Topic: Gamer thread

[Feanor Fire Heart]

dr. zaius dr. zaius. dr. zaius dr. zaius. ooooh dr. zaius.

[Cannonofdoom]

You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!

[wissenlander]

I've started up Forge of Freedom again, also produced by Matrix games.  Probably 5 years old now and kind of out of date (even for when it was introduced).  Not high on graphics and the battles are a bit slow and painful but it's still probably the most detailed and in depth game of the ACW I've played yet.

[Gneisenau]

dr. zaius dr. zaius. dr. zaius dr. zaius. ooooh dr. zaius.

[Gneisenau]

I've started up Forge of Freedom again, also produced by Matrix games.  Probably 5 years old now and kind of out of date (even for when it was introduced).  Not high on graphics and the battles are a bit slow and painful but it's still probably the most detailed and in depth game of the ACW I've played yet.

There are not many ACW games around, are there?

At long last, I've ordered an N64! Yes, I'm old. And boring, I guess. I don't care.

[wissenlander]

Comparatively, no.  Best one I've ever played thus far is Sid Meir's Gettysburg.  If that real time battle engine was combined with Forge of Freedom's macro strategy it would be the ultimate game.  Or, if the Total War ever gets around to doing one up...

[Gneisenau]

Perhaps it is considered boring gameplay-wise because there are just two factions, one of which was significantly more powerful...


(the other one won on style though concering the flag and the uniforms)

[MrDWhitey]

Perhaps it is considered boring gameplay-wise because there are just two factions, one of which was significantly more powerful...


(the other one won on style though concering the flag and the uniforms)

The Union was less powerful?

[Justnorth]

ACW... yaaaaaaaawn...

[Gneisenau]

(the other one won on style though concering the flag and the uniforms)

The Union was less powerful?

Your lack of style disappoints and disgusts me.

[MrDWhitey]

 

[phillyt]

The south had neither style nor power.  But they were fighting for "state's rights" which was a powerful impetus for victory!

[wissenlander]

Perhaps it is considered boring gameplay-wise because there are just two factions, one of which was significantly more powerful...

Maybe, but there are generally only two or three factions I ever find interesting in Total War games anyway.  Forge of Freedom has different scenarios you can tinker with and alter power levels as well, so it's not all that boring.  Plus, there's a feature where you can put general's stats at random, so Grant and Lee could be horrible generals and the likes of Bragg and McClellan could end up being world beaters.

[Gneisenau]

The south had neither style nor power. 

But their flag looks better!

Sorry. I really think it does.

[MrDWhitey]

It's ok to be blatantly and totally wrong, Gneisenau. 

Some posters hit it off with more ease though. 

[phillyt]

Hell no! The confederate flag was gnawed by one toothed hillbillys out of tent tarps.

[Cannonofdoom]

As a person living in the South, I can tell you that the Confederate flag is everywhere, and it is terrible.

[Firey Baps]

Your car horns are great though.

[Cannonofdoom]

Your car horns are great though.

That's a myth perpetuated by a bad (GASP! That's right, Dukes of Hazard sucks. I said it.) television program.

[Gneisenau]

Pfff. Dixie discrimination.

[Cannonofdoom]

I will admit that living down here has made me a lot more racist than I used to be. That's more a result of the unfortunate culture that the black people in my area perpetuate for themselves. That's not to say I hate blacks as a rule, since I am friends with no less than 5 of them (which is approximately 30% of my friend base) I'm simply much more apt to be predisposed to believing that a random black person in the service industry will be rude and apathetic, while not wishing to do any work.

[Firey Baps]

Pfff. Dixie discrimination.

Interesting oxymoron.*


*Irony not oxymoron - dear me

[Finlay]

I've started up Forge of Freedom again, also produced by Matrix games.  Probably 5 years old now and kind of out of date (even for when it was introduced).  Not high on graphics and the battles are a bit slow and painful but it's still probably the most detailed and in depth game of the ACW I've played yet.

There are not many ACW games around, are there?

At long last, I've ordered an N64! Yes, I'm old. And boring, I guess. I don't care.

n64 was amazing.

although playing goldeneye with the c buttons was impossible now.

You should get Blast corps, that was an amazing yet unherladed game.

[jlutin]

Your car horns are great though.

That's a myth perpetuated by a bad (GASP! That's right, Dukes of Hazard sucks. I said it.) television program.

Daisy Duke Shorts.

Back at ya dude.

[MrDWhitey]

I would like to point out that Trenched is finally coming to Europe. On this day, I shall purchase an xbox gold subscription again. Think it was renamed to Iron Brigade.