invalidopcode
03-18-2011, 18:31
Based on the decline of the Total War series in general I was going to hold off on buying SG2 until the hive mind had reached a favorable consesus. However, I was bored so I took the plunge...
I have to say I have been pleasantly surprised. The eye and ear candy is top notch, of course, but I am finding that the developers finally paid attention to the details and stepped up the quality. Sure, there a couple of small annoyances (e.g. slow mouse scrolling) but overall the game is very "tight" and well thought out. It feels like a strategy game again.
The AI seems to have gotten better. So much so that I abandoned 2 campaigns on normal mode - mostly because I assumed I could steamroll the AI and did not take adequate precautions against counter attacks.
In any event, I was expecting a turd but found something that has the promise of being something special. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes in the next week or so as I get to the end game and see how well the game holds up to all of the features and nuances.
I have to say I have been pleasantly surprised. The eye and ear candy is top notch, of course, but I am finding that the developers finally paid attention to the details and stepped up the quality. Sure, there a couple of small annoyances (e.g. slow mouse scrolling) but overall the game is very "tight" and well thought out. It feels like a strategy game again.
The AI seems to have gotten better. So much so that I abandoned 2 campaigns on normal mode - mostly because I assumed I could steamroll the AI and did not take adequate precautions against counter attacks.
In any event, I was expecting a turd but found something that has the promise of being something special. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes in the next week or so as I get to the end game and see how well the game holds up to all of the features and nuances.