Alea Jacta Est Reviews

In case its not obvious - I have played this game for a long time before its Steam release. This is a brilliant strategic wargame available at a ridiculously low price. I have lost many a glorious hour in the maps and stat screens and menus of this game, now its finally on Steam. If the strategic aspects of Roman warfare, such as logistics, army movement, stances and numbers appeal to you; if you were disappointed by the lack of strategic depth and authenticity in Total War Rome 2 or the shallow military aspects of EU Rome; you owe it to yourself to give this game a try. Actually at this price... any strategy gamer should give this game a try. AGEOD veterans will be right at home. Others may need to look at a few Youtube tutorials and playthroughs. You can also look at some AARs for learning all the epic things you can do in this game - http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?549151-AGEOD-AAR-s-Index&p=12638919&viewfull=1#post12638919 http://www.ageod-forum.com/forumdisplay.php?316-AJE-Alea-Jacta-Est-AARs&s=212e1b7c016ec2c8ff956162479afd10&sort=replycount&order=desc Cheers!

A great strategy game which captures the essence of ancient warfare quite well, notably the problem of supply, and taking fortified cities. The learning curve can be quite steep at first and things seem more complicated than they actually are, but I found that watching players on Youtube helped me learn the game. The Spartacus and Birth of Rome DLC is also helpful to learn the ropes due to the smaller scope of the scenarios.I personally haven't had any issues with game stability as other reviewers have, though I am writing this a fair few years after those posts so these issues may have been solved by now.

Alea Jacta Est as an idea for a game is a good one In execution it needs a lot of work The game suffers from slow run time and an annoying habit of crashing and at times the game simply doesn't register my commands and i have to click multiple times before it gets the message (although this cold just be the slow runtime) The gameplay could be interesting if I knew what was going on as the tutorial does a very poor job of explaining how battles work and tells you nothing at all about the units (ie what there stats mean, what different units are good for etc) from what i can gather it seems that armies have a power score based on their units and health (possibly morale too) and this combined with the general and terran will determine the outcome of a battle it feels like a more complex and interesting version of the battle system in crusader kings or EU (which is good cause both those games need a better system for battles) and I feel that if I could just figure out what to do (and have the game run well enough to have the chance to do it) It would be very deep and challenging and a lot of fun. As it stands now I wont recommend this game, give it a few months to sort itself out and wait for another steam sale by then hopefully it will be running well enough to be some real fun.

Awesome game if you like Roman History. One of the best roman games i played, and on sale with all dlc its not that pricey. The game is largely about logistics, since you don't personaly fight the battles yourself, but has a lot of strategic depth. It also has just the right about of scripting to keep as acurate as possible to history, without feeling railroaded. However, if your expecting a top notch graphics game, or something more sandbox like, then this is not for you. As for performance, this game has never crashed for me, it lags if your really zoomed out on the map

This game is a true gem in multiplayer, but the AI is not worth a dime. I would say, it is the best game of the Roman period on a strategic and operational scale. The standalone titles are pretty nice, especially BoR and PAR. Supply routes and weather conditions are substantial part of the the game, the command chain is well done and leader abilities can change the course of war. Where light is , there is shadow. The worst on this game is the unstable engine, especially, if you run other programms in the backround. Furthermore you can search a long time for opponents, if you don't register in Ageod's Forum, which can be difficult, because there are constantly error messages, when I have tried to register and wrote four damn letters to them, but they don't give a fuck about it, so I would suggest, you better try to register BEFORE you buy this game, because once you learned it, the AI will be no challenge and no fun at all and if you don't know anyone, who play it, you find yourself in a ugly situation. What is the final score? I would give the game 8/10 ( 10-2 points because of stability issues) and 0/10 for Ageod Forum. Since it is concerning the game, because there is no pbem server, I would take it in the multiplayer part and my final rating is 8/20.

Outstanding simulation of Roman wars. Not city building. Not technology racing. A straight up war game covering many of Romes wars.

I am a fan of historical wargames and obtuse strategic simulations, so I picked this up on sale. Generally speaking it has all of the necessary components for a historical wargame. The battles themselves are quite hands off, the game focuses on the logistics leading up to a battle and then the calculations are made. It seems reasonably well researched, though it's more of a spreadsheet than an immersive experience as a Roman general/politician/powerbroker. However, what leads me to caution others about the game is the extremely poor optimization. The load times are bad, things get kind of choppy and unresponsive, and it just makes the whole experience a drag. You know this game is going to be a time investment to learn, and that poor optimization is going to drag the whole experience down as it aggregates. In this day and age, the discerning wargamer doesn't mind playing a game that could have been made in 1994, but it is expected to run fast and stable. As such, I cannot reccomend this game, unless you are an absolute fanatic of either Roman History or historical wargames. I will happily change my review to a reccommend if they improve the optimization. Until then, stay away, especially at retail price.

In 2024 why would you get this 12+ years old Roman strategy wargame? Overall I strongly recommend Alea Jacta Est along with all its DLCs which form an auto-sufficient ecosytem. 1. PROS - Focused on warfare (80%) and a little on economic and political decision (20%) - Historical accuracy - 2D Beautiful and colourful map of the Mediterranean and the Middle East - Superb unit counters - In-depht - Limited number of units to manage - Weather and logistics play a major role - Low level of micromanagement - Runs on Windows 10 (and 11) - Nice collection of DLC - During sales good money for value deal for the main game + all DLCs 2. NEUTRAL - Grand strategy board game feel - Battles are abstracted - No technology tree 3. CONS - No more updated - Occasional crash (1-3 per game session) but there is automatic saves - Steep learning curve but probably the most easy of the AGEOD games - The AI can take up to 30 sec to process a turn 4. TIPS FOR BEGINNERS - Google: 'The Hero, The Traitor and The Barbarian - an AJE PBEM Beginner AAR' - Watch Charles Cummings' tutorials (YouTube) - Do the in-game tutorial - Play the Spartacus scenario (DLC) - Read the manual 5. SETTINGS - Language - Resolution Any question, please post below in the comment box or on the forum.

My 1st ever Ageod game. I remeber buying the DVD version of it (those were the days!) playing thru the tutorial, a big WTF and then I didnt touch it for 3 years. Then I got somehow back into it, checked the amazing Ageod forums and became a lifelong addict to anything Ageod ever released. This is the best company for lovers of history ever. You will feel the pressure that generals back then felt. Dont be discourged by the apparently steep learning curve, check the forums (the BEST gaming community out there) and the youtube videos. Theres an excellent tutorial AAR by Narwahl and Loki that teaches everything as well as an incredibly detailed Chalres Cummings youtube series out there. Once you learn one game, youre pretty much ready to tackle any of these company's games. AJE has a somehow simplified supply/OOB structutre that makes it the ideal Ageod to start with. Totally immersive, extremely detailed, this is for real hardcore armchair generals ony. But once you get into Ageod, you will barely find the time to play anything else!

Total War: Rome II is fine for the plebeian masses, but for the true Romanophile there is Alea Jacta Est. Not only does it include some of the more popular conflicts such as Caesar's civil war and the slave revolt of Spartacus (DLC), but also has some of lesser known internal struggles like Marius vs. Sulla, and the year of the four emperors (my personal fav). For those who have never played an AGEOD game before the learning curve may be a little steep, though not nearly as bad as some of the more complicated grand strategy games out there (I'm looking at you HoI3!) So, if you're a fan of Roman history like I am, and are looking for something with a little more depth than, 'march army here, capture city,' this is the game for you!