OT, what games r u wating 4 now?

[WraithLord]

I have played ADOM. What is ADOM delux?
And what is "Call of Cthulhu - Dark Corners of the Earth"?

I have noticed that a lot of people are not excited with HOMM V. I wonder why.

BTW, those of you who've played AOW-SM, be sure to check the community patch. Imo it improves the game.

[Olive]

izaqyos said:
I have noticed that a lot of people are not excited with HOMM V. I wonder why.

- It seems that priority has been granted to nice looking 3d graphics than to innovative gameplay.

- Units in former HOMM seemed to be a big melting pot, but it had it's own personality. Now nival has imo turned it to noname standard fantasy.

- Starforce protection .

[NTJedi]

Olive said:

- It seems that priority has been granted to nice looking 3d graphics than to innovative gameplay.

Exactly from what I've been reading and seeing... they're not trying to make smarter AI, better balance, more unique structures, more monsters, etc., . Instead of adding improved content they're focusing on how pretty stuff looks.

On the same note... who's going to by the newest and best looking sportscar when it gets half the horsepower, no A/C, no radio or DVD player, thin tires, and less gas mileage. That's what I've seen happen with game sequels way too often.

[Agrajag]

NTJedi said:
Exactly from what I've been reading and seeing... they're not trying to make smarter AI, better balance, more unique structures, more monsters, etc., . Instead of adding improved content they're focusing on how pretty stuff looks.

On the same note... who's going to by the newest and best looking sportscar when it gets half the horsepower, no A/C, no radio or DVD player, thin tires, and less gas mileage. That's what I've seen happen with game sequels way too often.

And who can blame them?
Check out the HoMM Community, everyone there idolizes the 3rd game as the ultimate game (in the series, and in general). I think its quite obvious to Ubisoft the best way to please its fanbase is with a game that is "True to its origins".
Also, you have to remember its their first game in the series, they just recently purchased the rights to HoMM, and therefore would probably want to take minimal risks and make minimal changes on its very first realese, a game which will leave a "first impression" on all future games on the series.

[NTJedi]

Agrajag said:
[And who can blame them?
Check out the HoMM Community, everyone there idolizes the 3rd game as the ultimate game (in the series, and in general). I think its quite obvious to Ubisoft the best way to please its fanbase is with a game that is "True to its origins".
Also, you have to remember its their first game in the series, they just recently purchased the rights to HoMM, and therefore would probably want to take minimal risks and make minimal changes on its very first realese, a game which will leave a "first impression" on all future games on the series.

They don't have to make major changes, but usually when the developers focus on making stuff more pretty they begin removing or not working other stuff like what happened in Heroes_4. Heroes_4 was very unbalanced, less monsters, no unique heroes, etc, etc,... all it had was better graphics. If they make Heroes_5 the same as Heroes_3 it will be great as long as they have AT_LEAST as many movement squares on battle_maps, movement squares for world_map, monsters, items, town_types, unique heroes, and map_editor features... also game balance. All this is not really much to ask for since it previously existed in Heroes_3.

[Ygorl]

The Fool and his Money has an impressive legacy to live up to... If it's as good as The Fool's Errand was, it should be great.
http://www.fools-errand.com/05-the-fool-and-his-money/

[RedRover]

My current wait list isn't particularly long.

Dom 3 (the happiest expectation on the list, of course).

Civ 4 (technically, I'm waiting for a chance to read an in-depth review of the finished product before springing for this. Likely to be my next actual buy if the reviews are good, but I'm not jumping on it. I liked Civ 3 far less than Civ 2.)

Sim Golf 2 (not a chance--about 1% on the "which old game to redo" poll at Firaxis.) web page

Colonization 2 (second place in the "which old game to redo" poll at Firaxis, at 31%.)

Master of Orion 4 (given what happened to MOO3, not likely any time soon--I really hope MOO3 has not sunk the frachise.)

Xenocide (current fan development of the classic game, UFO Defense, total vaporware for the forseeable future, IMO.) web page

Skaven mod for Civ3 (currently under development on CivFanatic site). web page

Actually, I haven't been doing a lot of looking recently, and own far more computer games than I have mastered.

I'm still looking for a more satisfying 4x space game than anything I've seen so far (MOO2 without the 7th inning stretch would be an ideal starting point, IMO. I like elements of Space Gold IV, but some of the micromanagement busywork drives me up the wall. Also, I find that universe not immersive enough; MOO2, Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Star Wars are all much more so; but all five, plus Reach for the Stars, beat Galactic Civ by a wide margin on this count.)

[Vicious Love]

izaqyos said:
I have played ADOM. What is ADOM delux?

Just like ADOM, only more so. And shareware, apparently, but what can you do? http://www.adom.de/adom-deluxe/index.php3
Mind you, what I meant to say was JADE, aka ADOM 2. Unfortunately, I was too cripplingly sleep-deprived to notice. Shall edit my original post now.

And what is "Call of Cthulhu - Dark Corners of the Earth"?

You're familiar with the Cthulhu mythos, right? DCotE is an XBox action/adventure game set in and around Innsmouth. You'd think that sort of game would be destined to fail, but it seems Dark Corners of the Earth actually works. But I can't tell you why. You see, every review that convinced me this game was worth buying also spoiled at least one major plot point. I pretty much know what to expect in advance now, which I imagine could ruin the gaming experience. Pity.

I just wonder when this thing'll be released for PC.

[Cainehill]

Vicious Love said:
You're familiar with the Cthulhu mythos, right? DCotE is an XBox action/adventure game set in and around Innsmouth. You'd think that sort of game would be destined to fail, but it seems Dark Corners of the Earth actually works. But I can't tell you why. You see, every review that convinced me this game was worth buying also spoiled at least one major plot point. I pretty much know what to expect in advance now, which I imagine could ruin the gaming experience. Pity.

Um, not having seen any reviews, I could ruin all the plot points : You see things. You either panic and hide, or you try to save the world. Either way, you go insane. Then you die.

(Big Lovecraft / Lord Dunsany fan here. )

[Vicious Love]

Cainehill said:
Um, not having seen any reviews, I could ruin all the plot points : You see things. You either panic and hide, or you try to save the world. Either way, you go insane. Then you die.

Touché.