Imperial Glory
Imperial Glory
Imperial Glory, développé par Robosoft Technologies et Pyro Studios et édité par Eidos Interactive et Feral Interactive, est sorti le 17 mai 2005 sur PC (Microsoft Windows) et Mac. Le jeu se déroule à une époque de guerre en Europe, marquée par les idées des Lumières et par la montée des tensions entre les empires, et propose à un stratège de tenter de forger un nom éternel par la domination du continent. Mêlant stratégie, tactique et stratégie en temps réel, il offre des batailles terrestres et navales en 3D temps réel ainsi qu'un modèle de gestion au tour par tour couvrant plus de 50 provinces en Europe et en Afrique du Nord, sur des champs de bataille où l'occupation de hauteurs, la couverture et les formations influent sur le combat. La presse a salué l'apport des batailles navales contrôlables et des environnements interactifs au genre du RTS de combat, tandis que PC Gamer y a vu une stratégie historique épique recommandée aux amateurs de RTS. Certains joueurs regrettent toutefois des plantages fréquents après les phases de combat, et d'autres y voient une bonne stratégie de son époque face à la série Total War. Le score Metacritic s'établit à 69 pour une note agrégée de 70,80, et le jeu est protégé par le DRM SecuROM 7 au prix de 4,99 euros.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« The implementation of controllable sea battles and the interactive environments certainly develops the gameplay of the combat RTS sub-genre and it’s sure to be a feature that a certain developer called Creative Assembly will be looking out for. »
« Truly epic historical strategy. It's a good pick for RTS fans. [Aug 2005, p.60] »
« The next best thing to attending a real world military college. »
« The campaign's tedious start is a significant obstacle to gamers who want to "get to the good stuff" without going through the motions of developing a massive resource base and drafting an army from scratch. »
« Don’t expect to complete Imperial Glory anytime soon; like a good book, you’ll have to invest your time, but you’re repaid with a great reward. »
« The graphics, gameplay, and concept are all well done. There is a bit of a learning curve, but players ease into the complex areas of the game. »
« The empire-building gameplay is surprisingly compelling and fast-paced, while the battles themselves give you a taste of, well, glory. Hugo be damned; this empire building is fun stuff. »
« If anything, Imperial Glory does look exciting and does permit a good degree of strategizing. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Juegazo! Julio de 2025, lo jugaba cuando era adolescente, lo instalé de nuevo para ver si me volvía a enganchar. Lo tuve que desinstalar porque resulta que estoy en pleno período de exámenes y es super adictivo. Entiendo que es un dinosaurio al lado de los actuales, pero entrás y jugas, en 15 minutos entendiste las mecánicas, no tenés que leerte horas y horas de manual. Tengo el Total War 2 de japón y es injugable de tanto tutorial que hay que hacer, esto es prender y jugar. Los críticos siempre del lado equivocado de la opinión. Además está baratísimo en GOG, lo comprás y es tuyo de verdad. »
« Хорошая стратегия своего времени, которая решила выйти против большой Total War »
« This game came earlier than imperial and Napoleon Total War. Was a great reference on his time. Also implemented navar battles very well and other ideas than for sure Total War used for later developments. -Using of different kinds of"officials" to move troops, -Researches of technology, etc. »
« I write this quick review in in 2017. Imperial Glory was a decent game, when it came out in 2005. Unfortunately (2009) Empire & (2010) Napoleon Total War outshine it in every aspect. Battles are small short and tedious, mostly because of awkward UI and control choices. Biggest downturn for me was lack of free camera movement. Sure you can move it left, right, up and down, but the height it reaches is really low. So I found myself looking for hilltops etc. just to elevate my camera higher and overview the battle from a better angle that way (not to be funny Napoleon used a balloon to command and overview battles - apparently lack of it, was one of factors leading to his loss at Waterloo). To top that up you can't change the cameras fixed angle so your're stuck with whatever it's set to by the devs, it's a huge pain. Another problem is lack of default line formation when selecting and moving multiple regiments. They'll just move in whatever mess they are in, when you click them to move. So because of this you end up with a lot of tedious battle micromanagement, where sometimes unit's won't acknowledge orders and you'll have to order them multiple times to make them follow your command, or they'll stop executing the order midway as well from time to time. Battlefields themselves can be much more interesting than the ones you encounter today in Total War titles (love these small hills). Unfortunately simple and aged graphics, as well as lack of fortifications, or some form of decent cover, take away most of the charm. Surprisingly I was able to run the game on Windows 10 without issues on nVidia card. Fiddling with "****" file allows you to play in 1920x1080 but with 4:3 ratio so edges are black. 4 Change these lines in **** in game folder if you want to play windowed or high resolution. [ .FULLSCREEN TRUE (or FALSE your choice..... don't copy that) .SX 1920 .SY 1080 ] »
« Campaign: 10/10 Real-time battles are nothing out of the ordinary, but the campaign mode is very addicting. Don't let the lack of nations scare you, there are dozens of ways to beat the campaign. »
« The perfect real time strategy. It really puts you in a leadership position. You can can manage everything, (economy, commerce, combat, conquest, diplomacy, reaserch, ideologies, production, and intelligence. An excellent geo political challenge. »
« Highly enjoyable game set in a period never really get full attention. The turn based part of the game lacks for features but the game really thrives when you get to the battlefield and control your army. »
