I installed it this morning and I love it! It’s just like Majesty, except with better graphics and interface. It also seems a bit easier than the first game, but I don’t mind. I completed about half of the missions already, so it will probably get completed soon. By now I killed a baron who was working for the demon lord, some evil mage guy, a dragon, and an ogre. It’s just pure fun.
Category: Strategy
Overlord II, Part 1
I played the first Overlord and I really liked it, so I decided to try this one. In my opinion, it’s everything a sequel should be – the same game with lots more stuff. There’s more to upgrade, minion mounts, new spells, new critters and more dark humor. I’ve never seen a game that makes clubbing baby seals look funny before this one.
I played the game yesterday and today and managed to get all the way to conquering Everlight, the elven city. It would be good to mention that, while you are supposed to be the bad guy, your enemies aren’t exactly good guys either, so you don’t feel bad for killing them. I will probably complete the game soon, as it’s extremely fun to play.
Light of Altair, Part 2
I played this one for a while after my last post, but college hit me about two levels before the end so I kind of forgot about it. I do plan to return to it though, as I liked it very much.
Light of Altair, Part 1
This is an excellent indie strategy game. You colonize worlds and fight with enemy fleets while reading trough an extremely interesting story. The colonization looks simple at first, but as you go along, you realize there is a lot of strategy involved. Enemy attacks are mostly scripted, so there is plenty of really fun battles and twists in the game. I have finished the Light of Altair mission, so I have 4 or 5 missions left until the end of the game. There is, however the hard difficulty, so there is plenty of fun to be had there later.
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II, Part 2 (COMPLETED)
After reinstalling Windows, I lost the save for this game, so I had to restart. It didn’t take long for me to catch up on what I lost, and now the game is completed. It took about 40 in game days, mostly because I decided not to let any battles run out of time. I got the 3 terminator armors, but honestly, I think only the force commander had any use out of one of them. All other characters became weaker after putting them on.
Anyway, it’s a great game and I recommend it to all the RTS and RPG fans, especially if you are a fan of both.
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II, Part 1
After completing Wanted, I decided to try this one. I like it very much. It’s kind of like Warlords Battlecry, but with everything greatly improved. I’ve got a total of 5 squads now all on level 4 or 5. I finished all the beginning missions on the first planet and have just gotten to the second one. I think I will enjoy this one.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC) (COMPLETED)
I’ve completed this one a few days after the last post about it. It wasn’t that hard. The game is your typical C&C game; very little real strategy and lots of emphasis on speed and rushing. The campaign is what I play these games for. The live action cut scenes are so bad, that they’re awesome. If you’re fast, I would recommend you to rent the game. You can finish the campaign pretty quick, and then you can return it.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC), Part 3
I decided to give it one more attempt. After downloading the patch, I didn’t get any crashes after completing missions, but I did get one randomly. I completed the Soviet and the Allies campaign during the past few days. I got to the second mission of the Empire of the Rising Sun.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC), Part 2
I played up to the sixth soviet mission. This was a lengthy and annoying one. After about an hour of play I finally completed it, but then the game crashed. Off course, it didn’t save, so I tried it again. After another 40 minutes (this time I was prepared), it crashed again. To hell with it! It’s not that good of a game. I really don’t think I will be playing it again. I can always watch the cheesy campaign movies outside the game.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC), Part 1
I got this one today. It’s Command and Conquer, so I don’t consider it a masterpiece when it comes to strategy, but the campaign is fun, so I plan to complete it. I cleared the first three Russian missions and lost and the fourth one. I think I misunderstood something in the briefing.