The Miscellaneous PC & vidya Games Thread

[crazy canuck]

A fan remake of Colonial Conquest...

http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/ColonialConquest/remake.php5

My pants remain dry.

The second computer game I ever played - the first was Empire.

[garbon]

Tropico 5 announced.

http://www.gamercast.net/tropico-5

Penultimo the great communicator has announced that El Presidente will be returning for a fifth term in Kalypso Media and Haemimont Studios' Tropico 5. You heard that right, and Tropico 5, the next instalment in the critically acclaimed city-builder series will be seeing a release next year on Windows PC, Mac, Linux and Xbox 360!

Watch the Great Dictator himself in this brand new teaser trailer for the game, I do hope you get the pun.

Tropico 5 will come with a variety of new gameplay features, and all new art that has been reworked to provide the game with a distinct historic visual identity so that as you play through the centuries you won't simply be using the same old tired buildings.

The largest of the changes to the game however is dynasties, now they aren't going all Crusader Kings on the series, however the great El Presidente will take control of the infamous island of Tropico during the early colonial times, which can then be guided through the centuries as the world moves forwards.

To ensure that your legacy thrives you'll need to promote members of your extended family to positions of power in order to lay the foundations of your dynasty, after all, surely El Presidente can't survive two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Cold War to modern times?

Tropico 5 will also include advanced trading mechanics as you amass a global trade fleet and use your ships to secure routes to neighbouring islands, this is alongside a wealth of new research options, allowing you to advance your nation through the ages. On top of all that Tropico 5 will be the first in the series to feature up to 4 player cooperative and competitive multiplayer on any given island map, which will require a lot more exploring than you are used to.

Tropico 5 is scheduled for a release during 2014 on Windows PC, Mac, Linux and Xbox 360, they certainly seem to be adding a lot to the beloved game, we only hope that they don't overcomplicate it, be sure to check out the official website.

I bought Tropico 4. It wasn't that fun as apart from the campaign missions - sandbox was pretty easy to get a handle on and "win".

[Josquius]

I recall very little changed between 1,3 and 4. 4 especially was hardly worthwhile.

[Tamas]

Space Hulk is out. I had to buy it.

I got wiped out on the first tutorial mission twice  :lol:second was easier though. The flamethrower is your friend when you want to delay aliens in a tight corridor.

Back to EU4 though!

[Ed Anger]

Hey, they remade Duck Tales. I remember watching my nephew playing the orginal on my NES.

[FunkMonk]

Hey, they remade Duck Tales. I remember watching my nephew playing the orginal on my NES.

I loved that game. 

[Ed Anger]

The TMNT game on the NES was a total bitch. Made my nephew cry. And I ended up having to try to finish levels. 

[Kleves]

Space Hulk is out. I had to buy it.

Let us know if that turns out to be any good.

[Razgovory]

The TMNT game on the NES was a total bitch. Made my nephew cry. And I ended up having to try to finish levels. 

Yeah, that game had insane difficulty.  A lot of the old NES games were like that.

[Syt]

Space Hulk is out. I had to buy it.

Let us know if that turns out to be any good.

I had a go at it last night. From what I understand it's very faithful to the board game. So luck with the dice plays a major role. Unfortunately, my only comparison is Space Crusade (another adaptation) which I played on C64. It's pretty tense, but the graphics are pretty weak for this day and age (a far cry from, say, XCOM). The over shoulder camera for your troopers is a neat feature, though, but it could be larger.

My main gripe at this point is that it would be nice to have an option to speed up the animations, because your hulking troopers in their heavy armor move with all the speed and elegance of an arthritic elephant. Which is a bit of a sticking point when you restart a mission for the fifth time and have to go through the slo-motions of the initial moves of your five guys yet again.

[FunkMonk]

The TMNT game on the NES was a total bitch. Made my nephew cry. And I ended up having to try to finish levels. 

I hated the level where you had to swim in that fucking maze with giant pink electric seaweed that would kill you. I hated it so much.

[Razgovory]

The TMNT game on the NES was a total bitch. Made my nephew cry. And I ended up having to try to finish levels. 

I hated the level where you had to swim in that fucking maze with giant pink electric seaweed that would kill you. I hated it so much,

Yeah, that was fucking impossible.

[Tamas]

My main gripe at this point is that it would be nice to have an option to speed up the animations, because your hulking troopers in their heavy armor move with all the speed and elegance of an arthritic elephant. Which is a bit of a sticking point when you restart a mission for the fifth time and have to go through the slo-motions of the initial moves of your five guys yet again.

Yeah, but at least you can issue orders to an other dude while the previous dude is busy trampling around.

[Syt]

Robert Florence at RPS hates it:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/08/16/wot-i-think-space-hulk/

A lot of the criticism is obviously born out of being very familiar with the board game (and lacking the immediacy/frantic dice rolling of the original - something that translated well into the last Blood Bowl adaptation, though), but the glitches/slow speed at least should be possible to patch up (no animation mode, maybe?).

[Razgovory]

Robert Florence at RPS hates it:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/08/16/wot-i-think-space-hulk/

A lot of the criticism is obviously born out of being very familiar with the board game (and lacking the immediacy/frantic dice rolling of the original - something that translated well into the last Blood Bowl adaptation, though), but the glitches/slow speed at least should be possible to patch up (no animation mode, maybe?).

This is what happens when Tamas helps fund a game.