Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

To buy or not.

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945 >> To buy or not. Page: [1]
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 3:12:20 AM   
GOPconservative1


Posts: 57
Joined: 8/15/2004
Status: offline 		I am an avid wargamer and RTS player, but I have a few questions I would like to ask you all before I spend 70$ to buy War in the Pacific...

1st) Is the game worth the 70$, when you could get 2 other games for that price?

2nd) How high is the learning curve?

3rd) General opinion of the game etc. Also has anyone tried playing it hotseat because if I purchase it I have a friend who would want to play me via hotseat.
Post #: 1
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 3:22:05 AM   
rogueusmc


Posts: 4583
Joined: 2/8/2004
From: Texas...what country are YOU from?
Status: offline 		There are 2 or 3 other threads where folks have asked this question and got an answer.....where is SunDevil when ya need him?!?!

_____________________________

There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion.

Gen. William Thornson, U.S. Army


(in reply to GOPconservative1)
Post #: 2
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 3:27:19 AM   
PlacidDragon

 

Posts: 117
Joined: 6/15/2004
From: Norway
Status: offline 		Im sure there will be many replies to this

Lets see..

If you into games of strategy, and like sitting down plotting long term operations,i'd definately say that WiTP is for you. If you are mostly an RTS player, i'd say that its not the game for you as it requires quite a bit of patience.

1st) I thought a new game in the US cost around 60 or so dollars ? (im Norwegian). In any case, i'd say that if you like this type of strategy games, its definately worth it. Personally, i'd happily pay twice as much for a game like this.

2nd) The learning curve is pretty steep as there are a lot of things to attend to. You will pick up on things quickly though, at least i did :) (and i've never played Uncommon Valor which this is the big brother of). I've had a couple of peeks in the manual, picked up some tips on these forums, and learned to play through trial and error. After a few days, i felt comfortable with every aspect of the game (apart from japanese production, which i still dont dare fiddle with...lol).

3rd) General opinion of the game is that its the mother of all pacific strategy games. The hours i've invested in it already more than pays for what it cost, and its going to continue to provide me with entertainment for many many years. As to hotseat play, while i assume that is possible (i've not checked the multiplayer options), i dont know if it will be advisable unless you both have a *lot* of time on your hands The first turn, and the few subsequent ones are going to be the turns that requires most input, and will take hours. After that, a turn could pass in all from 5 minutes to 2 hours depending on what commands you need to enter. A hotseat game would probably only advance a few turns per evening tho :) And with over 1000 turns for the grand campaign, you and your friend would have 3 years entertainment just finishing it, hehe

(in reply to GOPconservative1)
Post #: 3
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 3:28:29 AM   
TheHellPatrol


Posts: 1588
Joined: 7/3/2004
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: GOPconservative1

I am an avid wargamer and RTS player, but I have a few questions I would like to ask you all before I spend 70$ to buy War in the Pacific...

1st) Is the game worth the 70$, when you could get 2 other games for that price?

2nd) How high is the learning curve?

3rd) General opinion of the game etc. Also has anyone tried playing it hotseat because if I purchase it I have a friend who would want to play me via hotseat.
Hmmm. Is it worth $70??? Nope...it's worth twice that in my opinion. The learning curve is nothing that a little time and patience won't overcome as everything will fall into place. I haven't tried hotseat but playing Witp my seat gets hot enough as it is .

< Message edited by TheHellPatrol -- 8/14/2004 5:29:08 PM >

_____________________________

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
Henry David Thoreau

(in reply to GOPconservative1)
Post #: 4
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 3:35:57 AM   
Williamb

 

Posts: 594
Joined: 1/4/2001
From: Dayton Ohio
Status: offline 		This is all relative stuff.


If you love WWII Pacific action then its yes

If you love a detailed and deep game then yes.

If you played games like Victory games Pacific war then you will love this game.

if you want to spend days playing a game and STILL want to just play one more turn........ then yes.

