cdbeck
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Joined: 8/16/2005 From: Indiana Status: offline
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Oh yes, Dominions 3 is very good and everyone should own it. For decent prices, try Gogamer.com, or Chris's NWS Shop. Both have great prices, good shipping, and pleasant customer service. Sword of the Stars is available on Gamersgate, as is the Witcher (but you should just order it from Gogamer.com to get the uncensored version). Note, I prefer Neverwinter Nights 2 to The Witcher, and I did not much care for The Witcher's combat (click... wait... click...). Guns of August is tons of fun, but a tad hardcore. If you like TOAW, then you will like GoA. For pre-WWII, I have heard good things about HPS Ancient Warfare series, For Liberty!, Napoleon in Italy, and Birth of America. I have AGEOD's American Civil War, it is a good game but I get just a bit bogged down in it. That being said, it rivals FoF in playability, simplicity, and scope. What type of RPG do you like? Here are some of my picks, in different genres: Action RPG Titan's Quest Gold (although I have compatiblity issues with it) Guild Wars (MMORPG with NO monthly fee, plays like Diablo) Depths of Peril (Indie Diablo clone with some great play mechanics) Sacred Gold Space Rangers 2 (terrible translation, but a great game) Dungeon Runner (Completely free Diablo-clone from ncSoft) Mythos (Completely free Diablo-clone, but may require Beta invite as of now) "Traditional" RPG Oblivion (or Morrowind, which I actually find to be superior) Neverwinter Nights 2 Knights of the Old Republic Planescape Torment (there is a mod out there that allows you to play this in higher resolution) World of Warcraft OR Lord of the Rings Online (MMORPG's with monthly cost, so YMMV - despite all the "haters" both are great games and provide HOURS of fun) The Avernum Series (old school RPG) I also think that everyone should give some lesser known games a try: 1701 AD (City builder and trade sim) Armageddon Empires (this is in bold because it is so freaking awesome, mix of Magic the Gathering and Warhammer table-top) Darwinia and/or Defcon (Introversions sleeper indie hits) Mount & Blade (soon to get a Paradox full release, a medieval RPG/war sim) Puzzle Quest (and awesome Bejeweled based RPG puzzle game, also in bold for coolness) I didn't even LIST Matrix games, as it is self-evident that many of these are worth buying. SoM
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