12-03-2010, 12:11 PM | #1 |
The Magister
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Strategy and RPG game suggestions
I just got an email from Strategy First. They have 20% their games right now. I was hoping to get some suggestions, as what games are good. I like Turn-based strategy games and turn-based RPG's.
Here is the link: http://www.strategyfirst.com/ There are tabs for the different categories. Oh and if you're interested in the 20% off yourselves, the coupon code is: HAPPYHOLIDAYS Thanks in advance. Last edited by Hindsight; 12-03-2010 at 12:22 PM. |
12-03-2010, 02:14 PM | #2 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
Well, if you like to have your TB strategy AND your TB RPG all in one game, you can do the HoMM series. It's old but will run on XP.
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12-03-2010, 02:21 PM | #3 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
Thanks Elfbane,
I have all the HoMM stuff. I'm actually playing Homm 4 right now. It's pretty ugly, after playing H5 though. I do not have many of the Strategy First games though. That's why I asked about those specifically. |
12-03-2010, 06:17 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
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They sell some of the Strategy First titles cheaper eg Disciples II Gold (GOG $ 9.99 / SF $ 19.99) and Sacred Gold (GOG $ 9.99 / SF $ 14.99). Also, GOG has an upcoming Christmas sale (last year it was 30% across the board) to make the price(s) even better - no special codes needed And I can recommend Sacred Gold if you haven't tried it - very enjoyable 'action' type RPG. |
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12-04-2010, 07:31 AM | #5 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
There's also a D&D brand TBS+RPG called Dragonshard. It's old but runs on my W7 machine fine. There's also a new TBS+RPG out called Elemental: War of Magic; but read the reviews first,,,it had to be heavily patched because the AI was weak and the player could easily roll the game. One reviewer even said the game didn't even attempt to "rush" the player.
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12-04-2010, 09:00 AM | #6 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
RPG's-
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Majick Obscura Fallout 1 & 2 Strategy- Any of the "Age of..." games and Civilization games. Except, I think, that Age of Empires was RTS rather than TBS.
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12-16-2010, 08:03 PM | #7 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
Currently playing King's Bounty : Armored Princess. It's a TBS game. Very similar to HoMM. But with a nicer graphic. There's another called King's Bounty : Crossworld.
Could have swear King's Bounty was a New World Computing game instead of a 1C Production game. Last edited by Kakero; 12-16-2010 at 08:07 PM. |
12-16-2010, 08:53 PM | #8 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
Pick up Civilization IV + expansions and the newer Civilization V. Then lock yourself up for a week.
Dragonshard is also nice, for a strategy game with D&D flavor. Don't forget Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2.
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12-17-2010, 12:45 AM | #9 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
NWC had a game called King's Bounty that was the precursor to the first HOMM. Not sure of how it relates to the current King's Bounty games...
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12-18-2010, 06:32 AM | #10 |
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Re: Strategy and RPG game suggestions
I have seen several of the above mentioned games in clearance bins lately, like:
I have Warcraft 3; never got into it too much. I need to give it another go. I have seen Civ 4 in a bin. I have heard about the addiction level of this one. ..but I took the week of Christmas off! I have seen King's Bounty as well. It looked good, but I was reluctant to pick it up. I'm sure I've seen Dragonshard as well. Is that the sort of RPG one, where you also try and raise an army of town folk etc? I tried Arcanum, but it drove me nuts. I had all this "stuff", which I had no idea what to do with. Edit: Look like I got rid of Warlords 3. I never fully understood the game anyway. Last edited by Hindsight; 12-18-2010 at 06:42 AM. |
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