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Anonymous   01-05-2003 at 12:03:28 AM

I'm really glad Tom's HW Guide now reviews movies and games, but does anyone read them? I think most visitors are only interested in hardware. Also, the giant game sites have huge databases of game reviews+downloads.

I'm really glad there's now more variety here, but does anyone read the reviews? I plan to read the DVD reviews, but most of the game reviews I've already read from sites and magazines a week or 2 ago.

Maybe Tom's HW could evolve into a mega site with reviews of hardware, software, and entertainment. But I hope Tom's HW continues to focus on hardware, and do games+movies as a much smaller project.

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papasmurf   01-05-2003 at 12:22:37 AM
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I do not read game reviews, ever. If I see an interesting game I play it, I read about the games before they come out but actual reviews...suck they just aret interesting. I like toms for the hardware news, I am much more into hardware than games. I like the idea that my machine can run games faster than 95% of everyone else but sometimes I dont choose to run them lol

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Spitfire_x86   01-05-2003 at 02:57:54 AM
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I'm still to read a THG game reveiw. I hope that I will read the Age of Mythology reveiw.

Their game review section is 100% unnecessary. Nobody here comes to read game reviews. There are many great sites dedicated to reviewing games. People are used to go there. I go to <A HREF="http://www.actiontrip.com" target="_new"> Actiontrip </A> for game reviews.

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svol   01-05-2003 at 03:47:12 PM
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Only the Age of Mythology review could have interested me, but I already own the game.

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jheine   01-05-2003 at 11:47:30 PM
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No, can't say it peaked my interest. I'm not a gamer though, so unless I see something that someone else has in action, it wouldn't impress me as much. The last game I actually was interested enough to play was FFX on PS2, but that was my old roomates, and I can't justify getting my own PS2 just for one game.

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jheine   01-06-2003 at 12:29:55 AM
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Actually, maybe they can expand it to incorporate more software to interest a wider group of people. I understand the games since they tend to demand alot of resources, but there are other apps that do as well.

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Spitfire_x86   01-06-2003 at 03:32:10 AM
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Do you like Age of Myhology?

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jlbigguy   01-06-2003 at 03:14:43 PM
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I enjoy game reviews, but these were short and uninformative. Nothing like reviews found on Sharky's or Firingsquad.

Tom should stick to hardware reviews, or get someone who can review games in detail.

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WingDing   01-06-2003 at 03:33:46 PM
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Agreed. THG doesn't even have a decent scoring system for games. They should stick to what they're good at.

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groth2757   01-06-2003 at 04:51:55 PM
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Wow Wingding! That was the first post I read that you didn't mention shagging some poor victim. Are you feeling ok??

I enjoy game reviews but I have other sites I visit to read about games.

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WingDing   01-06-2003 at 05:01:06 PM
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Well I promised not to deliberately sidetrack serious threads, so I'm trying to keep my word.

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svol   01-06-2003 at 09:13:00 PM
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Yeah... it looks very nice and there are some great new things. The mission are very nice too.

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dhlucke   01-06-2003 at 09:40:31 PM
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I read through the game reviews last night. They're stupid and give no real info. Personally I think they're a complete waste of time.

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HolyShiznit   01-06-2003 at 10:21:11 PM
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I don't read them. This site should stick to its strengths.

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Eden   01-07-2003 at 05:17:38 AM
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You haven't seen him posting in the Graphics forum yet have you?

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Spitfire_x86   01-07-2003 at 11:00:27 AM
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This game looks and feels like an improved version of original AoE. It's not a good successor of AoE-2. After playing AoE-2, anybody should be dissapointed with this game. Things are too small, like original AoE. Maybe there will be AoM-2 soon, and I hope it will look and feel like AoE-2

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Eden   01-08-2003 at 05:13:40 AM
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It has zooming and rotation, I loved the way it felt, much more optimized than any 3d game I've yet seen. Graphics are top notch yet they do not hog my Ti200 at all.

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Spitfire_x86   01-08-2003 at 10:51:09 AM
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Is it a 3D game? Only cutscences of this game is 3D.

