Just got the full game 2 days ago...I have to say..

Mortifer · #1 November 23rd, 2003, 09:47 PM

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Sure the AI will need an update [AI weaknesses by Aristotles in the AI's thread], but I would say that is is pretty good already.

Sometimes I think Mortifer and Aristotles are trying to get the devs to NOT touch the AI

LOL nah, but in some games the AI is kicking ***. Not kidding! This happens in huge games, when its got time to build up/conquer other AI.
As I said there are many problems with the AI, but overall it is not that bad.

Particle · #2 November 24th, 2003, 07:09 PM

I reckon, the game is really cool! Thanks to IW!
Btw the game is a bit too expensive, but oh well, lol.

The AI will be better with the patches, I am pretty sure about that!

Raen · #3 November 25th, 2003, 03:44 AM

I've been playing the game non-stop since I got it.

I think there were many who, like me, simply couldn't get around the dreadful graphics and horrible UI of Dom I to see how deep and wonderful this game really is. It's a jewel.

I'm very glad to see this new incarnation and hope it's selling well?

If nothing else, I think it's the most *literate* computer game I've ever played.

Saber Cherry · #4 November 25th, 2003, 04:28 AM

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If nothing else, I think it's the most *literate* computer game I've ever played.

Hmmm, you should play Xenogears. Quite a lot of excellently-written text there.

As for Dominions II: My copy finally arrived! Yay! And so far, I can say - it as at least as good as the demo!

Hopefully, with no turn limits, I can win a game... maybe even cast "Nether Darts", which I always hated in the past, when it was just a tool the AI used to punish me

Raen · #5 November 25th, 2003, 04:49 AM

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Originally posted by Saber Cherry:

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Originally posted by Raen:
If nothing else, I think it's the most *literate* computer game I've ever played.

Hmmm, you should play Xenogears. Quite a lot of excellently-written text there.

I'm not really so much talking about well-written text (though that certainly applies) as about knowledge about history/mythologies/etc.

Bottom line -- the designers are not drooling idiots

Keir Maxwell · #6 November 25th, 2003, 08:34 AM

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Originally posted by Raen:
I'm not really so much talking about well-written text (though that certainly applies) as about knowledge about history/mythologies/etc.

I was looking for a historical PBEM game as a complement to Stars! when I first found Dominions. The quality of the background thought put into the game meant that the fantasy setting was no problem. Things have only got better in this respect with Dom II.

I'm with you on this one Raen.

Cheers

Keir

LordArioch · #7 November 25th, 2003, 08:58 AM

I also like the mythological based background...with the item descriptions and everything I feel like the gameworld has a history and a depth of background. It helps the epic feeling by not making you feel your goal in the game is more important than "invade other people because we don't like them".
After all...that's a hard goal to get divinely inspired about, IMO.