Sweet, looks like Age of Wonders III will be seeing a price drop- I was disappointed that it never showed up as a GoG deal.
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Game bargains thread
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A good humble bundle, worth it if only for Unity of Command, a very nice implementation of a traditional operational-level hex-and-counter wargame in a much friendlier-looking format than is common. It's also on sale at Steam.
Stronghold (included in the bundle) is a fine and entertaining city sim, in its Crusader HD version, which is probably the best. People rave about Eador, a TBS strategy in the style of HoMM and another bundle inclusion, but I've never played it. Made by Russian so I should probably exhibit more patriotism and say it's great. It's great, go get it. Hopefully it's better than Perimeter :/
I have really enjoyed the time I've spent before with Stronghold Crusader before, though it's nice if you can get a person or two to play with.
Not familiar with any of the others though. (June 20th, 2014, 07:37)BRickAstley Wrote: I have really enjoyed the time I've spent before with Stronghold Crusader before, though it's nice if you can get a person or two to play with. I echo the stronghold crusader sentiment. Playing with friends can lead to some strained relationships (if any of you are particularly dick-ish) because of wall exploits 
There's a decent discount for Victoria II Complete. It includes both add-ons, as well as some pointless DLCs and the slightly obsolete Victoria I Complete. http://store.steampowered.com/sub/29109/
I'd recommend it if you want to play a Paradox grand strategy centred on internal affairs, rather than the usual diplomacy and warfare. Sadly, most people are chiefly interested in conquering China with Krakow. Yet it's an equally viable strategy to become an immigration beacon as Colombia and grow into an industrial powerhouse without any wars. The game is even more indirect than most Paradox games, so often you'll find yourself subtly nudging your nation in the right directions instead of micromanaging everything. Victoria has a big emphasis on flavour, so playing it is even more like studying a historical atlas than CK, EU, or HoI. (June 19th, 2014, 18:28)Bacchus Wrote: People rave about Eador, a TBS strategy in the style of HoMM and another bundle inclusion, but I've never played it. Made by Russian so I should probably exhibit more patriotism and say it's great. It's great, go get it. Hopefully it's better than Perimeter :/Eador is actually quite similar to Age of Wonders. Compared to HoMM, there is a greater emphasis on tactical combat, exploring dungeons for loot, and preserving experienced individual units. Compared to AoW, the battles are smaller and the strategy map is more abstract. I haven't played Perimeter, but I take it is was thoroughly experimental, whereas Eador is conservatively combining good elements from other games.
Thanks for the advice guys...I just spent 7 hours walking around a shopping mall and spent £40 on clothes...then come back and spend that much on games without thinking about anything. Fuck I haven't played any of the games I bought in hte last steam sale except FTL.
Praise unto Gaben etc, but man is that guy raping my wallet.
Vicky 2 is great. Its just so infuriating for me because it sits on the precipice of true greatness in a game, falling just short enough to make me sad
 I've even written a drunken diatribe about it on the paradox forums lol. Wholly recommend it, I'd put it as the equivalent of BTS for GSG titles.
Last I played Vicky II, it had a godawful, sphere-of-influence driven international trade system, a serious step back from the world market of the first installment. Have they changed that in expansions?
@Hashoosh, what would you say is within the precipice of true gaming greatness? (June 21st, 2014, 20:48)Bacchus Wrote: Last I played Vicky II, it had a godawful, sphere-of-influence driven international trade system, a serious step back from the world market of the first installment. Have they changed that in expansions?Yeah, the odd system is still there. You will have to align yourself to a large country so that you become part of its trade sphere - Britain is especially useful for this. Once you become a great power yourself, you are more or less forced to start influencing other states. You will also need a lot of prestige to get access to world market. There's a good big mod for Victoria II called POP of Darkness that makes spheres less critical. It primarily does so by giving alternative ways of producing goods. Say, you have several types of factories that Machine Parts either from Steel, from Copper, or from Iron. This eliminates the odd bottlenecks that made the vanilla economies so strangely volatile. Sadly, the game becomes a little too easy after that. |
