Galactic Civilizations II
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:51 pm
It rocks! 
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:04 pm
I keep seeing it in stores but I always forget to look up reviews when I get home.
Re: Galactic Civilizations II
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:11 pm
Indeed.S4ur0n27 wrote:It rocks!
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:35 pm
It's ab-so-lu-te-ly amazing 
I'll soon start a game on a large map :!
I'll soon start a game on a large map :!Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:40 pm
It's pretty sweet, but as far as 4x gaming goes, you can't do any better than the Dominions series.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:00 pm
I had some fun with it, but the buzz died in the end.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:04 pm
I dunno.. I was kinda enthusiastic about this game, but when I finally got it.. uh.. kind of a let-down. It's civilisation all over again.
Some good things are actually missing.
the 3D is a joke - it's just a flat map viewed in 3D - how cool
the only good thing is that a weak enemy can surrender to a powerful enemy before your final blow. But it's just fun the first time you see it.
Winning by "influence" is a cool idea, but WTF is an "influence resource"?! You just go to a spot, build a mine and wait to win by spreading influence.. how idiotic - the sole difference between "cultural influence" and "military power" (and some others) is the colour of the dot inside a mine... now this is one varied choice of winning strategies, so immersive..
Some good things are actually missing.
the 3D is a joke - it's just a flat map viewed in 3D - how cool
the only good thing is that a weak enemy can surrender to a powerful enemy before your final blow. But it's just fun the first time you see it.
Winning by "influence" is a cool idea, but WTF is an "influence resource"?! You just go to a spot, build a mine and wait to win by spreading influence.. how idiotic - the sole difference between "cultural influence" and "military power" (and some others) is the colour of the dot inside a mine... now this is one varied choice of winning strategies, so immersive..
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:14 pm
That's what did it -- lack of variety. Just look at the building choices, there's like, what, 4 building types that get upgraded and "oh boy, wonders" that add to stuff.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:56 pm
Don't forget Starforce Protection.
Those bastard publishers better be choking on that mustard gas I sent them.
Those bastard publishers better be choking on that mustard gas I sent them.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:31 am
Didn't Gal Civ 2 make a big deal about not using Starforce Protection? Going to the extent that a SFP staffer posted a pirate link of GC2 to prove that it was so much easier to pirate because it didn't have it?
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:43 am
Yeah. There was some buzz about them completely ditching all forms of copy protection but they got a lot of press when the Starforce guy posted the link and was like "SEE WHAT HAPPENS??!?!" It was a stupid thing to do, yes, but it netted a shitload of publicity in game rags, websites, forums etc. that Stardock otherwise wouldn't have got so in a way it sort of backfired for SFP.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:11 pm
'OmyBobtheycanACTUALLYPLAYTHEGAMENOW!!!1'-esque ?Naked_Lunch wrote:"SEE WHAT HAPPENS??!?!"
No, I'm looking through.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:34 pm
I appreciate your input, Jerry, but I am afraid it's too late...far too late for you lot. 09-15-00 Never Forget.