Savageman Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 is there any games similar to these that have come out recently...like since vista came outbc the older good games aren't liking my vista... =/or is there any other games even older that still worth checking out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Games similar to what?There are lots of old games worth checking out. It all depends if you like low quality graphics (compared to todays standards). Lots of old games have good gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savageman Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 sorry... i meant similar to Dune 2000 and suchmore of a strategy type dealand of course i didn't mean c&c games =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Medieval 2: Total WarNothing at all like Dune 2000 but the best strategy I've seen in a very long time. If you like true strategy it will appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahdi Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Medieval 2: Total WarNothing at all like Dune 2000 but the best strategy I've seen in a very long time. If you like true strategy it will appeal.I played Rome: Total War a bit at my brothers and LOVED it. I'd like to get it for myself, but for the length of time I play a video game before growing bored of it, it's not worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 If you can play it Medieval 2 is much better than Rome which got quite boring after a while. But I've been playing Medieval 2 for about a year now and it's so expansive and immersive it is really hard to get bored of, even if you seriously downgrade the graphics as I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahdi Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 My computer isn't capable of handling medival 2. Plus, I'm an ancient history buff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Ah cool. That was the reason I was really interested in Rome as well, although the Greek side let me down a bit, they were far too easy to win with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Ah cool. That was the reason I was really interested in Rome as well, although the Greek side let me down a bit, they were far too easy to win with.Hoplites were quite powerful. Set up a line of them and the enemy could not get though them. Perfect for defence, especially when defending city with only a couple entrances to the flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakgab Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 ''Medieval 2: Total WarNothing at all like Dune 2000 but the best strategy I've seen in a very long time. If you like true strategy it will appeal.''Indeed. The Total War series is virtually unique in it's offer of true strategy. A must have (that is, one of the series' games) for any strategy gamer I'd say... unless of course you prefer focusing on micro and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahdi Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hoplites were quite powerful. Set up a line of them and the enemy could not get though them. Perfect for defence, especially when defending city with only a couple entrances to the flag.They are powerfull in closed locations like city gates but get them out in the open where cavalry (or even infantry, for that matter) can outflank them and buh-bye. Which, awesomely enough, is why they became obsolete in history as well. No one after Alexander used them properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Yeah, you DO need micro in this game, and more so when you have such limited troops in each battle. Phalanxes need to be hit in the back. Being infantry-based, archers work pretty well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakgab Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 By micro-management I didn't mean small scale issues and tactical considerations. I was referring to the issue of dexterity that arises in some ''strategy'' games where the action is sufficiently ''fast-paced'' that it is actually difficult to issue forth your orders and control your troops as intended. I'd say that things in Total War (troop movements and battle) progress sufficiently slowly that you can control your troops as you actually intend (or at least your troops actions (or lack thereof) will match your intentions more closely than in most RTS's). Of course, there are times where some forgotten regiments far from the most attention-grabbing and important part of the battlefield runs to it's doom whilst your not looking on some forgotten journey you sent them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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