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McMokka wrote:

somegras wrote:Something like the Settlers? Never played any of them, though, more to get a general idea of what you would like to play.

Never played that as well, so no idea.

And you're supposed to be german... But seriously try them out, they're awesome. In my opinion Settlers II/III are the best ones, the latter ones are decent aswell, but focusing a bit too much on combat imo (Settlers V atleast, VI even too).

Swoopie wrote:

McMokka wrote:

somegras wrote:Something like the Settlers? Never played any of them, though, more to get a general idea of what you would like to play.

Never played that as well, so no idea.

And you're supposed to be german... But seriously try them out, they're awesome. In my opinion Settlers II/III are the best ones, the latter ones are decent aswell, but focusing a bit too much on combat imo (Settlers V atleast, VI even too).

Just downloaded Settlers 5, 6 and 7, so I guess I should play the earlier parts first?

Settlers 2 gold is pretty nice, I don't like anything past that

McMokka wrote:

Swoopie wrote:

McMokka wrote:

somegras wrote:Something like the Settlers? Never played any of them, though, more to get a general idea of what you would like to play.

Never played that as well, so no idea.

And you're supposed to be german... But seriously try them out, they're awesome. In my opinion Settlers II/III are the best ones, the latter ones are decent aswell, but focusing a bit too much on combat imo (Settlers V atleast, VI even too).

Just downloaded Settlers 5, 6 and 7, so I guess I should play the earlier parts first?

The Settlers 5 is a bit of a "odd one out" in regards of the series. I mean there's the economy mechanics but there's a lot more emphasis on combat (Also troops which move completely freely, like in Command & Conquer etc). 6 and 7 improved in this aspect (No complete free movement, instead you move them between "provinces" in realtime), but still I'd say II, III and IV are the best ones without a question.

Settlers II-IV has really simplified combat and more focus on you setting up your economy (Gathering wood, getting iron to make tools for workers/weapons for soldiers, making sure mines have food provided to them etc etc). For Settlers II, if you dont like the old school feel of the graphics, you can (And should) get the "The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary". Basically it's a remake of the exact same game but with better sounds, UI and graphics, and slightly improved combat mechanics.

If you like the 10th Anniversary, you will like all the other games (Except maybe 5 and 6+7 are debatable) too as they're quite similar. My recommendation is start with the 10th Anniversary edition (You could start with Settlers I too, but I feel like it goes a bit too far back in regards everything). Also in Settlers III you wont have to worry about the road system anymore (Like you do in 10th anniversary). It's not annoying though, just provides a small extra challenge in regards of planning your settlement and economy.

my first ever played pc game was siedler 3
let me correct that: my first own pc game
was really great at that time

wetlioN wrote:my first ever played pc game was siedler 3
let me correct that: my first own pc game
was really great at that time

That's some nostalgia trip right there.
I even managed to grab a Norwegian dubbed copy. All vivid and shit.

Gonna download that shit right now.

wetlioN wrote:my first ever played pc game was siedler 3
let me correct that: my first own pc game
was really great at that time

If you want, try out a board game named "The Settlers of Catan". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catan

I even have that game on my phone, loads of fun when I'm waiting for something. And with the right settings the games dont take too long.

wetlioN wrote:my first ever played pc game was siedler 3
let me correct that: my first own pc game
was really great at that time

I still have the install CD for Settlers III somewhere around here, good game is good.

Swoopie wrote:

wetlioN wrote:my first ever played pc game was siedler 3
let me correct that: my first own pc game
was really great at that time

If you want, try out a board game named "The Settlers of Catan". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catan

I even have that game on my phone, loads of fun when I'm waiting for something. And with the right settings the games dont take too long.

playing that nowadays with my buddies loads of fun an arguments ... and loads of beer

god i remember back in '99 i bought a copy of "pc games" magazine. there was a demo version of settlers 3 and i just was amazed, being 10 y.o. and shit. (so like lion now)
then i bought the full version. this is how i became a nerd . the end.

Tropico 4 for free: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tropico-4-free-game

So, I downloaded EU4 a few weeks ago.

>play the tutorial
>my god this game is mediocre
>play first match
>what the fuck am I doing this game sucks
>play second match
>hey I am doing better but this game is still cancer
>play third match
>do ok, get owned anyway
>what the fuck I already spent 20h on this shit game
>a few days later
>play another one as my home province on easy instead of normal
>do really well, finally figure shit out
>wow this game isn't all that bad
>spend like 20h in one sitting (pls don't judge, I was sick for 3 days)

Fuck this game.

Xen wrote:>spend like 20h in one sitting (pls don't judge, I was sick for 3 days)

Pretty average compared to my hardcore Paint Simulator sessions back in the day.

I am not really surprised either. ^^

My current game only has <100 years to go. I think I will remove that limit and keep playing until world domination, just for luls.

https://club.ubisoft.com/nl-NL/welcome

The Crew for free for anyone interested, personally im just waiting for forza horizon 3 release though as the crew is really badly optimized.

So is anyone interested in building a group for horizon 3? I will download it over night and play the shit out of it as I loved test drive unlimited, the crew and all the similar open world racing games.

Would be fun to explore the campaign in coop!

Just realised Mafia III is coming in 5 days. Loved the first two games, let's hope they don't fuck this up.

I'm afraid they will. From what I've seen it looks more like GTA than like Mafia...

Tuperman wrote:So is anyone interested in building a group for horizon 3? I will download it over night and play the shit out of it as I loved test drive unlimited, the crew and all the similar open world racing games.

Would be fun to explore the campaign in coop!

Someone I know was playing it, was thinking about it..... but that price is ridiculous, especially considering it's a somewhat normal 60 dollars in the US.

Got FH3 already. The only downside so far for me is that this game doens't accept my XBOX ONE AFTERGLOW controller