Inside the mind of a Civ fanactic

I_Self_Destruct · July 2, 2002, 12:08

As a little insight into the minds of my fellow Civ Fanatics, i was wondering if any of you 'chaps' (oh, its so great being english - i'll be signing my messages with 'tally-ho' next) would mind telling me what other games you like playing when you're not conquering the world.

To start off. here is a list of some other games that i play

Max Payne
X-Com Apocalpyse
M1 Tank Platoon II
Stronghold
Age of Empires II
Monkey Islands Series
Championship Manager (English Soccer Game)
Half Life
Dungeon Keeper II
Sim City

Peace

jshelr · July 2, 2002, 12:24

Golf. Anyway, the thread should be titled "Inside What's Left of the Mind of a Civ Fanatic."

kmill25 · July 2, 2002, 12:27

All things Madden, since 1990.
Halo
Sim City
The Sims - but i don't like it enough to buy an expansion pack.
Close Combat.
All types of card games.

centrifuge · July 2, 2002, 12:35

I don't have time for other games... But on occasion I'll play some Madden Football, or RPGs (ie forgotten realms). I also like real life games, you know... the kind that require fresh air and leaving the computer...

Inverse Icarus · July 2, 2002, 12:55

i usually play games in cycles. right now i'm playing civ, counter-strike and risk a lot.

i get warcraft 3 at 11:30 today (July Second) and i'll probably play that instead fo civ for a while. might as well start "fresh" when PTW comes out.

list:

FPS
Halo (Xbox, 16 player lan parties rock)
Traditional Half-Life DM
Team Fortress Classic
Firearms
Counter-Strike
Max Payne
Unreal Tournament
Tribes 2
(never got into quake...)

Strategy (RTS/TBS)
Civ
Starcraft
Warcraft
Red Alert
Risk
Axis and Allies
Tropico (not too often)
Ascendancy (OLD SCHOOL)
Star Reach (OLD SCHOOL)
Stars! (OLD SCHOOL)

Alex · July 2, 2002, 13:12

- GP3 (if and when I manage to make it run on WinXP

) (And yes, I know GP4 is being released, but I'm short on funds

)
- SMAC
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein (to relax)
- FIFA 2002

zulu9812 · July 2, 2002, 13:17

Max Payne
Ghost Recon
SMAC/X
Unreal Tournament
Shogun Total War

Alex · July 2, 2002, 13:54

Hmmm... A lot of people seem to be playing Max Payne. Is it really good? I ask it because I generally don't like FPS, I only play RTCW because of its nostalgic value (to me, at least), and never liked Quake and its cohorts.

BTW, this thread will soon be moved.

dunk · July 2, 2002, 13:57

There already is this exact thread in the Off-Topic forum.

W4r_Machine · July 2, 2002, 14:47

Quote:

Originally posted by dunk999
There already is this exact thread in the Off-Topic forum.

If this get's move to the off topic, what then?

Anywho,

I'm currently playing:
Enemy Engage: Comanche vs. Hokum
StarCraft
Zues
Ghost Recon

zulu9812 · July 2, 2002, 14:53

Quote:

Originally posted by Alexnm
Hmmm... A lot of people seem to be playing Max Payne. Is it really good? I ask it because I generally don't like FPS, I only play RTCW because of its nostalgic value (to me, at least), and never liked Quake and its cohorts.

BTW, this thread will soon be moved.

Max Payne coz of the storyline: there's actually a good reason why Max goes around killing everyone, albeit a cliched reason.

If this thread does get moved to the OT, does that mean our thread count will go down?

Inverse Icarus · July 2, 2002, 15:57

i forgot GTA3!

Flight · July 2, 2002, 16:14

q2 (ctf)
half life (cs)
q3 occasionally
gta3 but bored of it now
colin mcrae2 (only got it the other week)
f1 2001 (mostly for GT ver3 mod) and 2002

stopped playing for a while:
dungeon siege
red alert2 and all previous games
sim golf
sim city 2k/3k
civ2 and ctp2

would like to play:
sims
some other tbs games

FrustratedPoet · July 2, 2002, 16:19

Quote:

Originally posted by dunk999
There already is this exact thread in the Off-Topic forum.

That not the only place then ...

There's also essentially the same thread in this forum:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=54185

Shouldn't everyone be putting [+1 pc] at the end of all their posts in this thread?

The mods never come here, though, do they?

