[quote]Originally posted by fahdiz:
I guess what I'm looking for (and I suppose I should have been clearer, since I've gotten a lot of these types of responses) is not so much old classics (as I've been a computer/board/pen-and-paper gamer for a long time) but more the "relatively recently-released, unknown/unsung, unjustly ignored" types of games. I do thank you for the suggestion, though. [...]
I've seen people mention Nethack in this thread, but no one mentioning the Angband derivatives. (Also note: my first post here, I have no idea how quotes / Posts get formatted, so...) Nethack is a classic, with 99 ways to die just with the kitchen sink. I'm not always so sure this is a plus.
But the Angband derivatives.... Text only (meaning the graphics are only _slightly_ inferior to Dominions 2 (this is meant as a bad joke )), but the magic, weapon, monster, crypt systems... Some of the derivatives suck - for my tastes. Some of the same ones rule - for people with slightly different tastes. There's one's loosely based on Zelazny's Amber (Zangband), on McCaffrey's Pern, etc.
Some have graphics, some don't, some are infuriatingly difficult, others are more difficult *grin* and a few have settings that make things easy. Most have "Ironman" settings, to eliminate any sense of easy, and reduce a game to a matter of hours instead of weeks.
Current games - I've been disappointed in most. But the Dominions 2 demo drew me in enough that even unemployment didn't keep me from ordering it.
Past games? Master of Magic. If it weren't for the mid-to-end-game bugs (ethereal flying ships, etc), I'd still be playing it. Warlords 1 (the original map and race layout was classic / superb). Age of Wonders 2, Shadow Magic? Not so sure about that one, as you get locked into certain magic paths, which gets old.
Anyways - any new Dom2 games starting up soon? I hope to have my full copy tomorrow. (Then again, I hoped to have it Wednesday.)
Rome wasn't burnt in a day,
Cainehill