Age of Wonders: Planetfall preview: A sci-fi melange makes this 4X universe worth exploring

And I saw all that in the span of my hour-long demo. Age of Wonders: Planetfall certainly has capitalized on its jump to a space age setting, with a universe that draws from every corner of science fiction, pulp and cerebral alike. Add some Foundation and The Left Hand of Darkness to taste. Planetfall makes an excellent first impression--which is good, because it's still complicated as hell. Having not touched Age of Wonders III in about five years now, I'd forgotten just how intricate. At its core, this is a 4X series--the ol' explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate, a.k.a.