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Seriously though, I've had my eye on this game for a while. Is it playable without too mush micro-management and in a reasonable amount of time? Where can I read a review to get a feel for it?

Thanks!
Rob

ORIGINAL: robarrieta

Seriously though, I've had my eye on this game for a while. Is it playable without too mush micro-management and in a reasonable amount of time? Where can I read a review to get a feel for it?

Thanks!
Rob

Well sir, I've had this game since last Christmas, and I think I've managed maybe 10 turns playing as the Japs.....
My problem is I always wanna redo turn 1 which takes me about 2 hours a night for 5 nights before I'm finally satisfied enough to click "End Turn". And even after all that masterful planning I'll forget one thing or twelve that I forgot to do or check...

Sounds fun, eh?[:D]

Will it make you insane?
Well I'm pretty sure I felt a few neuron connections snap in my nugget after my last "masterpiece" turn 1.....spent days planning it, and then my damn carriers get rained out on their Pearl raid....[:@]

Here's a pic that captured the moment:

ORIGINAL: robarrieta

Seriously though, I've had my eye on this game for a while. Is it playable without too mush micro-management and in a reasonable amount of time? Where can I read a review to get a feel for it?

Thanks!
Rob

Nope, but insanity has never been so fun.

In all honesty, no its not. The game is well thought out and tries not to make the player do too much, but ultimately, it is a huge investment in time.

I don't think the micro-management aspect is as bad as the time it takes to play a game.

Overall though it will go down as one of my favorite computer games ever.[:)]

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: robarrieta

Seriously though, I've had my eye on this game for a while. Is it playable without too mush micro-management and in a reasonable amount of time? Where can I read a review to get a feel for it?

Thanks!
Rob

Nope, but insanity has never been so fun.

In all honesty, no its not. The game is well thought out and tries not to make the player do too much, but ultimately, it is a huge investment in time.

I don't think the micro-management aspect is as bad as the time it takes to play a game.

Overall though it will go down as one of my favorite computer games ever.[:)]

Ditto.

Insanity is a pre-requisite for purchase of WITP.   But if you look closely, you will notice that the insane are always having a much better time than "normal" people.

Micromanagement = thats half the 'fun' of the game. If you are playing the AI then you could ignore some aspects - leaders for example.
Reasonable time = No once you start playing this it will take over. Say goodbye to your social life. Seriously though if you can control the 'addiction' you can get by on a couple hours per day.
BUT when you start PBEM for the first time all the abovegoes out the window. The more seasoned a player you become the easier your WITP life will become

Is it playable without going insane? No.

ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl

Insanity is a pre-requisite for purchase of WITP. But if you look closely, you will notice that the insane are always having a much better time than "normal" people.

LOL - the best answer yet![:D]

ORIGINAL: Juggalo


Well sir, I've had this game since last Christmas, and I think I've managed maybe 10 turns playing as the Japs.....
My problem is I always wanna redo turn 1 which takes me about 2 hours a night for 5 nights before I'm finally satisfied enough to click "End Turn". And even after all that masterful planning I'll forget one thing or twelve that I forgot to do or check...

It's a long war...if you "overlooked" something on Turn 1...just get on with it...It's not going to kill you.

ORIGINAL: robarrieta

Seriously though, I've had my eye on this game for a while. Is it playable without too mush micro-management and in a reasonable amount of time? Where can I read a review to get a feel for it?

Thanks!
Rob

The posts in this forum should already have you convinced it is not the same as your "Electronic Battleships" game?

C,mon in kid, git yer feet wet....

Gabba! Gabba! we accept you! we accept you! one of us! [:D]

of course you can play this game without going insane.

The easter bunny is real by the way......

[:D]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

of course you can play this game without going insane.

The easter bunny is real by the way......

[:D]

You say that like he's not real... he is - isn't he?[:(][X(][:D][:D]

ORIGINAL: Big B

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

of course you can play this game without going insane.

The easter bunny is real by the way......

[:D]

You say that like he's not real... he is - isn't he?[:(][X(][:D][:D]

Of course he's real...the tooth fairy left a note under my pillow telling me he was real.

We know for a FACT that the Easter Bunny is indeed real.....

very real....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 4898988918

....and the Sandman is a Japanese agent with the mission of trying to lure you into a deep sleep.  I saw the Easter Bunny at a chocolate factory yesterday and the Tooth Fairy used to visit me when I was much younger.  Does the Tooth Fairy visit you when you're older and lose a tooth? 

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

We know for a FACT that the Easter Bunny is indeed real.....

very real....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 4898988918

Ah, THAT'S where you got your old avatar from!!! [X(] [:D]

Who me, insane?[:D]

Ummm....

The trick to turn 1 is to save prior to ending the turn. That way if you forgot something you can go back and change it without having to do the whole turn over. I have a model turn 1 saved that I always refer to when starting a new game.

As for going insane, I doubt it. Becoming neuritic or obessessive is a gaurentee.