![]() Imperialism definitely has some great ideas : its avoids the end-game micromanagement nightmare of most games of the genre and the economic model forces the player to make tough decisions. Low replay value, but the campaign is quite nice. Imperium Galactica is an interesting story-driven space 4X with great productions values for the time. Someday, I'd like to try Rising Lands : it doesn't seem wildly original, but there seems to be some consequences to your actions during the campaign : for example, if you made peace with a faction during a mission, you'd still be at peace with it the following mission. I didn't enjoy Age of Empires or Total Annihilation : they felt like well done but pretty bog standard variations of the Dune 2 formula to me. Very intense game and a great multi-player experience ! Once that is done, you can use one of your transport units, the only one that move, to « collect » the priest and bring him to your temple, where you can sacrifice him. And to capture the enemy priests, you need to immobilize him with your offensive units, that you place on the end of a bridge. But in order to do this, you need to build bridges that connect you to the other islands. Netstorm is another excellent but very different kind of RTS : you play as a priest in a floating island and try to capture enemy priests so you can sacrifice them to your gods and gain new powers. A legally free version is also available : the source code has been released a while ago as GPL and some very dedicated fans have kept updating the game since, fixing various issues and doing some rebalancing. Although it looks like a bad Warcraft clone, it’s a pretty original blend of traditional RTS and « empire management » : units can gain experience but also betray you if you aren’t catering to their needs, the economic system is fairly deep and involves trade with other nations… Also, espionage plays a crucial role : your spies can go undercover and rise in rank within another nation, becoming generals or even rulers ! The original game can be bought on gog.com. Of the ones I tried, my favorite is definitely Seven Kingdoms. I'm not a big RTS player, so I haven't played most of those that came out that year. Maybe some readers will find a few games that will tickle their fancy. ![]() I can't resist writing about some 1997 strategy games that I enjoyed. Great show : I love these retrospectives ! ![]() We award titles for Best RTS, Best Grand Strategy Game, and Best Wargame for this most auspicious of years.Īge of Empires, Total Annihilation, Dark Reign, Sid Meier's Gettysburg, Myth: The Fallen Lords, Imperialism, Warlords 3, Panzer General 2, Battlegrounds series, Final Fantasy Tactics, Dungeon Keeper Hafer, and Troy "Did you know I had a bit part in the Fifth Element?" Goodfellow discuss all of the best titles from 1997. This is the first in a series of (nonconsecutive) retrospective episodes in which the panel goes back in time to review what were some really standout years. Also, a whole bunch of really great strategy games came out. informs us that more problems are inevitable when one experiences a sudden increase in liquid assets. ![]() Troy Goodfellow acts as a body double for Leonardo DiCaprio in the recently released Titanic and the Notorious B.I.G. Garry Kasparov loses a monumental chess match against Deep Blue, changing the state of chess forever.
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