A good strategy game?

howyegettinon1 · 30-07-2015 3:47pm

downloading XCOM Enemy Unknown and Company of Heroes now:D

Generic Dreadhead · 30-07-2015 3:51pm

howyegettinon1 wrote: »

downloading XCOM Enemy Unknown and Company of Heroes now:D

Why not Enemy Within? It's like X-Com 1.5
Its an expansion with all the original stuff

howyegettinon1 · 30-07-2015 3:57pm

Cormac... wrote: »

Why not Enemy Within? It's like X-Com 1.5
Its an expansion with all the original stuff

ok ill download that one so

The_Valeyard · 30-07-2015 4:06pm

Cormac... wrote: »

Why not Enemy Within? It's like X-Com 1.5
Its an expansion with all the original stuff

WHAT!!!!!!!

I thought it was a separate game, I've been playing Enemy unknown until then was going to move on to Enemy Within.

Generic Dreadhead · 31-07-2015 12:21pm

The_Valeyard wrote: »

WHAT!!!!!!!

I thought it was a separate game, I've been playing Enemy unknown until then was going to move on to Enemy Within.

Well yeah, like I sold my copy of Enemy Unknown when I got Enemy Within. It was the Vanilla, all the DLC and then the new stuff all in a happy bundle. The new missions/story take place alongside the Vanilla mission/story. They are parallel, not sequential.

Sorry, just for clarities sake, the Steam/PC verison requires the Original. The Consoles re-sold Enemy Within as a different boxed game. Either way, playing Enemy Unknown content is during the same time period as the mani game so no reason NOT to own it.

XCOM: Enemy Within is an expansion pack for the turn-based military alien invasion strategy wargaming simulator XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The Windows and OS X editions require XCOM: Enemy Unknown to play; Enemy Within was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as part of the Commander Edition bundled with Enemy Unknown. The iOS and Android versions were released as stand-alone apps not requiring the original mobile port of Enemy Unknown to play.

Dardania · 31-07-2015 12:46pm

My humble suggestion - a bit different from what people here are saying, but Ground Control?:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/254820/

Francie Barrett · 31-07-2015 12:54pm

howyegettinon1 wrote: »

looking for the above, can anyone recommend something?

Last good one I remember was "Commandos" spending hour to complete a mission? Anything similar out recently and decent graphics?

Try out the Combat Mission series of games. It's turn-based rather than RTS and allows to command a whole pile of different units like men, tanks, artillery. Nothing more satisfy than identifying a narrow bottleneck in a map, deploying your troops there in hiding and then waiting until the last minute as the enemy tanks hit your minefield while your bazooka men pop out from the trees, annihilating an entire column of enemy tanks.

Aimead · 31-07-2015 1:25pm

Loved Commando’s, but it became too easy to exploit the brain-dead AI sometimes. Take the example of a patrol that has a fixed route. Simply set your bear trap and, when the alarm dies down, repeat. The alarm doesn’t go off on subsequent killings, making it fairly simple to clear out whole sections of the map.

Any of the suggestions given in this thread avoid this issue?

Sephiroth_dude · 31-07-2015 1:34pm

Give men of war 2 a look in too :pac:

The_Valeyard · 31-07-2015 5:05pm

Cormac... wrote: »

Well yeah, like I sold my copy of Enemy Unknown when I got Enemy Within. It was the Vanilla, all the DLC and then the new stuff all in a happy bundle. The new missions/story take place alongside the Vanilla mission/story. They are parallel, not sequential.

Sorry, just for clarities sake, the Steam/PC verison requires the Original. The Consoles re-sold Enemy Within as a different boxed game. Either way, playing Enemy Unknown content is during the same time period as the mani game so no reason NOT to own it.

Ahh. Balls. I'm too far into it to restart the game.

Generic Dreadhead · 31-07-2015 5:07pm

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Ahh. Balls. I'm too far into it to restart the game.

You're going to be replaying anyway. Everyone knows it! :pac:
Trying to get the perfect base from the start, all the DLC content, trying Harder Modes etc. Such a great game. Especially after a few months break and a return

YouSavedMyLife · 31-07-2015 5:39pm

Finally went ahead and installed Company of Heroes after all the praise it's receiving here. Why did I wait so long? It's everything Dawn of War is and more. Will defiantly get the DLC and the second game

degrassinoel · 31-07-2015 9:38pm

i didnt like the dlc for the first game, but the dlc/expansion (ardennes assault) for CoH2 is quality, the rest is fairly meh

Starscream25 · 31-07-2015 9:42pm

Any casual strategy games I could download on the iPad? I've played xcom, fantastic game, so anything similar for the iPad would be great if anyone knows of any game half decent.

