OT: What other games are people playing??

[KroolDeath]

OK, here's a strange question. I see some games I've never heard of, I guess being mainly a mainstream gamer (and luckily finding dom2 because cGw magazine gave it a great write up).

Is there any turn based games out there that are open ended, that go on and on? I ask this question as a former PBM'r who used to play Monster Island (open ended), Legends (open ended) amongst others. The only open ended games that I am aware of is like EverQuest, which I have no interest in.

Krool

[Ed Kolis]

The Sim City games aren't exactly turn-based, but you can control the flow of time and they are VERY open-ended!

[Boron]

KroolDeath said:
OK, here's a strange question. I see some games I've never heard of, I guess being mainly a mainstream gamer (and luckily finding dom2 because cGw magazine gave it a great write up).

Is there any turn based games out there that are open ended, that go on and on? I ask this question as a former PBM'r who used to play Monster Island (open ended), Legends (open ended) amongst others. The only open ended games that I am aware of is like EverQuest, which I have no interest in.

Krool

i am not sure what you exactly mean with open ended but the civilization series is kinda open ended .
Paradox games are very open ended too they all have "no-timelimit" patches so the game really only ends after you conquered the whole world .

[Boron]

At the moment i play mostly Dominions 2 .
I played a long time lots of Diablo 2 and Counterstrike but after about a year i got bored by them .
Diablo 2 mainly because the cheating started to suck too much and CS because i couldn't see Dust , Aztec , Dust 2 etc. anymore

I enjoy Steel Panthers WaW still a lot and play it occasionally again even now after 2 years , almost the same with Steel Panthers MBT .

The Paradox Games Eu2 , Victoria and HoI i still play too they are just great

Finally i bought now some cheap not really old games which i enjoy too :
Civ 3 with Conquests
Disciples 2
Etherlords

And some oldies which are now available for free like Great battles of Alexander or Vantage Master

[Alneyan]

I tend not to play the same game for too long (moodiness and all), so I am playing more than a few games at the same time. Don't ask.

- Space Empires IV: The game I have been playing for the longest time (more or less one year; though Daggerfall would also qualify there).
- Zork: Grand Inquisitor and Omikron: I will finish them. Yes, I will. Hopefully.
- Discworld Noir (only at the beginning of Act II, but I love it already)
- One or two Interactive Fictions here and there.
- A game of Freespace 2 from time to time (fan-made campaigns mostly)
- Ambush in Sector 9 for my arcade needs. The official site for this one is down at the moment of the writing (it is a freeware).

[calmon]

Magic the Gathering Online and Medieval (in which i wish a better ai)

[Stormbinder]

Heh.

I have started playing again Titans of Steel Last week, trying new veterna-level compaigns.


I don't think a lot of people played or even heard about this game. All I can say about it - it is the Dominion 2 of turnbased sci-fi strategy.



The depth of this game is amazing, but ne aware that the learning curve is steep as an Everest. Dom2 learining curve is kindergarden compared to that one. ;( UI in partuclar seem very convulted in first, until you really dig how the gaem work. Than you start thinking of its UI as a brilliant.


The main obstacle to learn is that it is neither turnbased not realtime game, belonging instead to unique subgenre. It is neither "I Go You Go", or "We Go" (lime in Combat Missions) system. It created new subgenre of turn based games by itself.

Everything is happening in the same time BUT it is happening in time-segemrts (seconds). It feels like turnbased game but not quite, and because everything is happenign at the same time - shooting, movement, etc, it takes some time to get used to the idea, since it play very doffent from other turn based games.


Frankly I never was a fan of mechwarrior-types univerce, giant robots, etc. But the game hooked even me, and hooked me good. It has strong RPG elements in addition to very deep strategy, the cusotimization level of both giant robots and thier "jockeys" (drivers) is amazing, and the AI is extremely smart and totally brutal (without cheating!)


Basicly if you like turnbased hardcore strategy(even if you don't care about mechwarriors, like I don't), you have to try that game. The commercial Version called "Titans of Steel:The Warring Suns", it is enchanced Version of freeware game, with several compaigns. Make sure to download all the patches, the user guides/tables from the forum. And kiss your social life good bye for week or two - that game is addictive as hell.



Regards,
Stormbinder

[Karacan]

If you see Hetzer, tell him I miss him.

Titans Of Steel is unfortunately not as complex as it looks, but good fun anyway. The Mechdesigning itself is very well done, and nearly limitless. Though if you gain half a year experience (or play once against the real pros), you find that there are only a few choices how to sensibly configure your Titans, and then its still down to terribly randomness, especially if both sides have newbie jockeys...


Things I still play: King Of Dragonpass (every now and then), Morrowind (one of my main characters has an extensive library, and I like to read those books ), Diablo 2 (though I much prefer the atmosphere and story of Diablo 1, but my girlfriend only wants to play D2...) and System Shock 2 in a multiplayer campaign. I consider getting Warlords IV, despite the bad critics and despite the terrible user interface I've seen in the demo (for the sake of gods, you can't deactivate a group in a city, so that when you cycle to your next unmoved unit, it will always pop up... hope that gets fixed in a patch, blech...), because I loved Warlords III dearly and can't get it running under WinXP... *sigh*

[mmalficia]

grin now this is a fun topic :>

Allo' all btw. games list

dominions demo (trying to make up my mind yet)
SEIV
mechwarrior 4 mercs, league play
TOS Warring suns
ID2 edge of chaos, (by far the best "thinking mans" space combat sim out there IMO)
aow2,doom3(waiting for HL2 unpatiently) and my creative max outlet modding for morrowind and expansions. (dropped my eq addiction a year ago :>
ZangbandTK
empire of the fading suns hyperion edition (i so wish someone somewere would make a modern sequel to this (think SEIV but when you conqure the planets you actualy gota move troops build units cities ect ect . and toss in religious fanatical tyrany))
Alpha centari alien crossfire (sids civ in space my favorite game of his )
and looking into MGTPLAY at the moment(free magic Online so i can play with my younger bro whos off at school )



anywho thats my list 'sal
Mmal

[Truper]

mmalficia said:
empire of the fading suns hyperion edition (i so wish someone somewere would make a modern sequel to this (think SEIV but when you conqure the planets you actualy gota move troops build units cities ect ect . and toss in religious fanatical tyrany)

Have you been playing Hyperion MP? I was a big fan until Matt came out with the Version that increased all the movement allowances to what I thought were absurd levels. I stopped playing it at that point. I'd be interested to know if you're playing that Version, and if so, how much you enjoy it.