General Ludd · July 2, 2002, 16:23

Quote:

Originally posted by Alexnm
Hmmm... A lot of people seem to be playing Max Payne. Is it really good? I ask it because I generally don't like FPS, I only play RTCW because of its nostalgic value (to me, at least), and never liked Quake and its cohorts.

BTW, this thread will soon be moved.

Pfft. Max Payne has no replay - Zero. People are probably just adding it cause they've played it before, I doubt that anyone would actually play that game on a regular basis.

As I said in the other thread which has the same topic, the only games that I am consistantly playing these days is Space Empires IV (PBEM), EU2, and Neverwinte Nights. (actually, I'm not really playing NWN a whole lot at the moment - I'm waiting for ALFA to get going, and a multiplayer game that I'm going to start with a group of people next week.)

Tuberski · July 2, 2002, 23:17

Morrowind, pretty much exclusively.

War4ever · July 2, 2002, 23:44

i play whatever games my p2 can handle lol

tniem · July 3, 2002, 00:31

Currently:
Diablo II
Tropico

In the past three months:
Civ III
Max Payne
Gran Turismo
StarCraft
SpyCraft (played through for the third time)

Wanted:
WarCraft III
Republic the Revolution
NCAA Football for PS2
Jedi Outcast

MattyBoy · July 3, 2002, 00:40

Dope Wars on my Palm is the only game I play these days. I've lost the stomach for computer games, it would seem.

What can you all recommend that might restore my faith. I have not played any games that are newer than Starcraft.

Dis · July 3, 2002, 00:48

mostly RPG's

Neverwinter Nights currently

previously:

also Baldur's gate 1 and 2

I may play Morrowind later

Diablo 2

and Sim Golf

gopher · July 3, 2002, 01:00

No One Lives Forever
EU2
RC Tycoon (one in a LONG while)

The Pioneer · July 3, 2002, 02:21

Played in recent time/will play after Civ3

Medal of Honor
Baldurs Gate 2
Railroad Tycoon 2
Age Of Empires/Kings

I actually prefer to go MB on the time that I am not glued on the screen with "one more turn syndrome"

Sometimes I wish I was back in High School or College or something so instead of working I could play all these interesting games!

Anyway, can somebody tell me how good Neverwinter Nights and Morrowind is?! As an RPG fan I am very interested in them (I would have to buy a new PC though).

Dis · July 3, 2002, 03:19

a lot of people don't like Nwn for some reason.

I enjoy it. I think their expectations were too high. It's a good game, but needs work. But when I say it needs work, it is reasonable to expect it can be done (unlike civ3 which needs work that won't be done).

graphics cards problems. No prob if you have a geoforce

the original campaign is a little plain, but the good thing is of course you can find many more even only weeks after the game is released.

a few rules adaptions seems hokey. A lot of people complaining about henchman rules, monster summoning durations etc.

Dis · July 3, 2002, 03:21

Morrowind looks good too. I'm not sure I'll get into the RPG model as much. I admit I usually prefer D & D style.

But the graphics are awesome and you can swim!. The world is freakin' huge. The plot seems solid enough (at least better than dungeion siege and pool of radiance 2).

I would like to play it after I'm done with NWN. Hopefully I can find it a little cheaper in the future. I'm not sure how long it takes for prices to drop on a game.

I have only played a few minutes on my brother's computer.

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 04:08

Dark Age of Camelot... the only game I've really played for the last six months.

I haven't played a real computer game for over a month though

Kassiopeia · July 3, 2002, 09:49

- Final Fantasy n
- Anno 1602
- Homeworld
- Colonization
- Final Fantasy n
- System Shock II
- Baldur's Gate n

To name some...

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 09:57

Has anyone here played Age of Wonders 2 yet?

General Ludd · July 3, 2002, 10:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Victor Galis
Has anyone here played Age of Wonders 2 yet?

I have...

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 10:03

How good is it?

General Ludd · July 3, 2002, 10:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Victor Galis
How good is it?

It makes good improvements on the first, and plays pretty much the same way - so if you liked the first, you'll probably like the second.

The most prominent changes are:

A better combat engine.
More buildings and cunstruction options in towns.
Ability to found new towns.
You start with a "wizard" instead of a hero - basically, the wizard acts as the source of all your spells and power, but is relatively weak and does not gain levels.
"Wizard domains" ie. the area of the world map that a wizard can have influence over.
The different races have been cleaned up a bit, but not any really drastic changes.
More spells, and the ability to research new traits for your wizard. (ie. better spell casting, more income, quicker research, ect...)