OT) Best Turn Based Game: Fantasy or Space or War

[Fyron]

One is "MOM2" from Firaxis (yes Sid does it again)

Sid needs to be forcibly retired (or better: shot) before he butchers yet another classic game...

hope too that SEV has a similar sytem, but I dont think so. Aaron is more tending to a real time tactical game (similar to his present game project) - not my taste at all.

This only stems from not understanding the goal of real time combat. It will not be anything like RTS games. A simple pause option and then being able to issue orders while paused makes combat IDENTICAL to turn-based combat because you can control the lenght of the rounds (whereas they are fixed in turn-based), except that you get rid of all of the absurdities inherent in all turn-based combat systems.

[ March 19, 2003, 21:40: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[stecal]

Warlords 3 Dark lords Rising. This was the 8 player email strategy game my friends and I got bored with after a few years and started a search for a new game, which turned out to be Space Empires! Now the 5 of us, since grown to over 10, all play SE4.

[spoon]

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
For me, Heroes of Might and Magic 1, 2, 3, and 4 are among my personal favorite turn-based games. NWC Has consistantly improved each Version.

HOMM I, II, III - I completely agree, my favorite fantasy games. HOMM IV was less fun, I think, because it was not balanced well.

Warlords III also a great game. (ditto the first two of the series).

MOM was fun, but, like SE4, requires you to behave and not exploit the imbalances for a fun single player experience.

[QuarianRex]

An old game that I just got is 'Stars!'. So far I love it. The race creation allows for amazing customization and remarkable balance. The traits also allow for some large benefits (as well as penalties) that majorly change the way the game is played.

My two favorite primary traits are Alternate Reality and Interstellar Traveller. Living in starbases or moving through stargates? Who could beat that? Maybe it's juct that they are two things that can't be done in SEIV.

[bostonrpgmania]

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BTW: MoM was great. Now there are at least 3 turnbased fantasy games in the works. One is "MOM2" from Firaxis (yes Sid does it again) the second is "Elementals" from Stardock and the third is Warlords IV from I2. (former SSG)

KlausD

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Wow. MoM2 with Sid? That would be great!!

[Atrocities]

Before SEIV the game I played the most was Tribes and Tribes 2.

They both are MP first person based games, but are so very much more than any other game on the market in that classification.

You have to use strategy, cunning, tactics, and even a bit of bravery and cowerice to survive. Tribes made HL/CS look like childs play. The interaction, the chat, the players, the game play, and above all esle, the customizability of the game has only been equaled by SEIV. So ya, it is a damn fine game indeed and I am proud to say I love it.

They both are great games, but Tribes did a better job of drawing you into twelve hour gaming sessions better than Tribes 2 did so Tribes is by far my favorate with Tribes 2 coming in after SEIV.

There is also Rebellion and BOTF for those who enjoy good turn based and RTS games.

I disliked Empire Earth and many previous cloans of AOE's. Starcraft was fun, but it got old real fast.

[ March 20, 2003, 02:18: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[BadAxe]

Another vote for The Operational Art Of War!

Not turn based but much fun is Age Of Sail 2.