I've won the last three board games of galactic conquest I've played: Twilight Imperium, Space Base, and Space Empires 4X. I think I like the last best, because maneuvering the fleets (rather than managing the empire or climbing the tech tree) is the interesting part to me.
"I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to carry on the studio's storied legacy, beginning with the announcement that Firaxis is in development on the next iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise," said Hazen....
I'm not one for "New Year's resolutions", but I am one for overly ambitious projects.
For 2023, Project365 is "One New Game Per Day".
Given that I have 634 unplayed games in my Steam account and {mumble} unredeemed bundle Steam keys, there's a reason my unplayed collection is tagged "Pile of Shame".
I'll pin this to my profile, and give a brief summary here each day (or x, if I miss x days due to work or stuff).
I'll play 15-30 minutes of (at least) one new game I've never played before (or played less than 15 minutes of). I'll give every game at least 15 minutes, even if I hate every minute of it.
I'm also open to suggestions; if you reply to this thread with a game, I'll schedule it, or tell you what I thought of it.
One of the things that's come up is that I have a bunch of games that I've played once, and not touched again.
May 7, 2023 - Day 127 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 142
Game: Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Platform: Epic Games Store / Steam
Release Date: Jul 13, 2018
Library Date: May 7, 2023
Unplayed: 0d (0d)
Playtime: 6h17m
Gladius - Relics of War (GRW) is a turn-based 4X (apparently) strategy game, as opposed to Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters' (CGD) tactical strategy.
Oh no...
After getting my head around CGD on Thursday night, I remembered I had a Steam key for Gladius - Relics of War (GRW) in my spreadsheet of shame (think pile of shame, but Steam keys I haven't even redeemed).
Not only that, I'd also gotten it free on Epic Games Store at some stage. On the chance I wouldn't "get" it and/or like it, I installed it on EGS (and I despise using EGS), with a view to adding the key to my giveaway list if I hated it.
4 hours and 46 minutes later, just after finally completing the tutorial, I discovered a missed alarm, when I got a phone call from the appointment I'd missed.
Tonight I installed it on Steam, started over, & completed the tutorial in 91m.
It's not quite as pretty as CGD, but it's incredibly engrossing, and I'm not entirely sure why. Civ 5, Civ 6, Age of Wonders: Planetfall didn't grab me like this, and Stellaris did my head in.
I'm on call this week, which means that it's a little bit trickier to fit in a game and a review, and I had to write yesterday's review. I had enough time to squeeze in 15mins of the second last game in the Humble Bundle.
74 minutes later, yeah...
After the last two games, I didn't have a lot of hope for Ozymandias. At least it wasn't pixel art?
Turns out that Ozymandias is a "stripped down 4X". The first 4X game I tried to play (and failed at) was Reach for the Stars, and I just haven't had a lot of luck since then.
Generally, I find there are too many moving parts to keep track of, and I end up stressed out instead of relaxing. Not the good kind of stressed out where I get to through the stress to a win state.
The bad kind where I hate every minute of it.
Herein lies the surprise with Ozymandias: I had no idea it was a 4X until after I finished playing it, and read the precis for the game on Steam.
They've stripped out the bit I dislike, and left me with something that got me hooked and kept me playing far later than I should have.
The framing is an early 20th century expedition, where you're introduced to the "world" of Ozymandias. The game introduces you to each piece of the gameplay in a single level, and it all comes together into something very playable.
It's a top-down strategy game, and the graphics work for the playstyle. Not too simplistic, not overly complex.
I just have to make sure I don't start playing again now, because I have somewhere I need to be for dinner.
Ich habe mich mal wegen Wirtschaftsinformatik in eine Uni verirrt, habe viele Jahre gerungen, bin jetzt noch Sportfunktionär, habe jedes Civilization gesuchtet und weiß momentan eigentlich nicht welches #4X-Game ich spielen soll - zuviel Auswahl -, im Bereich Rollenspiel bin ich aktuell trocken, da ich mich von der Fantasy weitgehend entfremdet habe. #Scifi und #Brettspiele wären auch noch als Interessen zu nennen.
FreeOrion (sourceforge.net)
FreeOrion is a free and open source community-developed 4X turn-based galactic empire strategy game.
OC Sins of a Solar Empire II - Long Form First Impressions/Early Access "Review" | When a unique entry into the RTS/4X space game genre gets a Mass Effect 2 level upgrade.
Sins of a Solar Empire II is a Masterpiece....
Civilization 7 announced (www.take2games.com)
"I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to carry on the studio's storied legacy, beginning with the announcement that Firaxis is in development on the next iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise," said Hazen....