Overview
- The game goes live on PC on Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. UTC, while console versions unlock locally on Nov. 13 with an Xbox New Zealand region switch enabling earlier play.
- A Destructoid review cites standout presentation, calling the visual assets among the series’ best, including aqueducts, theaters, and colosseums.
- Core systems closely track Anno 1800, with streamlined early and midgame pacing that makes money management and population needs easier to handle.
- The campaign and sandbox span two provinces, Latium and Albion, with cultural build options that support Celtic, Roman, or Celto‑Roman blends and a choice of protagonists, Marcia or Marcus.
- Critiques focus on scarce island fertility and province‑locked resources that push costly expansion and add logistical tedium.