OT: any other games?

[Vodalian]

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.

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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 ]