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Gal civ3 is ok. Not as good as Galciv2 yet though and so far quite annoying with DLC that should just be in a patch really going off the galciv2 content
 
kieves1 said:
Gal civ3 is ok. Not as good as Galciv2 yet though and so far quite annoying with DLC that should just be in a patch really going off the galciv2 content
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I own and greatly enjoy the game "Endless Space - Emperor Edition", which I would strongly suggest that you take a look at as it has a lot going for it and is a game, which I am sure you would find of interest.

Endless Space - Emperor Edition: http://store.steampowered.com/app/208140/
 
kieves1 said:
Gal civ3 is ok. Not as good as Galciv2 yet though and so far quite annoying with DLC that should just be in a patch really going off the galciv2 content
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Interesting. I've never heard of those games before.

They look good enough to go on my Steam wishlist just incase they go on sale at some point.
 
SuperG said:
Anyone know of a 4x game that comes with a campaign?
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It's very old now but: 'King Arthur - the Role Playing Wargame' was a Total War/RPG hybrid, which was story lead (so a campaign), but also allowed you to customise your experience somewhat by letting you choose different paths and alignments etc.

I never played the sequel, but the first game was outstanding. The DLC also added a Sandbox side to proceedings along with many new units.

Some people didn't like the fantasy aspect to it, or the inclusion of spells. However, to me, they added a great deal of depth.
 
Crestfallen said:
It's very old now but: 'King Arthur - the Role Playing Wargame' was a Total War/RPG hybrid, which was story lead (so a campaign), but also allowed you to customise your experience somewhat by letting you choose different paths and alignments etc.

I never played the sequel, but the first game was outstanding. The DLC also added a Sandbox side to proceedings along with many new units.

Some people didn't like the fantasy aspect to it, or the inclusion of spells. However, to me, they added a great deal of depth.
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Thanks for this! Will look into it.
 
Well I bought Crusader Kings 2 for two reasons. The first one is that Paradox games are pretty awesome in general and the second one is that you can play out a game in Crusader Kings 2 and then import it into Europa Universalis 4 and continue playing there.

The only problem with CK2 is the amount of download content available for it. I got a really cheap deal on a DLC pack for it on Kinguin but I still needed to get another 3 expansions for it. Not sure if I should get the unit models and stuff as well. I guess I should if I want the game to look as good as possible.

I also got a cheap deal on EU4 with a couple of expansions but I'm going to hold off on getting the full download content of that game until I've played CK2 a bit.

Edit: This game is massive with all the expansion packs installed! 769 AD I think is the new starting date I can see I'm going to be spending a lot of time playing this over the going weeks.
 
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I've only about 12 hours with CK2, about 8 of those just learning the basics. My kind of game though, loads of detail with all DLC.

Found the DLC situation offputting at first, but managed to get a bundle and fill gaps for ~£30.

Still only scratched the surface.

When it comes to space 4x it can only be Distant Worlds. Epic in every way - eats hours of you life with ease.
 
Bleek said:
I've only about 12 hours with CK2, about 8 of those just learning the basics. My kind of game though, loads of detail with all DLC.

Found the DLC situation offputting at first, but managed to get a bundle and fill gaps for ~£30.

Still only scratched the surface.

When it comes to space 4x it can only be Distant Worlds. Epic in every way - eats hours of you life with ease.
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Yeah there is a shed load of DLC for CK2. I managed to find a decent deal myself and got it all. Now I need to spend the time learning it. So far it seems much more difficult pick up that HoI3 which in comparison was quite easy.

I've got the basics down but I think I need to watch a few more YouTube tutorials on how to play the game before I can really get into it.

Problem I've found so far is that the tutorial seems to have not been updated for the changes that have taken place in newer expansions so some of the UI elements are a bit different from what it says in the tutorial text. Of course I might have missed something obvious.

I was also quite impressed with the fact that you can click a button a be taken to a Wikipedia page about the person in question. That is a nice little addition.
 
Cromulent said:
Yeah there is a shed load of DLC for CK2. I managed to find a decent deal myself and got it all. Now I need to spend the time learning it. So far it seems much more difficult pick up that HoI3 which in comparison was quite easy.

I've got the basics down but I think I need to watch a few more YouTube tutorials on how to play the game before I can really get into it.

Problem I've found so far is that the tutorial seems to have not been updated for the changes that have taken place in newer expansions so some of the UI elements are a bit different from what it says in the tutorial text. Of course I might have missed something obvious.

I was also quite impressed with the fact that you can click a button a be taken to a Wikipedia page about the person in question. That is a nice little addition.
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Yep!

My offer on teaching some EU4 stuff still stands if you fancy trying that out too, I found it easier to get into than CK2 personally. Also, the host allows the joiners to have the same DLC during multiplayer so you only need the base game.
 
I've been playing EU4 and CK2 for a good while now. EU4 was the easier one to learn. I watched a few youtube tutorial videos by quill18 when I started.

Since playing these games I just can't enjoy any of the Civ games anymore. They feel too simple.

Looking forward to trying HOI4 when it's out. Tried the older ones but I just couldn't get into it.
 
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