Comments on: The man with the plan http://www.gamingdaily.co.uk/2009/the-man-with-the-plan/ a pc gaming blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pstonie http://www.gamingdaily.co.uk/2009/the-man-with-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-20263 Pstonie Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:11:05 +0000 http://www.gamingdaily.co.uk/?p=1650#comment-20263 Loved this about Farcry 2 as well. Another recent game I found that does it well is Sins of a Solar Empire. It's a lot more vanilla RTS than I had hoped, but still allows you to tailor a specialised fleet sufficiently. And the jump lengths can be huge, so you better hope that's not an enemy's de facto staging area or you'll at best come limping home. Maybe one day they'll make a Battlestar Galactica game like this. Loved this about Farcry 2 as well. Another recent game I found that does it well is Sins of a Solar Empire. It’s a lot more vanilla RTS than I had hoped, but still allows you to tailor a specialised fleet sufficiently. And the jump lengths can be huge, so you better hope that’s not an enemy’s de facto staging area or you’ll at best come limping home.

Maybe one day they’ll make a Battlestar Galactica game like this.

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]]> By: Mickiscoole http://www.gamingdaily.co.uk/2009/the-man-with-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-20261 Mickiscoole Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:04:58 +0000 http://www.gamingdaily.co.uk/?p=1650#comment-20261 SWAT 4 is another game which has a heavy planning component. The action exists in bursts of 30 seconds max, and then you repeat the process. Its awesome. SWAT 4 is another game which has a heavy planning component. The action exists in bursts of 30 seconds max, and then you repeat the process. Its awesome.

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]]> By: EGTF http://www.gamingdaily.co.uk/2009/the-man-with-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-20143 EGTF Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:26:26 +0000 http://www.gamingdaily.co.uk/?p=1650#comment-20143 The upgrade system of the weapons in Hitman is another reason to love it. I mean, if you play it well all you'll ever need to upgrade is the pistol. If you play it brilliantly then you need no weapons at all. But the fact they give you an M4 and Shotgun to toy around with, in a box to retreat to for the "Oh fuck" moments. The only thing I was sad about in Hitman was the lack of areas to use the sniper rifle, with whatever tall dark corner I got it out in meaning I was instantly spotted :/. Action games though still twitchy tend to have taken aboard slightly by limiting you to two weapons and a pistol, requiring you to plan what to take. I prefer the farcry 2 method of the unlimited weapon warehouse, so I don't have to be sad that I had to throw away a really good gun as the situation didn't call for it. The upgrade system of the weapons in Hitman is another reason to love it. I mean, if you play it well all you’ll ever need to upgrade is the pistol. If you play it brilliantly then you need no weapons at all. But the fact they give you an M4 and Shotgun to toy around with, in a box to retreat to for the “Oh fuck” moments. The only thing I was sad about in Hitman was the lack of areas to use the sniper rifle, with whatever tall dark corner I got it out in meaning I was instantly spotted :/.

Action games though still twitchy tend to have taken aboard slightly by limiting you to two weapons and a pistol, requiring you to plan what to take. I prefer the farcry 2 method of the unlimited weapon warehouse, so I don’t have to be sad that I had to throw away a really good gun as the situation didn’t call for it.

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