For turned bases that would be Advance Wars and Fire Emblem. For a non turned based it would be Supreme Commander.
What is your favorite 4X game?
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I played a good fifty or so hours last week of Civilization IV. I forgot I owned it and once I started playing again... the addiction took over D:
Been thinking of getting Civ V, but it seems to be little more than a shallow graphics update that's slowly having the features stripped from the series after IV patched and added back in through expansions.
Also used to play a ton of Sins of a Solar Empire. Typically played custom maps that took weeks to finish <3
Been thinking of getting Civ V, but it seems to be little more than a shallow graphics update that's slowly having the features stripped from the series after IV patched and added back in through expansions.
Also used to play a ton of Sins of a Solar Empire. Typically played custom maps that took weeks to finish <3
Alpha Centari with Sins of A Solar Empire coming in a close second
Alpha Centari is one of the few games that allow me to Terraform half the world and then completely destroy those stupid Gaiens...
I really hate those guys.
Sins Gets an honourable mention because nothing beats warping in a Fleet to destroy everything
FOR THE ADVENT!
Surprised Masters of Orion did'nt get a mention here...
Alpha Centari is one of the few games that allow me to Terraform half the world and then completely destroy those stupid Gaiens...
I really hate those guys.
Sins Gets an honourable mention because nothing beats warping in a Fleet to destroy everything
FOR THE ADVENT!
Surprised Masters of Orion did'nt get a mention here...
Well overall from what ive played masters of Orion 2 is the smartest alpha centuri the best written but i have sunk the most time into the total war games so call me undecided.
sins of a solar empire definitely gets a mention for being the most badass.there is nothing like steering your universe size fleet to go and splatter people across the pavement like the pathetic sub vassari that they are.
sins of a solar empire definitely gets a mention for being the most badass.there is nothing like steering your universe size fleet to go and splatter people across the pavement like the pathetic sub vassari that they are.
When I used to play GalCiv2, I never played the campaign once. So, for me, the races were just enemies to push through instead of characters in a story.Fr said:
Actually, there are quite a few race packs you can download if you'd like to create your own race. I took great pains and considerable time naming races, writting up bios, and fine tuning their personality parameters to suite my ideal game.
I like me some GalCiv2.
The Civilization series, I have a hard time choosing the best (Haven't played Alpha Centari) with Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion coming in REALLY friggin' close second.
My thoughts exactly, though Sins wins out for me solely on game-play and multi-player. (by a very small margin)Justyn Stahll said:
And I agree. There're few things as satisfying in any strategy game as phase-laning in a fleet of Advent drone carriers and watching that swarm of hundreds of little dots spread out across the gravity well, decimating everything. (or as terrifying as phase-laning into an enemy Starbase or mine-field)
Though, the one addition to this list that I'd make, beside the obvious Civilization games (Call to Power 2 was always a fave for some reason) would be Populous: the Beginning.
It's technically not straight 4X, but it has a lot of 4X elements to it. Besides, it was an amazing little game. Loved it so much.
That's only because it's real-time instead of turn-based. A lot of people get too nit-picky on the definition of their game genres. Hell, I know people that consider the X series to not be 4X. It's the title of the series for God's sake!Joseph Harrison said:
Civ V is the only one I can get into, but I've played 100 hours of it.
I also wanna try out hearts of Iron III or PzCom III.
I also wanna try out hearts of Iron III or PzCom III.
Alpha Centauri vs. Civ V... Y U MAKE ME CHOOSE
I'll say AC because it was a 4x with a linear plot, and it WORKED.
I'll say AC because it was a 4x with a linear plot, and it WORKED.
GalCiv2 was pretty good. I liked to spec my race for tech and economy.
Bribe my enemies to fight each other and by the time they actually pay attention to me it's FAR too late.
Most games doing this lead to me doing more research than the rest of the galaxy combined.
Bribe my enemies to fight each other and by the time they actually pay attention to me it's FAR too late.
Most games doing this lead to me doing more research than the rest of the galaxy combined.
Gal Civ 2, with Civ IV coming a close second. I might have to pick up Alpha centauri now though. 
Screw Hearts of Iron, I could never get the hang of it.DeltasDix said: