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Age of Wonders by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/03/2003, 5:56am PDT
No Body wrote:

If you don't have a problem with a generic fantasy setting, I'd suggest Age of Wonders and/or Age of Wonders 2. Both games are fit a good number of your requirements, although the focus of them is on the combination of tactical combat and nation (kingdom, whatever) management. The emphasis is definitely on combat, however. The nation management section's complexity is somewhat less than that of Civilization.


I can't believe that I had never heard of these two games. I loved X-COM and Civ II. I enjoyed JA2. I love D&D. I'd been looking for a fantasy-based tactical combat game forever, too. Thanks.

I will most likely pick at least the second one up tomorrow, but: what sort of control do you have in terms of picking "troops" for the combat missions? Does the game decide what lineup you're bringing to the fight, or can you bring ten queer priests and an elf if you like?



the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey
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Turn based tactical combat that doesn't suck? by Bitter 05/30/2003, 9:32pm PDT NEW
    Re: Turn based tactical combat that doesn't suck? by Alternate789 05/30/2003, 11:29pm PDT NEW
    Re: Turn based tactical combat that doesn't suck? by No Body 05/31/2003, 12:40am PDT NEW
        Age of Wonders by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/03/2003, 5:56am PDT NEW
            Re: Age of Wonders by No Body 06/03/2003, 7:01am PDT NEW
                A few words of warning about AoW2 by curst 06/03/2003, 9:55am PDT NEW
                    Re: A few words of warning about AoW2 by foogla 06/03/2003, 10:20am PDT NEW
                Re: Age of Wonders by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/03/2003, 5:55pm PDT NEW
                    Re: Age of Wonders by foogla 06/03/2003, 6:55pm PDT NEW
            You HAVE played FFT, right? NT by Entropy Stew 06/03/2003, 8:13pm PDT NEW
                Re: You HAVE played FFT, right? by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/03/2003, 8:32pm PDT NEW
                    GET IT NOW NOW NOW STOP READING AND BUY WAREZ KILL WHATEVER GET IT GET IT GET IT by Entropy Stew 06/03/2003, 8:47pm PDT NEW
                        Acknowledged! Moving out! NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/03/2003, 8:49pm PDT NEW
                            plot is convoluted, but yeah by FABIO 06/03/2003, 10:23pm PDT NEW
                                oh, and to increase your enjoyment by FABIO 06/03/2003, 10:26pm PDT NEW
                                    Do what he says by Entropy Stew 06/03/2003, 10:37pm PDT NEW
                                        Re: Do what he says by FABIO 06/04/2003, 1:12am PDT NEW
                                            forgot, TOTALLY IMPORTANT GAMEPLAY TIP by FABIO 06/04/2003, 1:16am PDT NEW
                                                Re: forgot, TOTALLY IMPORTANT GAMEPLAY TIP by mrs. johnson 06/04/2003, 1:46am PDT NEW
                                                    Re: forgot, TOTALLY IMPORTANT GAMEPLAY TIP by wide hurt 06/04/2003, 2:36am PDT NEW
                                                        Man, I can't wait to play FFT. Once I finish this gay Wild Arms shit, that is. NT by Lizard_King 06/04/2003, 3:30am PDT NEW
                                                            you're sticking with Wld Arms??? by FABIO 06/04/2003, 1:11pm PDT NEW
                                                                Actually, it is quite exceptional... by Lizard_King 06/05/2003, 3:13am PDT NEW
                                                                    Re: Actually, it is quite exceptional... by FABIO 06/05/2003, 8:06am PDT NEW
                                                                    Re: Actually, it is quite exceptional... by foogla 06/05/2003, 8:20am PDT NEW
                    DO NOT PLAY FALLOUT TACTICS. IT WILL DESTROY YOUR FAITH IN GAMES. NT by Senor Barborito 06/03/2003, 9:19pm PDT NEW
                        SECONDED NT by Entropy Stew 06/03/2003, 9:45pm PDT NEW
                            It's good, I think, but for some reason I just stopped playing at chapter 4. NT by mrs. johnson 06/03/2003, 10:06pm PDT NEW
                                Whoops, I thought that was FF Tactics, not Fallout. NT by mrs. johnson 06/03/2003, 10:08pm PDT NEW
                            Not necessarily thirded by curst 06/04/2003, 10:39am PDT NEW
                                Dynasty Tactics by FABIO 06/04/2003, 1:15pm PDT NEW
                        CARE TO EXPLAIN WHY? NT by arbit 06/04/2003, 1:37pm PDT NEW
                            Re: CARE TO EXPLAIN WHY? by FABIO 06/05/2003, 10:46am PDT NEW
                                Re: CARE TO EXPLAIN WHY? by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/05/2003, 3:54pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: CARE TO EXPLAIN WHY? by FABIO 06/05/2003, 8:05pm PDT NEW
                    FFT has eaten more hours of my life than any other video game by wide hurt 06/04/2003, 1:35am PDT NEW
    You're describing the game I'd like to develop, almost by Senor Barborito 05/31/2003, 3:00am PDT NEW
    answers by FABIO 05/31/2003, 3:37am PDT NEW
        Re: answers by Bitter. 05/31/2003, 10:56pm PDT NEW
            Re: answers by FABIO 06/01/2003, 1:14am PDT NEW
                Jagged Alliance 2 NT by fag packet 06/01/2003, 9:15pm PDT NEW
                Re: answers by Bitter 06/04/2003, 12:05am PDT NEW
                    Re: answers by FABIO 06/04/2003, 1:40am PDT NEW
    Thanks for this thread by K. Thor Jensen 06/02/2003, 6:23pm PDT NEW
        Two words: Rape Button NT by Entropy Stew 06/02/2003, 11:56pm PDT NEW
        Re: Thanks for this thread by Bitter 06/04/2003, 12:06am PDT NEW
        There's a FFT sequel coming for GBA by some loser who misses OMM 06/04/2003, 12:18am PDT NEW
            Tactics Ogre by FABIO 06/04/2003, 2:15am PDT NEW
                PS by FABIO 06/04/2003, 2:34am PDT NEW
                Re: Tactics Ogre by wide hurt 06/04/2003, 3:06am PDT NEW
                NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO by Entropy Stew 06/04/2003, 10:08am PDT NEW
                    I don't think Square had anything to do with Tactics Ogre NT by Bob Violence 06/04/2003, 11:21am PDT NEW
                        I hope so -nt- by Entropy Stew 06/04/2003, 11:46am PDT NEW
 
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