OT: Anyone know of any other good TBS games?? - Page 2

Makinus · #1 November 1st, 2004, 09:17 AM

One game mentioned here that i can�t stress enough how good it is, is Emperor of the Fading Suns, while the stock game is a little flawed, there are 2 mods that correct the majority of the bugs and add a whole new dimension to the game (Nova and Hyperion mods).... i myself like the Nova Mod for EFS since i think that Hyperion adds too much micromanagement, but EFS with the Nova mod is a superb game... it�s one of the few games that simply don�t leave my HD...

deccan · #2 October 31st, 2004, 08:26 AM

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Then you have Civilization and its siblings, including Alpha Centauri, but I have never been fond of Civilization.

I don't particularly like Civilization either, though it can be fun. Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire is great!

And I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Total War series yet. I should be getting Rome: Total War in a couple of months since by all accounts its a very good game.

I also wish that there were more squad-level turn-based games. I loved X-Com and Jagged Alliance. The new X-com game and Fallout: Tactics were just bad.

Edit: And how about the stuff from Paradox Game? Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron etc. I've never played those myself but they have plenty of dedicated fans.

Alneyan · #3 October 31st, 2004, 08:38 AM

Paradox games are not turn-based, though they almost play as TBS games. The only difference is for multiplayer, where pausing a lot is not an option, and you need to remain Online for at least a few hours. Very annoying if you cannot play this way, and Paradox has no intentions of switching back to TBS.

And since we are speaking of rogue-likes: my own favourite is Angband (a good site for Angband and its variants would be this one), but ADOM is worth a try as well.

dogscoff · #4 October 31st, 2004, 10:37 AM

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prefer Slash'Em

slashem.sourceforge.net

Though using ASCII, not with tiles

I'm a ascii/slash guy myself, but nethack is probably a better point for initiating new players.

Gandalf Parker · #5 October 31st, 2004, 11:44 AM

Surely you made www.shrapnelgames.com your first stop?

I also have to recommend Dominions 2. Just as I tell them in the Dom2 forum here that if they like Dom2 they should grab the demo for SEIV, I also feel that anyone who likes SEIV would do well to at least grab the demo for Dominions 2. Very different games but I truly feel that the addictive qualities are for many of the same reasons.

Starhawk · #6 October 31st, 2004, 02:01 PM

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deccan said:

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Alneyan said:
Then you have Civilization and its siblings, including Alpha Centauri, but I have never been fond of Civilization.

I don't particularly like Civilization either, though it can be fun. Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire is great!

And I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Total War series yet. I should be getting Rome: Total War in a couple of months since by all accounts its a very good game.

I also wish that there were more squad-level turn-based games. I loved X-Com and Jagged Alliance. The new X-com game and Fallout: Tactics were just bad.

Edit: And how about the stuff from Paradox Game? Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron etc. I've never played those myself but they have plenty of dedicated fans.

Rome Total war is FANTASTIC!!! The 3d effects in the battle sometimes made me forget was playing the game and not just watching a game movie

It's not "turn based" when it comes to combat however just so you know.

Colonel · #7 October 31st, 2004, 02:07 PM

Well if you get desperate there is always Civ, there are 3 of them

mac5732 · #8 November 1st, 2004, 11:44 PM

depends on your taste in games. There iS Pacific War by matrix games (they also have many others, ck their site) Domionions, Might and Magic IV, Disciplies, and others, you need to specify the type of games you like, Example, fantasy, sci-fi, war games etc.

Renegade 13 · #9 November 2nd, 2004, 01:55 AM

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mac5732 said:
depends on your taste in games. There iS Pacific War by matrix games (they also have many others, ck their site) Domionions, Might and Magic IV, Disciplies, and others, you need to specify the type of games you like, Example, fantasy, sci-fi, war games etc.

Well, the type of games I prefer are Sci-Fi, and then war games. Fantasy comes after that.

spoon · #10 October 31st, 2004, 01:49 PM

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does anyone know of any other good turn-based strategy games?

If you're considering fantasy-based stuff and not just sci-fi, Age of Wonders is good, and I heard Age of Wonders 2 was also good (though I never played it...)

Here's a link to some reviews for AoW2:
GameRankings.com