13-07-2005 10:27									#1
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Hey everyone

I was wondering what games you're all playing to pass the time as you wait for civ4? I am not a big gamer but all the anticipation for civ4 has brought me into the gaming world. I would like some game suggestions that can keep me occupied until civ4 comes out. Please don't suggest any of the previous civilizations or smac, played them already haha.

Jerh9e1k5

	13-07-2005 11:27									#2
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Well I got Sid's Pirates going, in large part to get a look at what the engine can do and found myself hopelessly addicted until I played the whole game through a couple of times. It's a bit repetitive, but it's meant to let you live the life of a pirate, which means "pillage, plunder, pillage, plunder, repeat." Good bit of fun, though

	13-07-2005 11:36									#3
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Civ3, of course. What an odd question...

	13-07-2005 11:51									#4
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Same here, trying my hand at my first ever 'Conquest of the Month'-on Emporer level no less (got royally thrashed by the computer, so am now just trying to develop my strategy).
When not doing that, I play 'Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds'-one of the best RTS games ever made, IMHO.

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

	13-07-2005 11:55									#5
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SMACX, EU2, Diablo2, C&C Generals..

* binTravkin looks out for incoming bash strikes..

	13-07-2005 11:57									#6
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Nope, those are all excellent choices (with the possible exception of C&C Generals, but thats just IMO !)
Still think you should play more civ3 though

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker

	13-07-2005 12:05									#7
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quote: Still think you should play more civ3 though

No way, I played PTW, but it became boring just so fast..

C&C Generals: Zero Hour is a nice RTS where you barely need to think and have nice sounds when someting hits dust.

Very good for letting your steam out after stressy day..

	13-07-2005 12:09									#8
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Ah, well there's the problem binTravkin. Civ3 Conquests is the 'only way to fly'-trust me !

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

	13-07-2005 20:49									#9
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quote: How do you keep yourself occupied?

	13-07-2005 21:02									#10
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Jade Empire on my Xbox is passing the time tremendously well.

	13-07-2005 21:10									#11
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EU2, CK, HoI2 mostly.

	13-07-2005 21:14									#12
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I own only a couple of other PC games, and for the past few months have not played any PC games.

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quote: for the past few months have not played any PC games

Means your PS2 is really tired and feels old after a "few months" extensive use..

	13-07-2005 21:50									#14
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For the last couple of months I haven't really played much, except for GTA SA... the game was too short

I just installed BattleField 2 today, I doubt it'll hold my attention for very long since I'm not interested in spending money on it (not my type of game) so I can play online and offline gaming doesn't give you any options except for the map (but not the size of the map) and the diffeculty

	13-07-2005 22:35									#15
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Yes I know that Civ3 is a great game, I played it A LOT over the past few years but I'm looking for something new until my next Civ frenzy. I'm interested in buying a game but not sure on what to buy, what would you all suggest?

Jerh9e1k5

	13-07-2005 22:40									#16
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Have you tried Rise of Nations?

	13-07-2005 22:45									#17
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What are your genre preferences? Do you play games other than strategy games? What are some of your other favorite games?

	14-07-2005 03:50									#18
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What I do to pass my time? Watching TV, eating, slacking, jerking off...

	14-07-2005 03:58									#19
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PC:
Knights of Honor
Supreme Ruler 2010
Rome Total War
Rise of Nations (Gold)
Neverwinter Nights (Platinum)

Xbox:
Burn Out 3
NASCAR

And when I'm not up to sitting in front of a screen, I play Chess against the Excalibur machine (you know, magnetic pieces with a computer that tells you what moves it wants to make).

	14-07-2005 04:27									#20
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By the way, anybody wanting an interesting free game should check this out:

http://www.nongnu.org/enigma/

	14-07-2005 04:46									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Alex quote: How do you keep yourself occupied?

Civ3, of course.

	14-07-2005 05:16									#22
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	14-07-2005 05:40									#23
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Space Empires IV, Neverwinter Night´s, X-com and I´m going to add Call to Power 2 to my game schedule soon

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quote: Originally posted by Unspeakable Horror Space Empires IV, Neverwinter Night´s, X-com and I´m going to add Call to Power 2 to my game schedule soon

You've got good taste.
I'm playing CtP2 with the AoM mod right now.

	14-07-2005 15:09									#25
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Rise of Nations, reminding me exactly why i dont play RTS games, what a dry experience. Its obviously a great game for its genre, i just cant help thinking what might have been if they spent their time on a TBS instead.

Ive also beeing playing Ages of Man, theres simply no other TBS as epic and challenging.

Yin: If youre into racing games you should definitely try Forza Motorsport on Xbox, it begs to be mastered. I play Burnout 3 and Outrun 2 occaisionally aswell for a laugh.

	14-07-2005 15:19									#26
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Unreal Tournament 2004, naturally, since this is what my clan plays. I would play Civ competitive style if there was a league/ladder for the game. Sadly, there isn't. So I keep on fragging

	14-07-2005 15:29									#27
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I thought Alex's response was great, until I saw H Tower's.

H Tower - if you invest in a left-handed mouse you can do both.

	14-07-2005 15:31									#28
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For the last few months, it's been Civ3 with a few tweaked random maps and rules, but lately I've run out of ideas.

Then I saw that a new version of DOSBox is out (a DOS emulator), and finally succeeded in reawakening that old classic, Wing Commander: Privateer. If there is one game that can compete with Civ in terms of hours spent playing it, it's Privateer

	14-07-2005 15:34									#29
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I just saw what my reply looks like. I didn't intend for it to look that way , but I like it.

	14-07-2005 15:40									#30
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quote: Originally posted by patcon I thought Alex's response was great, until I saw H Tower's. H Tower - if you invest in a left-handed mouse you can do both.

Ambidextrousity is a useful trait.