Kizmiaz

Dang, is JC still alive? 😁

10 years in the making?! A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across a game called Stellar Tactics and it thicked a lot of my boxes so I actually got it despite it being in early access. Turrned out it´s a mix of Sundog / Buck Rogers / Freelancer and probably the closest thing to the promised Northstar we got today. It got it´s issues: I think there´s tectonic plates that move faster than the level progression, it´s missions are repetitive as hell, but I got totally hooked. And it´s apparently a one-man show which makes it all pretty amazing imo. Well, it seems I got it right in time ´cause next month it obviously beeing fully released.

Oww! That one made my head hurt. And spin. I actualy bought a couple of adventure games yesterday at Gog's winter sale. Now I only shall get around to actually play them. 🙄

Happy New Year from Ostrogothia too. To see this place is still alive is a site for sore eyes! 😁

I remember this. I never really got into it. I don't know why, Maybe i should give it another spin.

They're among the worst sneakers iirc. On the other hand, why do you want a grenadier skulking about?

@Thorondor; Yes, I've read some reviews. They seem to agree it's a solid tactics game but a bit repetitive and unfinished as you say. At least it's 50% off but it still some 20$.

Wow! Hard to get a better bargan. I've been tempted to try Shadowrun for some time. XCOM goes Cthulhu?

Wow, this looks very interesting. Seems like Mech Commander with a different name. I really miss that series. The big question is; will it be RTwP (like Mech Commander 2) or just a click-fest?

Found this. http://0.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/d/b/collegehumor.1f4d3f2d1793b3625ac2552b71470bd2.jpg (Not quite sure if it's the right couple though. ) Congrat's anyway.

http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/40602/photos/PHOTO_8104095_40602_15862097_ap_320X240.jpg

Nostalgia...

Merry X-mas! http://www.avatarglitter.com/emotion/christmas/christmas-smiley-028.gif My gift to myself was Disciples III from a bargain bin.

I use both those programs and I can run S2 without problems. S3 on the other hand won't start when I re-installed it a while ago and I have run that one before on the same computer, but before SP3. And on older nVidia drivers.

Free titles @ Shrapnel Games. That's a bargain for you. The only title I have played myself and could recommend is Strange Adventures in Infinite Space, but i will surely try Conquest of Elysium II and Big Box of Blox.

Yeah, whenever I get to a farm, I usually round off the encounter by punching some cows...

I love those cut-scenes when poor Elliot gets bitch-slapped by Deidranna. "Elliot. You IDIOT!" Btw, if you haven't already, send some flowers to the Queen.

MechCommander 2? That's not that big...

IIRC, the Axis mission is to protect Bauer from harm. He is up on 1:st floor in a corner office. A bunch of armed civilians are the nasties. The Allied version is a bit weird, since you can't protect him from being blown up. The objective now is to get the secret weapon. However, the civilians can sneak out from the map, so you need to find it before they escape. Edit; Ehrm, seems like I got the missions mixed up. I found an Allied save and managed to find a clue; "Capture any information on the prisoners relocation". http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2006/63823491.th.jpg Btw, I play on "Hard" option, so I don't have a clue of what the clue is until I stumble upon them.

I kinda look forward to but also dread Cowboys & Aliens. Have potential to be either a cool flick or a total turkey. Not that I've read rhe comic but the title alone is awesome.

Aah, good to see another one has found this little gem. Aside from the facts that Zombie points out, it really doesn't matter what campaign you start on. The progress is more or less totally random, depending on what clues you get. (Once, I got to the end-game without getting the "Ural Mountains" map, which annoyed me since it's my favourite map.)

Quite some work there, Zombie. Now you got us all wondering about the Axis throwing star...

Here we go again... L.A. I seem to have a thing for female engineers. And she used to be in the movies FFS. Taras is a cool tosser. (Of 'nades that is.) Abala must be among the favourite char's in the game. Especially when he downs an enemy with the first shot. "Very cost effective." Kate as a scout. Besides the female cutthroat approach, I'm appealad to her Indian heritage. Zinaida is a great sniper. Among the soldiers it's harder to pick a favourite, but Ramos tends to be in my squads more often. Not quite sure why.

Motivation? Yeesh. Well, Holly tends to end up in my squad 'cause she's IRA. Not that I sympatize with them but I always found it funny with a Gael among the Huns. Or a female engineer. Ollie. Well, he's a Finn. Medic. Hmm, Dani I guess. She's not quite as annoying as Gari. Carm as scout. Despite "I getta' bigga' Wound Sewing!" she's usually in my team. I guess the idea of a female cutthroat appeals to me. Eagle as Sniper. I like her coolness. My favourite Soldier must be Mike. Cool guy and his "Nice to kill without the paperwork." have brought a smile to my face many times. (He's an ex-cop.)

Medals are nice. They liven up the game somehow. Pity that in Silent Storm they are stored away in a box. http://i42.tinypic.com/b4i6o2.jpg But I kinda like the official document that comes with the medal. It gives it a whiff of authenticy of some sort. But getting a medal is rewarding, no matter the game. http://i44.tinypic.com/4vph0p.jpg Just wish they were visible in the status screen somehow, like this way; http://i41.tinypic.com/ml372q.jpg It's nice to have your achivements displayed.