lamia are back in style , it seems , as E3 had stack of vampire - esque game to show off this year , including Kalypso Media’sImmortal Realms - Vampire Wars . Developed by Palindrome and published by Kalypso , Immortal Realms - Vampire Warsis an upcoming scheme secret plan that combines more than one scene associated with the genre . It couples a card - playing element to its turn - based fight system and combines all that with traditional empire management to leave a rather exhaustive scheme gaming experience .

On the outside , Immortal Realms - Vampire Warslooks likeAge of WondersorHeroes of Might and Magicbut infused with a vampire plot line andMagic : The Gatheringelements . But on the interior , there ’s a lot more proceed on , and quite a snatch of its ingredients will attract to longtime scheme fans , especially those who ’ve been waiting for a new secret plan to reform the genre . While we ’re not saying thatImmortal Realms - Vampire Warsis that game , it ’s sure enough the first tone in convey to that compass point .

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Unfortunately , it ’s hard to reap just what a game likeImmortal Realms - Vampire Warsentails , in its entirety , from a brief gameplay demonstration , a hands - off one at that . However , from what we did see at E3 2019 , Palindrome appears to have something special on their helping hand . With three kindred - Dracul , Nosfernus , and Moroia -Immortal Realms - Vampire Warsprovides a variety of unit for histrion to utilize , from their basic infantry - type unit to their generals . bring off everyone from the bottom up , include potentially turning generals into combat cards themselves , adds to the complexity and intrigue that this biz offers .

From the beginning of a conflict , player ' biggest headache will be what cards to use . It does n’t seem difficult to control , but it could take some time to understand which wit to use when . This is a immense part of what makesImmortal Realms - Vampire Warsstand out from the crew . Of course , though , there are several other factor that have n’t been showcased yet . We ’re interested to see how the open - man sandbox mode and the interactive environment factor into the overall experience , but it ’s not something that we can comment on at this time since it was n’t point - at least not comprehensively - in this gameplay demo .

Immortal Realms - Vampire Warsshows hope , that ’s for sure . But everything unique about it right now lies at the conceptual horizontal surface ; everything else has already been done before and on the face of it done better . Sure , Immortal Realms - Vampire Warshas impressive visuals , which is an vista more studio are beginning to focus on , but it may not be enough to get someone who ’s already intoCivilizationorAge of Wondersto switch over toImmortal Realms - Vampire Wars . What ultimately works in its favor is the wit system , but that ’s only one component of a gravid game , one that ’s company with a 12 - horizontal surface and 25 - hr campaign musical mode . But again , there want to be something more .

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