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Article #716584Re: What Strategy Game For An Action & RPG Gamer ?
From: Tim O
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:53
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:53
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:25:33 -0000, "Trimble Bracegirdle"
<no-spam@never.spam> wrote:
>What starter Strategy Game For An Action & RPG Gamer ?
>
>Is that a totally silly question ?
>MUST broaden my gaming Horizons.
>
>Have not tried Strategy Games for many years if ever.
>Last one I really tried with was Black & White 1st one.
>I just couldn't even start to get into it. Could not even understand what
>(of many things)
>I was supposed to be doing.
>Same with my attempt with Company of Heroes.
>And all those teeny little figures so impossible to relate to.
>
>I see people here often refer to Civilization games...particularly current V
>.
>I look around Net...Users rude re. Civ V . Dumbed Down ?
>Well Civ IV is not to old.
>I'm not very interested in Multi player.
>
>My "Never installed - Gifts, Bargain Buys & Came-with-Hardware "
>collection offers from the dusty corner
>Sims II , Sacrifice 1st & Black & White hides there as well.
>
>comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic is sadly low activity so no apology for
>cross posting.
>(\__/)
>(='.'=)
>(")_(") mouse ( Hmmm ?)
You might like Civ5 as primarily an action gamer. Its still going to
feel plenty deep and complicated without Civ4 as a frame of reference.
I'd love to find out about some good turn based WWI or later combat
games.
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