tetleytea

tetleytea

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Reply to Why can't devlopers just remake the clasics? in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

I played HOMM1 through HOMM5 and I'm loving it. HOMM's original graphics were pretty cheesy (although I liked it...), and now HOMM5 is the same basic game but with lots of campaigns and the same 3D engine as King's Bounty:AP. I love it. The reviews don't seem to agree, though. I guess you have to fight a glass ceiling of 8/10 when you do a remake. Starcraft 2 is almost a spitting image of the first and it's wildly successful, although that

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Reply to Enthusiasm disappeared? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I tend to agree with the enthusiasm disappearing. It's not a slam; just a statement of reality. The enthusiasm was founded on anticipation; now the reality has set in and Elemental is not in the top tier of strategy games out there at the moment. I'm not buying Elemental myself, just because other games have won out over it. HOMM5 is my game of choice, in spite of the dismal reviews of the expansions (which I totally don't get). But

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Reply to Why can't devlopers just remake the clasics? in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

I assume you mean Stardock devs, and not just game devs in the whole industry. To a large extent, I agree with you. And they do, too, when you look at Impulse re-releasing old titles really cheap. But you have to think like a dev: they've got all this creative energy they want to express, and they won't be entirely happy releasing someone else's idea for the rest of their careers. The glory goes to the guy who dreamed up MoM--not the guy w

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Reply to Gal Civ 2 Ultimate Edition - worth buying in sale? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Only reason I'm not playing Galciv2 now is because I've already played it to death. It's not out-of-date at all, and you're lucky to get it for under $10. The sad thing is, they could still milk plenty more out of it just by adding lots more asteroids, anomalies, planet tiles, events, weird abilities, etc.. I'd pay money for that. And it doesn't look like they're getting my money for Elemental. I might not start on Twilight of Arnor thou

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Reply to Have the patches made the game worth purchasing? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]In the meanwhile ... I am playing Heroes of Might & Magic 5 version 3.1 -- available at a very low price on Impulse![/quote] I got HOMM5, too, retail. I don't know if it is similar to Elemental (sounds like it kind of is), but it is certainly similar to the rest of the HOMM series. HOMM5's got dismal reviews on the gamers' sites, but as a HOMM veteran on single player I actually find it pretty enjoyable. Definitely a way to bide my time. <

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Reply to Losing faith in Elemental in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]The original GalCiv wasn't a masterpiece by any means[/quote] Totally totally disagree. Galciv is why I am here today. It's strange how that works. I'm in that same situation--I've got this killer app, I created this wonderful main window. Then I've got this rinky-dink dialog box off to the side, the users end up leaving that up 24x7, while they like to minimize the main window. I almost made that dialog box a modal di

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Reply to Starcraft II in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I can see Zerg easily getting artificially high APM. 0-s-d. (where 0 is your hive) There's 3 A's right there, and you're constantly doing it. Actually it's more like 0-s-ddd. And then there's 9-v-click-on-hive (where 9 is your queen). That's a lot of actions. It's not expertise, per se--you just do it a lot. Now if someone has a high APM with a lot of ctrl-keys and shift-keys, now you're talking.

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Reply to Starcraft II in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote]No matter how you slice it, you have to bite the bullet and do either "Great Train Robbery" or "Welcome to the Jungle" without siege tanks. [/quote] Great Train Robbery with Banshees is such a cakewalk it isn't even funny.

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Reply to $17,000 PC/Xbox 360 gaming rig released in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

For $14,000, you can take a 4-month cruise around the world on Princess, all meals included. That's lobster, steak, and foods you never heard of. A $17,000 gaming rig, all the world you'll see is your little shack at 2am with a stack of used pizza boxes in the corner. And then in 4 months, you'll be bored of it and it starts to go obsolete anyway.

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Reply to Civ V game discussion in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

From the video, I see a couple neat things in Civ V. Looks like you can spend culture to buy traits for your civilization, and I think that's pretty cool. That's like one of those "Why didn't I think of that before?" moments. Also, from one comment the narrator made, I think you might get a cultural bonus for being the first to sail a ship around the world. And if that's the case, that's...like...awesome. I played Civ IV once, and no mor

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Reply to For fans of the old Warlords game in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

"Old Warlords game"? Like how old? I remember Warlords for the Atari (which was not a strategy game), and I remember Warlords for the Apple II+, which was basically 4 players on a 9x9 grid, and you had a capital city in the middle. All text. This "Warlords I" didn't really come out till like 1994.

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Reply to Court decides that right of first sale isn't in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

A great way to be a pain in the arse is to say you do not accept the terms of the EULA and demand a refund. The part of the install where it says, "I agree"--just don't. And then you go to the store where they say "sorry, we don't issue refunds", and you just say, "the hell you don't". Like Best Buy will say, "we only issue refunds for unopened software". But you have to open the software before they ask you to agree to their license

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Reply to An "old fart" gamer says...."thanks" in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]Lets not forget expanded vs extended memory...god who thought that shit up.[/quote] I was an Apple guy. Not only do I have no recollection whatsoever of expanded vs. extended memory, but I got to use more than 8 characters to name my files. Imagine that.

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Reply to front page of Gamespot in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Um...no. Chime in with your own artist's rendering of a herd of Chick-Fil-A cows charging down the highway wearing pink panties and halting traffic. What do you think you're supposed to post there?

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Reply to front page of Gamespot in War of Magic Elemental Forums

On Gamespot, the user reviews probably draw more weight, especially if a lot of users review it. Those are at a 6.3, with only 380 reviews. Everyone may want to chime in.

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Reply to An "old fart" gamer says...."thanks" in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I remember playing War at Sea, which I believe was a predecessor to War in the Pacific and much easier to play (it had only sea units). I very much remember Wizardry. I spent many summer days off of school where I would get up, play Wizardry, go to bed. I've still got virtually all the spells burned in my brain: Halito, Katino, Mahalito, Lahalito, Tiltowait, Malikto, Matu, Di, Madi, Kadalto.... Loved Proving Grounds, killed Werdna.

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Reply to Now I'm Upset in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I guess I am what you would call somebody who made the right decision. I didn't pre-order or do beta, and I was going to wait for the 9.2 review on Gamespot before I ordered. I did the same thing with Red Alert 3 and CnC4, and guess what: also the right decision.

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Reply to An "old fart" gamer says...."thanks" in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I remember Tactics II. Very simple game: you had counters, and they had different values depending on what military age you were playing in. Kind of like a cross between Civ and Stratego. I played against my Dad. I lost. That's a lesson in life I learned quickly. Now when I play a game against my son, I'm gonna whup him.

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