Comments on: SimMars? http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/10/13/simmars/ The Best Strategy Game Blog in My House Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Krupo http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/10/13/simmars/comment-page-1/#comment-222857 Krupo Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:40:50 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1836#comment-222857 Subsequent editors angrily denounced old regimes and implemented strict policies against that sort of thing, mind you. The 6-month premise immediately made me think of ETW two turns per year system... hmm, time to invade India. Subsequent editors angrily denounced old regimes and implemented strict policies against that sort of thing, mind you.

The 6-month premise immediately made me think of ETW two turns per year system… hmm, time to invade India.

]]> By: Kalle http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/10/13/simmars/comment-page-1/#comment-222386 Kalle Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:47:20 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1836#comment-222386 PC Gamer's track record was quite frankly awful when it came to pre-release reviews. I haven't read the magazine in a decade and a large part of that was because they were flat out lying to me about unfinished games, and I'm the person buying their magazine looking for guidance. PC Gamer’s track record was quite frankly awful when it came to pre-release reviews. I haven’t read the magazine in a decade and a large part of that was because they were flat out lying to me about unfinished games, and I’m the person buying their magazine looking for guidance.

]]> By: Jason Lefkowitz http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/10/13/simmars/comment-page-1/#comment-222250 Jason Lefkowitz Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:00:41 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1836#comment-222250 <blockquote>Has anyone managed to do a serious planetary colonization sim?</blockquote> Well, there was <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outpost_%28computer_game%29" rel="nofollow">Outpost</a></i>... if by "serious planetary colonization sim" you mean "epic disaster." (For the young 'uns in the audience, <i>Outpost</i> was the recipient of a ton of pre-release hype, including a glowing <i>PC Gamer</i> review that awarded it a then-unprecedented 93% score. When it hit shelves, though, it was discovered to be a buggy mess that literally could not be played to completion... and <i>PC Gamer</i> had to admit that they saw that in their review copy, but awarded the high score based on promises from the developers that the bugs would be fixed and missing features added... promises that were never actually kept, as gamers discovered to their chagrin after buying based on <i>PC Gamer's</i> recommendation.)

Has anyone managed to do a serious planetary colonization sim?

Well, there was Outpost… if by “serious planetary colonization sim” you mean “epic disaster.”

(For the young ‘uns in the audience, Outpost was the recipient of a ton of pre-release hype, including a glowing PC Gamer review that awarded it a then-unprecedented 93% score. When it hit shelves, though, it was discovered to be a buggy mess that literally could not be played to completion… and PC Gamer had to admit that they saw that in their review copy, but awarded the high score based on promises from the developers that the bugs would be fixed and missing features added… promises that were never actually kept, as gamers discovered to their chagrin after buying based on PC Gamer’s recommendation.)

]]> By: Gremlin http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/10/13/simmars/comment-page-1/#comment-222235 Gremlin Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:10:45 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1836#comment-222235 I remember seeing the SimMars trailer, back in the day. And being mildly disappointed when I heard it was canceled. Has anyone managed to do a serious planetary colonization sim? I remember seeing the SimMars trailer, back in the day. And being mildly disappointed when I heard it was canceled. Has anyone managed to do a serious planetary colonization sim?

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