fine, pixel/retroish but not outstanding in any way. The music isn't memorable in the least if there even was any (I honestly can't recall any). Sounds are alright. The game could certainly use more polish to develop its personality.

If you're missing Populous or games of that ilk, I'd recommend this heavily. If you've never been a fan of that genre, I doubt this'll convert you. Definitely try to catch this on a sale as there's some real fun to be had here.

7/10

Chrommanito
Chrommanito

The gameplay is sooooo simple. simpler than other games like godus. You just make land, click on your house which summons a person, you can only make that person do 3 simple task: make another home so you can make more person, attack, and make him go to your pinpoint location. Other than that, you can place spells and disasters to the other team and destroy their buildings. And that's it.... simple as that. But there is a lot of levels in this game.

Sometimes the game can also be challenging despite the simplness. One time, I played on this side level outside the main levels. Turns out the AI is pretty brutal than any other levels I played. Three teams and the two of them keep harrassing me with volcanos and firestorms. At the end of the match, I couldn't believe I won. It took me almost an hour to beat the other teams.

On the side note, the game looks polished an has a beautiful pixel art. I grabbed this game with 90% sale, you should too.

Ethanol 10
Ethanol 10

It's fun I must say, but the mountains and depths take quite a bit of time to get used to.

Really, other than that, it does strike as fun, but damn, it's easy as hell.

So when the game starts and your first village is planted, all you need to do is start making the ground flat around that specific building, until it becomes a castle.

Once that is done, wait for those slow ass villagers to build another house, and rinse and repeat. Keep making that ground flat people.

I'd say it's worth the 0.69 cents though. For $7?

Nyeeshssdnsoaffnoiae... nah not really. Although if you do want to feel good about youself, this game would do justice.

Cause you're practically a god (In this game). And why not feel that way, especially after school or a hard day at work.

So yes I reccommend this.

nug boy
nug boy

A well crafted little game with unique style. Thoroughly enjoyable, 10/10 IGN.

SaintGenis
SaintGenis

Beautiful modern follow-up to the classic game Populous. You lead your tribe into expanding by building homes, while preventing rival tribes from trying to destroy you. Has a nice learning curve, although it helps to be familiar with the mechanics of Populous or other god games. That said, it took me five minutes to get comfortable with the controls. Highly recommended!

you stupid
you stupid

Hell yea I'm gonna flatten those mountains and burn my enemies!

Lord_Bowler
Lord_Bowler

It reminds me how i played Populous on my Amiga for hours and hours and hours and hours...

Damn this is a pretty good "remake" of Populous. It's worth every penny! Forget Godus, this is what you want!

Anonymous
Anonymous

Pretty terrible controls, makes the game far too frustrating to enjoy.

Kantyash
Kantyash

The game gets boring really fast. All you do is drag the terraforming tool and make everything flat. Not much room for improvisation, just flatten the whole map. Then your dudes build more, bigger houses. When you have more houses than the opponent you just switch to attack mode and wait for them to win the game. Once the opponent is eradicated you point them to the artefact. Boom. Win. You can also cast some spells that send a storm on the enemy etc but you don't even want to use them cause you can flatten sooo much ground in the time it takes to do that. Overall I wouldn't recommend it.

cringe
cringe

Pros:
- Graphics Look Good From Far Away

Cons:
- Graphics Look Horrible From Close Up
- Boring
- Writer Can't Write Correctly
- Bad Controls
- Stupid AIs
- Way Overpriced For What It Is

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Besides a few grammatical errors, there is nothing wrong with this game besides the ESC will turn game into windowed mode and vice versa. A clever game, worth it especially since it is on sale for $1.04! And even wen it isnt on sale i still recommend it.

Bull Gypsy Capuccino
Bull Gypsy Capuccino

I Absolutely love this game!
I think (for me) it has a bit of a retro like style, end iI really like the game, because of that.
I'ts fun,
I'ts really enjoyable,
I'ts the best!

donjhardy
donjhardy

Well worth the 7 bucks. Quite an interesting and entertaining game. Kinda hard

Dad Puncher 69
Dad Puncher 69

needs more Cars 2 references but still pretty fun

Biha
Biha

It's a shame that steam version of this game doesn't have the enthusiastic guide guy from original game, but it's still almost as fun
Incase you want to try it out the game before buying, here is the link
http://www.reprisaluniverse.com/site/playreprisal/
- they removed the game from the website.

