The Settlers: Rise of an Empire

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Hi,
I just decided to have a quick browse around the sites of some of the games which I own, and found this when I had a look on the Settler's site. It's clear from the site that a new Settlers game is to be released in September - I've always been quite interested in the series that brought me into PC Gaming.

From the information, the video contained within the site and these videos, I feel that it may feature the more complex military of The Settlers HoK, videos show garrison-able walls, gates, a basic form of morale and attacking siege towers, with the micromanagement economy side of The Classical Versions of the Settlers (I, II, III and IV), possibly even, again, more complex. A developer claims that settlers will require entertainment and clothes as well as your typical foodstuffs required in The Classical Settlers games. It seems very meticulously detailed in both gameplay and graphics - you just got to hope that all the new features aren't bugged!

May I ask what you guys think about this latest intriguing title - it will be extremely interesting to see the views of others on the latest game. Thanks!

BTW, something else which appeals me to it is the, so far, is the suggestion that the system requirements are going to be pretty low - a developer said that anybody who has purchase a PC in the last two-three years should be able to play it with no problems. Due to quality of the graphics engine, I feel that the specifications may be the same as, or slightly higher, than HoK.