Seldom before has the test of a new settler game been so eagerly awaited as with The Settlers: New Alliances. But a timely test with rating for release on February 17, 2023 is impossible. In this article, we explain why and how this affects our review plans.
The facts about the settler test
- The Settlers: New Alliances will be released on February 17, 2023 on Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store (for now no steam release).
- trial versions Publisher Ubisoft wants to send to us on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
- However, the review codes with version 1.0 of the building strategy game will only be activated on the release day; Downloading and playing will work from February 17th. The reason according to Ubisoft: Savegames from previous versions are with the release version not compatible .
A rating and detailed purchase advice for release is therefore impossible. So that we can give you an assessment of The Settlers: New Alliances as soon as possible apart from our last big preview, we have prepared the following battle plan:
- Construction lover Maurice Weber is stepping on the gas over the weekend to take care of you until Sunday, February 19th. a first video to deliver with his personal first impression of The Settlers 2023. He will also be streaming the game on Twitch.
- Main tester Martin Deppe plays Neue Allianzen in parallel until Monday, February 20th, and then publishes his first conclusion as Test article with provisional scoring box.
- In addition, we will of course inform you about first player reactions and user reviews in our news.
- Over the course of the next week, Maurice and Martin ponder the rating together. We assign the final number, once we’ve completed the The Settlers: New Alliances campaign and spent enough hours in multiplayer and endless mode. For that, we’ll update Monday’s test with our final thoughts.
By the way, Maurice has followed the development of the game very closely; He summarized his thoughts on the last update of the beta and the plans of developer Ubisoft Düsseldorf for you in a video:
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The Settlers: New Alliances – This is how Ubisoft wants to save the problem game. Oh well.
What you need to know about The Settlers
Originally announced in 2018 as a major reboot of the Settlers series, the building strategy game has in recent years undergone great changes. The release was postponed indefinitely for a long time and series inventor Volker Wertich left the project again.
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While the graphics remain as detailed as they were originally, the gameplay has been streamlined, reduces complexity
Meanwhile, Volker Wertich has been with Pioneers of Pagonia own project announced, which takes many of the ideas of the first Settlers Remake concept and thinks ahead. You can read all the details in the big, GameStar-exclusive preview:
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Pioneers of Pagonia has everything the new settler lacks
We are interested in your opinion: Are you looking forward to the release of The Settlers: New Alliances or are you still skeptical? Will you access it right away when it goes on sale or are you waiting for the first tests? Write us in the comments!
