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he's sort of half right by FABIO 02/04/2005, 2:47pm PST
Fussbett wrote:

Mischief Maker wrote:

Sign that you're starting to take your hobby too goddamned seriously:

Tom ''Video Games are meant to broaden your horizons'' Chick wrote:

Part of the sad story of Kohan II is that pure design is often trumped by flashy execution. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a perfect example. Although I think Kohan II is ultimately a better game, I like Dawn of War better.

That's a great quote. I picture Tom Chick starting up Dawn of War and sobbing, because he knows he's playing a game of inferior pure design, falling victim to flashy execution like a COMMONER. I hope that sometimes he uninstalls it after a long game, like deleting porn after a shameful jerk session, swearing never again. Of course later is the re-install and more tears, because watching little dudes cut orcs in half is twice as fun as whatever boring stuff goes on in Kohan.


The entire appeal of Dawn of War is it's visual presentation and the sense of absolute carnage going on. If you stripped away all the graphic bells and whistles you'd end up with a shallow and boring RTS.. Pretty much the only strategy is telling your rocket launcher guys to focus fire on vehicles, telling your melee guys to get into melee, and letting everyone else sit still and shoot. I guess that would make it sort of like Rise of Nations without all the neat tech trees and age advancements. The fact that Dawn of War is still pretty fun is a testament to just how great of a job they do with those bells and whistles.

He's totally wrong about kohan 2 though. Not that I have or ever will play that game, but he's just wrong.
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What's the best racing game for the PS2? NT by Masked Man 02/03/2005, 3:01pm PST NEW
    Burnout 3, no contest. NT by Fussbett 02/03/2005, 3:41pm PST NEW
        Tom Chick disagrees by FABIO 02/03/2005, 4:42pm PST NEW
            Yes. by Fussbett 02/03/2005, 5:08pm PST NEW
                Re: Yes. by Fussbett 02/03/2005, 5:09pm PST NEW
                    Maybe Tom Chick is just dumb NT by Mysterio 02/03/2005, 6:08pm PST NEW
                        What an astute observation! NT by Lit cherry bombs are yummy 02/03/2005, 6:10pm PST NEW
                            Well played old chap NT by A lame gimmick poster 02/03/2005, 9:03pm PST NEW
                                You woudn't have to read worthless posts if you would just NT by Kill Yourself 02/03/2005, 9:05pm PST NEW
                    Re: Yes. by Mischief Maker 02/03/2005, 6:28pm PST NEW
                        Re: Yes. by Fussbett 02/04/2005, 11:28am PST NEW
                            he's sort of half right by FABIO 02/04/2005, 2:47pm PST NEW
                            There are orcs in Kohan 1 by Voyons Donc 02/04/2005, 3:26pm PST NEW
            Jack Chick disagrees. by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/05/2005, 3:37pm PST NEW
                Re: Jack Chick disagrees. by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/05/2005, 3:37pm PST NEW
 
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