There was a “vorpal sniper” who could blind enemy units for two turns with a snappy bullet, and my faction’s toxin-obsessed commander, who would get an extra action point anytime she landed a killing shot (but only once per turn). The Plague PM is only one of the troops I saw during the demo. The big difference is that it’s all on a big hexy map, and the units feel more fodder-like than your named and famed warriors of Earth. There are little action pips to show how many moves and attacks you can make. There is cover (destructible) and an overwatch ability.
You use the Plague Lord during the zoomed-in battles of Planetfall, which have an unmistakable XCOM taste to them. 32 million credits for an alien monstrosity is the best deal since judges decided it should only cost £350 to throw a milkshake at Nigel Farage. “With a simple inoculation of training serum and 32 million credits,” says the unit description, “you can unveil this terrifying new weapon in your next military engagement.” His aptitude for terror is matched only by the enthusiasm of his flavour text marketing spiel. The Plague Lord can reanimate dead troops, launch tree-sized spikes at people he does not enjoy, and fart out a cloud of spores that heals all his nearby warbuds. All I can say is that I liked this giant squidlike warbeast called the Plague Lord, and I think he should be elected Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. And I can't give you a solid impression of the battles based on the single brief tussle I had. I would need far more time to get an understanding for the Civ-like encroachment of its world map. But a short demo is what I got with Age Of Wonders: Planetfall. Intricate 4X strategy games don’t benefit much from short demos, especially during the annual videogames vomitorium of E3.
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