Heart of the Swarm
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Seb.F

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354 posts

200 months

Saturday 2nd March 2013
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbeoSPqRs4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCsGTP3-Jlw

Anyone here big RTS players? Really looking forward to this, I used to play SC competitive but kind of lost my edge by the time SC2 came out, still play a few online games but really enjoy following the storylines.

They do know how to make fairly decent cinematics anyway.

GT Kodiak

2,907 posts

202 months

Monday 4th March 2013
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Can't wait. If I could justify the extra for the collectors edition I would but I think it's lacking compared to other special editions.

Still play SC2, trying to mop up those extra achievements!

Seb.F

Original Poster:

354 posts

200 months

Monday 4th March 2013
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GT Kodiak said:
Can't wait. If I could justify the extra for the collectors edition I would but I think it's lacking compared to other special editions.

Still play SC2, trying to mop up those extra achievements!
Yeah I know what you mean, I'm really looking forward to the campaign mode more than anything I think, one thing I enjoy in the Blizzard games.

dmulally

6,393 posts

203 months

Tuesday 5th March 2013
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I'm hanging out for COH2.

GT Kodiak

2,907 posts

202 months

Tuesday 5th March 2013
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COH2? What's that then?

dmulally

6,393 posts

203 months

Tuesday 5th March 2013
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Company of Heroes.

They have just been bought out by Sega so it should be good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cbb-XJEGR8

I grew up on the Warcraft, AOE and C&C RTS games as well as loved the Total War series up to Rome. CoH was the only time I have played multiplayer and loved it.

GT Kodiak

2,907 posts

202 months

Wednesday 6th March 2013
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Wow... That looks pretty impressive.

I doubt the gameplay could match SC2 wink But the grapgics and the sense of theatre seem fantastic.

dmulally

6,393 posts

203 months

Wednesday 6th March 2013
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GT Kodiak said:
Wow... That looks pretty impressive.

I doubt the gameplay could match SC2 wink But the grapgics and the sense of theatre seem fantastic.
I love my RTS games but am a bit of a tard. The maps are quite simple with capture points everywhere and choke points. When I used to play AOE multiplayer it was just too big and open so this is right up my idiotic alley. smile

GT Kodiak

2,907 posts

202 months

Thursday 14th March 2013
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HotS is fantastic!

First playthrough on Hard difficulty and it's challenging enough. First few missions play like DOTA with you getting used to Kerrigans special abilities. First few army based missions are straight forward with some fantastic set pieces.

Loving it so far.

ASDA selling for £26

dmulally

6,393 posts

203 months

Thursday 14th March 2013
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What is it similar to? AOE, C&C?

MorrisCRX

638 posts

216 months

Friday 15th March 2013
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dmulally said:
What is it similar to? AOE, C&C?
It's steamed on twitch.tv pretty much constantly with it being an esport, so have a look and decide if its for you. Also Totalbiscuit's SC2 chan on the youtubes is worth a gander. I would say it has a base, resources and the objective is to destroy the other teams(multiplayer/skirmish wise).

Edited by MorrisCRX on Friday 15th March 07:19

dmulally

6,393 posts

203 months

Saturday 16th March 2013
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MorrisCRX said:
It's steamed on twitch.tv pretty much constantly with it being an esport, so have a look and decide if its for you. Also Totalbiscuit's SC2 chan on the youtubes is worth a gander. I would say it has a base, resources and the objective is to destroy the other teams(multiplayer/skirmish wise).

Edited by MorrisCRX on Friday 15th March 07:19
Thanks for the heads up. This game is massive.