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I'm gonna sound like a dunce now but, what's that in reference too? I found it but, didn't think anything of it. Also, I'm on the cusp of finishing my no deaths/no alarms/doctorate playthrough and I've just checked the collectibles guide and realised I've missed an ebook back in detroit! Damn it!

Haha, just found a giant poster in this game advertising… Final F (writing obscured by anime character) sy XXVII Well played Edios Montreal, well played…

Does anyone remember Invasion? Bodysnatchers but, in the Lost, drag it out eternally and mislead you, style. Like, the second series ended on such a REAL cliffhanger, with entire town being rounded up by the "military" and loads of key character and plot points. Then just dropped, the worst. Also, Perfect Couples, which I know is a sitcom, but it was also one of the few I could sit down and enjoy with the wife, unlike her other favourite shows, gossip girl/90210 and the like. Funny, but in a, that couple is so "so and so" who we know, isn't that funny, OMG that's just like us, yadahyadah. Also, Stargate SG1 should never have been cancelled and no one can persuade me otherwise!

I have a fundraising hat, I'm sure we could do it.

Either that or Turn based or Long Form. Neptune is more the latter.

Man, I wish you could play Sins of a Solar Empire Asynchronously, that'd be perfect for this, with the diplomacy add on, there's a lot of nuance and scope. Trade Pacts, ceasefires, missions against other factions.

Its so that exactly 2 generations of hardware later they can release the emulated version and we'll all be forced to buy it because its a million times cheaper than the physical copy. They'll re-release they GC control version on the WiiU, you just watch, lol. Also, that Pikmin commetary thing sounds awesome, I really wish this had online play so I could play against one of you guys, ill jusst have to start my own E-sports league I guess……

Haha, fair one, didn't realise it was at a premium. I picked mine up reduced in asda for no discernable reason to like 15 quid. I suppose backwards compatibility is always good, but I was more saying I could understand why the developers wouldn't see it as neccessary on a system that already supports the other software, that make sense? Anyway PIKMIN!!!!

Chris, with the way the whistle mechanic works, precision isn't too much of a problem, there's not a lot of cases where ur living Pikmin behind or what not, you can just hold down whistle and swipe up a whole group. Unless ur trying to pick out indiviual Pikmin out of a large group precision shouldn't be an issue. Also seeing as its the Wii version, and there's already a GC version out there, why would they put compatibility in?

I'd definately be up for this, ill watch the thread, but if a new one gets up and running drop me a PM just incase.

As far as I can remember from my last playthrough, you use the Wii-mote to move and direct the little interaction circle, while using the nun-chuck analogue stick to move little olimar. Its quite intuitive actually, I had no problems going from 1 to 2.

I know right? What the heck is that? An Underline? Or a scratch out line? Its like half way between both, get your script sorted out Chris!

Did you ever play the Barbarian Invasion expansion for Rome? That covers quite a bit of the time period your discussing there. Its by no means as in depth as your suggesting, but does deal with concepts like the conversion to Christianity and Nomadic invasions. The difficulty with a game like the one your suggesting is that Byzantium never truely medievilised. If it hadn't have been for their incompetent and early dying competent leaders, they probably would have dominated the west, and assimilated all the prot-states. Their just a bit like an Eldar race that isn't dying. Also, Crusader Kings 2 has just come out and is seet 1066 to like 1450, post Lombards but, definately medievil. It handles the Byzantium thing quite well, as the game involves lots of Vassal orgnisation and nomadic invasion.

Probably a pretty tricky stunt to pull off, and difficult to fake without a lot of work and losing a lot of the funny.

Old style 20's guys falling down open man-hole covers, or engaging in similarly humorous prat falls.

I feel cheated. I was mis-sold this particular bill of goods. Shame on you sir. :-P

Just picked this up on ebay for cheap. Let me know if you start a new campaign, once I've got the basics down, ill give it a go.

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Oooo, I like the idea of exploring the co-op/multiplayer aspect. I suppose I've always considered RTS as a single experience, other than the odd Age of Empires duel. But, a lot of what I was suggesting there was to counter that "juggernaught" problem that happens in a lot of long form games, where you get to a point, where you own half the world and no one, not even someone you haven't discovered yet, can muster up enough resistence to halt your momentum. A human opponent could do that. But, its all about logistics isn't it? Combining that long form RTS with how an actual human being plays games. A campaign like that would require a lot of dedication and organisation to pull off. A lot of this reminds me of the conversation on last weeks Giantbomb, the one about implementing Journey style multiplayer in a FPS like CoD. Could that be done with an RTS? For things like battles? If we imagine just for easiness sake that were using the rome battlle system, and have human players controlling the opposition in a battle, defending a city or attacking? It'd be so hard to do, one player would end up with a force he didn't choose, and it isn't really a solution to the "juggernaught" problem, still an interesting idea tho?

It already happened, it was Rome : Total War and it was awesome, lol. If were gonna go for total wishlisting, it would be a blend of Civ, Rome, CK2 and maybe a bit of Empire: TW To be more specific, Rome-like map, a similar but, reigned in for obvious reason, civ style settlement placing, CK2 politics/dynasty control, spanning the whole globe, starting at the beginning of civilization. You are the Patriarch of a family emerging from the Zagros mountains, settling the first cities in Mesopotamia, slowly developing the concept of Kingship, then Empire, then perhaps nation? Uncivilised nomadic tribes are always ready to swoop down on your over-stretched empire, vassals and underling must be kept in-line, a 6000 year dynasty doesn't just protect itself you know. Spread your influence and knowledge, develop new and better ways of travelling the great distances within your empire and the un-explored world. Will your expansion have forced others to migrate to the americas earlier? Is a. Nasant austrailian kingdom ready to hack at your unprotected underbelly? Or will a Bizarro Alexander cut a blazing path through your hereditary holdings with an uncounterable technology? Basically - History : The Game

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(Satisfied sigh) Ah, video games I have a premonition of 2033 making my PC bug out and die as its got a bit more polish. And as you say, looks nice. But, a customer gave me a PC today at work, so who knows? I may have a gem on my hands.

Ok, Chernobyl? Or Pripyat?

Don't worry, I've played Crusader Kings 2, I'm emminently capable of flailing around in a game for the first 10 hours being inexplicably punished until I work it ouy.