And Tom Chick tells you why http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/05/05/ten-reasons-imperialism-ii-greatest-strategy-game-ever-made/
Thought this to be an interesting write up and I have the game from GOG......
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I picked up Imperialism II from GOG last year as well. I still haven't played it enough to say whether or not it's among the all-time greats (much less *the* greatest), but I definitely have fun whenever I play it. :)
It was a good game but, I never got whole layline thing, it just seemed out of place in the game.
One of my all time favorites. My strategy was to scour the new world for diamonds for concentrated cash and build a powerful navy. Once you win a decisive naval battle at the AIs capital, it was game over for them.
I played the bejeesus out of this one. I still have a pretty lengthy list of map seeds that provide you with a monster start.
I love to see love for Imperialism! But as much as I love the game I don't know if I would crown it THE greatest strategy game ever made. It's certainly on my top five list. A lot of game designers could certainly learn a few things from Imperialism I and II.
Quote from: SgtRock on May 06, 2014, 11:16:58 AM
It was a good game but, I never got whole layline thing, it just seemed out of place in the game.
What layline thing? ???
Don't know what a 'layline' is either. I have played Imp2 at least once every year since it came out (90's). I wouldn't have said it was the greatest but then, it's the only game I've played that much (USAAF on my Atari is a close second).
Imperialism II is my all-time favorite too. It's been on every hard drive I've owned since 1999.
The game should be required study for anyone setting out to make a turn-based strategy game. Every decision has a clear but important consequence - and a clear and compelling alternative path.
It's hard to capture what makes the game so good without waxing metaphysical, but I think the essence of it is that the developers captured an elegant, near-perfect balance between abstraction and detail.
Quote from: bbmike on May 06, 2014, 05:24:04 PM
I love to see love for Imperialism! But as much as I love the game I don't know if I would crown it THE greatest strategy game ever made. It's certainly on my top five list. A lot of game designers could certainly learn a few things from Imperialism I and II.
Quote from: SgtRock on May 06, 2014, 11:16:58 AM
It was a good game but, I never got whole layline thing, it just seemed out of place in the game.
What layline thing? ???
Maybe I'm thinking of some other game, it's been a long time.