21st May 2003, 11:49 PM
I know I made a thread for this game before... at the EZBoard maybe?
Yes, its out... oen of my most anticipated games of the year. And its great!
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/rise...index.html
Very nice review... :)
Oh, they've got the link to the demo too. Fun...
I knew Brian Reynolds wouldn't dissapoint. He was, after all, the main force behind Civilization II and Alpha Centauri (they are my two favorite games which Sid Meier worked on...). Sure, Sid (well, he didn't really make it, so I can excuse him... it was Jeff Briggs...) dissapointed with Civilization III, which REALLY dissapointed me, but this one didn't... and Reynolds did it all on his own! Or, at least, with no Sid... very impressive. It shows how good he is...
What is it? Take Age of Empires. Then add more Civilization than AoE had. A lot more. And add some new ideas that drastically change gameplay -- cities, territory (spread by cities), attrition in enemy territory, a deep tech tree, etc... (read the review!) and you're left with a RTS thats both Civ-ish and great! And more fun than AoE... sure AoE was alright, but it got boring. Not enough variety of game types... or races or units... its a fun game, sure, but just not on the level I was expecting it to be on. This comes closer... though its very different.
Yes, its out... oen of my most anticipated games of the year. And its great!
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/rise...index.html
Very nice review... :)
Oh, they've got the link to the demo too. Fun...
I knew Brian Reynolds wouldn't dissapoint. He was, after all, the main force behind Civilization II and Alpha Centauri (they are my two favorite games which Sid Meier worked on...). Sure, Sid (well, he didn't really make it, so I can excuse him... it was Jeff Briggs...) dissapointed with Civilization III, which REALLY dissapointed me, but this one didn't... and Reynolds did it all on his own! Or, at least, with no Sid... very impressive. It shows how good he is...
What is it? Take Age of Empires. Then add more Civilization than AoE had. A lot more. And add some new ideas that drastically change gameplay -- cities, territory (spread by cities), attrition in enemy territory, a deep tech tree, etc... (read the review!) and you're left with a RTS thats both Civ-ish and great! And more fun than AoE... sure AoE was alright, but it got boring. Not enough variety of game types... or races or units... its a fun game, sure, but just not on the level I was expecting it to be on. This comes closer... though its very different.
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