OT: any other games?

licker · #1 October 24th, 2003, 10:06 PM

Heh, for some perverse reason I loaded up Might and Magic VI the other day. Now I'm hooked back into it, though in about a week I'll get sick of the repetative fights and other nigling annoyances.

Still the first time I played that game I was amazed at how well it kept me engrossed. Wizardy VII was better I guess, but I was still in college for Wiz VII. Wiz8 is great too, at least from the demo, but man, I got no time for that one

Mortifer · #2 October 24th, 2003, 10:31 PM

Well a little more about Warlords 4.

IMHO the game is ok, but nothing more. I really like as you can upgrade your warlord, units and heroes.
The new battle system is ok. The gfx is average.
The spells are ok as well.

However I dont have the old warlords feeling that I had, when I was playing with Darklords Rising for example. This game lacks of something. I cant tell you what is it, but if you gonna try it out you will feel the same propably... This is definitely not better than the old warlords games...
The AI on harder levels is really good. It is really thinking. It wont attack a city for example if his chances are a little worse than yours, also it is making nice strategic moves.

If I must rate this game on a 0-100 scale, than Warlords 4. will score 60/100...
As I said the worst part, that I dont have that good old 'warlords feeling' while I am playing with the game.

[ October 24, 2003, 21:33: Message edited by: Mortifer ]

Saber Cherry · #3 October 25th, 2003, 02:31 AM

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Originally posted by licker:
Wiz8 is great too, at least from the demo, but man, I got no time for that one

The demo convinced me to get the game, very quickly. I have no idea how big the demo is because I only played it for an hour

Wiz 8 is excellent, though I didn't beat it - only got halfway through. That's probably normal for me. It's a huge game.

Stavetor · #4 October 25th, 2003, 06:12 AM

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Originally posted by Vodalian:
Wow, I never expected to find Escape Velocity gamers here. I'm a devout follower of the series, even though the third and latest installment Nova was a disappointment to me. I would seriously suggest you to get a mac emulator and try out the two previous games. There are several guides on the net how to do it.

Or you could just get a Mac.

You were disappointed by Nova? Really? I tried Override (the 2nd in the series) and hated it. Couldn't get it off my hard drive fast enough, to tell the truth. But for some reason I decided to give Nova a try, and I loved it. SE: Starfury looks to be more or less the same type of game, and I have a feeling that it will be better than the EV series. Time will tell.

I'm also a big fan of King of Dragon Pass and Alpha Centauri, both of which fortunately came out for the Macintosh. Other Favorites- SE4, War Engine, Age of Wonders 2, and Kohan: Ahriman's Gift. For those I've had to borrow my bro-in-law's girlfriend's Vaio, which is a drag but worth it in the end.

Pocus · #5 October 25th, 2003, 07:57 AM

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Originally posted by Psitticine:
Alpha Centauri/Alien Crossfire are among my all-time Favorites. I am so hoping they'll announce development plans for a sequel some day!

many players still praise the games for features which are nowhere be seen in other games. The complex diplomacy/agenda features for example are really shining. You could even ask an ally to attack a specific city, and this is very cool to direct the AI.

The game is a bit too much on micro managing though. And the supply modules (dont remember their exact name) which gave you the production of a tile were too cheesy. The AI never used them by the way, so its was just a question of time before you outproduced him.

Still, it is one of my all time favourite.

Vodalian · #6 October 25th, 2003, 08:12 AM

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Originally posted by Stavetor:

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Originally posted by Vodalian:
Wow, I never expected to find Escape Velocity gamers here. I'm a devout follower of the series, even though the third and latest installment Nova was a disappointment to me. I would seriously suggest you to get a mac emulator and try out the two previous games. There are several guides on the net how to do it.

Or you could just get a Mac.

You were disappointed by Nova? Really? I tried Override (the 2nd in the series) and hated it. Couldn't get it off my hard drive fast enough, to tell the truth. But for some reason I decided to give Nova a try, and I loved it. SE: Starfury looks to be more or less the same type of game, and I have a feeling that it will be better than the EV series. Time will tell.

I'm also a big fan of King of Dragon Pass and Alpha Centauri, both of which fortunately came out for the Macintosh. Other Favorites- SE4, War Engine, Age of Wonders 2, and Kohan: Ahriman's Gift. For those I've had to borrow my bro-in-law's girlfriend's Vaio, which is a drag but worth it in the end.

What hooked me to EV: Override and EV was the immersiveness of the universe. You could enter the spaceport and admire the 10 million-credit Kestrel and wonder how the hell could anyone afford it, when after 10 hours of play the largest sum of money you had held in your hands was 200,000. In EV: Nova, you could get a billion in 2 hours. One-man armies were also non-existant in the previous to games, but now all you need is a spiced up starbridge and you are ready to take over the univers. There were also some unpolishedness to EVN, which took away much of its immersiveness. And believe me, if you deleted EVO off your computer right away, you missed a lot. The Human-Voinian conflict plays only a small role in what happens in the universe. Additionally, the plug-in Frozen Heart, which beats any of the EV scenarios hands down, only appeared on EVO.

[ October 25, 2003, 07:13: Message edited by: Vodalian ]

Mortifer · #7 October 25th, 2003, 12:50 PM

Guys FYI, if any of you want to see a decent AI, try out Warlords 4. on hardest. Hats off, the AI is really kicking some ***.