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> can't believe no one said that yet.
Woodruff wrote:DiM wrote:Woodruff wrote: much prefer games of the nature of Risk, Civilization, Chess...the one-move-at-a-time-and-now-it's-your-turn style. Though simultaneous moves are also great. But I don't care as much for real-time unless the strategy is just incredible.
have you tried crusader kings 2? it's extremely complex and awesome.
It doesn't ring a bell. I'll have to check it out. What sort of a "style" is it? The back of my mind is trying to tell me that it's similar to the Age of Empires series?DiM wrote:also any of the total war games are brilliant (assuming you actually take your time and fight all battles and don't autoresolve them)
I enjoyed Shogun Total War a great deal. I haven't played the other editions very much at all.
Woodruff wrote:rdsrds2120 wrote:Woodruff wrote:The majority of my gametime is spent on Battle For Wesnoth (I'm telling you people, if you like strategy games...and I KNOW YOU DO...you gotta get this...it's free!).
Aside from that, I still hit up Zoo Tycoon, Neverwinter Nights, Blood Bowl and FIFA 09 (I don't like the later versions much, as their manager modes blow, and that's what I enjoy).
Strategy games, eh? Have you ever played any Fire Emblem games?
It does not ring any bells...any titles I should look up specifically?
I should point out that I HATE HATE HATE first-person-shooter style games. I much prefer games of the nature of Risk, Civilization, Chess...the one-move-at-a-time-and-now-it's-your-turn style. Though simultaneous moves are also great. But I don't care as much for real-time unless the strategy is just incredible.
greenoaks wrote:i am trying to play Civ 5 but Steam is giving me the shits
everywhere116 wrote:You da man! Well, not really, because we're colorful ponies, but you get the idea.
Army of GOD wrote:greenoaks wrote:i am trying to play Civ 5 but Steam is giving me the shits
I feel like V was a downgrade from IV. I can't stand their decision to remove religion.
whitestazn88 wrote:slowly picking through skyrim, looking to get mass effect 3 soon, but i don't like to spend money on games when I only play like 2 hours a week. def gonna get the last of us though.
and hoping to get a new laptop/pc sometime in the next few months to play that diablo 3, but i don't want to spend money on a new rig when the one i've got right now is usable for everything i need aside from gaming.
Army of GOD wrote:greenoaks wrote:i am trying to play Civ 5 but Steam is giving me the shits
I feel like V was a downgrade from IV. I can't stand their decision to remove religion.
whitestazn88 wrote:looking to get mass effect 3 soon, but i don't like to spend money on games when I only play like 2 hours a week. def gonna get the last of us though.
DiM wrote:whitestazn88 wrote:looking to get mass effect 3 soon, but i don't like to spend money on games when I only play like 2 hours a week. def gonna get the last of us though.
don't bother with ME3. it's slightly better than ME2 but still nothing more than a mediocre game (at best).
it's so dumbed down it makes me sick. it's not an rpg it's not a 3rd person shooter. it's repetitive and frankly even the graphics kinda suck. all you do is use the same weapon throughout the game, you always shoot from cover because the level designers made sure you have a crate, a mound of debris, or something else. even advancing from A to B is actually a series of jumps from one cover place to another. a completely artificial feeling. oh and they ruined the illusive man.
Gillipig wrote:One thing I've noticed is how little graphics really matters. If the story is good the game can get away with poor graphics.
Take Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic as an example. Made in 2004 but still fun to play because of how good the storyline is. Now take Star Wars Force Unleashed. Much better graphics but awful story! Only played something like 30 minutes before I got bored of it.
It's wonderful with a game like Elder Scrolls V Skyrim because it has both. Good graphics and good storyline.
tkr4lf wrote:Gonna be giving Red Dead Redemption a go here in a few days. Looking forward to that, as the youtube videos have all looked cool as hell.
Gillipig wrote:One thing I've noticed is how little graphics really matters. If the story is good the game can get away with poor graphics.
DiM wrote:tkr4lf wrote:Gonna be giving Red Dead Redemption a go here in a few days. Looking forward to that, as the youtube videos have all looked cool as hell.
make sure you get the undead nightmare dlc. i dare to say that this expansion is even better than the game and red dead redemption is an awesome game.
DiM wrote:Gillipig wrote:One thing I've noticed is how little graphics really matters. If the story is good the game can get away with poor graphics.
sadly this is mostly valid for old gamers.
just look at game sales and you'll see nice graphics and massive marketing are all that matters these days.
youngsters don't have the patience to read elaborate stories, take part in long dialogues or challenge their brain for hours to solve a puzzle. they don't want to explore, they want to be guided, they don't want to read pages of text, they want action and finally they don't want to be challenged, they want everything handed to them on a platter filled with lots of achievements.
Gillipig wrote:One thing I've noticed is how little graphics really matters. If the story is good the game can get away with poor graphics.
Take Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic as an example. Made in 2004 but still fun to play because of how good the storyline is. Now take Star Wars Force Unleashed. Much better graphics but awful story! Only played something like 30 minutes before I got bored of it.
It's wonderful with a game like Elder Scrolls V Skyrim because it has both. Good graphics and good storyline.
DiM wrote:Gillipig wrote:One thing I've noticed is how little graphics really matters. If the story is good the game can get away with poor graphics.
sadly this is mostly valid for old gamers.
just look at game sales and you'll see nice graphics and massive marketing are all that matters these days.
youngsters don't have the patience to read elaborate stories, take part in long dialogues or challenge their brain for hours to solve a puzzle. they don't want to explore, they want to be guided, they don't want to read pages of text, they want action and finally they don't want to be challenged, they want everything handed to them on a platter filled with lots of achievements.
Symmetry wrote:The Humble indie Bundle is up and running again, for peeps who are interested in gaming.
http://www.humblebundle.com/
Always some good games, and you pay what you want.
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