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Lords of the Realm II

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

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Quick resume

The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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    Pros

    • Nostalgic and immersive medieval atmosphere
    • Combines turn-based strategy with real-time battles
    • Deep economic and military management
    • Challenging ai with distinct personalities
    • Excellent value for price

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and sound
    • Clunky controls and pathfinding issues
    • Limited multiplayer functionality
    • Some repetitive gameplay elements
    • Lack of modern ui conveniences

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      "Players exert control over territories and enemies, but interactions are balanced and respectful."

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    • Escapism

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      "Immersive medieval setting and roleplaying elements provide strong escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and nostalgia, not obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of strategy games with no physical activity component."

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation, Fantasy.

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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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