Ye olde arcade game down the pub
Sep 25th 2009, 9:29 am
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
I`ve had a read about the background of Warhammer and as expected it has the Tolkien influence but what is interesting about it, it is also influenced by renaissance Germany which is a very interesting part of history.
Sep 25th 2009, 4:39 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
Yes I like that setting, and the strategy element is really good. The later games are set in the year 40,000 and are shooters, OK but not so interesting.
Sep 25th 2009, 5:12 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
To be honest, a lot of futuristic stuff doesn`t hold the same appeal as older stuff.
Sep 26th 2009, 4:04 am
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
I like snarks in Half Life, but the best laugh was throwing a couple of 'speculator' bomb satchels around, then just blowing them up at random points in the game. Used to really well in the Rampage set.
Sep 26th 2009, 8:14 am
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
If you like shoot-em-ups the Call of Duty games are highly recommended, they are mostly WWII sceanrios that involve campaigns in western Europe, Russia, north Africa and Asia. I especially like the French campaigns where you attack a sleepy looking village (in the pouring rain) but well hidden inside the village, are a company of German diehards that fight to the last man.
