Is Space Empires IV the Most Addictive Game Ever?

mac5732 · #1 January 16th, 2003, 07:09 AM

IMHO SE4 is lst followed by Shogun during the Last several years, It seems I always play other games, but always return to SE4 lst then Shogun on a continual basis. I come back to SE4 more then any other game i've played...

just some ideas mac

AS of SA · #2 January 16th, 2003, 07:35 AM

What about Pong?

Despotic Fiend · #3 January 16th, 2003, 08:45 AM

SE4 is the most addictive game I have ever played. Hell the entire series is addictive but 4 grabbed me worse than any of the others. I played SE2 and then SE3, I got SE4 Demo played it bought SE4 got my CLasic Disk stolen and then got pissed off and refused to play it and played 3 all the time instead. Went and got Gold and ended up deleting every opther game off my HD. Now I spend my nights going "I have to be up at 6, it's 4 now but I have to play just one more turn so I can get that new weapon and use it to crush the Jraenar." 3 hours later it's "oh crap, I'm late for my doctor's appointment, but if I play just one more turn I'l....." and so on. Of course then there are my multiple-days-without-sleep MODding stints which result in "I don't like this MOD, lemme make a new one...." and so forth....

rdouglass · #4 January 16th, 2003, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
...SE:IV is the game that I've played most consistently for the Last two years...

Ditto: I only get about 10-15 hours a week to game, but its all SEIV (and related)....

kalthalior · #5 January 16th, 2003, 06:24 PM

In Strategy boardgaming, it was first Stratego, then Risk, then Axis & Allies, then Star Fleet Battles/Federation & Empire (strategic component to SFB). The first PC game I was addicted to was SE3. Then it was Asheron's Call for awhile, then SE4 came out and AC went into the trash and I told MS to stuff their $10/month fee. I hate to say it, but Europa Universalis 2 has been distracting quite a bit of my attention lately, but I have this feeling I will be playing SE4 again pretty soon, once I am done conquering Europe and the New World again. I will say EU2 has the best community (other than this one) that I have ever found -- helpful, friendly and few/no flame wars.

Grandpa Kim · #6 January 18th, 2003, 02:37 AM

The first game to enthral me was Kampfgruppe. Does anyone remember that one? Played it on my 8 bit Atari and when I think back, I believe I would still enjoy it today. Graphics were pretty good (considering the pixels were the size of your hand) and the game play had a strategic flavor. Others on my list, Empires, Civ 2, Heros of Might and Magic, SEIII. But they all pale next to my favorite-- chesterfield rugby.

Kim

mac5732 · #7 January 18th, 2003, 07:08 AM

Grandpa Kim, If you like Kampfgruppe, go to Matrixgames.com, they have a lot of the older games for free download in the windows format, war in russia, kampgruppe, and more

just some ideas mac