I've not played either onlinebut DOW2 gets very samey after a while. It's the same maps over just adding more units as you level.
I'm a TW fanboy but this one is particularly good. The sea battles are supers ( even if they did lift it straight from Pirates and Tortuga )
Not much into it yet but very much enjoying the world campaign and I'm thinking of taking a look at the Americas campaign ( which goes from Jamestown landing to independence )
(I'm a TW fanboy but this one is particularly good. The sea battles are supers ( even if they did lift it straight from Pirates and Tortuga )
Not much into it yet but very much enjoying the world campaign and I'm thinking of taking a look at the Americas campaign ( which goes from Jamestown landing to independence )
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sun 8 Mar 2009, 12:44,
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sounds interesting. i've only really played medieval TW 2 any extent.i'll have to pop down the shops later and have a look which appeals to me most.
how do you mean the sea battles are like pirates? surely they're not so arcadey? that's the feature i'm most interested to see how they execute
(how do you mean the sea battles are like pirates? surely they're not so arcadey? that's the feature i'm most interested to see how they execute
Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank,
Sun 8 Mar 2009, 12:48,
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no they are superb in visualsbut the gameplay is just the same ( not that you could alter a cannon led sea battle much )
Also I meant the last Pirates, not the original.
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Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sun 8 Mar 2009, 12:50,
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oh right wow. so you are directly controlling a ship rather than a whole fleet.that looks really awesome
is that a grapeshot button i can see? yay!
(is that a grapeshot button i can see? yay!
Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank,
Sun 8 Mar 2009, 13:03,
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yeah.This is just a shot from the sea battle tutorial ( quickest way for me to get a screenie ) but in play you can have huge fleets and control each unit in the same way you do the land battles.
And yeah. Standard pirates fayre. Ball for the hul, chain for the sails and rig with grap to take down the crew. You can also board a ship and fight hand to hand if you have slowed her down enough to get the grappling hooks on.
That's great, you get the crew singing from the yards like Errol Flynn :)
(And yeah. Standard pirates fayre. Ball for the hul, chain for the sails and rig with grap to take down the crew. You can also board a ship and fight hand to hand if you have slowed her down enough to get the grappling hooks on.
That's great, you get the crew singing from the yards like Errol Flynn :)
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sun 8 Mar 2009, 13:09,
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