Topic: Wow! A Great Old Game And A Good Deal To Boot! (Read 4492 times)

Corbomite · « **on:** December 14, 2003, 12:20:46 am »

I walked into EB Games today on a lark (we were in the city to see TTT Extended) and saw Thief II - The Metal Age for sale for $9.99, in a box and everything. Turns out they were having some promotion and it was only $4.99! I had missed it on it's release and never saw it again except online. I had pretty much forgotten about it until I saw it today. Graphics are a bit dated, but it still is a fun game.

JMM · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2003, 01:12:36 am »

E.B. does have some sweet deals, is how I discovered Silent Hunter 2, man, I am loving the graphics and playability of the game. I still cannot get anything out of the damn periscope though, I e-mailed the company and got no response. So for now I'm a PT boat that can go underwater. Thank God for Taldren, at least they are around to talk to about games and life...

Sirgod · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2003, 09:11:44 am »

Man I haven't played Thief II in along time. great find though for you Corbomite.

Stephen

DreadlordGW · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2003, 11:56:29 am »

Speaking of old games, i found a copy of Master of Orion II PC version at Half Price Books.

5 bucks, including manual.

Got it.

WOO HOO!

762 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2003, 12:29:36 pm »

Been playing the original Harpoon lately, with updated API and interface!

Kieran Forester · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2003, 12:25:37 pm »

The EB Games at St. Louis Mills had MOO3 for $9.99. You better believe I picked that up.

Sirgod · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2003, 01:13:43 pm »

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The EB Games at St. Louis Mills had MOO3 for $9.99. You better believe I picked that up.

Hehe, But did you buy enough for all of us? J/K . Very good price though. How is tht game BTW, I've heard good and bad, But I always like a friends perspective more then On line reviews.

stephen

Falaris · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2003, 05:25:42 pm »

MOO3 is both good and bad. It depends on your expectations.

It is NOT!!!! MOO2 with more features.

It does two things; first it makes things vastly more complex...

... and then makes most of the processes visible, modifiable, but automated, ending up near MOO2 in complexity but with much, much more depth if you want to dig in. That does make it a lot harder to do things though, leading to a steeper learning curve than really necessary.

It's a good game, but it is very different from MOO2, which is probably why it got some of the low scores.. that and being awfullly clunky.

Now it's a long time since I played it, but a sort of conclusion is, if you like it despite being different from MOO2 you're in for a grand old time. If not... it will end up a dust collector on a shelf.

Corbomite · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2003, 12:20:46 am »

I walked into EB Games today on a lark (we were in the city to see TTT Extended) and saw Thief II - The Metal Age for sale for $9.99, in a box and everything. Turns out they were having some promotion and it was only $4.99! I had missed it on it's release and never saw it again except online. I had pretty much forgotten about it until I saw it today. Graphics are a bit dated, but it still is a fun game.

JMM · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2003, 01:12:36 am »

E.B. does have some sweet deals, is how I discovered Silent Hunter 2, man, I am loving the graphics and playability of the game. I still cannot get anything out of the damn periscope though, I e-mailed the company and got no response. So for now I'm a PT boat that can go underwater. Thank God for Taldren, at least they are around to talk to about games and life...

Sirgod · « **Reply #10 on:** December 14, 2003, 09:11:44 am »

Man I haven't played Thief II in along time. great find though for you Corbomite.

Stephen

DreadlordGW · « **Reply #11 on:** December 14, 2003, 11:56:29 am »

Speaking of old games, i found a copy of Master of Orion II PC version at Half Price Books.

5 bucks, including manual.

Got it.

WOO HOO!

762 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 15, 2003, 12:29:36 pm »

Been playing the original Harpoon lately, with updated API and interface!

Kieran Forester · « **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2003, 12:25:37 pm »

The EB Games at St. Louis Mills had MOO3 for $9.99. You better believe I picked that up.

Falaris · « **Reply #15 on:** December 17, 2003, 05:25:42 pm »

MOO3 is both good and bad. It depends on your expectations.

It is NOT!!!! MOO2 with more features.

It does two things; first it makes things vastly more complex...

... and then makes most of the processes visible, modifiable, but automated, ending up near MOO2 in complexity but with much, much more depth if you want to dig in. That does make it a lot harder to do things though, leading to a steeper learning curve than really necessary.

It's a good game, but it is very different from MOO2, which is probably why it got some of the low scores.. that and being awfullly clunky.

Now it's a long time since I played it, but a sort of conclusion is, if you like it despite being different from MOO2 you're in for a grand old time. If not... it will end up a dust collector on a shelf.

Corbomite · « **Reply #16 on:** December 14, 2003, 12:20:46 am »

I walked into EB Games today on a lark (we were in the city to see TTT Extended) and saw Thief II - The Metal Age for sale for $9.99, in a box and everything. Turns out they were having some promotion and it was only $4.99! I had missed it on it's release and never saw it again except online. I had pretty much forgotten about it until I saw it today. Graphics are a bit dated, but it still is a fun game.

JMM · « **Reply #17 on:** December 14, 2003, 01:12:36 am »

E.B. does have some sweet deals, is how I discovered Silent Hunter 2, man, I am loving the graphics and playability of the game. I still cannot get anything out of the damn periscope though, I e-mailed the company and got no response. So for now I'm a PT boat that can go underwater. Thank God for Taldren, at least they are around to talk to about games and life...

Sirgod · « **Reply #18 on:** December 14, 2003, 09:11:44 am »

Man I haven't played Thief II in along time. great find though for you Corbomite.

Stephen

DreadlordGW · « **Reply #19 on:** December 14, 2003, 11:56:29 am »

Speaking of old games, i found a copy of Master of Orion II PC version at Half Price Books.

5 bucks, including manual.

Got it.

WOO HOO!

762 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 15, 2003, 12:29:36 pm »

Been playing the original Harpoon lately, with updated API and interface!

Kieran Forester · « **Reply #21 on:** December 17, 2003, 12:25:37 pm »

The EB Games at St. Louis Mills had MOO3 for $9.99. You better believe I picked that up.

Falaris · « **Reply #23 on:** December 17, 2003, 05:25:42 pm »

MOO3 is both good and bad. It depends on your expectations.

It is NOT!!!! MOO2 with more features.

It does two things; first it makes things vastly more complex...

... and then makes most of the processes visible, modifiable, but automated, ending up near MOO2 in complexity but with much, much more depth if you want to dig in. That does make it a lot harder to do things though, leading to a steeper learning curve than really necessary.

It's a good game, but it is very different from MOO2, which is probably why it got some of the low scores.. that and being awfullly clunky.

Now it's a long time since I played it, but a sort of conclusion is, if you like it despite being different from MOO2 you're in for a grand old time. If not... it will end up a dust collector on a shelf.

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