Pros
-Addictive and chill time killer
-Simple but aesthetic design
-Super simple version of Civilization?

Cons
-There is no music in the game, making the game a bit boring after awhile.
-When you try to upgrade your skills with XP points, you don't know what that upgrade does lol
-Your fingers will hurt after awhile from intense flattening job.
-You probably won't realize your pain from your fingers until you stop playing the game.
-..ouch

I suggest you buy the game while it's on sale, don't really think it has $7 worth of content.

Dovahcrap
Dovahcrap

Dangit! I always thought that the yellow tribe's god was Signalus. Well it does look like a signal icon for me,

TheEpicBuilder10
TheEpicBuilder10

I Like the fact that you use your powers to overrun the other tribes

Rainbow Bird
Rainbow Bird

It's a fun little game. If you're not sure whether it's worth it, try the flash version at reprisaluniverse.com first. This version is similar but with a lot more content and features, especially campaign levels. Very much like Populous if you've played that. Would recommend to anyone wanting a vouple hors of fun for a small price.

Blarespace
Blarespace

It's just like the old classic Populous games from the 90's, but the sound and pixel graphics are better, with a more stylish UI. Its simple, but man do I keep coming back to it. I've already put 11hrs into it in a 3 or 4 day period. It's a casual game that keeps you coming back because there is some strategy to it. It's easy at first, but then after you hit the 9hr mark it really starts to get harder. On the higher levels you have to act fast and keep moving or else you'll be run over by enemy troops and set on fire by the Gods! The only way to make it easy, is to turn off the quick spawning of all populatants, then you can start winning again.

There are four basic things you can do as far as gameplay: fight, build, lead, and use your God like powers, which there are plenty of. You can even turn your leader into a hero and he'll do some real damage. And there are dozens of worlds and hundreds of maps in each, so I don't know if I'll ever finish it. For this reason the replay-ability is high.

But like I said, don’t expect an in depth game, its simple - a casual game with some strategy and quick decision making. It's fantastic for what it is.

[G-Prime]
[G-Prime]

Pros: Great design, simple mechanics, enjoyable story, and an enjoyable take on old school 8-bit/pixel art.
Cons: AI is stupid-easy to beat with only a few, easily repeatable techniques. Early game handholding and instruction falls short, leaving the player to discover the meaning of some ingame elements that would be better served explained outright. Mouse controls seem based on the low-polygon appearance, making for some really awkward terraforming that is quite painful at the camera angle seen in the game.

uncle fritz
uncle fritz

I first picked this game up back in 2012 or 2013, when it was still just called "Reprisal", and just recently got it on Steam; it was a lot different than it is now in 2012, in some ways for the better and in some ways for the worse. The current UI of the game seems very generic Web 2.0, more suited to a tech startup website than to a game, and it's a little incongruous with the game's graphics. I felt like it had a lot more character in its older incarnation, and the grammar seems worse in this one (not a single apostrophe! The horror!).
As for game mechanics, the terraform tool is kinda janky and only works half the time. It's also a pain to terraform a large area at once, and I tend to accidentally destroy houses/buildings with it by holding down too long. The frame of view is obnoxiously small and panning around is very slow β€” you can move it with the minimap in the upper corner, but it pauses everything while you're moving it.
However! It's not all bad. The graphics (with the exception of the aforementioned UI) are very nice, and the pseudo-Grecian architecture and lore are a great touch. It's not an exceptionally challenging game, but it makes you think, which we can all use once in a while. The new universe system is interesting and definitely wasn't there before, but I think it's really cool, at least in an aesthetic sense (I haven't gotten the chance to try it out as I'm still working on the first planet).
So yeah, I'd recommend it, but it's not without its issues. The mechanics need some work and it's not enough to keep me playing for more than half an hour or so at a time. But it's fun, and it's relaxing, and it's $7.

Oblivion Guard
Oblivion Guard

This game sucks
This game is very hard to follow, even if you are trying as hard as you can to read all of the instructions.
This game is very comfusing and misleading
DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY

Oregono
Oregono

Main 30 Mission Campaign) complete
# About 5 hours
# thumb middle (not up or down)

Reprisal Universe is a populus game, basically. A "god" game, like Black and White (*Sigh). You do not directly control your population, but rather build terrain, summon spells, and influence population and movement.

Pros:
- Art style is awesome.
- Interface is sleek and clean
- Map/world is almost exactly like populus.