I get 30 fps with my nForce IGP-128 at 1024 x 768 res.

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Eden   01-08-2003 at 10:44:25 PM
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LOL, it most certainly is a 3D game!

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Spitfire_x86   01-09-2003 at 03:29:58 AM
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LOL, it most certainly is a 3D game!


How?

BTW, how to use the zoom feature in this game? I can't find it anywhere

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Eden   01-09-2003 at 03:37:45 AM
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AoM has built in Zoom and Rotation IIRC, with either the mouse wheel or some button. Just check the help file or configuration of buttons.
It is 3d as you can closely check. Cutscenes are 3d as well, haven't you seen them?!

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Spitfire_x86   01-09-2003 at 10:39:15 AM
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I have found the way to rotate map in pdf game manual, but it says nothing about zooming the map. Tell me exactly what to do to zoom the map

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It is 3d as you can closely check


So AoE and AoE-2 are also 3D?

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Eden   01-10-2003 at 05:07:36 AM
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No, I am talking only about AoM!

IIRC wheel mouse rolling zooms in. I don't have the demo anymore but I really do recall zooming being available. Unless my huge RAM brain is deceiving me.

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Spitfire_x86   01-10-2003 at 09:37:34 AM
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Another guy in games forum answered my question. This game looks ugly with bigger objects. Reason- they are designed to display in smaller shape. AoE-2 is a different storry. It looks great with bigger objects.

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No, I am talking only about AoM!


Except cutscenes, all AoE games and AoM look similar. So I asked this question

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svol   01-10-2003 at 06:57:21 PM
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Yes it is quite different from AoE2... but I'm not dissapointed with the game. It is in full 3D has a lot of AeO2 strenghts and great civs and units. So what is your favourite mythologic unit?

Oh and if there comes an add-on for this game I suspect they will put in the Roman culture.

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svol   01-10-2003 at 06:59:23 PM
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No AoE and AoE2 are both 2D... but the units in AoE2 are more rounded and look more real.

I think this game is as 3D as Star Trek Armada... if you know that game.

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Spitfire_x86   01-11-2003 at 02:03:07 AM
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Haven't played with Norse civilization yet, I like Phoenix more than other Greek and Egyptian myth units.

No, I haven't played Star Trek Armada.

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Spitfire_x86   01-11-2003 at 02:07:35 AM
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BTW, who is stronger in your eye between Arkantos and Ajax? IMO, Ajax is stronger

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svol   01-11-2003 at 01:17:10 PM
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Ajax is stronger... but Arcantos has a nice additional power.
I didn't play much with the Egyptians yet but the Phoenix sounds good. My favourites from the Greek civ is the Golden Giant though they're slow... the throwing Cyclops is also funny, even seen a flying elephant?

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Spitfire_x86   01-12-2003 at 02:53:23 AM
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Flying Elephant? Are you reffering pegasus? Or the flying hippo that you can get using cheatcode?

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svol   01-12-2003 at 03:35:36 PM
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Nono, I'm referring to a Cyclops throwing an elephant... it is very funny to see.

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knowan   01-12-2003 at 05:35:08 PM
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Oh and if there comes an add-on for this game I suspect they will put in the Roman culture.



Actually, I don't think they'll use Romans, since the Roman gods and the Greek gods are basically the same. I also can't see them adding Indian (Hindu) gods, since the Hindu religion is still active and they don't want to stir up any controversey by using a living religion.

I think they'll add Celts, and possibly Mayan and Japanese/Chinese. Who knows, maybe they'll use Sumerian/Babalonian civs as well.

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Anonymous   01-12-2003 at 05:46:51 PM
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How many civilizations are there total in Age of Mythology? I remember being really impressed with the bunches Age of Empries 2 had.

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svol   01-12-2003 at 07:01:32 PM
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Three building/civ types with 3 major-gods for either type. And then you also have atleast 6 minor-gods for eich civ.

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svol   01-12-2003 at 07:03:18 PM
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Hmmmm... yes you're right, for the most part only the names where different. Including Asian civs and maybe Celts and other 'barbarians' in old-Europe makes sense,

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