Jon Patrick Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 I've had an opportunity to play with World at War this weekend... looking for something to play OTHER than SC1!!! I have to say I'm supremely unimpressed. It's Axis & Allies, with all the fun removed. The old A&A game I have is much, much more fun. All in all, I'm shocked at how little I liked the game. It seems the developer sat down and said "How can I complicate this simple game". just my $0.02. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 I can't comment about the comparison with A&A, as I've never played. "Fun removed". I digress. I will give you, it surely is not SC and I expect a notch or two below SC2, but a diversion until the real thing arrives, SC2, and a stimulus for ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischkopf Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I completely agree Jon, it's Axis and Allies without the fun and with a whole helping of tedious mechanics thrown in. Terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Lol I disagree completely about WaW lacking the 'fun' factor. SC it isn't, nor A&A, but it is a great game, even against the AI, with lots of strategic nuances. To each their own I guess, but I am more than happy with the purchase, gameplay and value. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 i played it, honestly.... with IP it would be Axis & Allies "advanced" sorta boring vs Strategic BECAUSE you can't trial the IP aspects which fast paced allow for 1000 Xs the strategic possibilities.. A&A had more capabilities in that regard and was more pleasurable a game.. sadly.. <<Puts WAW up for soon>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 The TCP / IP/ LAN connection is in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischkopf Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 In all fairness, people who played Axis and Allies should rememember the large number of TCP/IP bugs that the game shipped with. A good number of these were eventually fixed with patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Patrick Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 really not an issue for me... I've never (gasp!) played an SC-type game through TCP/IP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hentzau Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 You guys might find this opensource game interesting http://triplea.sourceforge.net/ Never tried it myself though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sombra Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Well WAW is not bad. I hope they will fix some of the glaring problems in research as it is to important to research (2/3 of your prodction into research?????) IMHO, fix some bugs and modify some of the glaring cheese tactics nad teh game will be fine. Still I am looking for SC2 as I love the first installment and I am still thinking that it is superior in gameplay. Hopefully the 2nd. will be as much fun. My involvement is simply much higher: I fear for the life of every unit and experience and tech give a nice advantage and are meaningful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Remember something about SC, it sucked before all the patches. Whoever play tested SC didn't have a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesehead Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Maybe if SC3 covers the whole world war I will like it as much as WaW. I enjoyed SC1 for a few months but it got old for me after I kept getting destroyed by my opponents massive air attacks. Super jets, and lots of them sort of took the fun out of SC1. I have only been playing WaW for a month now, but the larger scale is much more appealing to me. SC2 looks like it isn't going to be all that different than SC1, especially when you consider that the map scale is essentially the same size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyB Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Actually, Gary Grigsby's World at War is a very good game. The next patch will make it even better. A future patch, not likely the next one, will add TCP/IP online play. Right now I'm thoroughly enjoying the Play By Email feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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