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I would, but my computer won't run it.

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HoMM3, 4 & 5, Age of Wonders (the original), The Witcher, Freespace 2.

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Ah, the heroes series.. 4 almost killed my love for it. 5 brought my right back to it again though.

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Harvest!

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I've played Continuum, but coming from a Star Control 1 and 2 background I never liked the insane physics. Kongregate has a multiplayer space shooter called Starfighter: Undisputed Galaxy or something like that. You might want to give that a try.

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If you fellas have not checked out the Fall From Heaven Mod for CIV4 it is a must.Take all civilization perks and put in Fantasy setting. Magic/swords/mythical beings, you name it its there. It is a complete overhaul of the game and once you get it working it is a brand new addiction.

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Fallout3 is out... There goes my social life...Look at G4 to see the reviews. Damn near killed me, a player built anything launcher firing teddy bears... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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I expect Fallout3 to be really bad game. First person? MAde by Bethesda? That just cannot end well.

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I dunno, I liked Daggerfall. It wasn't perfect ofcourse, but quite good for it's time. And it's my understanding that Fallout 3 will have both 1st and 3rd person perspective.

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They've been committed to remaining true to the Fallout IP throughout the entire process, and have what appears to be a very clever conjunction of the traditional Fallout turn based combat, and the ability to free fire as in an FPS - if it works, it's kind of revolutionary.

Beyond that, I read an article last year and one thing that stuck out, was that they had learned a lot from Oblivion (god I hope so, eh?!), and that while still quite epic in scope, Fallout 3 would not be so large as Oblivion, so that every place means something, and all of the characters really get the attention they need in order to come to life.

I am remaining hopeful, as Fallout 3 has simply been one of the games I've wanted to see for..... 10 years now? Longer? If it all goes well, I'd even be willing to shell out a few more bucks if they ported 1 and 2 into the new engine. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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I'd be willing to pay extra if they'd finish Van Buren and add it to the package. I don't think I'm alone there, either.

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Has anyone ever tried the Game Room link at the top of this forum? Up there next to FAQ

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I never noticed the link, but I do love those miniclip games. I used to play the golf one between classes last semester.

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I play Pacman regularly, online. Brings back good memories. My wife and I still own an Atari 2600. I like that this version causes Pacman to speed up a little, when he eats powerpills. I never saw (or noticed) that as a feature in the original game.

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I play a Tempest simulator occasionally http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Please folks, let's keep it relevant.

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Silverfall (I am really enjoying it so far)
Diablo 2 (first time ever playing this one)
Out of the Park Baseball 9 (started an 1871 season as Cleveland, made it to my World Series, and have won the first game)

King of Dragon Pass....I have been trying to get hold of this, but I cannot find it anywhere. I contacted the company that made it/published it/whatever it, but they replied that they are no longer offering it for purchase at the moment :-(

I have Europa Universalis 3, plus the 2 expacks installed, and I keep promising myself that I will kick that off.

I also have a great wrestling game (Table Top game turned PC game) called Wrestling's Finest.

I was playing Hellgate London, but I kinda quit when nobody knew what was going on.

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http://www.amazon.com/King-Dragon-Pa.../dp/B0009PPEM0

3 used & new available from $34.45

<3

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purchased.

Not sure why I never thought to go to Amazon and look. I did go to ebay, but several months ago, it was WAY too expensive.

Hopefully, it won't take too long to get here, cause I have wanted this game for quite some time. Thanks, Mr. Mojo Risin

Chris

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I still want to rip all the graphics from that game, just because the Duck race in there is so damn hilarious. That alone warrants playing the game. I've been playing it once, on "easy" mode which only requires you to complete a third of the game, and very soon I really started thinking like a tribe leader. But you really can't complete this in one go.

When I began to reassess my choices for all these events more and more, trying to find the perfect answer to everything, and not knowing what I should do next to minmax the right way between accumulating wealth and improving the clan without bursting the bubble, acquiring magical items and keeping your neighbors happy at the same time, which seems just impossible, I just wanted to see how the game ends since the tribes unification already began and I started clicking on random answers to the choices without reading the text anymore. I didn't care if somebody in my ring died, if we won a battle or if some disaster struck. Much to my surprise, there was relatively little change to how well my tribe fared, compared to my carefully crafted playstyle before. So when I fast-forwarded the last half hour to hour to complete the game I was kinda upset that my actual input seemed to matter little to the outcome. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

But seriously, Dom3 needs a race of undead-hunting duck knights.

EDIT: By trying to buy it from the company that made the game, you mean that you did try http://www.a-sharp.com/buy/ where they say that they'll burn you a copy for $19.99 ?

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yeah, that company. When I tried to purchase it several months ago, basically, it seemed that they were saying that they might be able to make a copy, but when they could not say, and whether or not it would actually be sent wasn't for sure, either.

I passed on them.

Chris

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KoDP is a really unique game. More like playing through a story than an RPG or a management type game. Definitely worth playing if you can find yourself a copy.

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I'd recommend playing it 'Warmongering Thrallmaster' style, at least once. The results can be quite remarkable. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/redface.gif

Perhaps an Eurmal-worshipping king might be entertaining, too.

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Check out the trailer - looks awesome.

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If you enjoyed the setting for King of Dragon Pass, you should check out http://www.glorantha.com for the latest stuff set in that world. Most of the RuneQuest3 pen&paper rpg materials were set there as well, and might be worth looking for.