Cons:
- Scrolling the map is unecessarily slow. There also doesnt appear to be an option to just drag (like a right click/drag). You use WASD, which is tedious.
- The actual playable space on the screen is a fraction of the screen. I can see why they did this, as an ode to populous, but it doesnt really make a lot of sense and the space you COULD have used to see more of the map is not used for no real reason.
- Kinda shallow. You spend time either evicting people from their homes to force them to create new ones, which expands terriotory and overall army strengthm or you use powers. The powers look cool, but there isnt really any situation, at least IMO, that any power is particularly useful in a specific situation.

Neutral:
I have never failed a mission and i use basically the same techniques each time. The levels dont seem to force you to adjust like most well designed games do. This is a bit of a bummer.

tagwolf
tagwolf

Who remebers Populous? It's basically a modern version of that with even older school retro graphics blended with a modern layout and feel. Hard to decribe but it actually works well.

It does have some extra gameplay mechanics that I don't remember in Populous as well, such as planetary expansion and conquest.

The gameplay is quick and easy enough to hop into casually while giving you some level of strategy. Early on it turns into a altering the terrain to expand, and attack. You will find the first levels mainly managing you peoples time between those two modes.

The modes are however not set on a selection of people, but your entire team as a whole. So not much micromanaging here aside from setting the occasional waypoint and using fire pillar and lightning strikes to burn your AI opponent to the ground.

The developer(s) shows a lot of restraint in the overall gameplay and I appreciate what was built upon an already successful formula. I need to keep playing more to see how the mechnics evole as the game progresses, but already I am quite happy with my purchase and it brings back awesome feelings of nostalgia from when I was a young lad, sneaking onto my parents computer to play Populous at 1am on a school night.

Conclusion: Great fan service to a classic series. Effective and entertaining "god" simulator. Grab it if you enjoy high level strategy and casual rounds you can jump in and out of when you have some time.

Nivla Quill
Nivla Quill

I recommended this game, reasons :
The game is cheap, not only that, the game is more like to get into a new feeling, the game is a real time strategy, where you need to big an empire as big as possible, the hardest part is that the game is harder and harder and you need to make a really hard decision weather you need to expand now, or not, the game is easy at first because, y'know tutorial. but, the truth is that the game is not fun to play by hardcore player like Warcraft 3, Starcraft 2 but more likely to people that has less money or people that wants to find a new mechanic to the game, the graphics are good for a cheap game, but still, what I believe in my suggestion is that the game needs what I called something new, Like tf2, it's slowly boring because the weapons are like that, you used them like that no more than that(Just example) what I mean is add something new, like a new powerup or something *Just Saying* thx for reading this, and have a nice day

ghijoji
ghijoji

It can be repetitve at some moments, overall the game is pretty fun. I hope they could introduce mulitplayer to the game.

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I love sending everything I have when theres one house left :)

Root
Root

This game is straight up boring. You just send your spells on your opponents everytime you can while you manage pretty much nothing of you building and fighting.

At least it's pretty.

lukyy
lukyy

i really like playing this game when im bored, quit a nice game with good graphics.

GreyIvy
GreyIvy

This game is one of the best strategy games out there. 9/10

Hapocalypse
Hapocalypse

Great graphics, honestly was what sold me, other than it being on sale for a dollar or so. Nevertheless, the gameplay is addictive and fun. I very much enjoy setting other tribes on fire.

prrg
prrg

Fun gameplay and the art design is simply superb. It gets tiring after a while tho.

6/10 for the game as a whole, but 8/10 for the art design.

OfficerFriendly
OfficerFriendly

It's fun and for a cheap price you can't really complain. I got it for 89 cents on sale a while back so I'd say I've gotten my money's worth. You watch over a group of people as they build or attack another civilization. You have some cool powers and you can control the land. It gets easy and then a few twists are thrown at you and it gets a little harder. Wish it had trading cards, but oh well. Good game. Check it out.

ingrassiacollin
ingrassiacollin

This game is AMAZING! Ugh cant get enough of it its like one of those games that your a god and can control the world BUT there is a little restrictions like not being able to destroy other rivals land and buildings,and you can lose,thats what makes it so good!

After you progress through three islands (correct me if im wrong) you can go to different planets in the universe and theres islands in those planets which are the levels in idk how many planets...........

Positive
-Smooth Controls
-Nice Old School Graphics Pixel Bit ya now?
-Epic Tribal battles and Domination system
-Nice concept of the levels (Islands)
-You can build your own land to expand your "Empire"
to get more troops to destroy the other tribes to well....
WIN!!!!

