OT: 2005 Games

Aiken · #1 December 13th, 2004, 12:33 PM

Next year should be definitely named as the Year of Strategies:

GalCiv II: Dread Lords. ETA: end of the year (Christmas. Damn marketers)
http://www.galciv2.com/
Comm.: direct competitor of SE V as you know. Will be interesting to see this battle for title of the best 4x game. Official site is only availiable to GalCiv purchasers, though. Are there some Subscribers here to share info?

[rant]Why the hell a crappy sketches of GC2 ships are in the TotalVideoGames.com preview, but beautiful SE5 intro screens can only be found in the malfador site? I seriously think that shrapnel should consider changing/improving their marketing strategy. Or should we write a preview ourselves as soon as screenshots will be availiable and then use blackmail and grafts to publish it in the Online gaming magazine?[/rant]

Civ IV. ETA: 2005 (no quarter info, but probably end of the year).
No offsite yet. Info here: http://civfanatics.com/
As always Sid promises us a completely new game. Let's wait until demo will come out for a final judgement. I have to notice that it will offer a couple of powerful technologies for modders - Python + XML. Its combined power could make Civ4 the most moddable game ever. But it's not a fact, just probability.

Did I miss some interesting game which will be published next year?

PvK · #2 December 14th, 2004, 04:57 PM

"Year of Strategies"? Sounds more like "Year of Two Sid Meier Civilization Sequels" to me, from your list so far. Those games have always seemed more like games offering addictions to new little tech tree toys, rather than real strategic challenges, to me, anyway.

PvK

Fyron · #3 December 14th, 2004, 05:44 PM

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aiken said:
[rant]Why the hell a crappy sketches of GC2 ships are in the TotalVideoGames.com preview, but beautiful SE5 intro screens can only be found in the malfador site? I seriously think that shrapnel should consider changing/improving their marketing strategy. Or should we write a preview ourselves as soon as screenshots will be availiable and then use blackmail and grafts to publish it in the Online gaming magazine?[/rant]

They are available on SpaceEmpires.net in the image gallery.

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Did I miss some interesting game which will be published next year?

I didn't see any interesting games posted? Civ 4 will likely be another piece of junk nefariously marketed to steal tons of money for "new features" in "expansions" that were not anything new or special, as with Civ 3... GalCiv 2 will likely be as bland as GalCiv.

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Comm.: direct competitor of SE V as you know. Will be interesting to see this battle for title of the best 4x game.

What battle? There is no competition there, at all...

Aiken · #4 December 14th, 2004, 07:46 PM

You guys are too pessimistic

Believe in bright future, it sometimes happens.

But it's not the main question today.
Have you seen this store ?

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Space Empires V
Release Date: This is a pre-order item to be released on: Wednesday, June 15, 2005

edit: ok, it's an old news, but I'm curious: do they accept orders from Eastern Europe?

Fyron · #5 December 14th, 2004, 08:03 PM

There is not much possibility of SE5 being released on that date... all MM games have been delayed for weeks to months from "projected release dates."

gregebowman · #6 December 16th, 2004, 01:41 AM

I don't get too excited about new games anymore. Unless I seriously upgrade, I won't be able to play the new games coming out. KOTOR I & II, Half-Life 2, Axis & Allies, etc. are just games I can dream about but won't be able to play. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to upgrade, or get a new computer, but it won't be anytime soon. But if SEV has the same graphics engine that Star Fury has, then no problem. I like eye candy, don't get me wrong, but if it comes to a choice between graphics or gameplay, I'll settle for gameplay. Also, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can play Civ4 on my computer, but I haven't seen any of the hardware requirements for it yet.

narf poit chez BOOM · #7 December 16th, 2004, 02:53 AM

I'm just hoping civ4 doesn't suck.

Instar · #8 December 16th, 2004, 04:05 AM

Please don't buy any EA Games. Not until they start paying overtime for people who work 80 to 110 hour weeks. For months on end.

TurinTurambar · #9 December 17th, 2004, 07:30 PM

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gregebowman said:
I don't get too excited about new games anymore. Unless I seriously upgrade... Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to upgrade, or get a new computer, but it won't be anytime soon.

You can gut your old machine, keep the monitor/mouse/keyboard... hell, even the HD... and go to a computer parts place (here we have Fry's Electronic; I dunno about Florida) and get a case/motherboard/processor combo for less than $200. Any idiot can put it together on the kitchen table and Voila! you're playing new video games.

Unless of course $200 is a lot of money in your current economic situation.

Turin

Atrocities · #10 December 17th, 2004, 10:48 PM

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Imperator Fyron said:
There is not much possibility of SE5 being released on that date... all MM games have been delayed for weeks to months from "projected release dates."

But in the end they are much better products.