Stronghold 2 and Legends were both criticized for basically being the same thing as the previous games. There was even a unique feature that allowed you to skip a select few levels to “chicken out.” Stronghold Crusader released as a sequel which after a full tutorial campaign you could go through a 50-level campaign involving different combinations of enemies and different challenges. These two game modes would become the standard for all Stronghold games. The original game launched with an economic campaign and a military campaign.
Stronghold was an attempt at creating an experience where you build a castle, but also have opponents who have their own castles to deal with. I can’t recall how many games had “Knights” in the name of their game… it was something ridiculous.īecoming maybe the flagship title in feudal simulator RTS games was Stronghold. There was something iconic about a feudal age RTS. In the 90s castle building simulators were everywhere. Firefly has re-released Stronghold 3 in a new package called “Gold.” As well covered in this review will be the Blackstaff DLC package.
