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[Zapages]

Is civilization 5 worth it? Can you bring like an ancient empire to modern times or are you stuck in those times forever?

I am not a huge RTS fan, although I did play starcraft and warcraft back in the day.

 

[Mono]

would you suggest I buy civilization 5 or europa universalis 4?

i have zero experience with either series.

Civ 5 is funner IMO, but they're actually pretty different. Both have steep learning curves as well.

 

[Turfster]

would you suggest I buy civilization 5 or europa universalis 4?

i have zero experience with either series.

EU4 is much, much, much more hardcore than Civ 5.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

would you suggest I buy civilization 5 or europa universalis 4?

i have zero experience with either series.

I think Civ 5 would probably be more friendly to someone who has never played the series before.

 

[The_Monk]

Got this buying autosport

I finished Showdown last week if I'm not mistaken. Please do share your impressions later on regarding Autosport!

 

[thereisnoif]

would you suggest I buy civilization 5 or europa universalis 4?

i have zero experience with either series.

Only played Civ 5 of the two but I wholeheartedly recommend it.

 

[gngf123]

Is civilization 5 worth it? Can you bring like an ancient empire to modern times or are you stuck in those times forever?

I am not a huge RTS fan, although I did play starcraft and warcraft back in the day.

Civ 5 isn't an RTS.

 

[Jawmuncher]

How are the KB+M controls in RE4HD? I can't aim worth a shit with a controller on most shooter games so good/decent KB+M controls are a must for me.

Good you just need to increase the sensitivity.

 

[Mono]

Is civilization 5 worth it? Can you bring like an ancient empire to modern times or are you stuck in those times forever?

I am not a huge RTS fan, although I did play starcraft and warcraft back in the day.

Yes and yes!!

It's not an RTS game at all; it's a turn-based strategy game.

 

[Lomax]

Woops, I can't read!

Triple Triad is a ridiculously fun card game within FFVIII that I wish was real. The game kind of forces you to play it to progress with the main plot at some points, and it's awesome.

I would definitely reccomend FFVIII! The combat system kind of weak compared to the others, but the story is fun.

If you have fond memories of triple triad then you might want to check out Card City Nights, apparently the gameplay is somewhat similar.

 

[Majukun]

would you suggest I buy civilization 5 or europa universalis 4?

i have zero experience with either series.

civilization V is several times easier to get into than europa

basically the europa series is what you try when you "graduate" from the ciivilization series

jut remember to buy civilization with the brave new world Dlc ..it makes the games several times better

 

[Troblin]

I agree Civ5 is pretty amazing, but only with the DLC.

 

[KillerDark]

Is civilization 5 worth it? Can you bring like an ancient empire to modern times or are you stuck in those times forever?

I am not a huge RTS fan, although I did play starcraft and warcraft back in the day.

It is turn based, not RTS, but it is awesome. You can start out in any time period you want and yes you advance to later time periods . I highly recommend it if that sounds like it would be any fun

 

[Sourtreats]

SteamWorld Dig has been a surprisingly addictive purchase.

 

[Mono]

If you have fond memories of triple triad then you might want to check out Card City Nights, apparently the gameplay is somewhat similar.

Will do, thanks!

 

[jblank83]

I don't care about the team stuff, but the community votes are really starting to upset me.

RIP Broken Age

 

[Chance Hale]

Are you still supposed to adjust the LOD bias for SGSSAA using Nvidia Inspector?

 

[ghettotwan]

Thanks Teppic for Zeno Clash, for a while I thought PMs to modbot on mobile were broken

 

[purg3]

SteamWorld Dig has been a surprisingly addictive purchase.

Bought it too, seemed like a good deal. Haven't played it yet though.

 

[legacyzero]

Ya'll better be voting Goat Simulator. Or I will find you.

 

[denx]

Good you just need to increase the sensitivity.

Nice, thanks. It will be good to try RE4 with proper PC controls after, ah... "experiencing" the original PC release control scheme.

