What other games complement your Dominions 3?

[Ironhawk]

Yeah I played a bit of Alliegance back in the day. It was pretty cool. There definitely hasnt been anything like it, since, but I found that Battlefield2 was similar and superior in a lot of ways. In particular, if you had a poor commander at the helm it was just bad, instead of totally crippling, as in Alliegance.

[Adept]

Originally Posted by Ironhawk

Yeah I played a bit of Alliegance back in the day. It was pretty cool. There definitely hasnt been anything like it, since, but I found that Battlefield2 was similar and superior in a lot of ways. In particular, if you had a poor commander at the helm it was just bad, instead of totally crippling, as in Alliegance.

How long ago? You should come back and check the new Community Core.

The absolute need for teamplay is one of the key elements for me. No matter how heroic a pilot you are, you need others to work with you.

[sansanjuan]

A fine family game we've discovered is "Bookworm".

http://www.popcap.com/games/bookworm...FQxsGgodEB01ew

It's a combination of scrabble, mythology and rock 'em sock 'em. Free trail at Popcap games. Strangely addicting.

-SSJ

[chrispedersen]

Vga Planets?

[Slobby]

Just got Hinterland yesterday, quite the entertaining title.

http://www.tiltedmill.com/hinterland/

[Hozzy]

Heroes 5
Gal. Civ
Icewind Dale (Finally finishing a old game)

[vladikus]

Alright, this is my absolutely favorite game in the world and I am sad there may not be a future one, but I think many Dom3 players would love it.

Populous 3: The Beginning

It's actually available for download: http://www.populousrevolution.strate...ads/games.html
-I own the game so I am not sure what all the download entails. The company that created the game was Bullfrog Productions. They split apart some time ago and so the game went out of production. I would think it would be possible to download without a problem.

Here is some more information about the game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous:_The_Beginning

[Dragar]

I recently borrowed Fallout 3 from my housemate - it's addictive but a bit disappointing unfortunately. It lacks the humour of the previous versions, and I find most of my time is spent micromanaging equipment, tediously looking for loot to constantly sell or use to repair items. My housemate tells me this is true of all RPGs, I don't normally play them so can't comment really, but it is infuriating how much time is actually spent on interesting gameplay. Also, despite supposedly being designed so that you can play it any number of ways (combatty, stealthy, charismatic, etc), it seems fairly limited in that it mostly ends up all about combat.

Are there any good rpg's out there that aren't all about the looting?

[Endoperez]

Originally Posted by Dragar

Are there any good rpg's out there that aren't all about the looting?

The term "rpg" doesn't mean a lot these days, when first-person shooters can have better detailed plots and more developed characters than many "action role-playing" games, where action is grinding and role-playing means you can choose your race.

If you like platformers, here are some good freeware ones. Cave Story is awesome platformer with great plot, and Iji is decent platformer with a not-exactly-great plot but some interesting characters. Out of these, Cave Story is definitely better, and as it has old-school pixel graphics, challenging difficulty level, several plot twists and hard boss fights it might be close to what you want from an RPG.

Also, if you haven't played it yet, there's a Dungeon Siege 1 conversion that lets you play Ultima V with modern graphics: the Lazarus project. It'll be the next not-old RPG I'll try, after I finish Chrono Trigger and Aquaria. And perhaps Myst, if I can get it to work. And play some MP Dominions, and finish my Dom modding projects. And perhaps, even, finish the secret-and-disgustingly-hard Sacred Grounds level in Cave Story.

[sector24]

Originally Posted by Dragar

I recently borrowed Fallout 3 from my housemate - it's addictive but a bit disappointing unfortunately. It lacks the humour of the previous versions, and I find most of my time is spent micromanaging equipment, tediously looking for loot to constantly sell or use to repair items. My housemate tells me this is true of all RPGs, I don't normally play them so can't comment really, but it is infuriating how much time is actually spent on interesting gameplay. Also, despite supposedly being designed so that you can play it any number of ways (combatty, stealthy, charismatic, etc), it seems fairly limited in that it mostly ends up all about combat.

Are there any good rpg's out there that aren't all about the looting?

Sounds like Mass Effect would be more your speed.