Ara: History Untold is a fascinat ing game for game designers and critics. Because while it imitates Civilization in its basic features, it also comes up with many interesting approaches and changes existing mechanics in a way, the actual effects of which only become clear through playing practice and a more in-depth analysis. In our test, we’ll drill down in a little more detail than usual about what works well about the new 4X strategy game compared to the competition and where it gets lost in half-baked ideas.
Ara attacks Civilization – but makes life difficult for herself
