Soo... When is the next patch?

Chacal · #1 September 22nd, 2007, 01:45 PM

Well, it's logical computer (un)evolution.
Now you can have very nice graphics with cool 3D effects that are catching eyes of potentiale buyers. In the past, the relativly poor graphs were a good pretext to offer deep strategy games. Unfortunatly for us, like all industry, the game industry focus on what sells better. So only few editors take a risk to publish strategy games. And even them put more time and bucks on graphs that on deep of scenario or quality.

So we have to count on fantastic teams like Illwinter that will coninue to do games we like.

Personnaly I prefer amator games with relativly simple graphics like Dominions 3 that we can easly custm that projects where you have to be almost a 3d designer with thousand dollars software needed to edit a simple unit.

Meglobob · #2 September 22nd, 2007, 01:55 PM

I have to say the last year has been dire for strategy games.

Fortunately, I have had Dom 3 to play during that time.

Other than GC2, Dom3 and Civ4 expansions what else has there been?

Can anyone name any good strategy games released in the last year that I may have missed due to my immersion in Dom 3?

sum1lost · #3 September 22nd, 2007, 02:14 PM

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Meglobob said:
I have to say the last year has been dire for strategy games.

Fortunately, I have had Dom 3 to play during that time.

Other than GC2, Dom3 and Civ4 expansions what else has there been?

Can anyone name any good strategy games released in the last year that I may have missed due to my immersion in Dom 3?

Slitherine produces historical 4X games which are supposed to be pretty good, but the only game of theirs I bought was a very odd RTS hybrid.

HolyFire · #4 September 22nd, 2007, 03:26 PM

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Meglobob said:
Can anyone name any good strategy games released in the last year that I may have missed due to my immersion in Dom 3?

Does SE5 count?

Szumo · #5 September 22nd, 2007, 04:39 PM

SE5 does not count. Big disappointment over SE4

HolyFire · #6 September 22nd, 2007, 04:43 PM

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Szumo said:
SE5 does not count. Big disappointment over SE4

Are you saying this because of the numerous bugs at the original release (most of which have by now been fixed), or for other reasons?

Tiavals · #7 September 22nd, 2007, 05:19 PM

It's essentially the same game with different graphics. More like a patch than a new game. It didn't add any new content. It feels wrong to call it a new game.

Gandalf Parker · #8 September 22nd, 2007, 07:51 PM

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HolyFire said:

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Szumo said:
SE5 does not count. Big disappointment over SE4

Are you saying this because of the numerous bugs at the original release (most of which have by now been fixed), or for other reasons?

I thought it was a great example of the 3D comment. It stepped up the graphics to the point that it did not receive the community modding support that SEIV had. And mods was what made SEIV worthwhile.

Szumo · #9 September 22nd, 2007, 08:33 PM

Bugs - and i'd say some of them are still not fixed. But mainly because it's a big stepback comparing to SE4 in terms of required micromanagement and user interface useability, without anything really improved over it.

Salamander8 · #10 September 23rd, 2007, 12:28 AM

I loved SE4, especially with all the mods for it. SE5 feels like a step backward to me. I don't hate it, but it didn't grab me like SE4, Dom2, and Dom3 did.

I too lament the decline in turn-based games (I'm an old fart too). And while I do play some RTS games, I don't feel they are all that strategic.