Ants!
Much the same as anyone with a soul, I find ants deeply fascinating and, much the same as anyone who occasionally drops small pieces of sandwich on the floor, I will continue to uphold my respect for them as long as they come nowhere near my feet. Yes. I admit it: I am a bug hypocrite, loudly extolling their virtue and beauty at a distance then getting irritated if they decide to come sit on me.
Fortunately, real timestrategyEmpire Of The Antsunderstands that the best place for insects to be is inside a screen, where they can be appreciated but cannot under any circumstances touch you. It’s out this week, as it happens, and here’s a new launch trailer to celebrate. Follow your pheromone trail to the video below.
It is gorgeous, isn’t it? Like a Big Dave doc, minus Big Dave himself, which doesn’t sound that amazing now I type it. I’m especially into the bit where the ant says he’ll “assemble the legions immediately”, which feels a disastrously silly interpretation of how ant communication actually works, but is too much fun for me to get upset about. Also, worth pointing out that Empire Of The Ants is not to be confused withEmpires Of The Undergrowth. One has a big frog in it, and the other has a big football. Easy. Also, this one has pvp. Any other notable features? Let’s ask theSteam page!
And here are a few features:
You’ll be doing all this in a “20 hour campaign”, based on Bernard Werber’snovel of the same name. When you’re done with that, there’s 1v1 matchmaking and three-way free-for-alls. If you’re undecided about this one, it releases in just a few days on the 7th of November, and I guarantee you there will be several let’s players doing the worst David Attenborough you’ve ever heard, alongside at least one doing a really good one.
