Is Space Empires IV Worth Buying?

[Taipan]

Thanks for the quick replies...Just had a look at the postage costs for the game...US$19.00!!!! Thats crazy. How can they justify that?? That is well over the top and puts it into the Aussie $120.00 bracket for the game.

I usually buy all my games through a couple of English sites as they offer free postage anywhere in the world, and I usually get the game within seven days. The games on thier sites are cheap even allowing for the exchange rate, and I usually pay about Aus$20.00 less than I would in the Aussie stores. Unfortunatley it seems the game has not been released in the UK (yet?) as both sites I use don't have a listing of the game.

I might have to wait until then as Aus$120.00 is a bit too rich for me on my present budget. Does anybody know when the the game will be released in England?

Taipan

[Q]

Your question is difficult to answer, because I don't know what you like or dislike in a game. All I can say, that the more I play with SE IV and its modifications (for me the possibility to modify the game is the most important feature) the more I like it.
Don't know if this helps but greetings from the outer side of the world.

[Emperor Zodd]

Taipan, maybe you should consider moving.

[WendellM]

Chips & Bits sells SE4 for US$42.95 plus US$12 (2+3.50+6.50) for standard (7-14 day) international shipping: http://www.cdmag.com/cgi-bin/order.cbi_home

Works out a little cheaper overall.

[Atrocities]

Is SE IV worth buying. In a word, yes. Did you enjoy the demo? If so, then you will enjoy the full Version.

The game has a lot of hours of game play. I spent the money, and am happy that I did. Very happy. In fact, I have not gone to work in over 3 months because of this game. J/K

The game is a lot of fun for me, and I have shown it to others, and a few of them have ordered it.

All I can offer is this. If you enjoyed the demo, then get the full Version.

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[Taipan]

lol Emperor Zodd. Nah, couldn't move from this place. Much too much the lucky country.


WendellM, thanks for the link to Chips & Bits. Makes it a bit cheaper.


Atrocities, yeah I am enjoying the demo. Need to play it a bit more to make sure it is worth forking out the $$ for it. Looks good so far, but I only downloaded it on Thursday night.

Again, thanks for the replies.

Taipan

[jimbob55]

Tricky question....

The game has great potential. As it is though, without mods. It's pretty crap. There is no balancing of weapons + techs. There is no decent AI. The graphics, while new + improved over SE3 are still not superior to civ2... In fact in many was the interface is inferior to civ2. There are few sounds, some of the menu systems are clunky to get where you want to go...

All that said. Add a few mods or wait a while for patches and it will become one of the better / best 4x games on the market for some time. It's always going to be lacking in eye candy, it's always going to be lacking 3d surround sound but it will (eventually) have depth. It's possible to set up an entirely original tech tree, AI + construction set for yourself or to share with friends..
So if you like playing a challenging AI out of the box, or zipping round in 3d terrain sims then you probably wouldn't be here. If you are prepared to deal with its little imperfections, it will keep you busy. I say buy it, but it's a game for life not just for christmas.

Hmmm, sounds a little more gushing than I intended.