Should I buy Hearts of Iron

Iron Chancellor · February 25, 2003, 15:17

Looks good, but I've seen conflicting reports. I'm a fan of Imperialism & Civ II, but have never played an EU game. I want to know, is it worth the price?

Felch · February 25, 2003, 18:30

Yeah man, go grab it.

Isn't there a HoI/EU forum here?

Felch · February 25, 2003, 18:31

Indeed there is

http://apolyton.net/forums/forumdisp...s=&forumid=124

pg · February 25, 2003, 20:47

i can't make up my mind on buying it either. i loved eu2 but hoi seems a much different game, even though it's made by the same company. it looks like a lot of micromanagement given the few aar's i've read.

General Ludd · February 25, 2003, 22:17

The only difference from EU in micro management is a more detailed (and some might complain "sprawled", though I do not see that as a problem) tech tree, resource management, and the ability to time invasions for synchronized assaults, or to account for bad weather. I do not find it any more difficult to play in that regard then EU.

The game is very good, but like the EU's, it was released unfinished - it's being pathed up quite well but is still not at the level that EU2 is currently at. (and, like the EU's, it will no doubt be completed eventually - I think that with the next patch it will reach a level of what I think should've been the minimum for release)

Sava · February 25, 2003, 22:34

Yes, the game is better than Civ3... well that doesn't say much, but it's still good

Dauphin · March 4, 2003, 11:16

I've put off buying it for the moment.

Maybe a couple of patches down the line when MP is sorted out.

Kc7mxo · March 4, 2003, 11:22

Quote:

and some might complain "sprawled"

but not the moo3 players.

Malleus · March 7, 2003, 00:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Kc7mxo

but not the moo3 players.

Funny.

At least, funny now that I have returned it...

HOI IMHO needs more patches. But, knowing Paradox, we can trust them to do so.

K

DrSpike · March 7, 2003, 10:21

I played the demo, and it didn't grab me. But then, I only thought the EU series was good, not great.

jdd2007 · March 13, 2003, 20:44

theres a demo for hearts of iron?

news to me

Boris Godunov · March 13, 2003, 22:16

Like EU, HoI seems ultimately shallow to me. There's little interesting to do besides the strategic combat. Even the bare-bones colony building of EU is non-existant.

Grumbold · March 14, 2003, 08:10

Well HoI is about refighting WW2 with a few what-ifs thrown in to stir the pot in ways that previous WW2 games have not done. Its not designed to be a country simulator set in 1940.

At the moment its more game than WW2 re-enactment, which won't appeal to the purists. Nevertheless I've had fun playing it, and at 100 or so hours have had a good return for my money. I won't be playing it again for a while because I'm addicted to MoO3 and Gal Civ will soon be here. Once a patch comes out that improves the air warfare sequences I'll definitely take another good look at it.