Buy It?

Philip Tarbuck · #1 May 25th, 2001, 06:27 PM

Should I buy it? I have just read a 'rave' review in an English gaming magazine. I notice that it has by far the biggest following of any of the games on the Shrapnel Board.

Nitram Draw · #2 May 25th, 2001, 06:30 PM

Depends on what you like. If you like 4X games then the answer is YES. If you are not sure try the demo, it give you a good sampling of the full game.

rdouglass · #3 May 25th, 2001, 07:14 PM

Best game I ever paid money for (or stole for that matter). If I was to put a cost per hour of all the time I've spent playing SE4, checking into mods, or learning things off this forum, it probably would be about $.02 per hour. Pretty good value if you ask me.

If you enjoy 4X games, this one is hard to beat. You may get 1 or 2 that might be 'prettier' on the surface, but when you factor in customizeability, variety of gameplay, replayability, and vendor support, I think you'll find there isn't a lot out there that even holds a candle to this one.

And Yes, I'm biased. I love the game. It's the only game (of mine, not my kids') still on my harddrive after months of play....

LeTharg · #4 May 25th, 2001, 07:43 PM

I bought the game because of a review. It was my first excursion into turn-based strategy. While I was dissapointed with solo play, I tried PBEM and was hooked. Like rdouglass, I've gotten more value for my money than any other game I've purchased.

geoschmo · #5 May 25th, 2001, 08:39 PM

I too suggest getting the Demo first. This game has one of the most fully functional demo's of any game out there.

The demo can be played PBEM, if you kind find someone else on the demo to play you. You can mod it. You can do almost everything with the demo you can with the retail game. It's limited to 100 turns though.

If after playing the demo you find yourself hooked like the rest of us, by all means buy it.

Geo

Taqwus · #6 May 25th, 2001, 10:50 PM

And if you do try the demo, you might want to get the History.txt from the latest patch just so you can see what's been changed -- the patches have never been ported to the demo, methinks.

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Master Belisarius · #7 May 26th, 2001, 01:17 AM

Don't waste your time! You should purchase the game now!

Aristoi · #8 May 26th, 2001, 01:24 AM

The game is great, it has everything a 4x should. The best part, though, is that the designer is so accessable and open to suggestions. You'll know what I mean when you send him an email and get a response the same day.

Buy the game!

geoschmo · #9 May 26th, 2001, 01:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Master Belisarius:
Don't waste your time! You should purchase the game now!

That's what I was going to say. But I got discouraged by the complaining in the other thread. Forget him!

Buy the game now! Buy two while you at it and give one as a gift. lol

Geo

Sirkit · #10 May 26th, 2001, 01:54 AM

PLEASE I BEG OF YOU IGNORE THE OTHER THREAD, now with that done BUY IT if your worried about mail ordering ect. don't even think about it shrapnel is more than overly gracious than needed when buying the game Online. Just don't screw up on the order form (been there done that!) it causes it to take longer but you'll still get it... Because shrapnel is god.