10/10 would tribe again.
lol
#Markiplier

CivilizedWasteland
CivilizedWasteland

If you want to play populus get this. My only issue is its sometimes difficult to see terrain levels if theyre partly behind objects.

milkjug7
milkjug7

When will there be an update to fix the pixelation?

crazy_boba
crazy_boba

If you enjoyed the old Popolus games you will like this. Bought it on sale for next to nothing, well worth it.

peachyduck
peachyduck

A fun and insightful throwback to the days of Populous and the god games of bullfrog. Lovely and fun way to get your deity on.

ABrokenPieceoftheSun
ABrokenPieceoftheSun

This game doesn't make any sense or tell you what anything does or how any of it works. I was going along doing well then I got to a stage where the yellow enemy's warriors just walked right through all of my castles with easy. No idea why. I went from running the map to pretty much wiped out in minutes. The game doesn't explain how this mechanic works, I don't know what makes the warrios fighting against me instantly wipe all of my maxed out castles, I don't know how to defend against it because it doesn't tell you. I wanted to know what the forest power did and I had to go to the forum to find out. Why not have a tool tip? Why not have something in the game that tells you how to play the game? The "tutorial" is a joke as it just tosses you in and doesn't tell you what any of the powers actually do. I've tried several times to get into this game and I can't. Not worth $6.99. Thankfully I only paid $.99.

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†

its extremely boring for me and feels like a mobile game

Casual Fridays Geordi La Forge
Casual Fridays…

Reprisal Universe will probably be too slow for those who didn't grow up with Populous - strategy / god games have moved on a great deal in 25 years.

However, to those who did grow up with it, Reprisal Universe will be second nature.

Having grown up with Populous on the SNES, was was very happy to find this game. The mechanics are really no different, which will dissappoint anyone expecting something new or innovative, and please anyone hoping for a blast from the past.

It has the same mesmerising feel Populous inspired - which I imagine is the flip-side of the boredom some of these reviews talk about.

So, in short, for those missing early 90s ambient god wrath, this really is a must.

Tersed
Tersed

I remanence around playing Populous for hours on end, destroying civilizations with a mere click. I was hoping for different but fun experience with Reprisal but couldn’t find it.

Pros
- Good tutorial to get you into the game
- Nice depth of options from hero’s to volcanos
- Keyboard/mouse control is good enough but a little awkward

Cons
- After a few levels, it didn’t feel strategic at all – just a mixture of luck (hope the bad guys don’t team up on me) and a click fest to fix my territories and destroy theirs.
- Too little depth for an RTS which is what thie really is
- Story is slim and weak – seems like it was just added in because they needed something
In the end I found I just wasn’t having fun and aborted after only a few hours.

welbow
welbow

Honestly, it's just too easy and simple.
I did the same strategy of "build up, go full offensive, capture land, and repeat" over and over and kept winning.
Lacked challenge and got boring.

Voldonas
Voldonas

Game good, sadly i lost my progress, one day i dont know how but it hapend, so i started all from 0.
After all its really chill and challenging one ^^

WeirdCulture
WeirdCulture

If I didn't know it better I would say it is Populous :D

Yenski
Yenski

It seems simple at first- just a redo of Populous. THere are some weirder elements that start kicking in once you complete the tutorial though. I'd give it a try if you are a fan of the genre.

Cat Burger
Cat Burger

Huge Populous 1 & 2 fan on the Amiga. This game finally fills that void. It feels JUST like Populous 1 & 2 combined into a Populous 1 Deluxe version. You probably wont be disappointed with it for the cost. It takes about 9 or so levels until it really gets going and then you're addicted all over again. I hope future updates will allow for an even larger area to play, and maybe some graphics adjustments. I get the retro look, but I honestly would like an alternate semi-modern/semi-retro sprites with maybe double the current resolution. Don't get me wrong, huge thumbs up. I love this game so far! I'm about 20-30 levels in and there are a TON to play, and spells to gain.

light_bringer777
light_bringer777

It's a love letter to populous, and a decent one at that, but what kills it for me is that the controls feel like they were taken straight from 1989. Everything is hidden and unclear and you're not really sure what you have to do or what everything does, terraforming is kind of a pain and it's a lot of what you actually do...

I couldn't get into it so I can't recommend it, but I'm sure people dying to replay real old-school populous-style games would enjoy it.

vhryce
vhryce

Its like Populous, but with more or less graphics lol.

