My recent addiction to shrapnel games.
After purchasing and playing dominions 2 for the first time a few months ago and realizing that it was exactly what i'd been waiting for without knowing it for quite some time, i've gone on a bit of a glut buying shrapnel games. Maybe its just me, but i actually appreciate, even prefer the spartan graphics of Dominions. Once games get drawn into the graphics craze it inevitably leads to less depth in preference to graphical glitz. But i digress; Since buying dominions i've bought SE4, SE4: Starfury, and i recently purchased TWE but it hasnt arrived yet. I personally have had more fun or see more potential in these 4 games than i have in any of the half dozen decent but high powered games i've bought over the Last several years. I Beat Starfury, which was lacking a little depth, but i still found quite fun when i was looking for less intellectual gameplay. I tested the waters of SE4 but after playing it a few times I quickly realized that in order to do it justice i'd have to jump in, full immersion. Something i just couldnt do to my dominions addiction quite yet. Anyway, i ordered TWE hoping for a fun tactical game that doesnt require the balance of my faculties to learn and have fun with, but ready to take whatever i get. I think the Last time i had this level of satisfaction with the games i've bought was probably Halo. If dominions had half the publicity of some of these other games i firmly believe it would do extremely well, i think far more people than these big gaming companies realize put the stock of depth at least equal to graphics. Are there any other like-minded independant publishers/games out there that i might not have heard of?
[ July 22, 2004, 20:22: Message edited by: Cheezeninja ]
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