Carriers at War Matrix Games Edition

Overkill · 04-29-08, 08:31 AM

Anyone played it? Is it worth $60?

Overkill · 05-01-08, 10:41 AM

No feedback at all? Surely someone here has played it.

wetwarev7 · 05-01-08, 12:46 PM

Sometimes, silence can say it all, fellow Georgian!

Raptor1 · 05-01-08, 01:46 PM

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Sometimes, silence can say it all, fellow Georgian!

Only sometimes though...

NefariousKoel · 05-01-08, 11:18 PM

$60?!

I paid $39.99 for mine IIRC.

It's a great game, but lacks in replayability as there's only so many scenarios.

The good: Fog of War is excellent and often misleading, relatively easy to play, looks like multiplayer is tons of fun, AI isn't too predictable, can finish a game in an hour or two, and more action with less downtime than many wargames.

The bad: Not too many scenarios (though each has alternates), not very user created content friendly.

Janus · 05-02-08, 12:19 AM

I played it for about 1 or 2 weeks then I became bored. The longtime motivation is almost not present for me, maybe it would be better if the game was not so focused on the carriers and if there was a kind of campaign.

PeriscopeDepth · 05-02-08, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Janus

I played it for about 1 or 2 weeks then I became bored. The longtime motivation is almost not present for me, maybe it would be better if the game was not so focused on the carriers and if there was a kind of campaign.

That's called War in the Pacific. And it is an absolutely massive, complicated grand strategy game.

PD

NEON DEON · 05-02-08, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Janus

I played it for about 1 or 2 weeks then I became bored. The longtime motivation is almost not present for me, maybe it would be better if the game was not so focused on the carriers and if there was a kind of campaign.

That's called War in the Pacific. And it is an absolutely massive, complicated grand strategy game.

PD

I played War in Russia which was a remake of Second Front. It was a detailed division level game of the Russian front. I still have the original Second front version that was made in the late 80's. WIR used to be free at Matrix. Not sure if they still have it tho. I never got around to playing WIP but did play the equally massive WIP board game with friends many years ago.

Janus · 05-03-08, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Janus

I played it for about 1 or 2 weeks then I became bored. The longtime motivation is almost not present for me, maybe it would be better if the game was not so focused on the carriers and if there was a kind of campaign.

That's called War in the Pacific. And it is an absolutely massive, complicated grand strategy game.

PD

I don't understand what you are trying to say. Do you mean because the game is about the Pacific War there must not be a more long term campaign?

Raptor1 · 05-03-08, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janus

I played it for about 1 or 2 weeks then I became bored. The longtime motivation is almost not present for me, maybe it would be better if the game was not so focused on the carriers and if there was a kind of campaign.

That's called War in the Pacific. And it is an absolutely massive, complicated grand strategy game.

PD

I don't understand what you are trying to say. Do you mean because the game is about the Pacific War there must not be a more long term campaign?

I believe he's talking about a game called "War in the Pacific"

PeriscopeDepth · 05-06-08, 12:13 PM

Yeah, sorry I was unclear:
http://www.matrixgames.com/games/game.asp?gid=294

PD

04-29-08, 08:31 AM	#1
Overkill Frogman Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 302 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Carriers at War Matrix Games Edition Anyone played it? Is it worth $60? __________________

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Overkill Frogman Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 302 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	No feedback at all? Surely someone here has played it. __________________

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wetwarev7 Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Deep Waters Posts: 871 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Sometimes, silence can say it all, fellow Georgian! __________________ Guess I should change my sig since SH5 has an offline mode now

05-01-08, 11:18 PM	#5
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	$60?! I paid $39.99 for mine IIRC. It's a great game, but lacks in replayability as there's only so many scenarios. The good: Fog of War is excellent and often misleading, relatively easy to play, looks like multiplayer is tons of fun, AI isn't too predictable, can finish a game in an hour or two, and more action with less downtime than many wargames. The bad: Not too many scenarios (though each has alternates), not very user created content friendly. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

05-02-08, 12:19 AM	#6
Janus XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 434 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I played it for about 1 or 2 weeks then I became bored. The longtime motivation is almost not present for me, maybe it would be better if the game was not so focused on the carriers and if there was a kind of campaign.

05-06-08, 12:13 PM	#11
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Yeah, sorry I was unclear: http://www.matrixgames.com/games/game.asp?gid=294 PD