PickleRickRachie
PickleRickRachie

This game is highly addictive. It is almost identical to the old school Populous games - in style and in gameplay. Really fun.

aidansully97
aidansully97

A well made and fun game that gets worse and worse the more you play it. The strategies eventually become repetitive once you discover the best ones. I worked my way through all of this to see if I could find at least some challenge, but it was nowhere to be found.

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ShaggyMoose
ShaggyMoose

You know they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Well, Populous has had the sh*t flattered out of it. Seriously, this isn't bringing anything new to the table that a game released in 1989 didn't have. Hell, its even the same resolution and framerate!

Still gets a thumbs up though, cause Populous is great.

Fire
Fire

You click the buttons really fast and your villagers attack the other villagers

It's Not Important!
It's Not Important!

I'd say compared to the flash version, the game is better.
However the one thing the flash game has that the Steam version doesn't, would be soundtrack.
Without the soundtrack, the game feels more empty.

invaderzim48
invaderzim48

A good and faithful recreation of the original populous, Reprisal Universe manages to be sublimely beautiful while retaining the charm of the game that inspired it. HOWEVER this is a $7 game and is fun for a about 5 hours. Once you've unlocked all your abilities there really isn't much reason to keep playing, nothing really ever changes between levels and the combat can be a bit too fast paced.

Salarn
Salarn

https://youtu.be/wfCk54O-YSs

The ability and difficulty ramp is far to simple to challenge players past early first order optimization resulting with a unsatisfying experience for far to long.

gdog2k6
gdog2k6

This game is so much fun for how cheap and mildly simple strategy game but it is just so much fun, would recommend

PolloWero
PolloWero

Simple but very efficient, this game is the real Godus!

Anonymous
Anonymous

This game is old school crude, pretty much a rip off of the old game Populous. If the graphics were better, it might fly. But I give this a no go.

Onymous
Onymous

Want to like, but can't.

The gameplay does remind me of Populous, but only enough to wish I still had a pop.exe even if I had to run it in a 320x200, 16-color EGA video mode. It sticks close to feel of the original, rather than introducing any new "quality-of-life" features.

β€’ Rough, sharp graphics can be hard to look at.
β€’ Unclear graphical elements confuse gameplay.
β€’ Abruptly and without notice, tutorial switches from hand-holding to hands-off.
β€’ Unskippable intros and animated menus feel very slow.
β€’ Running under Linux with Proton gets horrible lag (2-5FPS) on level 5 .

It seems like there's a lot of potential here, though. These could be superficial issues, patched away. But with no updates for 4+ years...

ryhor.mudrahel
ryhor.mudrahel

Unfortunately I can't recommend this game.
I bought it to see is there any new things since 90's where original Populous appeared. Nope.
It was fun to play in such game in 90's when everything was primitive, but not now. Game becomes boring very soon. Mechanic of game is too simple, control is too ugly. No proper story. No description of magic.
I would say it doesn't cost that money that I spent on it.

Knightly Knave
Knightly Knave

The second level of the tutorial which started with "this should be easy" took me two tries. The third level locked up once I beat it. I've got more to do than give this game a third chance.

Vasectomboy
Vasectomboy

So frustrating eventually that I stopped playing. It's beyond fun when against 2 or more AI.

cooper
cooper

Great wee game, hope they make a follow up

seFEARoth AlucarD
seFEARoth AlucarD

Let me start with it is a great throwback and is still fun, however, I can't stand games where your player is the number 1 target no matter what. 3 players with multiple cities and areas, you have 2 houses, guess who gets ALL the spells used on them? Yep, you. Oh but what about 2 players with multiple cities and you and another player with two houses, guess who STILL gets all the spells? Yeah, still you. 1 player going crazy with cities, 3 players with small houses, guess who still gets all the spells? Yeah, it's like that. Yes if you do get a good start and build right you can still handle most of this anyways, but honestly is a little threat level to much to ask for? Being the sole target for spells for every empire seems like a cheep try. I got it on sale, for $0.69, so yes it's a good purchase on sale, just know you will ALWAYS be the target.

m444
m444

A nice little game. It works really well and is intuitive.

Gruedo
Gruedo

Seems like a mobile port. Poor audio design/mixing. Spelling/grammatical errors in tutorial text.

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ξ€˜ KARRβ„’

If you liked Populous - chances are you'd like this.