If you want to explore "what if" battles and see if you can be a better Admiral or General than those of WWII then yes.


just think ship to ship and air to air and every concivable battle action that can take place and you will just begin to understand this game.

if you said no to any of those then get thee back to thy nintendo

(in reply to TheHellPatrol)
Post #: 5
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 4:09:47 AM   
SunDevil_MatrixForum

 

Posts: 783
Joined: 6/13/2001
From: Tempe, AZ
Status: offline 		http://www.matrixgames.com/default.asp?URL=http%3A//www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp%3Fm%3D685709%26mpage%3D1%26key%3Dworth%26%23685719

http://www.matrixgames.com/default.asp?URL=http%3A//www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp%3Fm%3D678933%26mpage%3D1%26key%3Dworth%26%23679382

http://www.matrixgames.com/default.asp?URL=http%3A//www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp%3Fm%3D675659%26mpage%3D1%26key%3Dworth%26%23675659

_____________________________

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

(in reply to Williamb)
Post #: 6
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 4:31:22 AM   
2ndACR


Posts: 5665
Joined: 8/31/2003
From: Irving,Tx
Status: offline 		Bout time your linking backside returned. Where you been? You know you are not allowed to play the game, just link for us.

(in reply to SunDevil_MatrixForum)
Post #: 7
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 4:38:04 AM   
freeboy

 

Posts: 9088
Joined: 5/16/2004
From: Colorado
Status: offline 		ok, First off this Witp..... its a graet game, and if you want to spend the TIME, don't worry about the money.. you will be playing thousands of hours on this... the learning curve isn't so bad, the function is intuitive, planes bomb, lcu attack, march load into ships etc.. some of the interfaces can take some getting used to, but there is a healthy and helpful community here to steer your wayward soul... did I really say that?

(in reply to 2ndACR)
Post #: 8
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 1:59:00 PM   
CMDRMCTOAST


Posts: 673
Joined: 5/3/2003
From: Mount Vernon wa..
Status: offline 		Consider the fact that most of us will play this game for the next 3 - 5 years and
at the end of that 3 - 5 years we will still be coming home from work and the first thing we do before kissing the wife and kids is go to the computor and download our PBEM
turns to see what kind of mess we got into from the day before.
Also the learning curve is not so steep if you pick an operational wizard for a PBEM game
and he hands you your A$$ after smacking you around the entire pacific theater for the
next 6 months. ( if you don't learn in this manner then you don't like warfare)
UV and WITP are priceless games as I have thousands of hours in UV and am looking forward to many times that in WITP.

_____________________________

The essence of military genius is to bring under
consideration all of the tendencies of the mind
and soul in combination towards the business of
war..... Karl von Clausewitz

(in reply to freeboy)
Post #: 9
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 5:21:21 PM   
GOPconservative1


Posts: 57
Joined: 8/15/2004
Status: offline 		Just wanted to say thinks to all of you in the forum that replied to my post and to SunDevil for his wonderful links. I decided to buy the game so I should be seeing you around the forum soon, and also might be playing you in a PBEM game sometime. (Once I get the hang of this massive piece of gaming software)

(in reply to GOPconservative1)
Post #: 10
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 9:12:17 PM   
Theng

 

Posts: 259
Joined: 12/13/2002
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: GOPconservative1

Just wanted to say thinks to all of you ...


Must be a party affiliation thing...

_____________________________

Molon Labe!

(in reply to GOPconservative1)
Post #: 11
RE: To buy or not. - 8/15/2004 9:53:33 PM   
ShadowB


Posts: 86
Joined: 8/14/2004
From: Buenos Aires
Status: offline
quote:

if you said no to any of those then get thee back to thy nintendo

Hey, Super Nintendo had Pacific Theater of Operations II, don't degrade the poor console.

(in reply to Theng)
Post #: 12
Page:   [1]
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945 >> To buy or not. Page: [1]
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

5.908