 

[Dragonborn]

Just a reminder, ten minutes left for Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition

Instructions for Dragonborn:
Press the quote button to the left of this PM, select the quoted text, copy, and paste in the thread. You can remove these lines from the version you paste.

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236430
Dark Souls -- MB-CBB1DD72F4924E76 - Taken by Kuroyume. 51 entrants total.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Nice, thanks. It will be good to try RE4 with proper PC controls after, ah... "experiencing" the original PC release control scheme.

Anyone who played that mess deserves a badge of honor.
Especially if they somehow managed to beat it with just the keyboard.

 

[KenOD]

Octodad really is a charming and amusing game that I highly recommend just to experience something off the beaten path, but I do have to warn it falls apart a bit at the end as they try to do more and more complex stuff (stealth for example).

Hopefully a sequel is made which goes further for the adventure side of things, that just happens to have getting around normally and being spotted as the failure mechanic rather than trying to make it something it just doesn't fit in.

 

[onionfrog]

Capcom apparently doesn't discount games that use GFWL.

This really pisses me off. I would have loved to buy RE5, and both versions of Dead Rising 2 if they had been on sale.

I don't give a shit about online play for those games.

 

[the_firewithin]

Ya'll better be voting Goat Simulator. Or I will find you.

i need me some goat simulator

 

[TheLetdown]

SteamWorld Dig has been a surprisingly addictive purchase.

It is a really good game. Great visuals, fun and intuitive gameplay, compelling progression. When you get beyond the feeling people have that it doesn't live up to whatever they thought or were told it was, or go in blind, and just play it as a game... it's really solid.

I loved it entirely.

 

[rtcn63]

Saves are also tied to GFWL IIRC, so when it goes, so do your saves, even offline. (Could be wrong)

 

[~Kinggi~]

Just think if Uplay ever goes under......fuck

So many recently awesome pc games on uplay that will be lost.

 

[squidyj]

I try not to think about Uplay, at all. ever. :l

 

[jblank83]

Just think if Uplay ever goes under......fuck

So many recently awesome pc games on uplay that will be lost.

I'd find a way to live. For the few Ubigames I have, and the fewer that I like, someone would release a crack.

 

[Chavelo]

So is modbot down? Sent a PM to register games, still no reply.

Modbot is dead...

 

[rtcn63]

And Uplay already deletes your saves on a whim, so that's one less worry if it goes.

 

[PhoenixFyre]

I am weak and GAF is persuasive. Thanks for pushing me over the edge guys!

 

[Armoured Priest]

Ok. Been a bit since I've posted a giveaway. Have some Sherlock Holmes Games:

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 5 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:

- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Sherlock Holmes The Awakened -- MB-FAE9B17348BAAFA1 - Taken by HP_Wuvcraft. 4 entrants total.
Sherlock Holmes Secret of the Silver Earring -- MB-83B068AFC1F0F0D7 - Taken by Biochet. 2 entrants total.
Sherlock Holmes The Mystery of the Persian Carpet -- MB-89A76204ECC30A1F - Taken by tw1164. 4 entrants total.
Sherlock Holmes Nemesis -- MB-751C1D52939911A5 - Taken by trailmix16. 6 entrants total.
Sherlock Holmes Mystery of the Mummy -- MB-5E7AD7A9C8DC1FFF - Taken by Htown. 3 entrants total.

 

[thereisnoif]

It is a really good game. Great visuals, fun and intuitive gameplay, compelling progression. When you get beyond the feeling people have that it doesn't live up to whatever they thought or were told it was, or go in blind, and just play it as a game... it's really solid.

I loved it entirely.