AbusesToilets · 01-08-2015 3:11am

Cormac... wrote: »

You're going to be replaying anyway. Everyone knows it! :pac:
Trying to get the perfect base from the start, all the DLC content, trying Harder Modes etc. Such a great game. Especially after a few months break and a return

Have you played the Long War mod for it? I've looked at it but not sure I have the time to dedicate to it or a wife understanding enough to let me.

Dair76 · 01-08-2015 2:25pm

Starscream25 wrote: »

Any casual strategy games I could download on the iPad? I've played xcom, fantastic game, so anything similar for the iPad would be great if anyone knows of any game half decent.

Take a look at Frozen Synapse (YouTube vids or whatever). It's not similar in terms of visuals etc, nor is it to everyone's tastes. It is however beautifully refined tactical planning that can be played when suits you. Personally, I loved it.

strelok · 02-08-2015 2:27pm

http://www.gog.com/promo/weekend_promo_stratagems_310715

gog are having a strategy game sale atm

men of war: vietnam looks kinda like what OP is after

oh there are actually a **** load of men of war games there

Sephiroth_dude · 02-08-2015 3:25pm

strelok wrote: »

http://www.gog.com/promo/weekend_promo_stratagems_310715

gog are having a strategy game sale atm

men of war: vietnam looks kinda like what OP is after

oh there are actually a **** load of men of war games there

Thats what i recommended

The_Valeyard · 02-08-2015 8:15pm

Cormac... wrote: »

You're going to be replaying anyway. Everyone knows it! :pac:
Trying to get the perfect base from the start, all the DLC content, trying Harder Modes etc. Such a great game. Especially after a few months break and a return

In lost a squad member last night, was tough, he was with me since the beginning, max rank, best gear, tough fecker. Got killed by enemy overwatch

the incredible pudding · 02-08-2015 11:51pm

Frozen synapse is an amazing strategy game. The learning curve is a little bit steep but the pay off is really worth it. Both teams give orders to their units and then they're acted out in real time. It's a fantastic idea that's very nicely realised.

The_Valeyard · 05-08-2015 1:40am

I just completed "operation devils fear" in Xcom. F*ck that was tough as hell!!!

Digital Solitude · 05-08-2015 1:45am

The_Valeyard wrote: »

I just completed "operation devils fear" in Xcom. F*ck that was tough as hell!!!

They're all randomised aside from like 5 :pac:

Generic Dreadhead · 05-08-2015 11:48am

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Have you played the Long War mod for it? I've looked at it but not sure I have the time to dedicate to it or a wife understanding enough to let me.

Nope, I actually think the game is well paced. And I rarely use Mods for games like this genre (Same with Civ or Total War)

The_Valeyard wrote: »

In lost a squad member last night, was tough, he was with me since the beginning, max rank, best gear, tough fecker. Got killed by enemy overwatch

Yeah, this is why I save/load and don't bother with Iron Man etc :pac:

The_Valeyard · 05-08-2015 2:30pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

They're all randomised aside from like 5 :pac:

One of the worst random maps...

Crashed ufo cargo ship. Squad enters ships,
16 aliens have spawned in the room. Was madness and a blood bath. Had to run back and shoot each turn. Entire squad ended up wounded for 7 days after.

_Puma_ · 05-08-2015 2:45pm

degrassinoel wrote: »

i didnt like the dlc for the first game, but the dlc/expansion (ardennes assault) for CoH2 is quality, the rest is fairly meh

Online CoH2 is where it is at. The Campaigns and Theatre of war are good but wouldn't be as enjoyable as the first games campaign. Clocked up 360 hours last I checked on steam for COH2 and it really is my go to game for a bit of competitive gaming. coh2.org and twitch to get a taste of it. Not for the feint hearted but if you were into Warcraft 3 or Starcraft back in the day it would be up your alley.

Skerries · 05-08-2015 3:57pm

this weeks mobile bundle has some good strat games for a €1
https://www.humblebundle.com/mobile

thebeerbaron · 10-08-2015 1:35pm

For RTS strategy it has to be Wargame Airland Battle. Totally brilliant. Real tactics and out smarting your opponent required!

Canaryblue · 12-08-2015 8:52am

IvoryTower wrote: »

rome total war, the total war series is great

roll on warhammer

Little off topic to be bringing this up now, but I used to love Rome total war. What other games out there like it are there? Does the Civilization series compare as well?

Generic Dreadhead · 12-08-2015 10:10am

Canaryblue wrote: »

Little off topic to be bringing this up now, but I used to love Rome total war. What other games out there like it are there? Does the Civilization series compare as well?

Shogun Total War 2 is a much better experience by all accounts

Civ 5 with the main 2 expansions is great

thebeerbaron · 12-08-2015 10:23am

Dont get the new Rome Total war, its a disaster.

A good strategy game?

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