It's That Time Again.....What.....

[ravinhood]

Game are you most looking forward to in 2006???

Galactic Civ II is at the top of my list. Can't wait to design my own ships. Always liked putting big guns of fast little ships and zip around and torpedo the big ships.

[ASHBERY76]

Surely you can't touch a game that has Paradox influence? http://www.paradoxplaza.com/news.asp?Ar ... &Page=News

[Hertston]

CotA, and Armed Assault.

[Hanal]

Strategic Command 2, Guns of August, Empire in Arms, and Birth of America....

[Sarge]

Game are you most looking forward to in 2006???

1) Les Grognards

2) CMBB Campaigns

3) Take command

4) CoTA

Hard to narrow it down to just one title, but if I had to it would have to be Les Grognards.

[ravinhood]

ORIGINAL: ASHBERY76

Surely you can't touch a game that has Paradox influence? http://www.paradoxplaza.com/news.asp?Ar ... &Page=News

Paradox is doing the Euro release only. Galactic Civ is being published by here in the states for us Americans. But, you can believe, if I see a Paradox word on the box, then nope, I'll wait for bargain bin price on it. If I thought Paradox was getting a nickel out of it I wouldn't give them a dime.

Oh and you misinterpret what I mean when I say I "won't support Paradox". I'll still get the games, but, they will be used from ebay, which means Paradox doesn't get a nickel, dime, penny from me. I just get the game knowing I gave them no support.

[AlvinS]

For me I am most looking forward to:

1. COTA
2. Strategic Command 2
3. TOAW Matrix upgrade

[bostonrpgmania]

1. CM campaign (battle front)
2. Space empire V
3. Elders scroll oblivion
4. Heroes of might and magic 5
5. Starwars RTS (forgot the name)
6. new version of total annihilation (forgot the name)

[ravinhood]

Hey Boston what' happened to 4 and 5?

[bostonrpgmania]

Argghhh simple typo
I will edit numbers
Hang over maybe[:D]

[bostonrpgmania]

If you are mentioning Heroes of might and magic V, it is being developed by nival (Silent storm and etherlord + eveil island)
Given silent storm and etherlord fame, V should be better than IV I hope

[Veldor]

Dungeons & Dragons Online (Finally a re-definition of what a fantasy MMPORG even is)
Star Wars Empire at War (Re-defining RTS pieces of crap to Not quite such crap)
Squad Leader (Re-defining Paradox haters into Paradox lovers)
Empire in Arms, GOA, and all the rest (Re-defining me into a once again multi-title per year purchaser from Matrix)
Civilization 5 (Just when you didn't think it could get any better they've now added grunting avatars)

[jvgfanatic]

ORIGINAL: ravinhood

ORIGINAL: ASHBERY76

Surely you can't touch a game that has Paradox influence? http://www.paradoxplaza.com/news.asp?Ar ... &Page=News

Paradox is doing the Euro release only. Galactic Civ is being published by here in the states for us Americans. But, you can believe, if I see a Paradox word on the box, then nope, I'll wait for bargain bin price on it. If I thought Paradox was getting a nickel out of it I wouldn't give them a dime.

Oh and you misinterpret what I mean when I say I "won't support Paradox". I'll still get the games, but, they will be used from ebay, which means Paradox doesn't get a nickel, dime, penny from me. I just get the game knowing I gave them no support.

And what this genre or genre collection surely needs is LESS support from its gamers.

I also buy Paradox games used or bargain bin but it's because of a very specific and singular policy of theirs.

[wodin]

I have the beta of Gal Civ 2. As I preordered. To be honest the beta says to me I was hasty.

[ASHBERY76]

ORIGINAL: wodin

I have the beta of Gal Civ 2. As I preordered. To be honest the beta says to me I was hasty.

Why,what did you expect.I think this game is going to be the turn based hit of 2006, with my experience of the beta.

[ravinhood]

I wanna read Eriks and Keiths and Marc's looking forwards too, maybe they'll give us some hints and clue's about this years releases!!

[Veldor]

ORIGINAL: ravinhood

I wanna read Eriks and Keiths and Marc's looking forwards too, maybe they'll give us some hints and clue's about this years releases!!

My prediction is that its going to be a very slow first two quarters for wargaming, just not much on the immediate horizon.

I do hope to be proven wrong though...

[Hanal]

I would like to add Sniper Ambush to my list but not certain if it will be available in '06 or at all for that matter........

[ravinhood]

Well everything does seem to come in cycles of two's. Last years lineup of games was pretty dismal and I'm talking about mainstream titles. But, there were a lot of wargames actually that were released. So, this is probably the down year for wargames as mainstream hopefully picks up with better stuff than last year. Could be a "bargain bin year"! hehe

[Sarge]

ORIGINAL: J P Falcon

I would like to add Sniper Ambush to my list but not certain if it will be available in '06 or at all for that matter........

LOL [:D]

One could add 82nd Airborne and Combat Leader also to that list