War Plan Pacific

[Bismarck]

Here's another video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzZlfVXPbm0

[tgb]

I don't think I played this since it first came out, but now I've reinstalled it.  You bastiches.

[Grim.Reaper]

With all this talk about shrapnel games, anyone ever play salvo....any good?

[Bismarck]

I found the mechanics tedious.

[Gusington]

Damn you people  :'(

[Bismarck]

Kissy-kissy, Gus. ;D ;D

[Nefaro]

With all this talk about shrapnel games, anyone ever play salvo....any good?

I tried playing the demo, years ago, but had some display issues with the game & the interface was already troublesome before that.   Looks like support dropped off for it very quickly, too.  :(  I had hopes for it, despite the blindingly fugly graphics, but it didn't seem very popular with the users.

[Grim.Reaper]

Thanks for the thoughts on Salvo....the theme of the game sounded interesting, but sounds best to hold off....now war plan might different for me....been playing the demo a bit and seems like it could be fun....might see what all the holiday sales have to offer first, but this could be a purchase for me soon.

[spelk]

We should have a regular game resurrection thread that just mentions older games not visited much, and just the mention of the game seems to generate a whole boatload of excitement and enthusiasm again. I always have WPP installed on my laptop, but after this thread, I'm tempted to play it again - even with all the new games dropping out of the sky. Odd really.

It's a wonder the game companies don't plant an over-enthusiastic individual in the forums to do such a thing, generate interest in long past their sell by date products, to whip up wargaming enthusiasm into a purchasing froth! :)

In fact, rather than the cynical view to sell things, we could attempt a regular-ish feature of declaring a game a month, and have members of our community play it (whether against each other, or just singular, reporting their experiences). 12 older games explored in a year, and perhaps new folks can join in the nostalgia of these games with the others? Just a thought.

[Nefaro]

In fact, rather than the cynical view to sell things, we could attempt a regular-ish feature of declaring a game a month, and have members of our community play it (whether against each other, or just singular, reporting their experiences). 12 older games explored in a year, and perhaps new folks can join in the nostalgia of these games with the others? Just a thought.

I've kinda been using the screenshot thread for my oldies lately.   But when I get stoked about an old title I've revisited, I'll usually just do a search for the game's original thread, and post in that, or make a new one if it doesn't exist.  It keeps the threads well-organized.

As for handing out homework assignments, I dunno how well that would be adhered to unless it was something for the front page of the site (like an oldie AAR or revisitation review).  I think this latter one would be an interesting approach, especially if it featured some older games that didn't garner a site review or extensive chatter on the forum.  There are always titles that either slip past me (especially now that indie developers are cranking them out in droves), or I put off buying and forget about, that are probably still worth a look.

[LongBlade]

In fact, rather than the cynical view to sell things, we could attempt a regular-ish feature of declaring a game a month, and have members of our community play it (whether against each other, or just singular, reporting their experiences). 12 older games explored in a year, and perhaps new folks can join in the nostalgia of these games with the others? Just a thought.

Not a bad idea.

Our Friday threads may offer the opportunity to do that. They sometimes spark conversations about getting together for multiplayer games.

[GJK]

We should have a regular game resurrection thread that just mentions older games not visited much, and just the mention of the game seems to generate a whole boatload of excitement and enthusiasm again. I always have WPP installed on my laptop, but after this thread, I'm tempted to play it again - even with all the new games dropping out of the sky. Odd really.

Hasn't that always been the case with wargamer's....always purchasing more and more games like a crack addiction even though we need another game like we need a hole in our heads (that old phrase may be phased out now with all the piercings that kids are getting, but I digress).  It's the "this will be the game that I always go back to" and yet we rarely, if ever, find that one be all-end all game.  How many games have been purchased and then purged off the harddrive or just sit on the bookshelf collecting dust?  How often do you sit and stare at the list of games that you could be playing and you launch the game or open the box and then decide the better of it and switch to the XBox and some FPS?  I know I've been there many, many times.  WPP is a simple game to play so it is one that I'll launch if I'm in a Pacific War mood and want something that isn't going to overwhelm me with complex menus and submenus and number crunching and 100's of mouse clicks before I start each turn. 

[Zulu1966]

We should have a regular game resurrection thread that just mentions older games not visited much, and just the mention of the game seems to generate a whole boatload of excitement and enthusiasm again. I always have WPP installed on my laptop, but after this thread, I'm tempted to play it again - even with all the new games dropping out of the sky. Odd really.

Hasn't that always been the case with wargamer's....always purchasing more and more games like a crack addiction even though we need another game like we need a hole in our heads (that old phrase may be phased out now with all the piercings that kids are getting, but I digress).  It's the "this will be the game that I always go back to" and yet we rarely, if ever, find that one be all-end all game.  How many games have been purchased and then purged off the harddrive or just sit on the bookshelf collecting dust?  How often do you sit and stare at the list of games that you could be playing and you launch the game or open the box and then decide the better of it and switch to the XBox and some FPS?  I know I've been there many, many times.  WPP is a simple game to play so it is one that I'll launch if I'm in a Pacific War mood and want something that isn't going to overwhelm me with complex menus and submenus and number crunching and 100's of mouse clicks before I start each turn.

Well I worked out roughly recently that to play all the games I have to completion of all their content I would have to live for another 186 years given my current allocation of gaming time. thats also only the games I want to play. Yet I still buy virtually everything that comes out wargame wise. I tell my wife that wargames dont cost as much as crack cocaine so she shouldnt complain.

To my mind its the principle of diminishing returns - the less time you have to play - the more time you spend figuring out what to play to make best use of  it - leading to less time to play and the whole vicious circle repeats itself.

[Bismarck]

""Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."

Always worked for me.

[GJK]

""Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."

Always worked for me.

Worked for Flounder as well.  Not so much for Bluto (IRL).