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[Sombre]

The main reason people give a crap is because stardock were supposed to be doing MoM2 essentially. But they aren't. They're just doing a soulless fantasy strat game, of which there are many.

It might be good, but judging by galciv - no soul.

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by Sombre

The main reason people give a crap is because stardock were supposed to be doing MoM2 essentially. But they aren't. They're just doing a soulless fantasy strat game, of which there are many.

It might be good, but judging by galciv - no soul.

Sombre? This thread has kind of revived my interest in 4X games, and you seem to have good taste in games. I'm curious if you have any recommendations for games that *DO* have what you call "soul." Dwarf Fortress?

-Max

[OmikronWarrior]

Originally Posted by MaxWilson

Sombre? This thread has kind of revived my interest in 4X games, and you seem to have good taste in games. I'm curious if you have any recommendations for games that *DO* have what you call "soul." Dwarf Fortress?

-Max

Civilization IV (especially its Beyond the Sword expansion and Fall From Heaven 2 mod) is the gold standard for 4x games right now. What Final Fantasy is to jRPGs, what Half Life is to FPS, and what Halo is to homophobes Civ is to the 4X genre. Thats not to say its everything for everybody, but it is the best place to begin if you have an interest in that genre.

[ArkhanTheBlack]

If you want to play Civ 4 I'd advice to jump directly to the Fall from Heaven 2 mod. It's very deep and very dark. The manual is a piece of art, and the intro has a background music that makes you almost tremble in fear, it's so thrilling.
Together with DotA for WC3 and Counterstrike for Halflife, it's probably the best mod ever made for a game (Though ME2's Third Age mod also seems to get a 'big' one...).

[romis]

Originally Posted by Sombre

The main reason people give a crap is because stardock were supposed to be doing MoM2 essentially. But they aren't. They're just doing a soulless fantasy strat game, of which there are many.

It might be good, but judging by galciv - no soul.

I found a Q&A on Gamespot, after reading it, all interest i had in this game vanished like a puff of smoke. It was all i could do to finish reading the artical. i'd say calling it soulless is being generous, but thats just me.

[Omnirizon]

Originally Posted by Sombre

The main reason people give a crap is because stardock were supposed to be doing MoM2 essentially. But they aren't. They're just doing a soulless fantasy strat game, of which there are many.

It might be good, but judging by galciv - no soul.

no soul...

sombre you took the words out of my mouth. that perfectly describes my sentiments regarding most of what stardock has put out.

EDIT and on the what has soul/what is soul conversation:

alpha centauri: diversity in army units (not galciv's rock paper scissors). story associated with each faction, and with the game world in general which unfolded as game progressed. the cut scenes when gaining new technology were also very cute. (the galciv robot is completely and utterly stupid).

[Adept]

Originally Posted by Sombre

The main reason people give a crap is because stardock were supposed to be doing MoM2 essentially. But they aren't. They're just doing a soulless fantasy strat game, of which there are many.

It might be good, but judging by galciv - no soul.

Mindlessly judgemental of a game that is not nearly finished yet. Meh. What are you, some sort of reverse shill?