The story itself is a pretty interesting one that treads ground where the others didn’t, even though I saw the twist coming in advance. It does a good job of getting you up to speed with who the Oathbound are and their culture. The campaign itself is solid if pretty straightforward. Meeting people like Harald the Potter reminds you that it is indeed still Planetfall. Star Kings seems to have toned it down a bit, but you still get the occasional rib-tickler in the campaign. It’s a fairly serious game but occasionally it throws an oddball at you, like the anthropomorphic space pirates found in Invasions. Planetfall has always had a strange kind of humor. If you don’t laugh at this, we can’t be friends. It introduces you to the new Oathbound faction, the Grail configurations, and wildlife units. The absolute best way to get your feet wet with Star Kings is to play through it. The campaigns featured in previous expansions always showcased the newest features found inside the expansion, and Star Kings is no different. I will be talking a bit about it, it’s too large to ignore, but it won’t affect the score for Star Kings itself. This bears mentioning because the update introduces a Galactic Empire mode that is a complete game-changer. Releasing alongside Star Kings is the Triceratops patch, which is available to everyone for free, whether or not you purchase Star Kings.

Star Kings brings two new campaign missions for the Oathbound, new powerful landmarks called Grail Configurations, and a host of new wildlife units to contend with. You could say that the Oathbound have the power of God and Anime on their side. Star Kings features a new faction called the Oathbound, a faction of honor-bound Paladins who walk around in giant Gundam-style mech suits. You can find a video version of this review on my Youtube Channel! If you don’t know, Planetfall is a fantastic 4X game with a large focus on tactical combat. Star Kings is the third and possibly final expansion for Age of Wonders: Planetfall.

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