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La Ferté sous Jouarre France
Jan 2001
time: 05:30
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Looks like a promising title. Even though the set map (?)may limit replayability, having a hundred different starting locations/tribes may make up for it.
From the web site:
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builds on the success of Legion & Chariots of War |
Anyone knows what these were worth?
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hexagonian
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Gnawing on your mind...
Jun 1999
time: 23:30
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Originally posted by Trifna
The developers (in the forums, etc.) seem to suppose that Spartan will really bring innovation and changes over Spartan's predecessor... |
Of course every new game makes that claim, so don't put too much stock in that.
Beer and pretzel games is an apt description. This is not bad either...
Anyhow, the Slitherine titles (Legion, CoW, and in the future, Spartan) are not terribly complex, compared to a game like EU2 or even a civ game. Basically, you are constructing buildings to pump up your economy to build armies to conquer the world. There is currently little in the way of diplomacy and tech research in Legion and CoW.
However, they are fun and challenging, given that the AI is programmed to send masses of troops against you. The challenge is in defending on multiple fronts and preventing yourself from being overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
Of course there are a few exploits within the game that make this a lot easier...but playing the game without taking advantage of those exploits on the hardest levels keeps the game challenging.
As for civs, there are a lot to choose from, but there is little difference between one another (other than starting resources to develop and a unique units per civ). The main difference is in starting locations, and in the chance to play a historical civ (though the game takes some liberties in the timeframe each civ existed in relation to other ancient civs).
I will say this - Slitherine has the most beautiful TBS gamemaps on the market, and they are constantly taking suggestions from fans to improve, and more importantly, to patch their games, despite the fact that their games are not big sellers. It does look like that the lack of diplomacy and tech features in their current titles will be addressed in Spartan.
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