Lol, Sid Meier is the new Peter Molyneux

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Korthal: May 26, 2011

First Beyond Earth and now this.

# ? Mar 13, 2015 23:21

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 03:33

PleasingFungus: Oct 10, 2012; idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

what was the last time Sid Meier was actually involved with game development?

# ? Mar 13, 2015 23:49

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

was his name even on Beyond Earth?

# ? Mar 14, 2015 00:03

Ciaphas: Nov 20, 2005; > BEWARE, COWARD

metacritic aside, what is this game and is it any good/has anyone played it?

# ? Mar 14, 2015 00:07

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Ciaphas posted:

metacritic aside, what is this game and is it any good/has anyone played it?

play space pirates and zombies 2

# ? Mar 14, 2015 00:08

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

Ciaphas posted:

metacritic aside, what is this game and is it any good/has anyone played it?

How does it compare to other 4x space games? I want to play one.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 00:09

THE PENETRATOR: Jul 27, 2014; by Lowtax

PleasingFungus posted:

what was the last time Sid Meier was actually involved with game development?

pirates 2

# ? Mar 14, 2015 00:10

Pewdiepie: Oct 31, 2010

Korthal posted:

First Beyond Earth and now this.

More like Sid Meier's StarShits!

# ? Mar 14, 2015 01:40

PleasingFungus: Oct 10, 2012; idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

THE PENETRATOR posted:

pirates 2

that was a good game.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 02:08

Average Bear: Apr 4, 2010

Pewdiepie posted:

More like Sid Meier's StarShits!

Came here to post this.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 02:09

Korthal: May 26, 2011

PleasingFungus posted:

that was a good game.

It's the most modern game that can be played entirely using the numpad :eng101:

# ? Mar 14, 2015 04:20

The Sharmat: Sep 5, 2011; by Lowtax

I didn't really follow the Beyond Earth thing, how badly did it gently caress up?

# ? Mar 14, 2015 04:28

Wootman: Sep 6, 2014; by XyloJW

i was excited for beyond earth but everyone said it sucks, i dont even wanna play it anymore.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 04:39

The Sharmat: Sep 5, 2011; by Lowtax

I just got mildly put off by it being something kinda trying to bank off nostalgia for Alpha Centauri but simultaneously trying to distance itself from Alpha Centauri. seemed suspicious

# ? Mar 14, 2015 04:47

THE PENETRATOR: Jul 27, 2014; by Lowtax

its literally vanilla civ 5 but in space. so it's crap

# ? Mar 14, 2015 05:05

THE PENETRATOR: Jul 27, 2014; by Lowtax

the relly lovely infinitely spawning barbarians are aliens this time O_O so spooky

# ? Mar 14, 2015 05:05

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

THE PENETRATOR posted:

its literally vanilla civ 5 but in space. so it's crap

are you talking about beyond earth or starships?

beyond earth seemed like "civ 5, but on an alien planet," when really what i want is civ in space, with a little bit of polish

# ? Mar 14, 2015 05:08

THE PENETRATOR: Jul 27, 2014; by Lowtax

beyond earth

# ? Mar 14, 2015 06:00

Zombie #246: Apr 26, 2003; Murr rgghhh ahhrghhh fffff

THE PENETRATOR posted:

its literally vanilla civ 5 but in space. so it's crap

# ? Mar 14, 2015 08:34

Wormskull: Aug 23, 2009

PleasingFungus posted:

what was the last time Sid Meier was actually involved with game development?

He walks in and writes his name on the drat box before they sell it so maybe you should actually think before you post. Topic Locked.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 11:15

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

i played about an hour of beyond earth the other day and as far as i can tell it's essentially the fourth civ 5 expansion and a reskin rolled into one. that's not entirely bad though. at least they added the quests and expedition things (that as far as i can tell everyone gets since i've seen every single event that showed up in a preview youtube and exactly no other ones).

that said the quests are just worse versions of an actual good scripted and dynamic events system that paradox has. it's still civ5 and everything that implies at the end of the day. maybe someone will make a cool mod for it?

# ? Mar 14, 2015 11:44

Mr. Pumroy: May 20, 2001

The Sharmat posted:

I didn't really follow the Beyond Earth thing, how badly did it gently caress up?

it is wholly mediocre. nothing stunningly bad, but pretty much vanilla civ v with alien forests instead of human forests. and instead of coal, alien rocks. instead of building tall, build wide with trade routes in every city. then go insane managing trade routes.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 13:53

Heavy Lobster: Oct 24, 2010

instead of playing beyond earth, set it so everyone has every technology in civ 5 and disable the science victory. it's horribly unbalanced but still better than beyond earth

# ? Mar 14, 2015 13:54

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
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The Sharmat posted:

I didn't really follow the Beyond Earth thing, how badly did it gently caress up?

I liked it but I also liked Civ V. It's Civ V in space. Orbital units and hover units added some neat tactical concepts, and the affinity system meant new units were less tied to specific technologies and more tied to overall progress. But aside from that it's Civ V in space.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 15:10

The Sharmat: Sep 5, 2011; by Lowtax

So they basically did the thing where the new game they produced is more or less just a mod for an older game released at full retail price?

# ? Mar 14, 2015 15:11

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

The Sharmat posted:

So they basically did the thing where the new game they produced is more or less just a mod for an older game released at full retail price?

Yes. The aliens are literally barbarians that can heal extra in certain tiles, which hurt your units until you research certain stuff or acquire Fun Points for a given faction. I instantly hated this game when I turned the difficulty up one notch and the aliens killed every station within trading range and every single unit I'd made all game that wasn't within attack range of the city itself. It's like that Raging Barbarians mod but a game, apparently.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 16:03

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

but what about the actual space game, did anyone play that? civ on a different planet is one thing, but i want actual civ in SPACE

# ? Mar 14, 2015 17:50

Leper Residue: Sep 28, 2003; To where no dog has gone before.

PleasingFungus posted:

what was the last time Sid Meier was actually involved with game development?

he was involved with the development of Civilization Revolution, and before that I think it was SimGolf.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 18:08

StashAugustine: Mar 24, 2013; Do not trust in hope- it will betray you! Only faith and hatred sustain.

sid meiers gettysburg is still the best pc strategy game ever made

# ? Mar 14, 2015 18:30

Coolguye: Jul 6, 2011; Required by his programming!

Bicyclops posted:

but what about the actual space game, did anyone play that? civ on a different planet is one thing, but i want actual civ in SPACE

Thats called galactic civilizations

Its really not that good either

# ? Mar 14, 2015 20:35

maev: Dec 6, 2010; Economically illiterate Tory Boy Bollocks brain.
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Its time for nerds to realise that games in space are bad

# ? Mar 14, 2015 20:42

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

maev posted:

Its time for nerds to realise that games in space are bad

i dont think space games are bad i just think people keep making the same 3 or 4 insanely lovely space strategy games for some reason. how come total annihilation wasnt the space game everyone wanted to clone.

# ? Mar 15, 2015 00:32