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Games => Video Games => Topic started by: Fellfrosch on December 27, 2004, 09:14:20 PM
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You can't read this site for too long without coming across one of my many rants about how much I love turn-based strategy games (or Tactical RPGs, as I usually call them). I lauded Silent Storm, and even now, months later, I'll pull it out every now and then and play it--one time Mustard and I got together and pretended it was a multiplayer co-op game, just because it's so dang fun that, despite having many other games on hand, Silent Storm was the one we really wanted to play. And now, as if to prove me right, Silent Storm is GameSpot's 2004 Best Game No One Played: http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/day3w_20.html
Most of their little essay is about how the abysmal sales of Silent Storm will probably spell the doom of turn-based strategy/tactical RPGs, and I have to concede that they have a very good point. Is there no hope for my pet genre?
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Based on my enjoyment of things like FF Tactics, I hope so. Another one that was really good once upon a time, was Super Battle Conflict. Does anyone remember this game?
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I heard "Steel Panthers" is good. It's freeware. 400mb download. :D I haven't played it yet because it's so complicated?
http://www.steelpanthersonline.com/main.asp
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Wow! I tried Steel Panthers and it's amazing stuff!!! If you like turn-based stratergy download it right now!
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Well...cool. I'll try it out.
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I started a download this morning, but I only had a few minutes so it was only at 25% when I left for work. I'll see if it'll even install when I get home.
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ok, I've had problems with this. It won't start the campaign and the tutorial doesn't... tutor. It runs, but it doesn't explain anything. I can't seem to find a manual either. frankly, I'm a little frustrated and don't really want to put that much effort into making something work that's supposed to be "so easy to play" like they claim.
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Did the setup extract all the zips? Also there is a patch. I tried installing it but I only have a 6 gig HD so I have no space at the moment. I played the original steel panthers and I really liked it.
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there was only one file in the zip. Well, three. But two were text files about the site it was downloaded from.