I just got word that Hugo has wrapped up his review, so you can expect to see it up in the next day or two.<\/p>\n
Stronghold 3 review roundup <\/strong><\/p>\n Cheat Code Central<\/strong> <\/span>3.7\/5<\/p>\n The folks at Firefly knew what they had to do to win back Stronghold fans, and they mostly did it: Everything that annoyed people about Stronghold 2 is gone, and some great new features have been added. Nonetheless, Stronghold 3 needs a few patches and maybe a price cut before it can starting winning new fans for the franchise. Ten Ton Hammer<\/strong><\/span> 41\/100<\/p>\n This game has done everything in its power to make you want to quit before you experience it all. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Games Radar <\/strong><\/span>4\/10<\/p>\n Stronghold 3 is a bizarre third outlier, clinging to an aging formula but making changes that actually feel like a step back. The real crime here isn’t that Stronghold 3 is a bad game, it’s the disservice done to a series that has provided so much joy in the past, ruining our nostalgia. Somewhere, a child in a tree fort is weeping. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n Game Informer<\/strong> <\/span>4\/10<\/p>\n I wish I could say something positive about Stronghold 3. The closest I can come is to call it Stronghold 1 with better graphics. Even that is unfair to the 2001 original, which at least worked on a basic level – a task sadly above Stronghold 3’s capabilities. As much as I wanted to like this game, I can’t recommend it in good faith to anyone. Game Spy<\/strong> <\/span>1.5\/5<\/p>\n I could go on with this litany of problems: random peasants that incessantly block the placement of structures, a ridiculously shallow tutorial, stability problems – but there’s no need. Stronghold 3 is a very bad game that simply feels like it was hurriedly cobbled together and released with a minimum of testing. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n Destructoid<\/strong><\/span> 2\/10<\/p>\n Buried beneath bugs, control issues, harsh mission design and even harsher economic balancing, there seems to be a shadow of the old Stronghold as we remember it; sometimes you’ll even have a minute of fun here and there. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n
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