MichaelCook

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From the Big Disappointment thread I was reminded of the classic Atari 2600 game Yars Revenge. I remember when I actually saw the secret message thingy (When you shoot the spiral missle with your mega bullet after its been fired at you), or at least I saw something, I ran into my parents bedroom and excitedly told them "I saw it!". They would have had no idea. Civ2, classic fun. If you played it and loved it check this page out. I especially like the "garrisoning extens

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[quote who="CaptainYar" reply="7" id="2087720"] I guess its interesting to see that alot of games people like are also disliked by others. I do have a contender for biggest disappointment, E.T. for the Atari 2600. Download a 2600 emulator and the ROM image for this game and prepare to go INSANE as you get old E.T. out of those pits, again, again and again. And again. But I think its a true contender for top disappointment because of the expectations of not the players but the designers a

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[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="23" id="2086654"] Quoting heft, reply 22I'll put in two cents about MOO3 as well. I bought the game for $1.00 in a bargain bin, and it was not a bargain at that. I tried the "strawberry" mod because that was supposed to make it better (according to some forums). But I felt like it was a game that one is supposed to watch rather than play. And it wasn't fun to watch. I hate this thread now. It's like picking at a scab that fell off yea

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I have Dominions 3 and I agree, its a fine piece of work. I wrote about it in the "Greatest Finds" (https://forums.elementalgame.com/342006) forum page. I really enjoy the work of the game developers who make these great games. The making of games is an artistic pursuit and when you get good art it is appreciated. I especially liked Dom3 for the storytelling in my head that went along with each unique god teamed up with each different civ. A psychic inanimate Obelisk co

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Yes, Space Empires 5 with the Balance mod by Captain Kwok is very nice. I'll still give MoO3 a go with mods because I paid $10 for it and so far have only got about $2 worth of value. You might say I'm a glutton for disappointment.

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Civ 4 Beyond the Sword with the Fall from Heaven 2 mod. Oh how I long to play it multiplayer, AI can't do the game justice. Battle for Wesnoth, its free and fun. Dominions 3. I'm sad the battles are uncontrolable (beyond initial set up and basic orders) but still find it a ripper of a game. Space Empires 5. Groovy battles with your own designed ships. And how could I forget....... SOLDAT! If you have n

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I'm hoping it will work, I have not been so interested in a game since Medieval 2 Total War (see https://forums.elementalgame.com/341966 for the end result of that interest [e digicons]:'([/e] ) If your listening Developer Gods, allow it to run on my laptop. Include options to turn all eye candy off, even offer a .BMP sprite mode if you have to. Thankyou

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Some interesting points have been made. Whoever said Civ 4 is poor needs to go to civfanatics and check out some mods, of note Fall from Heaven 2. Try and play that multiplayer for a great adventure, it is fantastic! (I'm not talking about the Fall from Heaven mod that shipped with Beyond the Sword) So MoO3 has some mods that add to it? I'll have to try them out as MoO3 had potential but was ultimately stinky. I've been playing Space Empires 5 recently and its a great g

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Medieval 2 Total War I looked forward to this game and followed the development up until the release. I even pre-ordered the "special" pack with a little statue of a gothic knight. But the game was lousy. The real time battles were enjoyable (after a few MEGA! patches) but the strategic side of the game was dull and the movement of the armies a drain. I liked the movement of HoMM IV, simple and got the job done, but M2TW's movement made the game a pain. The strategic AI

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Hi I'm very interested in this game. I love the look of the graphics. I'm thinking of pre-ordering right away. But....... The new flashy games won't run on my laptop. 1.8Gz, 1G ram, 256 ATi X1400 Mobility. I don't care for them anyway, gaming as a passion is leaving me..... But now this! A true (from all reports) kinda-spiritual successor to MoM! Wow I'm very keen. My question is: Can anyone with secre