I've played in several pnp rp campaigns with Dave (the guy who wrote KoDP) and still run into him occasionally -- it's really cool to see people are still enjoying his game )

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Does anybody here knows the games-workshop boardgame bloodbowl (brutal fantasy football(rugby) in the warhammer universe). There is a free client with a very cool online community called fumbbl (fumbbl.com) ... that's the only other game i'm playing ... developing your teams, playing tournament, etc ... very cool and very addictive :-)

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I've been following the development of Hinterland, a kind of village builder/party-based Roguelike hybrid. The flavor seems similar to the more classic fantasy, like Dominions - less elves and fireballs and more nymphs and steel. Otherwise, I've been playing Company of Heroes and Scrabble. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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I've recently been distracted by Civ IV, after getting my hands on the 'Complete' edition (imported from EU -- the 'Gold' one available in the US only has one of the two expansions).

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quit *****ing on Oblivion (and morrowind) Bethesda makes great games.. plenty hours I played those 2, and it was good.
Not baldurs gate good, but good none the less

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Speaking of Baldur's Gate - has anyone played a game of that type lately? Party based RPG

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Every now and then I load NWN2 on my PC but can never decide on a character to play. I miss BG/BG2: those were good games. I also was a big fan of MM6 - loved the Fly spell and motoring around knocking griffons out of the sky. Can't believe how linear all the new games are. I just want to frikken fly man!!
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Dom3 is way out of genre for me. The last game I was really into was Silent Hunter III, a WWII submarine sim. Stumbled on Dom3 while getting Steel Panthers from Shrapnel.

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Wua, Spore is out tomorrow. I wonder if it is going to make me play less Dominions... I doubt it, but I shall give it a try :)

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Age of Wonders & Disciples franchises.

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I find Sword of the Stars compliments it quite nicely. They're similar in some ways, very different in others, and between them cover all my turn based strategy needs in both scifi and fantasy.

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I occasionally play NWN2, too. But BG series games were better. Most single-player RPGs have gone down in quality, probably because resources are now being shifted to MMORPG.

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I got tired of Civ IV very quickly, because of 1) the badly balanced units, and 2) the too-simple, restricted character of the tactical battles.

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I am a huge fan of fantasy TBS games and have owned virtually every one of them since MoM, but I've hated every HoMM series I've played. There are too many problems to count, but among the foremost I hated the stack system both for aesthetic and game-play reasons.

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Isn't Stardock doing one? Also, there are rumors that the makers of Fantasy Wars have acquired the trademark from Atari.

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No. Stardock expressed interest in acquiring the license, but ultimately didn't do it.

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While Stardock decided not to pursue the MoM license (which I already implied saying that the makers of Fantasy Wars is rumored to have acquired the MoM license), the company is making a MoM clone right now designated "Not MoM."

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I wouldnt mind StarDock doing one. They might do it right.
Too many of the clones tried to make it multiplayer.

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You'd probably love harpoon
you might like pacwar

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Yeah.. I loved that game - both the (superiour) original that came out in the mag..

And the boxed set. I have a copy somewhere still.

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Whistful:

Games I have played:

Berlin '85.
Rails West (Commodore 64)
Freedom in the Galaxy (horrible game, but groundbreaking mechanics)

MoM. Best.inGenre.Ever.
Xcom. Still remember being creeped out.

Swords and Sorcery - one of my favorite board games. Best boardgame simulation of what happens when armies meet wizards.

Down with the King
Kremlin
Dune

Tom Wham Games

BG series were so good - I was sooo looking forward to the Aurora engine - was sooo disappointed when it came out.

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Do you play with all the expansion packs? Civ IV is a very Deep Game. I believe it is anything but simple. Try the expasion packs and increase or decrease dificulty or Create a map that suits your needs. :)

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I agree that the game is emphatically not simple. But that's not what I said. I said the tactical battles are too simple, given that it has Warlords type of a system where individual units face off one v. one.

And yes, I have all the expansions.

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My best friend and I came to the same conclusion. That the game itself was quite good, but combat is just so poorly handled, it ruins the entire experience. I'm looking for an Alpha Centauri II, with combat similar to Dominions, then we'll be talking turkey. ;)

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StarChamber. Much better than Poxnora IMO.

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Neverwinter Nights (on the Three Towns server mostly)
Wolf ET
Savage 2
Morrowind (the only reason I have Wine installed)
The X Games
Transport Tycoon, Wesnoth, Freeciv, Darwinia, Warzone 2100, etc.

... and many many more. My avatar/nick comes from this game.

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For the severely geriatric only: Has anyone here ever played Dungeons of Daggorath? Talk about creepy...Bit for bit, easily the single best game ever made-and by 'bit for bit' I mean that it was made with only 8 kilobites. My icon has just under that...Or possibly more, I'm not really sure. And those 8 kilobytes feature: Great sound, better (legitimately spooky) atmosphere, a first person "shooter" with right and left handed action, a multi-level dungeon, upgradeable weapons and equipment, a realistic lighting system, 3D mimicing graphics-very good, considering it was made in 1982-innovative monsters, and a fairly difficult puzzle game-within-a-game. Oh and instead of hitpoints, it keeps track of your life with a beating heart that speeds up and slows down as you move throughout the dungeon.