Age of Wonder Shadow Magic
Wow, what a great little game! I didn't even see this one coming, having never played the first two. After my favorite TB fantasy series went to sh*t with HOMM 4 I've been stuck without anything new to play on the TB front for quite awhile. The Disciples series just didn't grab me and with Warlords 4 still a ways off I've been jonesing for a good TBS game.
I was reading the good buzz about this over at Gone Gold and decided that for $29.99 I could afford to give it a try. And I'm damn happy that I did. This looks to be a fairly deep TBS game with a lot in common with the HOMM series, but not so much it still dosen't felel like it's own game. I've only spent a couple of hour's messing around with the very good in-game tutorial and a couple of custom scenarios, and I can already tell this game is going to suck up a lot of my time.
Between this and KotOR I am truly in gaming heaven. RPG's and TBS games are my two favorite genres and I'm playing RPG that could be one of the best ever and a new TBS that looks to be excellent.
"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
I haven''t played this newest rendition yet, but I own Age of Wonders 2 and have had a great deal of fun playing with it. The tide of battles change greatly depending on what power spheres you own.
I can tell it''s going to take a good while to figure out the deper strategies in this game. I''m really happy so far. I can''t wait to try a multiplayer game.
"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
Speaking of ''age'' games, is age of mythology out already? I thought it was, but hadn''t seen it around anywhere...
Money can't buy you happiness...but it can buy you a boat big enough to sell right up next to it!-David Lee Roth
Dude, that''s been out for like a year! As a matter of fact, the first expansion pack should be out in a couple of months.
If you like RTS games go get it. I thought it was a real
winner, and ended up likeing it better than Warcraft 3.
"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
Thanks, Drunkagain...I just haven''t seen it anywhere around here. Maybe I should crawl out from under my rock a little more often...
Of course, this may work out to my advantage...when I finally find it, it should be down to the bargain bin prices... 8)
Money can't buy you happiness...but it can buy you a boat big enough to sell right up next to it!-David Lee Roth