[Consim-l] Recommended recent Computer games for us grognard-types

[John Pancoast]

In terms of asl-like, I'd recommend the Combat Mission games,
www.battlefront.com, as well as the Close Combat games already mentioned,
though this series (CC) is done in real time.

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael R Duttera" <mduttgames at juno.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:25 AM
Subject: [Consim-l] Recommended recent Computer games for us grognard-types


> Guys,
> The recent emails on computer games reminded me I wanted to get the
> skinny on recent computer games that folks who like the kind of games we
> do would find worthwhile to plunk down some bucks to get.
> I currently plan on spending ca. 3K U.S.$'s sometime in Feb. or early
> March getting a state of the Art computer, deciding to finally retire my
> old 486. I'm mostly getting the new puter to be able to use the internet
> in a state of the art mode. Most of my other serious computer use is
> taken care of just fine with my old 486  software.  The latest games
> can't run on the 486 but upgrading the system for the sake of games was
> never a priority. But now that I'm committed to finally upgrade anyway, I
> will also get some state of the art games so I'm looking for
> reccommendations....
>
> I'd like a game like ASL. (never did get to progress too far in that
> series as either me or my opponent would move before we advanced more
> than ca. 8 or so scenarios to just before or starting ones with vehicles)
>
> I'd also be interested in Strategic games where my favs in boardgames are
> A3R, VG Civil War, VG Peloponnesian War, EIA.
>
> I'd like one good immersive D&D-esque like game. Back in the days when
> 486's were the current state of the art I never did find one single D&D
> game that really fit the bill. A number of them had one or 2 neat things
> about them but they all had problems of one sort or another, the main
> thing being they became too repetitive after a while. I never did come
> across one that had all the elements such a game needs all in one
> package. Are there any current games that succeed? As a fan of Lotr as
> well, are any games based on that any good for grognards?
>
> I'd also like a good addictive Space Empires building game ala the old
> Stars! game for Win3.1+, which was obviously inspired by the older
> Stellar Conquest boardgame. Does Stars! run on Windows XP?
>
> I'm not that interested in games that make up for crappy AI by making the
> game real time where one has to rush and the challenge is in responding
> faster than the computer opponent, whose "strategy" isn't sophistcated at
> all, just quick. So I suppose I prefer a turn-based approach except
> possibly for games where that might be more appropriate, like for a 1st
> person tactical combat sim.
>
> But any and all reccommendations will be gratefully considered,
> Mike
>
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