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Caesar III (1998)

Impressions Games

PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.83 from 215 ratings

758 members have it in their collection · 5 playing now · 357 backlogged · 27 wish listed

How long? Main story 29h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Caesar III is part of Sierra's City Building Series and was released in October 1998. Cities in Caesar III try to accurately reflect the life of Roman citizens: the lowest plebians live in tents and shacks, while the richest patricians live in villas. Staple foods include wheat, fruits, vegetables, and pork, and wine is required for some festivals and houses. … Read more
Caesar III is part of Sierra's City Building Series and was released in October 1998. Cities in Caesar III try to accurately reflect the life of Roman citizens: the lowest plebians live in tents and shacks, while the richest patricians live in villas. Staple foods include wheat, fruits, vegetables, and pork, and wine is required for some festivals and houses. Citizens wander the streets in their various garbs and can tell the player their name and how they feel about the city. The city is viewed in a two-dimensional isometric view with a fixed magnification level and can be rotated ninety degrees. Access to services such as market goods, entertainment, hygiene, education, and taxation are represented by "walkers," people sent out from their buildings to patrol the streets. Any house that a walker passes is considered to have access to the services of the walker's building. All movements of goods and coverage of walkers are accurately reflected by citizens walking the streets: a player can watch a farm's crop progress, and when it's ready, a worker will push a full cart from the farm to a nearby warehouse or granary; then return with an empty cart. Background music is played, which varies according to the situation (gentle themes to begin with, war drums during times of conflict and triumphal music when the player nears the objective). Crowd noises supplement musical themes, the sounds of manufacturing and the clash of weapons at appropriate times. There are two ways to play the game: Mission Mode, which is equivalent to the typical "campaign" modes of other strategy games, and City Construction Mode, in which the player plays one scenario from scratch. Read less
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Details

Developers
Impressions Games
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Genres
Simulator, Strategy
Themes
Educational, Historical
Series
Caesar
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Release dates

  • Sep 15, 1998 (Full Release) (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Sep 30, 1998 (Full Release) (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jan 29, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)

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50
4 stars
95
3 stars
56
2 stars
12
1 star
2
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Yungbeck

Review Yungbeck 4/5 · Mar 4, 2024

Ruler of Rome

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Fantastic 1998 strategy game from Impressions Games where you take on a governing role to build a better Rome. Your aim is to continue to grow and expand the city, keep it safe and increase productivity, money, culture and population, and ultimately get promoted by Caesar himself. The citizens of Rome want work, entertainment, convenience of daily life and different …

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Fantastic 1998 strategy game from Impressions Games where you take on a governing role to build a better Rome. Your aim is to continue to grow and expand the city, keep it safe and increase productivity, money, culture and population, and ultimately get promoted by Caesar himself. The citizens of Rome want work, entertainment, convenience of daily life and different types of food to eat, and it’s your job to accommodate them and keep them happy. Natural disasters, invasions, uprisings and other issues can all strike when you least expect it, so try to stay ready and prepare for them if you can.

You have to be strategic and clever with placement of structures, roads and be overall careful and conscious of your decisions. Like any great ruler would. The score, visuals, UI, voice acting, heck, the overall writing and presentation in Caesar III is just all great, and clearly made by passionate and hard working people. All Hail Sierra!

[4] / [5]

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