thejetset Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The news my F5 key has just been ITCHING for!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Seeing as Hubert's WW1 game recently won a Silver award for best Strategy game, you bet that you should have been itching for an update to the GOLD expansion for WW2 Global conflict! It's a darn good game, too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejetset Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 I know, I know! ... It is a good game!!! .... just not the EXACT news that us chaps on this particular forum are excitedly hitting our F5 keys to see!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hessian deserter Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 It may be a Ploy to get nore of us CMBN heads to crossover and also play Global Conflict. In my case they were sucssesful. I always wanted to see if i could win WW2 . That old "Risk" board game just did not cut the musturd. So I am anxious to give "Global Conflict" a Go!,while I await the CW module. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 How does SCGC compare with HOI3, or Grigsby's Pacific War games? Am also confused that there is "SC Global Conflict" and then there are European and Pacific modules. Are the modules more detailed stand-alone versions? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil stanbridge Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I've just downloaded a new mod for HOI3 FTM. Will see how it plays. But I do fancy a shot at this too! Might have to try the demo if I have a spare week to kill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hessian deserter Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 "GCWW2" Gold edition comes with a 195 page PDF Manual..looks like something you can really sink your teeth into! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger33 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm also interested to hear how it compares to HoI III. After finally figuring out how to play that game, anything else would have to be awesome to take it's place. My biggest concern here is that the earliest campaign begins in 1939, which makes for a rather static start to every game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkerner Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 What's HoI??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Hearts of Iron III 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 HoI 1 & II were completely engrossing for about a week as you figured it out. After you win the big campaign a couple times, its easy to put it down and forget. HoI III looks like the same engine, undoubtedly polished more, but I'd be surprised if it played any differently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 HoI 1 & II were completely engrossing for about a week as you figured it out. After you win the big campaign a couple times, its easy to put it down and forget. HoI III looks like the same engine, undoubtedly polished more, but I'd be surprised if it played any differently. IMHO Hoi3 is not nearly as good as Hoi2. They increased the number of provinces with the intention to allow for more mobile warfare (harder to establish a solid front), but it just effectively means that you have too many units to control over too many places, so you must rely on the assisting AI to handle the fronts for you. So you end up watching the computer play itself, what is the point in that?? They also did away with the old events, which is a bummer. There is something similar to it, but it requires you to consult the manual which I find to be an inferior way. The Strategic Command games are great. They're not very similar to either War in the East or Hearts of Iron. I'd say SC is in the middle ground between Hearts of Iron, Panzer General and Axis & Allies, if that makes any sense - you will have to try out the demos to see what I mean. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 My late stepson loved the first SC game. I piddled around with it a few. I remember he was pretty hyped up about whatever the second game was going to be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider3/3 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 IMHO Hoi3 is not nearly as good as Hoi2. They increased the number of provinces with the intention to allow for more mobile warfare (harder to establish a solid front), but it just effectively means that you have too many units to control over too many places, so you must rely on the assisting AI to handle the fronts for you. So you end up watching the computer play itself, what is the point in that?? They also did away with the old events, which is a bummer. There is something similar to it, but it requires you to consult the manual which I find to be an inferior way. The Strategic Command games are great. They're not very similar to either War in the East or Hearts of Iron. I'd say SC is in the middle ground between Hearts of Iron, Panzer General and Axis & Allies, if that makes any sense - you will have to try out the demos to see what I mean. I agree... however in the end I would much rather play SC games then that of HOI, they were often too buggy, maybe with the latest patches not, but I was tired of things just bugging out. I understand the HOI concept, but when attacking Russia, and defending the west, and Middle East it was just crazy to keep up with all the Battles in real time. Anyways they were good, but I can enjoy SC GOLD now... lots of fun. Plus being able to edit your units etc, and the detail they have put into it is awesome.. its like Axis and Allies but way better.... although I do like a nice game of Axis and ALlies everynow and then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical Wargamer Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 How does SCGC compare with HOI3, or Grigsby's Pacific War games? Am also confused that there is "SC Global Conflict" and then there are European and Pacific modules. Are the modules more detailed stand-alone versions? I found HOI III + Add ons much more in depth. SCGC is more of a beer and pretzel wargame. The MP options were not the best either IMHO. Good game but not the best for grand strategic warfare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical Wargamer Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 HoI 1 & II were completely engrossing for about a week as you figured it out. After you win the big campaign a couple times, its easy to put it down and forget. HoI III looks like the same engine, undoubtedly polished more, but I'd be surprised if it played any differently. Did you ever play a MP game? Say 8 players? The Ai is well the AI! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I played the demo of SCGS, but it just doesn't have the verisimilitude of Grigsby's East Front and Pacific War games... you know... like Panzer General (recently rereleased under a new name) SCGS is one unit per hex regardless, that sort of abstraction. I do like the economic and tech development aspect. But, it's much more complex than (say) TOTAL WAR - ROME with less entertainment payoff imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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