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Who else here has a boner for TURN BASED STRATEGY
boni:
--- Quote from: Ikrik on 06 May 2008, 21:37 ---my friend's brother has something a little bit like Axis and Allies on the computer. I have NO idea what it's called but a single game can take over 200 hours to play and beat. EVERY country in the world was included (from 1940's) You control EVERYTHING and it's just freaking insane....points in history are put in, wars are put in....so WW2 your countries enemies will start attacking you. I have no idea how large (sizewise) the game is...but it's hardcore.
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This game sounds lot like Hearts of Iron (or its sequel). It's turn based, technically, but every turn is only a day long or something like that, so it plays like realtime. It's from a Swedish company called Paradox Interactive, who make a range of similar games, covering history from 1100 right up to 1950. Incredibly complex, absorbing games. The older games they released are also all available for download at really low prices, well worth checking out.
RedLion:
I've tried to get into the genre repeatedly, but I just wind up getting annoyed/bored with it, even when it's in very small doses, like flash games online. I really wish I had the tolerance for it, because they're the only games that incorporate really any history prior to WW2 into games, and I'm supremely interested in all kinds of history.
Digital-Pimp:
What is the appeal of turn-based strategy over real-time strategy?
StaedlerMars:
Turn based strategy allows for a lot more detail to economy, politics, technology, instead of just focusing on war.The reason that they're not both employed often is that it's probably too much for a person to handle both aspects in minute detail.
CardinalFang:
Add me to the list of lovers of Turn-Based games.
Civ III and IV, GalCivII, and HOMM are amongst my favorite. I also loved the old X-Com even though I never finished it.
I'd add the various Combat Mission games; Beyond Overlord, Barbarossa to Berlin, and Afrika Korps. Both sides plot their turns and then the computer runs the turns simultaneously. As a matter of fact I think I'll load Afrika Korps on the new computer now.
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