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Looked it up, looks a lot like Europa Universalis, which is so different from Civ that you can't even compare them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All Paradox games look the same cause they use the same engine. It's a grand strategic simulator, which is essentially what Civilization boils down to. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is the gameplay in Victoria anything like Europa Universalis 2? I know a lot of people praise EU2 and while I had fun with it, it didn't compare to the addicting fun of the Civ series. And the depth they're adding to Civ 4 makes it sound even better than before.

Looked it up, looks a lot like Europa Universalis, which is so different from Civ that you can't even compare them.

I don't think Sony would risk a $200 price difference. Realistically it would probably end up with the 360 at 350 and the PS3 at 400.

I think if the PS3 launch titles are the same as was reported earlier, Halo 3 will have no effect on the PS3 sales, and in fact Halo 3 sales will suffer because of it. Rumored PS3 launch titles: Killzone 2 Metal Gear Solid 4 Grand Theft Auto 4 Gran Turismo 5 Devil May Cry 4 Various EA sports games (Madden, Fight Night, etc.) Tekken 6 Possible Final Fantasy game Now chances are MGS4 and Gran Turismo 5 won't actually make it for launch, and the FF game is only rumored, but at the rate Rockstar has been pumping out GTA games, GTA 4 is believable. GTA 4 + Killzone 2 + EA Sports = no reduced sales due to Halo 3 release.

Well it looked like it was a choice between no job, or unrealistic deadline. Not much of a choice.

Personally, with what it looks like they're doing with Civ4, I think AC should just be an expansion. Have 2 modes for it, one you can just play a standard AC game from the start, or in a regular game it bypasses space race victory and starts you up on AC once your colony ship reaches the planet. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They had that in Civ 2 Test of Time, but personally I didn't much like the execution of it. And having played SMAC, I'm not sure it'd feel right playing on AC without the storyline and the factions I have come to love over the years. Kicking the Russians off AC as China just wouldn't be as much fun as kicking the University off as the Hive. But who knows, maybe they'd be able to pull it off better than last time. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Test of Time was made after Sid left Microprose I think, which is why ToT wasn't quite as good. I think with Sid in charge, they just might be able to pull it off. And the various factions and back story I figured could go in the first of the 2 modes. Maybe it could be a separate game that could integrate into Civ4? Kinda like Sonic and Knuckles for the old Genesis. Actually yeah... I like that idea better.

I like how all these news sites and xbox fanboys are saying the PS3 is a bitch to program for, while all the developers working on it are saying its easy.

Personally, with what it looks like they're doing with Civ4, I think AC should just be an expansion. Have 2 modes for it, one you can just play a standard AC game from the start, or in a regular game it bypasses space race victory and starts you up on AC once your colony ship reaches the planet.

http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-x-19..._features_image From what they gather, they're about equal in everything but processing power and I/O stuff, thats where the PS3 pulls ahead.

Well apparently they're having a crazy amount of Mod support. So chances are an Alpha Centauri mod won't be far off once its released.

I always try to imagine how that could happen. I suppose a particularly strong and well-aimed spear might get into the wheels or tracks or whatever and jam them, leaving the attackers to swarm over the tank. Archers might have a lucky shot and hit the 'Open Hatch' button, then rain down arrows into the interior. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If it was only once in a while that it happened it wouldn't be bad, but when one unit of spearmen kills 3 units of tanks, thats when it bothers me.

no. less units, less options, less advanced. look at a game like hearts of iron; tons of units. tons of options. like the carrier; why is there only one type? there's a big difference between modern carriers with nucluear propulsion and the old carriers from the 40s... like i said; dumbed down. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Less units, more options, more, or just as advanced. There are fewer units, but the units they do have have much more depth to them. Thats different, not less advanced.

One thing that bothered me in the screenshots was the complete lack of cities. One of my hopes for it was for cities to look more natural, more like sattellite views of cities as big grey grids sprawling out over the land. Instead there are no cities at all, just an empty space with a name over it. I hope that just means they just haven't implemented the city graphics yet. EDIT: Whoops, they added new screenshots that show the cities. Though you can barely see them because of the military units completely obscuring them.

That sounds almost as good as my Zombie pirates fighting robot ninjas controlled by werewolves in space movie idea.

How much smaller is it from the GBA-SP? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As small as it could be without being simply too small <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Daaaaaamn. I'd need to see one in person. I wouldn't consider one if the screen is too small.

Furry porn. http://pk.immaginario.net/index/speciale/b.../blacksad-1.jpg Also, is it available in english? Thats another important requirement.

Sometimes I wish there was a return to basics. For example when Quest for Glory 5 came out in 3d instead of using the VGA sprites of the previous games, I was very disappointed. I would have preferred higher resolution sprites to the 3d models, kinda like Monkey Island 3, only not as stylized. When it comes to 3d graphics though, the bar keeps getting pushed higher and higher, which makes us not appreciate the older graphics anymore, and it just seems disappointing when the graphics of a new game looks 2-3 years old. Graphics that were amazing 2-3 years ago just look ugly. I wish there were more adventure games, as the stories in those are just plain hard to beat. And adventure/RPGs like the Quest for Glory series are sorely missed.

Apparently Bio is showing Dragon Age and The Witcher. Since the Witcher isn't one of their projects, just using their engine, theres a chance they will be showing NWN2.

How much smaller is it from the GBA-SP?

What would be the idea comics for someone who was really into crime drama? I recently got my girlfriend hardcore into comics and figured I'd get her a couple trades for her birthday. Can anyone recomment some good crime drama-esque comics that currently are available in trade-paperback form? I was thinking 100 bullets might be good, haven't read it but hear good things. Also Gotham Central I heard was good, but I don't know if they have trades.

I agree. More lying. Thuggish responses are all well and good if you're playing a Darth Maul type character, but if you want to play a manipulative character you're not going to go around announcing your intentions for the world to see.

I'd tell you to slow down when you type, but the typos have become something to expect and would almost be missed if you fixed them

I think I keep forgetting that all the console stuff was announced before E3 started.

I haven't heard anything about NWN 2 at E3. I figured they'd have something to show. Screenshots, demo movie, models, concept art, something.

It seems doubtful that they would do this. 95% of NES and SNES games, Nintendo simply CANNOT unilaterally release for free, because they're other people's IP. For the 5% of games for which Nintendo and Nintendo alone owns the rights, well, they've been selling those or bundling those for a while now, so the idea that they would make some of them part of a 'deal' of some sort makes perfectly good sense. But releasing their entire in-house games library for free sounds very unlikely, while releasing the entire NES and SNES libraries as a whole would be legally impossible. Completely incoherent with their previous use of their old titles, and doesn't appear to make much business sense. Possibly for low prices, but who knows what their plans are there. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What a lot of people have been thinking is it will be similar to iTunes or such. Pay like a dollar per game. Since most of these games aren't being sold anymore, its more than they'd get otherwise.