Powerplay

Powerplay has the foundation of a great modern RTS game, and the potential to be much greater in the future.

It’s got potential, but currently I wouldn’t go back and play it after playing for a bit once. The units are quite dumb when it comes to pathfinding, and I’d really like to be able to arrange units in particular formations so I can set them up properly and then let them go. A lot of modern RTS games seem to be all about micromanagement, clicks, and actions per minute, trying to do a dozen little things at once. In my opinion, that’s one of the reasons the RTS genre has fallen flat. I’d much rather see a game that rewards forward planning and positioning, where you can play as more of a big-picture commander rather than constantly having to micromanage individual units. I don’t want to have to constantly check that units aren’t wandering off, or walking straight past enemy units that are shooting at them. I want to be able to set up my forces properly, give them an objective, and trust them to actually carry it out. or at least act with reasonable logic. There are already a lot of other RTS games with much bigger budgets and teams that are doing the micromanagement-heavy approach. I think this game has an opportunity to do something different. I’ll revisit it at 1.0. I’d like t…

Really cool game and I love being part of the early stages of the game's development as a player. My biggest recommendation is to please add a 2nd faction as soon as possible and don't just stop at 2! Lets use 8bit Armies vs 9bit armies as an example, 8 bit armies had 6 factions with all the DLCs versus 9bit with still only 2 factions; gameplay gets quite repetitive with so few factions. They don't even need to be super unique, even just a different skin and different unit textures would be fine for the short-term. Pros: Active developer who is updating and patching the game little by little probably every day. Not a pro or con: Just a warning, still incredibly early access with a lot of improvement needed in regards to combat, more maps, bigger maps, and etc.

A real gem. Light and smooth, like water from the peaks of the Himalayas. I’ve been playing it since the first version... It has come a long way and continues to improve. Highly recommended.

I know this game is still in development. The AI seems to be much stronger than the player. Hopefully you can balance this better.

There is a lot of potential here. However, There is a lot of polishing to be done. the base building is clunky at best. The lack of ability to destroy or build over trees is really irritating. Is there no repair function? From what I could tell, if your buildings are damaged, the only way to repair them is to destroy and rebuild (might have missed something). The images and models look 3d but feel like 2d sprites (hard to explain) as they aren't angled properly when they move (2D Red Alert got this better). The weapon effects need some improving. The AI is terrible and slow to respond. As an example, the base defenses often miss enemy units because they move too slowly. The soldiers, after having attacked an enemy unit, don't return to their original position, but instead run back to the barracks, requiring repositioning. As stated in several reviews, there is a lot of potential here, but it needs a lot of polishing and refinement. I look forward to seeing what this game turns into by the time it hits 1.0. Good luck to the developers.