War in the Pacific (Admiral's Edition)

Arclight · 01-16-10, 08:29 AM

Cool, an actually decent manual! Remember those days?

Torplexed · 01-16-10, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Cool, an actually decent manual! Remember those days?

Yes...it is a nice manual. Just a shame they couldn't have substituted the 'Printed in China' label on the back with one that says 'Printed the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.'

Arclight · 01-17-10, 07:17 AM

Lucky me, don't have any such label.

It's gonna take me a week before I end my first turn.

Egan · 01-20-10, 03:53 PM

Seriously thinking about buying this. Having decided to probably permanently pass on HOI3 I have a gap in my schedules for a decent and detailed strategy game. I know it's not exactly the same game as HOI3 but to me thats a major plus point! I have a copy of Uncommon Valor around somewhere that I loved but this looks crazy good.

The one downside is the price. Obviously if they are going to the trouble of printing a full colour manual I should support that but it's nearly 60 quid by the time postage is added in....not a cheap shot by any means - regardless of how many years I'll be playing it for.

Raptor1 · 01-20-10, 03:56 PM

Pass on HoI3 permanently, what's so wrong with it?

Anyway, from what I've seen now (Which is not nearly close to everything), I can already recommend WITPAE if you have the time to spare playing it and the patience...

Egan · 01-20-10, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

Pass on HoI3 permanently, what's so wrong with it?

I liked it at first but started getting frustrated with it. This has happened to me with a couple of Paradox titles over the last couple of years. It's not an issue with bugs - bugs happen - but a general feeling it's not what I'm looking for any more. Hey, I liked it about a thousand times more than I liked 'Rome' but it just seemed to be missing some quality that pulls all the great ideas in it together.

Permanently was the wrong word perhaps. I'll probably take another look at it once the inevitable expansion comes out but for now it doesn't do it for me.

Egan · 02-01-10, 02:33 PM

OK. Just bought it. Once my heart and wallet recover from the price (£70??

)and I finish downloading the updates I'll have a quick look tonight.

I reinstalled Uncommon Valor for the first time in years the other night. All that did though was make me hungry for the whole theatre.

Can't wait to get the printed manual. it looks like required reading and I always prefer to do that with a hard copy.

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Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Lucky me, don't have any such label. It's gonna take me a week before I end my first turn. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Pass on HoI3 permanently, what's so wrong with it? Anyway, from what I've seen now (Which is not nearly close to everything), I can already recommend WITPAE if you have the time to spare playing it and the patience... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

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01-20-10, 03:53 PM	#4
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Seriously thinking about buying this. Having decided to probably permanently pass on HOI3 I have a gap in my schedules for a decent and detailed strategy game. I know it's not exactly the same game as HOI3 but to me thats a major plus point! I have a copy of Uncommon Valor around somewhere that I loved but this looks crazy good. The one downside is the price. Obviously if they are going to the trouble of printing a full colour manual I should support that but it's nearly 60 quid by the time postage is added in....not a cheap shot by any means - regardless of how many years I'll be playing it for.

02-01-10, 02:33 PM	#7
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	OK. Just bought it. Once my heart and wallet recover from the price (£70?? )and I finish downloading the updates I'll have a quick look tonight. I reinstalled Uncommon Valor for the first time in years the other night. All that did though was make me hungry for the whole theatre. Can't wait to get the printed manual. it looks like required reading and I always prefer to do that with a hard copy.