Comments on: So Close… http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/ The Best Strategy Game Blog in My House Mon, 21 May 2012 05:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mjlaufgr http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/comment-page-1/#comment-70123 mjlaufgr Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:30:20 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/#comment-70123 Thanks, Troy. I'm looking forward to your review, but that is just what I was looking for. Thanks, Troy. I’m looking forward to your review, but that is just what I was looking for.

]]> By: Troy http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/comment-page-1/#comment-69967 Troy Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:10:24 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/#comment-69967 Thoughts on ACW? Working on a review for that, so I'll keep it simple. I liked Birth of America much better. ACW is the type of game for people who thought that BoA had too little in the way of troop management. It has a lot of the same control scheme, but, I think, loses some of what made the BoA system so elegant. It's a decent game, and better than Forge of Freedom, I think. But a letdown from the brilliant simplicity of BoA. Scott: I like C:EaW better than SC2. Thoughts on ACW? Working on a review for that, so I’ll keep it simple.

I liked Birth of America much better. ACW is the type of game for people who thought that BoA had too little in the way of troop management. It has a lot of the same control scheme, but, I think, loses some of what made the BoA system so elegant. It’s a decent game, and better than Forge of Freedom, I think. But a letdown from the brilliant simplicity of BoA.

Scott: I like C:EaW better than SC2.

]]> By: Scott R. Krol http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/comment-page-1/#comment-69955 Scott R. Krol Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:32:00 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/#comment-69955 Sounds like SC2 is still the best beer and pretzels computer game on the ETO. Sounds like SC2 is still the best beer and pretzels computer game on the ETO.

]]> By: mjlaufgr http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/comment-page-1/#comment-69887 mjlaufgr Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:22:45 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/#comment-69887 Troy, do you have any thoughts about AGEOD's American Civil War game? I am very close to a purchase on this one. Troy, do you have any thoughts about AGEOD’s American Civil War game? I am very close to a purchase on this one.

]]> By: Troy http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/comment-page-1/#comment-69870 Troy Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:13:01 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/#comment-69870 Yeah, it's easy. Which is fine if it's a "fun" easy, like in Age of Empires or something, where you can set challenges for yourself, like winning without catapults. Here it's more of a "stop thinking in 1942" easy where you know the war is won well once you notice the AI isn't spending anything. You can make things a little harder by using the Oil and Fog of War options. But it is "Fair" - there is some good stuff here. Yeah, it’s easy. Which is fine if it’s a “fun” easy, like in Age of Empires or something, where you can set challenges for yourself, like winning without catapults. Here it’s more of a “stop thinking in 1942″ easy where you know the war is won well once you notice the AI isn’t spending anything.

You can make things a little harder by using the Oil and Fog of War options.

But it is “Fair” – there is some good stuff here.

]]> By: roberton http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/comment-page-1/#comment-69855 roberton Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:00:56 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/07/15/so-close/#comment-69855 Good design, nice interface, but the weak AI means it's too easy? Sounds perfect for me :-) Ok, on a more serious note it is a shame about the AI, but I'm encouraged that you say the design is sound. Writing good AI for this sort of game is hard, but patching the design would be impossible. Roberto/. Good design, nice interface, but the weak AI means it’s too easy?
Sounds perfect for me :-)

Ok, on a more serious note it is a shame about the AI, but I’m encouraged that you say the design is sound. Writing good AI for this sort of game is hard, but patching the design would be impossible.

Roberto/.

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