So, I just saw the recommend me a book thread in the UV again and I figured 'why not make something similar for games?'.
Which is sort of fitting since I am looking for a game to play right now since for the next couple of weeks I got a lot of free time on my hands.
What I am looking for:
A easy to learn, fun, 4x game (preferrably set in space so no Civ 4 and please don't recommend Alpha Centauri. Back in the day I played that one to death - and it's not really space, is it?)
Basically I want a game that sort of takes me by the hand since I'm really out of practice concerning 4x games in general.
Most games I tried in recent history felt as if they just throw you into the water and expect you to be able to recite Milton's Lost Paradise and figure out how to swim at the same time.
Well folks, recommend away.
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I sort of planned this to be a
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centralized place for people to ask for game recommendations
quote courtesy by LuckyStrike
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M.A.X 1 and 2
Stars!
Star Control 1 2 and 3
Battle Isle 5: The Andosia War or any Battle Isle game
Conquest: Frontier Wars
Master of Orion 1 2 or 3
Outpost 1 2
Space Rangers 2: Dominators
Star Wars: Empire at War
Star Command: Revolution
Star Trek: New Worlds
Total Annihilation
Starship Tycoon
Submarine Titans
Sword of the Stars
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Deadlock II: Shrine Wars
Emperor of the Fading Suns
Galactic Civilizations 1 2
Imperium Galactum
Reunion
Reunion 2 : Imperium Galactica
Imperium Galactica 2
Pax Imperia
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation
K-240
Fragile alliance
Tho if you ever want something else than space-based, Rise of Mankind mod (with the A New Dawn modmod) for Civ 4 is pure awesome - regular Civ feels like kids' game after it.
1st. Thanks for people actually recommending useful stuff.
I think I'll give Distant Worlds a go first, then Sword of the Stars since Epsilon recommended it and he's a guy you can trust on these things
should I grab the expansions for Sword of the Stars as well or stay with the core game for the beginning?
I have to admit Distant worlds seems pretty decent.. I've played it for maybe 30 minutes on a 700 star world.
But fucked if I can find something to do in it.
Automation has gone too goddamn far, the AI seems to be able to do everything i'm able to; so i'm wondering what I should actually do. I'm worried if I turn off automation my civilisation will fall behind the rest of the universe hahah.
Quite like the interface, spritework and realtime approach. It's a pretty neat package.. I'd say the AI is really good aswell. (if the automation is anything to go by!)
Played around in it for about 30~ish minutes and I really don't like the interface :/
Gonna have another go at it after lunch though.
Welcome back to 4x!.. is all I can offer there
Sins is probably the easiest 4x (and prettiest) to get into if you're having difficulty.. it kinda flew over my head though.. I could just not enjoy it. Everyone else seems to though.
So after playing around a bit more in Distant Worlds I just can't get to like the interface.
So I tried Sins of a Solar Empire. Didn't play too much of it while I actually like the setting, ui etc. the real time part of the game puts me off.
Then (for the heck of it) I tried GalCiv 2.
I hereby declare that I absolutely suck at space 4x games and I apparently know jack shit about how to play them anymore.
Never thought you could revert to being a noob in something :/
sabin1981 wrote:
Now you're just arguing semantics. Getting fucked in the ass with a broom stale is an "improvement" over getting stabbed in the eye with a fork
So after playing around a bit more in Distant Worlds I just can't get to like the interface.
So I tried Sins of a Solar Empire. Didn't play too much of it while I actually like the setting, ui etc. the real time part of the game puts me off.
Then (for the heck of it) I tried GalCiv 2.
I hereby declare that I absolutely suck at space 4x games and I apparently know jack shit about how to play them anymore.
Never thought you could revert to being a noob in something :/
then Master of Orion 1 2 or 3 and Space Rangers 2: Dominators is tech way to go they have nice easy mode
So after playing around a bit more in Distant Worlds I just can't get to like the interface.
So I tried Sins of a Solar Empire. Didn't play too much of it while I actually like the setting, ui etc. the real time part of the game puts me off.
Then (for the heck of it) I tried GalCiv 2.
I hereby declare that I absolutely suck at space 4x games and I apparently know jack shit about how to play them anymore.
Never thought you could revert to being a noob in something :/
Sword of The Stars is for you then. 4x noobs can pick it up and play just fine.
Just grab the game, all the expansions, latest update and then the mod. It's worth it, great game.
I have just reinstalled Empire Earth 2, 'cause I love it. And also, because I don't really know of a newer game that is not all about 1 hour tank battles (I'm thinking of the more recent C&C games now). I enjoy the micro-managing and base-building that EE2 brings, and that it's not all about who can build the largest tank farm in the shortest ammount of time.
Oh and I almost only play skirmish-matches
Watercooled 5950X | AORUS Master X570 | Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC | 64Gb RAM | 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p | etc etc
I just upgraded my CPU from a Athlon x2 2.2 GhZ to a Phenom II x4 3.2 GHz
Together with my Radeon HD 5770 I think I should be able to play games that are a bit more demanding now.
Problem?
I can't think of any.
Recommend me some recent games that probably wouldn't have ran on my old system (and therefore I didn't bother and/or care about them) but should run fine now.
sabin1981 wrote:
Now you're just arguing semantics. Getting fucked in the ass with a broom stale is an "improvement" over getting stabbed in the eye with a fork
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