Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 02:19:10 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday! Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: <0akvgjd4c0h37f61u5c8rnlhkku863agkn@4ax.com> <5zudnXnHZP8cAIz6nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@earthlink.com> <9u15hj1o9mtsv5ia5uib9gk5gc1sv1lc2e@4ax.com> User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.10.7-100.fc39.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 02:19:10 +0000 Lines: 31 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-j8CFiNYHczd545GNVvvYxYf1cYi/w6S7DjgmWK+YIoGu+HlzhpJiXrHT7bMm70ubQYQrCVLiXsTK8cX!TqRw5i1Ha8okcQilJkUiGObm+JVYr9yPVGWZWbtM8/9QwfY7Mh+I8RGTrKQX75yetfxg9w0fWj+x!RBLWdkqzWa+kqrpWrfEOzKAr+Dd6wEX2 X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2810 JAB wrote: .... > Although my most played RTS is Total Annihilation my favourite is Ground > Control. The main reason is that it removes the whole resource/base > management aspects and just concentrates on the tactical gameplay. It > also didn't degenerate into a click-fest. I coudln't get into TA with its demo. Funny, my next door neighbor bought me this game for Christmas and I never opened it because of that! > My view is games are better if they know what genre they are and stick > to it. That's why I have a problem with both XCOM:Enemy Unknown and the > Total War series. I just wish they have one core aspect. I couldn't get into those too. > An interesting one was Field of Glory:II where they ditched the basic > campaign mode from their previous title and instead went with a series > of linked battles where occasionally you had a choice to make. I don't think I ever played that series. I am not a fan of that genre too. -- "When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise." --Proverbs 10:19. Not :) after the mid afternoon 30 mins. nap with :( news (old buds moving, hi bills, USC lost again, etc.). Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )