[quote who=" Tridus " reply="216" id="2777153"]It's "liberated". The manual has been released early. I'd suggest saving it rather then opening it in a browser, as it's quite large (233 pages, 25MB). [/quote] That's a nice manual. I wish it verified a few more things on MP, but maybe that's just my new response to MP after Paradox and Stardock MP disasters. I will assume it's the same as it has always been, l
[quote who="DeCypher00" reply="213" id="2776451"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 212 Thanks for your work DeCypher00. TBH, I just stole a few posts from another forum I frequent, haha. But that's what the internet it. Spread of information~ I'll keep all the scores in one post though. And if anyone wants to put them in the OP, that'd be fine, too. [/quote] Heh, maybe so, but I appreciate the info just
Thanks for your work DeCypher00 .
[quote who="VR_IronMana" reply="81" id="2772374"]I just picked up MoM on GoG early today and has been feeling my way through it. I can see why people like it and I'm probably going to like it a lot and will certainly get my oh-so-great investment of $6 out of it. That said, I feel like I've played this game before - then it hit me, it feels like Age of Wonders (right down to the interface and music). This is probably because AoW "stole" elements from MoM. So while
[quote who="Mivo" reply="199" id="2771153"] Quoting abeaudoin, reply 188 To me accessible means there is not much of a learning curve which means there isn't much depth to the game. I don't care if I have to spend years learning the intricacies of the game, just for Sid's sake don't make it shallow! There is a difference between "depth" and "unnecessary and tedious complexity of rules". Take, for example, the Asian game of Go. You can learn the rul
[quote who="sagittary" reply="18" id="2771155"]Also, something to note that the game does not explain well is that adventurers will equip whatever they buy if they can. But also, you can buy things before hand and put it in the back to take with you; they can then equip these items (which will be returned to you if successful or must be chosen from if died). Basically, you can loan or sell them stuff. [/quote] Actually Tear does bring this up fairly early on since I've only play
New Game Network 40/100 http://www.newgamenetwork.com/article/318/elemental-war-of-magic-review/
This is the one "expected" to be appealed right?
This is a charming game. Thank you for suggesting it.
[quote who="Guest83" reply="142" id="2769540"]Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter thinks Steam won't get any serious competition: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-131-pach-attack/704384 [/quote] And before Xbox came out, they were pretty sure Sony was going to be king of hardcore gaming community too. It's sort of rare for someone to think there will be strong competition until it actually happens. I mean, I am sure I said this before, but there
[quote who="Eiralin" reply="217" id="2768843"] Quoting GaelicVigil, reply 216 This really hits the nail on it's head. Unfortunately, I think this is a major reason why many people are scoring this game so low. They are coming into the game expecting solely a fantasy 4X not unlike Master of Magic. They see the RPG aspect as merely window dressing rather than a major component. I am really having a lot more fun when I actually role-play with my char
[quote who="Savyg" reply="170" id="2768232"] Quoting Mivo, reply 165 Vista was an irresponsible resources and performance hog. In what universe? Seriously, 90% of the performance problems people had with Vista after the first six months were OEM stupidity. It performed HORRIBLY on the strongest power saving settings, but they always used that anyway (especially Acer.) [/quote] Yeah, it was mostly third-party issu
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[quote who="Lfseeney" reply="9" id="2768151"]Memory is a fickle beast. It and time gloss over things, the Good Ole Days syndrome. Not all the Love for MoM comes from here but quite a lot does I would think. People say they want MoM, but what many really want is that feeling they got while playing it, the two are linked, but are not the same. Worst reliable thing in court Eye witness accounts, most likely to sway a jury, the same, though CSI shows have helped br
[quote who="Gatt9" reply="161" id="2766258"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 155 The wii doesn't have an update system, so their games have to be pretty darn clean. It's intersitng that everyone always talks about 360 and PS3 as if they are the only consoles out there considering there are a heck of a lot more Wiis in homes than either of those two. Well, A large part of the reason is because while there's lots of wii's out there
