What are you playing? (Redux)

[Ed Anger]

It is drier than a Nun's chuff.

[11B4V]

There is something about galciv2 o just can't get into.  I like the parts individually nut the game just doesn't hold my interest.

I almost fired up BotF

[Razgovory]

There is something about galciv2 o just can't get into.  I like the parts individually nut the game just doesn't hold my interest.

Yeah, me too.  I think the problem is one of style and immersion.  You just don't "feel" like a mighty space king when you play it.  Compare this to a game like Alpha Centauri, where there was a lot of polish and back story.  Quotes, little movies, nifty little extras.  It helps with the immersion.

[crazy canuck]

Downloaded Torchlight 2 from steam yesterday. Its a hoot.  Instead of being restricted to the one town with never ending dungeon levels they have created a world to play in.

[11B4V]

There is something about galciv2 o just can't get into.  I like the parts individually nut the game just doesn't hold my interest.

Yeah, me too.  I think the problem is one of style and immersion.  You just don't "feel" like a mighty space king when you play it.  Compare this to a game like Alpha Centauri, where there was a lot of polish and back story.  Quotes, little movies, nifty little extras.  It helps with the immersion.

IMO all the 4x Space games are MOO2 updates if you will. I wish someone would update MOO2. AC is not a space 4x game.

[Syt]

I've started playing Icewind Dale.

I've realized that I have a whole slew of unfinished RPGs sitting on my shelf/on my hard drive:
BG1&2, ID1&2, PS:T, the Avernum series (started playing the first part, but MAN it's tough), Geneforge series, Dragon Age 1&2, Mass Effect 3, Sacred 2, all Ultimas, Witcher 1&2, Fallout: NV . . .

So I declare 2013 Syt's Year of the RPG. And I will not buy any new games this year (except maybe cheap indie titles or CK2 expansions).

[11B4V]

I've started playing Icewind Dale.

I've realized that I have a whole slew of unfinished RPGs sitting on my shelf/on my hard drive:
BG1&2, ID1&2, PS:T, the Avernum series (started playing the first part, but MAN it's tough), Geneforge series, Dragon Age 1&2, Mass Effect 3, Sacred 2, all Ultimas, Witcher 1&2, Fallout: NV . . .

So I declare 2013 Syt's Year of the RPG. And I will not buy any new games this year (except maybe cheap indie titles or CK2 expansions).

I liked IWD1 & 2.  Played them when the first came out. A fav.

[Syt]

Yeah, I'm rolling with:
2 dwarf fighters
1 dwarf cleric
1 dwarf thief
1 elf ranger
1 human mage

Still in the prologue, but liking it.

[Grey Fox]

Go Dwarves!

[mongers]

Go Dwarves!

Is Dwarf Fortress enthusiasm leaching into playing style for other games ?

[Razgovory]

There is something about galciv2 o just can't get into.  I like the parts individually nut the game just doesn't hold my interest.

Yeah, me too.  I think the problem is one of style and immersion.  You just don't "feel" like a mighty space king when you play it.  Compare this to a game like Alpha Centauri, where there was a lot of polish and back story.  Quotes, little movies, nifty little extras.  It helps with the immersion.

IMO all the 4x Space games are MOO2 updates if you will. I wish someone would update MOO2. AC is not a space 4x game.

I agree.  Nobody has really advanced the formula that much.  The problem is I think, that people try to remake MOO2 instead of their own game.

[11B4V]

Well put. 

[Tamas]

Altough micro and map graphics did turn me off again eventually, I actually had some pretty good fun with heavily modded MOO3 not so long ago.

It has staggering details (planets are divided into several zones with different attributes for example), but you can -much like in DW- decide to concentrate on what you want. Or to be more precise, you are supposed to concentrate on what a strategic leader would and just create plans for your governors.

I am forever angry at the fucking micromanage-fetished control freak nerds who with their pre-release whining destroyed the original design idea behind MOO3, where you had command points to spend to do shit, and instead had the devs do what was released

[Grey Fox]

Go Dwarves!

Is Dwarf Fortress enthusiasm leaching into playing style for other games ?

Not really. It's Warcraft & Tolkien's fault

[11B4V]

Altough micro and map graphics did turn me off again eventually, I actually had some pretty good fun with heavily modded MOO3 not so long ago.

It has staggering details (planets are divided into several zones with different attributes for example), but you can -much like in DW- decide to concentrate on what you want. Or to be more precise, you are supposed to concentrate on what a strategic leader would and just create plans for your governors.

I am forever angry at the fucking micromanage-fetished control freak nerds who with their pre-release whining destroyed the original design idea behind MOO3, where you had command points to spend to do shit, and instead had the devs do what was released

Never played it based on the reviews alone.