08-06-2004 19:07									#1
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I'm looking for something different to play - and trying to revisit my college days playing D&D. But I'm not into games with a realtime focus.

So, are there any turn-based PC games with a Fantasy focus that are good?

	08-06-2004 19:09									#2
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May I point you in the direction of Age of Wonders 2 : Shadow Magic or the more complicated Dominions, or the well respected Warlords 3 or Warlords 4

-Jam

	08-06-2004 19:15									#3
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Warlords 3 is excellent, as is Heroes of Might and Magic 3. Haven't played Warlords 4 or Heroes of Might and Magic 4 -- haven't heard anything about the former, and haven't heard many good things about the latter.

	08-06-2004 19:15									#4
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And of course the classic Master of Magic.

	08-06-2004 19:38									#5
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Heroes 2, & Price of Loyalty. Heroes 3, & Armageddon's Blade. Those provide a year of gameplay at the very least. Start with the best.

	08-06-2004 19:47									#6
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Look around for Heroes of Might and Magic Platinum Edition. I found it in a bargain bin for ten or fifteen bucks awhile back.

If you get Warlords III, then get Warlords III: Darklords Rising (assuming that the two don't come bundled, which is actually pretty likely, considering that the game is six or seven years old) instead. Darklords Rising is really more like Warlords 3.5 -- it's Warlords III with more units and more campaigns.

	08-06-2004 20:21									#7
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And don't forget good ol' Fantasy General... if you can find it and get it to work

	09-06-2004 15:34									#8
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Lords of Magic.
Get the 'Special Edition' if you can find it and use the latest patch.
It's by the same folks who released the Lords of the Realm games. Has some interesting things going on in it beyond the normal fare

	09-06-2004 16:02									#9
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I'd second AOW2 as an entry point to the genre. I haven't played SM but it's generally considered better, and you can get it cheap these days.

	09-06-2004 18:03									#10
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Thanks all,

I remember seeing poor reviews of Fantasy General and Lords of Magic when I got my first computer way back when...though I did enjoy Star General and Lords of the Realm 2.

I've downloaded the AOW2 and Warlords IV demos as a start. The graphics of AOW2 are excellent, so that is a plus. (Fantasy games have to have a good atmosphere to get me into the mindset...)

	09-06-2004 19:22									#11
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Yep, AOW is beautiful. I reccommend you get the Shadow Magic expansion though. It has more balanced units.

-Jam

	09-06-2004 20:03									#12
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quote: Originally posted by hexagonian Thanks all, I remember seeing poor reviews of Fantasy General and Lords of Magic when I got my first computer way back when...though I did enjoy Star General and Lords of the Realm 2. edit......

Yes Lords of Magic was a mess when it first came out(apparantly).
What you get with the Special Edition version and the latest patch(cant remember off hand what version number,but google might help) is apparantly 3 programming years worth of fixes by the authors!!

Its not the best game i've played and still has odd design things going on, but i'm finding it more engrossing than i did AoW, although it can be sluggish on my P166

	09-06-2004 23:04									#13
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Dominions II - 1095 units, 560 spells, it is really hard to imagine a serious TBS player who would not love this game.

	09-06-2004 23:31									#14
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Yes... and I'll third Dominions 2. It shouldn't be overlooked.

	10-06-2004 02:22									#15
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only played fantasy general for an hour or so but it is a decent game at minimum. it's basically fantasy panzer general.

	10-06-2004 06:46									#16
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Lords of Magic is fun, but it's too buggy to be playable
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Heroes III would be your best investment.

	10-06-2004 07:32									#17
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I highly recommend Heroes of Might and Magic Platinum Edition.

I normally don't play Fantasy games, but this series, especially HoM&M III (plus Shadows of Death and Armageddon's Blade), had me hooked.

	10-06-2004 20:43									#18
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HOMM III - excellent