[quote who="FadedC" reply="157" id="2766642"]My only major issue with Civ 4 was that I felt that you didn't get enough time to really do stuff in the modern era. Whenever I tried to fight a war in the modern era I wouldn't even have time to finish it before someone launched a space shuttle and won the game. [/quote] I've bee a fan of civlization for awhile, so when I say I agree with you, it's with the understanding that I generally love the series. I've always felt the last
[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="173" id="2766389"] Quoting dirtforker, reply 171 Most likely, you'll all be playing Civ5 in 2-3 weeks and these boards will be a wasteland. In other words, the haters will be gone leaving the rest of us in peace. [/quote] Oh I just love your line of thinking. Let's take fans of a rather small genre and try and split them up into little factions so we can all treat each other like crap. Any other bright idea
[quote who="Archonsod" reply="154" id="2765835"] Quoting Sinful01, reply 129 Console games need to be ready, finished products when they get pressed and sent to stores. People are not going to accept a $60 purchase for their console that doesn't work as advertised on the box. Make a purchase, rush home, stuff the game into the PS3 or XBox360, it doesn't run, and a call to the company results in "oh, yeah .. well .. it doesn't work as intended, sor
[quote who="Belizan" reply="59" id="2764369"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 57 I appreciate and understand your comments, but I cannot support the idea. You walk into a place like Wal-mart, right on the back of the box it says there is multiplayer up to 16 people. There is no excuse not to have this feature in the game yesterday. It's listed as a feature, and it's simply not there. I want you to consider what this industry would look like if every publisher put out a
[quote who="Belizan" reply="55" id="2764335"]Not to invite people to yell at me, but... For my 2 cents, multiplayer functionality is secondary to making a fun, interesting game that people want to play. For me, for the moment, Elemental is pretty boring. It tantalizes only as long as you don't know the game logic behind what's happening on the screen. Once you work it out, you quickly find the mechanics to be childishly simplistic, stilted and/or artificial (not all at once
[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="119" id="2763399"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 111 The thing is though, do we really need to have a competition as to which games are the worst now? It's not so much a competition as it is a reality check. I still have a hunch that if Elemental had Sid Meier's name on the box and all other things were equal, it would have been given a far more charitable reception. You would have seen a lot of reviews using phrases
[quote who="Fearzone" reply="141" id="2764298"]Bank programs calculate payrolls or maintain account portfolios. Objectives of the software are clearly defined and specific. The needs of the customer is straightfoward. A program that generates a sense of fun, to a broad range of tastes, that is something else. [/quote] They're not straight forward and often individualized for each company. You'd be amazed how different the "same" software is from one corpor
[quote who=" Tridus " reply="39" id="2763471"] Glad to see the calls for civility on the forums have been heeded. [/quote] No worries. I know he's a troll in fanboy disguise; it's not even a good disguise [e digicons]:|[/e] .
[quote who="dragoaskani" reply="32" id="2763039"] Quoting Tridus, reply 30 It's been 3 weeks since launch. Official Launch was August 24th, that was 14 days ago. Hardly 3 weeks, and frogboy already said 1.08 will enable multiplayer and its due out this week. [/quote] Right because two weeks of not having a feature advertised on the box, in no uncertain terms, is so much better than 3 weeks... and since it's not on yet, we're sure i
[quote who="divvu80" reply="110" id="2762524"] I bought Civ 4 at launch, and I remember all the problems I had in the beginning (mainly they went away after 1st week IIRC). I also remember the incredible fun I had with the game for months, and then with mods for years. Sadly (no sarcasm, I really am sad) Elemental is far, far away from that robust gameplay. I won't be buying Civ V because I already bought Elemental, and I'm
[quote who="seanw3" reply="98" id="2761311"] Did you know that they were unaware of most of the problems that we all experienced at release? The majority of the bugs are problems asociated with the new engine, which is freaking awesome mod-wise. The gameplay issues are the real main concern, but the beta testers, such as myself, were under the impression that these problems would be fixed by at latest 1.01. We were not crying out in unison. Many of us expressed conderns and we