Been on the fence but you sold me

 

[waby]

Good thing I bought the civilization bundle back then it has all the dlc of civ 5 and past civ games

 

[Skyzard]

Watchdogs and Star Citizen will have to wait a while I think

http://a.pomf.se/hircmu.webm

 

[Rhaknar]

Spoiler

Na jk, didn't even enter

oi... dont steal my bits!

anyway swamped at work tonight, quick yay for Shovel Knight, and thanks to Monk who helped me get a 50€ gift card, I can pay it forward appropriately... oh yes

but now, more work, fuckin hell

 

[Turfster]

Just think if Uplay ever goes under......fuck

So many recently awesome pc games on uplay that will be lost.

It's okay, I think the pirates have no-uplay cracks already.
(Now Ubi just needs to start using those, like they did for that hilarious POP giveaway or whatever it was)

 

[Mono]

Have some leftovers!

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 3 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This is a free for all! You can enter for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Critical Mass -- MB-DA8663082D58DFF3 - Taken by Widdly Scuds. 2 entrants total.
Final Slam 2 -- MB-30768457E241B2CE - Taken by Gunstarheroes. 2 entrants total.
Windforge -- MB-0A14DCEA70FB741B - Taken by Archaix. 3 entrants total.

 

[Poetic]

So is modbot down? Sent a PM to register games, still no reply.

Modbot is dead...

Took 5 minutes to get my reply.

 

[Kanokare]

I've got no nostalgia. I never got to play it. It's something I've wanted to play since forever but never got the chance for a few insane reasons. Not sure what a triple triad is exactly but it sounds kinda awesome.

There are also those toggles you can hit that speed up combat and the drawing/magic system. As much as I hated the draw system everything else in FF8 makes it my favorite FF game.

oi... dont steal my bits!

anyway swamped at work tonight, quick yay for Shovel Knight, and thanks to Monk who helped me get a 50€ gift card, I can pay it forward appropriately... oh yes

but now, more work, fuckin hell

Someone had to cover for ya!

 

[inky]

So 2 different people gifted me Valiant Hearts at pretty much the same time. Was there a pricing error or flash deal or something to warrant such thing? Not that people can't be generous or that it can't be a coincidence, but considering who sent them I have my doubts ;P

 

[Kanokare]

Ooops should've just edited my older message :l I dumb.

 

[Mgoblue201]

civilization V is several times easier to get into than europa

basically the europa series is what you try when you "graduate" from the ciivilization series

jut remember to buy civilization with the brave new world Dlc ..it makes the games several times better

The series are so different, though, that there's nothing you can really learn from Civ 5 that would help you with EU4, so it depends to a great extent on what you want from a strategy game. Civ 5 is fine for what it does, but if you want a much more in depth game that takes into account actual history, then EU4 is a much better choice.

 

[Biochet]

Watchdogs and Star Citizen will have to wait a while I think

http://a.pomf.se/hircmu.webm

i want this game so bad but i'm worried about the lag or ping, how is online?

 

[Chance Hale]

Watchdogs and Star Citizen will have to wait a while I think

http://a.pomf.se/hircmu.webm

That looks really nice, what's the cheapest place to get it or is origin full price the only option?

 

[ThatStupidLion]

awesome - thanks guys. finally going to dive into civ after all these years.

i guess i should go for the "complete" version...over vanilla

also, 5 is the best of the series?? or should is an earlier one better...i don't really care about graphics and multiplayer...

 

[Skyzard]

^ say goodbye to your weekend

That looks really nice, what's the cheapest place to get it or is origin full price the only option?

simplycdkeys had it for £14 ... and it is still that price!

Although it's not a site that we love to recommend but it's a big price slash.

i want this game so bad but i'm worried about the lag or ping, how is online?

I dunno! I launched it, couldn't connect to EA (it blamed me) but it let me go to options (at which point it tried to connect again), then I started a match by myself, before I knew it people had joined.

We couldn't complete the match though, we were waiting around doing nothing after a round or two, not sure if there was a missing zombie or some other glitch,

But the visuals and sounds are awesome, gameplay seems fun too - in a bit of that great mindless sort of sense.