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dojoboy
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Tansi (USA)
Nov 2001
time: 00:28
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I must say, this is an incredible game. It is listed as a RTS; however, its not a traditional type RTS, well, like AoE2.
Rather than building individual units and grouping them, one purchases x amount of infantry, cavalry, and cannons. As land tech increases, these forces improve. Concerning naval forces, one chooses between warships, galleys, and transports.
There are several campaigns to choose, ranging from the American Dream (Independence) to the Grand Campaign (choosing one of 90+ playable countries) where one manuevers through 400+ years, dealing w/ historical events.
Being able to choose whether you want a decentralized gov't or centralized gov't, and dealing w/ religious tolerance issues in Europe from the 1400s to the 1800s are only two of the many decision-making opportunities in the game. If you're in to warmongering only, the game could be frustrating. Its not like warring in AoE2. Now, I'm a newb at the game, so I may not do a description justice. I can say its a fun and intersting game, very emersive (If that is even a word, I think it is.)
Oh, the game shipped w/ a "load-save crash bug." But, a quick patch by VP fixed the problem. I've had zero crashes since the patch, and no hitches w/ the software during game-play. I'm on an old tray-loading iMac w/ a G3/333 and 512MB RAM, using 10.2.6 OS.
Last edited by dojoboy on 08-06-2003 at 18:34
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CivPatriot
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NE. Georgia, USA
Dec 1999
time: 00:28
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Originally posted by FlameFlash
So, this is a RTS right? |
Yes, but the rate of time passage can be changed to suit your play style(or like me fast during slow periods, slow during wars and such). its one of the few RTS games that doesn't feel like an RTS, more like Civ than anything else.
What i like about this game is that it has a grand scope. I'm currently playing Austria in the Grand Campaign(my first game) and i love how i feel apart of the times, from the country dependant special events to the plain random events( that truly effect your nation both in the short and long term). For the first time since i played Civ2 and Col, i have a game that is engrossing, and gives me that one more time feeling. I really believe that this is what Civ3 should have been, i've seen in this alot of ideas that i hope are implemented in Civ4(stability is one major one). I really am interested in RON now more than ever after playing this game. I also think that Civ3 may lose out to this game more and more becuase of EU2's far greater value and depth(captures the wonder of Civ2).
Agathon, keep in there its taken me a good bit of time to understand the game, it does have a good manual, but this is one of those games you have to learn by playing, its worth it(i am learning the game and having fun at the same time).
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08-06-2003 02:25
). When this was ready I ordered it right away. That was more than one month ago. However the company I ordered from still hasn't gotten it to me 
) I must say I agree. I love this game, I'm playing my first long game now with France in the GC 
). I'll try to get online 12:30 (which would be 6.30 in the morning, still a little early but I'll try).
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