Now, to be clear, New Allies is not aiming to be a successor to Anno 1800.
The Settlers: New Allies is a dismal strategy affair, confused, anaemic, and achingly dull.
I'm not sure what has gone wrong in the last five years, but Blue Byte clearly left whatever magic Anno 1800 had in the nineteenth century. The answer, unfortunately, is a big bowl of strategy gruel. With an evocative depiction of its simulated industrial revolution, including some delightfully chewy production-line wrangling, Anno 1800 was a treat, and I was keen to see what the Dusseldorf-based studio would cook up next. Not so much because it's the first Settlers game in thirteen years, but because the last game by developer Ubisoft Blue Byte was Anno 1800, the best city-builder this side of Cities: Skylines.
I was excited to play The Settlers: New Allies. But its hallmark production systems sorely lack depth, while its RTS combat adds little of value. The Settlers: New Allies begins promisingly, with a lush new setting and satisfying construction.
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