The graphics are a downgrade, more blocky, but the gameplay is basically the game you knew all those years ago. There are only two downsides... 1. is that there isn't much of a challenge, most levels are VERY easy, once you get a foothold it's pretty much an easy win. 2. The maps seem VERY small. Once you get settled, you're pretty much on 1/4 of the map!

But its fun.

dgsurfer
dgsurfer

interesting take on a populous clone

Evigmae
Evigmae

Awesome and on point. Art style is delightful.

CatOnMushroom
CatOnMushroom

Populous was an amazing reality, but this game nailed it. It has it's flaws but it's quick game or a drag and extended some on this "concept". Either way it's a gem! and whats the year?

[BNB] KiiTa
[BNB] KiiTa

The terraforming tool (like the most important tool in this kind of game) made me want to throw myself by the windows

Bardsworth
Bardsworth

As a fan of the original Populous games, I must say Reprisal Universe is a good title. There are some quirks regarding the cursor, but this can be mitigated by clicking and dragging whilst terraforming.

The graphics are obviously an upgrade from the 16-bit Populous titles, and the ability to form flat areas quickly is a big plus.

I'm 2 & 1/2 hours and 7% into the game (never mind what Steam is reporting, since the game can be played without opening the Steam client) and I'm still having a good time. It's becoming more difficult, but so far it has not been unfair.

Also, to whoever was saying all the AI factions only target you, I don't think that's the case, as I've seen other factions getting destroyed without my involvement.

This game is worth the low price, imo!

Update: The AI definitely focuses on you. I honestly don't know how anyone can keep up with it, since they're constantly demolishing your settlements (thus reducing your mana), leaving you with no possible way to defend yourself. Maybe I just suck :P

lacluster
lacluster

It was an attempt to rekindle the populous play style. It did not turn out well.

irk mar
irk mar

Would take this game to the park & enjoy the autumn air while playing, fond memories πŸ‘

Vinnie Mack
Vinnie Mack

Basically what you have here is the old game Populous. Like that game, you are a god. Like that game you have followers and powers. There is some set up about regaining your position among the gods or some such, but no one is playing this game for the story. They are playing to be a god. If you want a baby taste of what it is like to be a god, try this game. Very easy. Very cheap. Kinda fun.

natekrebs1020
natekrebs1020

Game starts out fun and challenging, then the difficulty spike hits and becomes unplayable. Fighting the other three tribes at once, all of whom have it out for you specifically, and seem to have an infinite amount of mana . . how is that suppose to be fun?

Pseudo
Pseudo

A Populous throwback where you oversee a tribe of peoples, and have them expand to be the only tribe left by giving them overarching commands and using miracles. My problem is that the gameplay is pretty simple and so gets repetitive. The commands are settle, conquer, or go to a specific point you mark, and the miracles are terraforming or sending disasters at your enemies for the most part. The gameplay is about expanding as quickly as possible so you can snowball, and preventing your enemies from doing the same. But as I said, the gameplay doesn't change very much from one map to the next and gets old quickly.

Mark
Mark

Hmm was a lot of fun in tutorial... actual game is a bit of a grind... far too easy was hoping for some challenge but after 10+ hours I'm not just going to have to stop playing this.

Worth Β£5 but not worth more than a few hours of play.

Slipvyne
Slipvyne

i like when pixel men go aaahhhh

Lars
Lars

This game is extremely frustrating. Biggest problem seems to be a glitch or bug.
If you decide to leave the tedious task of flattening your land for a moment and try to inflict some terror on your opponent, the problem shows. Your Mana is not growing steadily. Say, you want to save up to 300 Mana to cast a thunderstorm, your Mana may grow from 0 to 200 continously, then may go down and then up again. The rate of growth may vary, it may stagnate and stay at 215 (or whatever) for a while, to start growing again after a few seconds. It's completely opaque what's going on with Mana. For the later levels within the tutorial levels, it's "unplayable".

Canteen!
Canteen!

Fun little game for finding out you too are a sucky god.

therealmetalmeal
therealmetalmeal

It's fun for a bit, but once you figure it out the game becomes very formulaic and you find yourself wasting 20 hours just for there to not really be an ending. The end of the game feels the same as beginning except you have more tools that allow you to end things pretty much instantly.

I bought it because of nostalgia for the flash game and I played and completed it for the same reason. I don't regret the time I spent on the game, but I don't think I'd ever do it again. It helps I got the game on sale.