Hearts of Iron

[dudemanjack]

Has anybody seen previews for this game, Hearts of Iron? It's a WWII game on a global scale. Looks like it'll be pretty good.

http://hearts-of-iron.wargamer.com/

[ixnay]

7.0 from Gamespot:

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,560933,00.html

Sounds like most of the problems are similar to those in EU, so I would probably like this since I like EU.

[ravagon]

Originally posted by ixnay37
7.0 from Gamespot:

I'd just like to point out (for anybody who can't be bothered clicking on the link ) that the fan reviews, at 8.7, are significantly higher.
Additionally a fair portion of the GS critique seems to aim at the stability. This is an issue about which the devs have typically slaved over in their past products - putting out 10 or so patches for the first EU in only 12 months. There's no reason to think they'll be any less diligent for HoI if required.

[ixnay]

Oh, I know that their support after the release is excellent. That's why this is going to receive a high spot on my xmas list.

[Apocalypse]

A post from a PC Gamer reviewer on the europa-universalis.com alluded that he was going to get HoI a much better review.

I might pick this up tommarow.

[Dauphin]

When is it out (UK)?

[The Pioneer]

It looks very interesting. The 7.0 from Gamespot doesn't mean much. I ´never played EU but I will definitely try this one out.

So long...

[dudemanjack]

The game also scored low in graphics, which is quite understandable since it is not a "flashy graphics" type of game.

[Apocalypse]

I just picked the game up.

Trip is either in the process of picking the game up or playing it right now.

[rancidmilk2go]

Have it. Its great.

[rancidmilk2go]

Suppose I should elaborate. It is awesome. Its 1942 for me already. I played the game for like 7 hours straight. Crazy, and since Ive had all week off. Im totally hooked. I conquered all the low countries, France, Norway and denmark, Poland, Yugoslavia. Its 1942, and im fighting on 3 fronts. The british and greeks in Greece, In Russia where I reached moscow twice but was pushed off. And in Finland where I invaded and am bogged down. I need to research winter gear. My navy was destroyed in commerce raiding, and I just stopped building U-boats. America is in the war and actually there is a 4th front in sicilily. Which Im sending an expeditionary force of 60,000 Germans marines to help the italians, who are watered down after lots of action in greece. Have lots of tech. Building units is slow, Russia is difficult and USA is impossible. The moment you declare war on them or vice versa there are 800 bombers over your industries. I kid you not. lol.

Axis: Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Latvia
Japan is on there own

[Ramo]

I picked it up today and it's f'n incredible. I was just playing a US game the past couple hours, and got my ass handed to me by Germany when I threw together a half-assed invasion force right after joining the Allies in '40. German forces actually pocketed my expedition armies (preventing any escape) and destroyed them. So, the AI is much better than in EU 2.

It was an interesting game, actually. Austria rejected unification initially (though I attempted a coup against them , so pushed them back into the German camp), the Czechs refused the give up the Sudetenland, and Poland peacably handed over Danzig (bah, now there's a country between the Soviets and Germans ). And I, being so preoccupied with research, didn't notice that the war started until France fell.

And there were absolutely no stability issues for me (though, granted, I played only for a little while). And Paradox just released a patch which should fix any that exist.

BTW, does anyone know how to "influence" another country? I've never seen the option (not even grayed out) on the diplomacy menu.

[Ramo]

Oh, and the Spanish Republicans won, but they still crushed the anarchists. (

[The Pioneer]

What requirements does the game have? It sounds very very interesting and I'll be checking it out in due time, (I looked for it yesterday here in Germany and I couldn't find it).

So long...

[Grumbold]

The game req's are fairly low. I've been spending a lot of time on the official forums www.europa-universalis.com chatting about it. This is a pretty complex grand strategy game akin to EU2 which is not for the Sudden Strike brigade.

There are some obvious gameplay problems that need tweaking in future patches, most of them to boost the difficulty level. It seems that once you break a hole in an AI defensive line and manage to keep it open then it will collapse. This is tending to make many games relatively short, with either Russia or Germany suddenly gobbling up the other after a lot of to and fro fighting. Paradox won't rest until the AI does a better job though. Already it knows how to subject you to an artillery barrage at 8:00 am, airstrikes at 9:00 am before sending in the Panzers on a blitz to disorganise and surround you before the infantry arrives to accept your surrender

I'm itching to get my hands on the game. Since the UK version will not be out until February (Koch Media) I've ordered the US version via Strategic Plus. Its due to arrive any day now.