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Dungeon Siege 3 just hit the $20 bin, so I grabbed it along with my brother. We fired it up and quickly found out that when you play multiplayer you don't get to save anything you find or earn. Only the host can save and advance in the story. Anyone else that joins the host chooses a character and is instantly the same level as the host. They can help with fights but don't earn anything. So the only use I can think of that the multiplayer holds is if the AI isn't holding it's weight during a fight, a friend can jump in and help instead.

What a bummer.

But oh well, it was only $20.

been playing earth bound on the wii, got a emulator for it as its hard to find and goes for crazy money on ebay.

its a classic rpg on the snes and has some of the best music i have ever hard in a video game.

you should youtube it or play it if your a retro gamer

i tried playing earthbound a while back...got my ass handed to me by some skater kid boss? i dunno, it was really early in the game, pretty embarrasing. maybe ill try again.

it not easy to say the least but there was a guide that came with the game, you can get the pdf on line. just done the second boss but i will try and see it though. good luck

oh, before I forget again

I ask this on here every year or so, but anyone here really into nerdy strategy games?

Im a huge fan of Paradox Interactive...usually their stuff on release day is godawful with bugs, but they patch that shit pretty quick and within a few months its incredibly cheap and fixed up. Also has a userbase that creates tons and tons of awesome mods.

My favorite of all time has to be Europa Universalis III (with all the addon content):

Ive mentioned it tons of times in here, but you basically are placed in charge of the destiny of a nation/tribal confederation/horde from approx. 1399 to 1812 or so. It never gets old for me, managing economy, religious influence, government structures, diplomacy, etc. etc. Tons of micromanagment that might seem overwhelming at first but once you get the hang of it, great fun.

Can anyone recommend other really good strategy games for the PC? Preferably low on the graphic requirements.

Lastly, anyone ever play the Dynasty Warriors series? Is that worth a purchase? One of my all-time favorite games and IMHO one of the most underrated games in gaming history is Kessen III, who I believe made the Dynasty Warrior series.

  On 5/3/2012 at 6:52 PM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

oh, before I forget again

 

 

I ask this on here every year or so, but anyone here really into nerdy strategy games?

 

Im a huge fan of Paradox Interactive...usually their stuff on release day is godawful with bugs, but they patch that shit pretty quick and within a few months its incredibly cheap and fixed up. Also has a userbase that creates tons and tons of awesome mods.

 

My favorite of all time has to be Europa Universalis III (with all the addon content):

 

Ive mentioned it tons of times in here, but you basically are placed in charge of the destiny of a nation/tribal confederation/horde from approx. 1399 to 1812 or so. It never gets old for me, managing economy, religious influence, government structures, diplomacy, etc. etc. Tons of micromanagment that might seem overwhelming at first but once you get the hang of it, great fun.

 

Can anyone recommend other really good strategy games for the PC? Preferably low on the graphic requirements.

 

Lastly, anyone ever play the Dynasty Warriors series? Is that worth a purchase? One of my all-time favorite games and IMHO one of the most underrated games in gaming history is Kessen III, who I believe made the Dynasty Warrior series.

The Dynasty Warriors series are mindless hack and slash games - the novelty (for me) wears off very quickly after a few plays.

Elder scrolls online, I'm not sure what to think.

For someone who didn't play PS2 or whatever, I was pretty entertained by Dynasty Warriors on PS3.

Its not a thinking man's game due to extremely light amount of map strategy it requires, but feels great when you just want to mow down thousands of people.

  On 5/4/2012 at 5:49 PM, Adam Beker said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZLFAjthDho

 

Elder scrolls online, I'm not sure what to think.

I'm afraid they stoped making games from passion and are begging to make games for money. I just hope its good.

oh boy

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I played Dynasty Warriors a while ago. I wouldn't bother paying too much unless you're playing with someone else at the same time. It's not an easy game to stay excited about on your own.

That was a few years ago. I doubt they've changed much at all so I'm not going to bother trying a newer version.

ah ok, tyhanks for the input.

but if anyone likes strategy/rpg games, Kessen III has to be an unsung hero for me...its hard to find game footage

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i mean, who doesn't want to play as Nobunaga Oda and unite Japan? apparently it has some of the gameplay as dynasty warriors, but it does require some thought...if you are a cavalry troop you want to hold the high ground...bowman and projectiles should always be distanced and kept at a strong defensive rate,

I haven't played strategy in a while. I'm talking a few years. AOE was my pinnacle and I'm quite happy to get back into one that's not overdone like most new releases seem to be. I'll have a look into this Europa Universalis and Kessen. Hopefully I'll find one that gels with me again like AOE 2 : Conquerors Expansion always could

be warned, EU is not for the light-hearted strategy fan...it takes a long time to get used to the micromanagement. Being a history nerd also helps.

But Kessen III (I dunno about the other two) is so vastly fucking underrated its ridiculous. Most epic game Ive ever played.

  On 5/4/2012 at 6:31 PM, ZiggomaticV17 said:

  On 5/4/2012 at 5:49 PM, Adam Beker said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZLFAjthDho

 

Elder scrolls online, I'm not sure what to think.

 

I'm afraid they stoped making games from passion and are begging to make games for money. I just hope its good.

From the sound of it it will be just like every other MMO.

http://kotaku.com/59...her-fantasy-mmo

...and look like every other MMO

yeah, I'm shocked by how it looks.

Yeah it will be like every other MMO except that it will have an Elder Scrolls theme instead of a star wars one...

Finally I can play MMO's lol.

If anyone is hyped for Max Payne 3 there's a free comic online

http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/comics

Anybody playing the new fan-made Portal 2 levels on Steam? I just downloaded Portal 2 on my Mac just to play around with the community levels and the level creator myself. There is a 12-puzzle pack that is pretty popular on there right now and it's tough!

My Level 1. It is totally solvable. Anyone want to test it out and give me their thoughts for analysis?

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=68526991

sniper elite v2. beautiful gfx. kind of creepy/gore bullet physics. Bullets slow down and you get a glimpse of the targets innards/muscular/skeletal system before the bullet continues to rip/tear/break through the body.

testing an mmo called The Secret World. So far not very impressed. Made by Funcom (age of conan).

  On 5/10/2012 at 7:16 PM, Squee said:

One day narrative and direction of mainstream games will move forward from that of early 80s films.