I'm evaluating to buy Dom3

[calmon]

The good thing on the dominions MP mode is that you can make your turn when you've time. You're not forced to be online at the same time the other players are.

[Gandalf Parker]

There is a thread which lists the reviews done by experts at the gaming magazines.

But for another answer, I play almost entirely Solo games. And I have done that all thru Dom1, Dom2, and now Dom3. As a beta tester for Dom3 Ive had to play many games a day for longer than most here. Im still enjoying it greatly.

Dom1 and Dom2 lived on my machines for years while I was buying and deleting other games at a rate of about one a month. Dom3 looks like it will be even better since it added many solo-gamers features such as random maps and more modding.

Yo can easily spend a year playing all of the nations and learning their pros and cons until you find the one that best allows you to kick tail based on your playing style.

You will see complaints here about the AI at extreme levels (thats good). And even if you wear those AI out, there are further boosts from special map scenarios and specially modded AI nations.

All in all, Id say that if the demo doesnt scare you away then you will probably find the game to be WELL worth the price.

Gandalf Parker

[SafeKeeper]

Gandalf summed it up nicely. If you liked the demo, buy the game.

[Loren]

Quit evaluating. Buy. It's worth it even in single player mode.

[Tuidjy]

I would call the AI 'decent' at best. But place yourself in the middle of
six aggressive, impossible AIs, and you will have a good game even if you
use every dirty trick in the book. And trust me on that one, after you
play the AI for a month or two, you will adventure on-line, and there
you will be lost forever... MUHAHAHA! ahem.

By the way, Dominions II was the second game that I played on-line. The first
one was Dark Reign, a looooong time ago. I considered myself a single player
before I picked up Dominions II, and ended up playing it for an year or so
to the exclusion of everything else... until I left when the player from whom I
learned the most turned out to be cheating.

[SafeKeeper]

MP is the way to go, unless you get one of those pesky players who so need to win that they resort to dirty tricks, cheating, lying, semi-lying, and so on.

[StrictlyRockers]

This is the best turn-based MP game out right now. It is possibly the best strategy game, period.