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« on: February 09, 2006, 04:58:10 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2006, 05:21:46 PM » |
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I wondered when you'd get this review up, Mitch. And I'd also like to blame Bill Harris for getting me to run out and buy this game ASAP (as I have a Fry's Electronics near me) a few months back. Worth every penny and then some. |
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2006, 06:23:55 PM » |
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Yeah, quite a fun game. Good review, too.
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2006, 06:52:09 PM » |
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Nice review WBS! Here's another one I need to add to my wish list now.
Is there going to be any difference between the US version and this one?
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« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2006, 07:06:56 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2006, 09:11:08 PM » |
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"US Version"? Is this not out in the US yet?
I also loved the review, and must curse you for making me want to buy yet another game. :lol:
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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2006, 09:22:14 PM » |
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And I'd also like to blame Bill Harris for getting me to run out and buy this game ASAP (as I have a Fry's Electronics near me) a few months back. Worth every penny and then some. How much was it at Fry's? Might be worth a little trip down to Wilsonville at the right price |
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2006, 09:42:24 PM » |
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And I'd also like to blame Bill Harris for getting me to run out and buy this game ASAP (as I have a Fry's Electronics near me) a few months back. Worth every penny and then some. How much was it at Fry's? Might be worth a little trip down to Wilsonville at the right price It's between $30 and $40 but I don't recall off the top of my head. Worth every penny though. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2006, 09:48:15 PM » |
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"US Version"? Is this not out in the US yet?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the currently available version is the European version. If everythings remains the same then I suppose the only thing a US version affects is availability. |
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2006, 09:50:08 PM » |
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Exactly. And if you live near a Fry's or care to hit the GoGamer link on the GT frontpage, then the game can be yours very soon....
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« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2006, 10:29:23 PM » |
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I'll wait a while. I remember all the hype surrounding Europa 1400. And while it was a decent game, it was hard to find, WAY too buggy, and overpriced for what I received.
If the concensus is that it lives up to the hype in six months, I'll get it.
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« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2006, 01:22:47 AM » |
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I'll wait a while. I remember all the hype surrounding Europa 1400. And while it was a decent game, it was hard to find, WAY too buggy, and overpriced for what I received.
If the concensus is that it lives up to the hype in six months, I'll get it. You realize it has been out for 6 months already, right? |
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« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2006, 01:33:00 AM » |
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How's Starforce for it? Will it run on Windows 98?
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« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2006, 01:33:59 AM » |
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I'll wait a while. I remember all the hype surrounding Europa 1400. And while it was a decent game, it was hard to find, WAY too buggy, and overpriced for what I received.
If the concensus is that it lives up to the hype in six months, I'll get it. You realize it has been out for 6 months already, right? I was under the impression it had not been released in the USA yet. How long was Europa 1400 out for in Germany before it was released here? Sorry, I'm going to wait. |
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« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2006, 01:36:24 AM » |
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I'll wait a while. I remember all the hype surrounding Europa 1400. And while it was a decent game, it was hard to find, WAY too buggy, and overpriced for what I received.
If the concensus is that it lives up to the hype in six months, I'll get it. I purchased this the day it came out in the European world. I put more hours into this than I have Civ 4. It was so captivating that my wife, a diehard non-gamer became addicted. Consider yourself hyped. Jonathan |
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« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2006, 01:40:19 AM » |
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STOP!!!
Leave me with my sour grapes- with all of the games I still have to play, the last thing I need right now is another game.
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« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2006, 01:58:01 AM » |
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STOP!!!
Leave me with my sour grapes- with all of the games I still have to play, the last thing I need right now is another game. If you've gotten to the point where you're demanding the forum to stop trying to convince you to buy a game, just give up now. You know you'll be buying it within the next day or two. |
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« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2006, 04:13:00 AM » |
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Good review, even if I think 96/100 is a wee bit steep.
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« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2006, 09:10:28 AM » |
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If you've gotten to the point where you're demanding the forum to stop trying to convince you to buy a game, just give up now. You know you'll be buying it within the next day or two. I was thinking that while reading the review. Sigh. I might have to buy it. I mean WTF, it has text adventures? Must... resist... |
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« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2006, 11:28:22 AM » |
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Gamestop has it scheduled for a US 3/16 release at $30.
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« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2006, 01:43:14 PM » |
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Gamestop has it scheduled for a US 3/16 release at $30. Or it's $40 via GoGamer or Outpost.com (Frys Electronics' webpage) if you must get the European version right this minute. |
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« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2006, 02:16:02 PM » |
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Bought this a few months ago via gogamer. Absolutely love the game. Play it quite a bit. Never encountered any bugs, just some rough translations now and again.
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« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2006, 02:48:20 PM » |
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Never encountered any bugs, just some rough translations now and again. Which I think add to the charm. They even mention as much in the manual that there are some language issues considering it's a few thousand years in the future. There are so few quirks that everything is perfectly understandable, but sometimes you might have to think about a sentence twice to get the meaning. At no point is it a game killer. If anything, it only adds to the quirkiness of the game.  I've also had zero problems with crashes or bugs. Remarkably stable game. If you have to remove Starfarce, the no-cd is out which when combined with the Starfarce removal tool means the game still runs very slick. |
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« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2006, 02:03:57 AM » |
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Anyone have any idea when this will be released in the US?
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« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2006, 03:45:08 AM » |
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well, Gamestop has an ETA of 3-16 for the game. I'm kinda interested but there's so many games coming out in March if I buy this it'll most likely get buried under console games.
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« Reply #25 on: March 02, 2006, 02:19:44 PM » |
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Or you could always check the Release Dates section on the home page of our site. Just sayin'....  |
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« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2006, 04:58:45 PM » |
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Or you could always check the Release Dates section on the home page of our site. Just sayin'.... oooh.... Team Fortress 2 is coming out on 4/15? you guys haven't been holding back on us, have you? :wink: You know, I never noticed that page before. I must be blind :oops: |
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« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2006, 12:09:08 PM » |
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I had no idea that page was there either... |
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« Reply #28 on: March 03, 2006, 03:47:08 PM » |
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You know we have a front page then, yes? |
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« Reply #29 on: March 03, 2006, 10:35:37 PM » |
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You know we have a front page then, yes? I've heard about it, but I thought it was just a vicious dirty rumor. |
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