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[Pluvious]

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Original post by Telastyn Age of Wonders was okay, but certain bits were unbalanced. And the whole 'no random map generation' bit. It's only the most vital feature of any 4x game...

I know Age of Wonders Shadow Magic did have a random map generator though.


My favorite genre by far. Recently (several months ago) I sold off all my Age of Wonders games, Homm series, Fantasy General, plus a bunch of old TBS playstation 2 games like Brigandine and Ogre Tactics. I needed the money!

I made a good $1000 but now I miss them all (sentimental value) and Im going to start buying them back! :)

[smitty1276]

THe original Romance of the Three Kingdoms was awesome at the time. I don't know if its the "best ever" but it definitely set my expectations for that turn-based war strategy/empire-building genre.

[Azenrain]

X-com ufo defense was a definite fave, while Archon was probably my FIRST fave video game turn based strategy :).

[pundit]

xcom & jagged alliance 2!

[Telastyn]

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Original post by Pluvious Quote: Original post by Telastyn Age of Wonders was okay, but certain bits were unbalanced. And the whole 'no random map generation' bit. It's only the most vital feature of any 4x game... I know Age of Wonders Shadow Magic did have a random map generator though.

Ah, sweet. Wish I knew that when the game was modern.

[ID Merlin]

I'm definitely NOT unbiased, but quite a few people thought Sword of Aragon was revolutionary, and inspired many other games that came afterward.

[therookie]

Wargames2.0 is a Wargame that you can control every aspect of a country from tax,production,building, ETC.you can also join an alliance or fight solo.I have played a lot of turn based strategy games and i like this the best




wargames2



[Edited by - therookie on May 17, 2009 5:06:57 AM]

[Stardog]

Vandal Hearts II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoEC3kHUfWk

[domhnall4h]

I had Vandal Hearts II. Can't find it now to save my life though, and had forgotten the name of it. One of the frustrating things about it though was that the game did not target the creatures. It targeted locations. So if you had one guy attack something, and it moved to attack him, they'd each go to the square that their respective targets had started the round in, rather than follow each other. I quit because of this; I spent 30 minuets chasing one boss around in a circle before giving up. My other characters had been knocked out.

If you do that one, please make sure that the game knows to target UNITS, not locations on the grid!

[nuvm]

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Original post by GuyWithBeard Quote: Original post by DarkHorizon Tafl predates Chess by over 1000 years, but isn't nearly as popular. Other forms predate it, too. Shameless plug :)

Keep on plugging! Any chance you could add networked multiplayer?

(sorry for the OT, but it's quite fun :)

[ohnam]

Xcom by far. Even tho I loved chess the mechanics in Xcom were superb.