Games you play!

[quantum_mechani]

Re: Games you play!

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
What games (preferably more obscure, though it need not be) do you play that:

-Are fun
-You play regularly
-I have not played

List everything just to be sure irate:

Games I play:

-Civ4
-SMACX
-EU2
-HoI2
-Victoria
-Other assorted games that I do not bother to remember.

-Dominions 2
-Dominions 3

[El_Cid]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Ref Three Kingdoms:

To me, the original (first release) is the best. It has a nice, simple elagance to it. Each subsequent version only makes it more complicated.

Do you mean subsequent patches? I was only aware of one game with the name? This one:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/fate-of-the-dragon

That game is more along the lines of AoE, it adds a few aspects such as supply lines etc, and is probably my favourite game of the rts genre.

Were you meaning these games - the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series?

http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-series

I came to them quite late(a few years ago) and sadly just found the graphics of the origonal a bit too difficult to put up with on the pc version. So i settled on number III as a compramise. Its an ok game - i think the concept might actualy be better than the execution, but i'm glad i have it - you cant have enough old-school strat games imho

Originally posted by Standup
Ref: Realms of Arkania

Glad someone else has played these. Probably my favourite Amiga RPG. I do have all three for the PC but I can't get sound to work in XP and it was also a bit too fast in the combat to see what was happening.

The second game, Star Trail, was fun for a while but the fact you caught a disease every other turn and eventually died made it less fun

Thats a shame - have you tried using DOSBox to run it? although sound is a major issue when running old games on new hardware.

have a look at this handy site - it might be able to help you out with the sound problem(it definately will with the speed issues)

http://www.oldskool.org/guides/oldonnew/intro

[Sandman]

Originally posted by DrSpike

What's so funny? Has the definition of FPS changed to include non-first person games now?

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Sandman
Both Max Payne games are excellent. Obviously they're not going to appeal if your idea of gameplay is mining for ore.

This was what I replied to. You implied that those not liking the game must not like the style of gameplay. In the absence of a huge number of 3rd person shooters I made the natural point that despite the fact I like the genre generally I thought Max Payne was weak. Whether or not it's a third or first person shooter doesn't really make a difference (neither are 'mining for ore' for instance) of course.

Thus your response that Max Payne isn't FPS made me chuckle, as it in no way relates to the discussion.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by DrSpike
This was what I replied to. You implied that those not liking the game must not like the style of gameplay. In the absence of a huge number of 3rd person shooters I made the natural point that despite the fact I like the genre generally I thought Max Payne was weak. Whether or not it's a third or first person shooter doesn't really make a difference (neither are 'mining for ore' for instance) of course.

Thus your response that Max Payne isn't FPS made me chuckle, as it in no way relates to the discussion.

I would never think of comparing Max Payne to an FPS. I can see why someone would (ammo and aiming), but the combat is substantially different. Moreover, the presentation and style of the game is radically different from the stale aesthetic of your average FPS. Max Payne features a handful of FPS stalwarts, such as warehouses and 'facilities', but most of the game takes place in more original locations, like sleazy hotels, wine cellars, nightclubs, etc. And there's none of this 'silent protagonist' nonsense either.

[DrSpike]

You are still missing the point.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Sandman
(...) but most of the game takes place in more original locations, like sleazy hotels, wine cellars, nightclubs, etc

This is one of the few things I liked about this game

[DrSpike]

That says a lot.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by DrSpike
You are still missing the point.

Ok, why did you not like the games?

[pg]

QW(quakeworld) 4on4 TDM(team deathmatch). The original TDM for quake series and still the best. Not to mention more active than ****ty games like Q2, Q3, or Q4 despite being much older.

http://qw.fragzone.com/eql/index.php

[DrSpike]

I'll give you 2 and 4 but no way 3. Damn rail haters.

[pg]

You should try EQL being in EU and all. Four vs four TDM divided into skill divisions. Sixty teams or so. QW is the only id game to have really long legs competitively. Everything else has died out over time pretty much. QW/CPM/Warsow/ZDaemon will probably have legs as well for years to come so those would be good to get into too.

http://def.qwplayers.org/defs_quakeworld_2006_08_29.rar for a nice QW setup.

[Kataphraktoi]

Re: Games you play!

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
What games (preferably more obscure, though it need not be) do you play that:

-Are fun
-You play regularly
-I have not played

List everything just to be sure irate:

Games I play:

-Civ4
-SMACX
-EU2
-HoI2
-Victoria
-Other assorted games that I do not bother to remember.

Unreal Tournament
Best fps ever. Also very well made, working behind firewalls, without registry settings, etc. Also supports many thousands( 1000+) bots easily and without lagging, even on older equipment. I have personally had over 2500 bots on a map at once, no probs(1700 mhz amd and geforce5, old stuff). Multiplayer is still active too. Adding more than 16 bots requires console commands though.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by pg
You should try EQL being in EU and all. Four vs four TDM divided into skill divisions. Sixty teams or so. QW is the only id game to have really long legs competitively. Everything else has died out over time pretty much. QW/CPM/Warsow/ZDaemon will probably have legs as well for years to come so those would be good to get into too.

http://def.qwplayers.org/defs_quakeworld_2006_08_29.rar for a nice QW setup.

Nah, my competitive FPS days are behind me I think.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by El_Cid
Were you meaning these games - the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series?

http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-series

I came to them quite late(a few years ago) and sadly just found the graphics of the origonal a bit too difficult to put up with on the pc version. So i settled on number III as a compramise. Its an ok game - i think the concept might actualy be better than the execution, but i'm glad i have it - you cant have enough old-school strat games imho

Yeah, that's what I was talking about. The first edition was quite nice to play, even with the poor graphics.