Empire Earth 2

[Joseph]

It's out and I have it.

[Qilue]

Re: Empire Earth 2

Originally posted by Joseph
It's out and I have it.

Details?

[Grandpa Troll]

I been playing and learning

Just installed and played an hour and a half

Kinda different than some games like AOEII but similiar of course to Dawn of the Modern World

I like the PIP (Picture in Picture) plus the crowns thingey where you get benefits from economic crowns and military crowns give you benefits

Ill share more as time goes by

Gramps

Graphics are pretty decent as well

[General Ludd]

Absolutely horrible game.


Ploding gameplay, micromanagment out the wazoo, abstracted epochs that take the fun out of it, a horrible map generator, and the same horribly inept AI as the first empire earth.


I played a 1vs1 game where niether me or the AI had any advantage or handicap, and the game ended with me in epoch 6 and the AI presumably still in epoch 1 I didn't even rush them, I took my time, and went easy on them. but they did nothing to defend or bolsters themselves except build dozens of outposts and fortresses that I just stomped over with an army of artillery. They barely even had an army (once their initial rush attack was anhilated by a fortress I built early on). In many of the games, I often witnessed the Ai commiting suicide with his peasants, too - just endlessly sending them into enemy territory, past a fortress or something, where they would be quickly killed one by one.

[Solver]

EE2 has some very good feautures and some horrible things, too. The horrible things definitely include pathfinding and the suicide peasant problem. Also, under certain conditions, it seems to slow down even on computers with powerful video cards.

[Kuciwalker]

EE sucked. I won't even try EE2.

[Grandpa Troll]

Well..I will say it is a tad bit heavy on the micro management side but I am kinda having some fun but only have been playing for <2 days


Gramps

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
EE sucked. I won't even try EE2.

EE2 is even worse.

[CapTVK]

I'm a bit surprised there even is an EE2. From what I recall the original wasn't that much of a hit. Why try and make a sequel from a lacklustre title to begin with? Unless its code recycling...(is EE2 similar to the original?)

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by CapTVK
(is EE2 similar to the original?)

Not at all.

I guess there's a niche market for crappy game series. :shrug:

[Joseph]

No use in disscussing this game because most of you already don't like it.

[Grandpa Troll]

well, it certainly isnt as bad as some I have seen out

I wont put it at the top but am so far pleased with under 5 hours playing time I see potential fer some wasted days and wasted nights of my time enjoying this

Gramps

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by General Ludd


EE2 is even worse.

have you played it General Ludd?

I would not call it "crappy"

maybe you have your reasons but for sure I cant understand why so many people call it crap

Ok

Just asking

and the previous game I played was empires dawn of the modern world and it was ok as well

this whole epoch deal is a different path for me and makes an interesting twist

the game is however, as previously stated by me, a tad bit on the micro management side, but then again as a professional manager, it just falls right in line for me to look over a multitude of details

Gramps

[Joseph]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll


have you played it General Ludd?

I would not call it "crappy"

maybe you have your reasons but for sure I cant understand why so many people call it crap

Ok

Just asking

and the previous game I played was empires dawn of the modern world and it was ok as well

this whole epoch deal is a different path for me and makes an interesting twist

the game is however, as previously stated by me, a tad bit on the micro management side, but then again as a professional manager, it just falls right in line for me to look over a multitude of details

Gramps

Then you and I can discuss it.

I turn on the cheat the other night (easy level) at very start of the game and notes the AI was already about haft way building his second building (fort) and his scout was heading straight for my city. In EE 1 there scout was like ours, going around and scouting, but not strait for your city.

[General Ludd]

Looks like Joseph and Gramps are rationalizing their purchase of this e-turd.