Boy this one was a long time coming. I've waited for years for a sequel to one of the greatest turn-based games of all time, Warlords 3: Darklords Rising. I've waited through not one, but two RTS Warlords games, countless delays and rumors of the title's demise. Can the depth and grandeur of the previous versions be recaptured or, dare I hope, bested?

Warlords 4: Heroes of Etheria is a turn-based strategy game. But I can say with confidence that it's unlike any other turn-based strategy game you've ever played. It's a single-minded and determined battle simulation. Gone are the resource management details, gone is diplomacy and in their place are consistent heroes, available for your bidding and a combat system that at first glance doesn't seem as deep as its predecessor's. That doesn't mean it ain't fun though!