Stormrise

[Vuk]

It was released today, is it any good? If it is, I may consider buying it when it drops in price as a salve on the wounds inflicted by ETW.

[Monk]

Things do not bode well, if one is to trust metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/stormrise?q=stormrise)'s numbers. :shame:

Prior to release, I really didn't see much in the way of hype for this game. A handful of previews across too few of sites. Which is to say nothing of the RTS that just hit the scene, Halo wars, which will without a doubt overshadow it. To the casual gamer, and without a lot of hype to really make it leap from HW's shadow, Stormrise will be a tough sale. ~:(

[Vuk]

hmm...that stinks :P No good RTS games coming out. :P

[adal8or]

http://www.sega.co.uk/stormrise/stormrise.php
It says this has been made by creative assembly, is this true?
If this is so then would it mean no more TW games?

[gollum]

I think that CA has many teams that work independently now.

[Monk]

Yes. It's made by the same company but a different office. Stormrise was made by the Australian brance while the recent ETW was made by the UK one. :yes:

[frogbeastegg]

Merged both stormrise threads.

[Xiahou]

Things do not bode well, if one is to trust metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/stormrise?q=stormrise)'s numbers. :shame:Yeah, it really sounds like a mess. RTS's are notoriously hard to pull off on consoles due to control limitations- but I held out hope for the PC version. Unfortunately, from what I've read, the PC version simply shoe-horned the console style controls and interface into the PC format. Wow... that's bad. :sweatdrop:

[hellenes]

Yeah, it really sounds like a mess. RTS's are notoriously hard to pull off on consoles due to control limitations- but I held out hope for the PC version. Unfortunately, from what I've read, the PC version simply shoe-horned the console style controls and interface into the PC format. Wow... that's bad. :sweatdrop:

Yep...Ive sadly got it....in which case the only benefit this mess had on me is the fact that next to it ETW looks like a masterpiece... :laugh4::laugh4:
Sold to CEX day after....anyway I just wonder when CA will just concetrate to do what they know best in stead of making one flop after another...??

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Both the 360 and PS3 support USB mice and keyboards, why doesn't anyone develop an RTS that supports real controls?

[Husar]

Both the 360 and PS3 support USB mice and keyboards, why doesn't anyone develop an RTS that supports real controls?

I guess because a lot of people would not have them anyway and consoles are usually situated near the TV where there is often no suitable table to use a mouse and keyboard. I must be in the minority having my PS3 on my desk, hooked up to my computer monitor.