SMAC looks to be the best

[Victor]

Unless CTP or SMAC have particularly bad reviews, I am getting both, and saving up for that matter!

[Tool]

I agree, these are some of the worst games ever made: Destiny, Stars, Star Wars Rebellion, and...(drum roll)

PAX IMPERIA!!!!

These are some of the worst strategy games ever made. Each of em cost me over 50 bucks. Thats over 200 bucks on worthless crap.

PLEASE ACTIVISION, DON'T DO THIS TO US!!

ho-hum, I wish companies wouldn't make junk like that, put it in a neato box, with some neato pics, and sell em to suckers like me.
=(

[Franklin]

I am not too consernced with graphics. IMHO Civ II did not have great graphics. Strategy games should focus on other things. If you want graphics check out Ultima 9 that should have some Kick ass graphics. But then I think it should because it is a role-playing game.

AOE? I have it but I am none to impressed. If you liked WarCraft II, then you will probably like it but it is not nearly as good as civ.

[MasterDave]

Tool,

I actually sort of liked Pax Imperia. It was a better game multi-player than single-player, when you could find opponents. The single player games were pretty repetitive. Either you died early or you built a huge fleet and had to spend hours and hours obliterating planet after planet in five minue-long battles which were all fought the same.

Ok, maybe it did suck, at least against the computer. I say hook Lt. John up to Pax Imperia too, but disable his neural net access for that one. But only if the game gets pushed past X-mas...

[St Leo]

Just Tar'n'Feather him.:-)

[Life]

So what is the deal with Microsoft Age of Empires????? Buy or don't buy?

[goofydrew]

it seems to me that all the comparisons being made now are being made based solely on the sizzle... basically, we have to wait until the powers that be deign to allow us to purchase their products. they may find that the first on the market is the best seller... there are just too many heavily jonesin' civ freaks out here that want it and want it now! the first on the shelf will be quickly snapped up and played to the max before the second is purchased, played, and then compared to the first. in another vein, does anybody know how to get info on -the test of time-? i can't find anything, anywhere. i need some help on this one fellow civ-ers. what's really scary is that all three will be terrific... i'll never get any sleep!

[St Leo]

Test of Time is vapourware to the best of our knowledge.

[goofydrew]

st leo, thank you for the info, i think. does vaporware refer to something that is nothing but smoke and mirrors? i'm new to the forums on civ... but an old civ hand from the early days of civ1.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Of course, SMAC is the best! Like, Duh!

Imran Siddiqui
SMAC-man

[Quirinus]

I'm beginning to think that there's little point in comparing them...

I, for one, will probably get both of them - each appeals to a different type of gamer in me
SMAC has the nifty sci-fi kind of stuff (I like the customise units and 3D map idea).
CTP has the historical aspect - not to mention one of the reasons I play: Romans in Space!!

Q.

[SeanD]

Actually, after what they said in the chat about sticking to the same government type and considering that many units are government-specific, the two games are starting to look more similar...

[Jay]

SMAC is best!
Just think about CTP:s new "units".
Park rangers and such. YUCK!

BTW: Go to check the SMAC forums!
Just wait until the rest of the brotherhood get in here! Well Imran is here already but...

Jay
SMAC-dude

[Akbar]

I think the question, for me atleast, is which game appeals to my personal interests more. I'm simply buying CTP because it has mostly past and present eras in it, as well as a glimse into the future. As for SMAC it could be the greatest game ever(and might be, with you-know-who involved,) but I'm only slightly interested in Science Fiction. I've never watched Star Trek, and the only Science Fiction work which I've really ever adhered to is "Star Wars", and to me, thats more fantasy like. CTP however will allow me to enjoy my primary fascination with history. Now TOT, that could be one for the ages. Not much is known, but I've heard something about a map four times the size of Civ2's and 20 civs playing simultaneously. Such a mouth watering prospect!!!!!

[PopStone00]

Where? Where have you heard this? It's pretty much assumed that TOT is probably vaporware...we'd like to know your source!