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3 Moves Ahead - Games that may Ruin Your Life

Discussion in 'TCancer News & Content Comments' started by Jason, Dec 10, 2009.

  1. Jason chasing a bee

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    <strong>[ Update ]</strong>

    <p>The latest <strong><a href="http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/12/08/three-moves-ahead-episode-42-epic-fails-of-strategy-gaming/" target="_blank">Three Moves Ahead</a></strong> dwells on the sickly sweet smell of failure.</p><blockquote><p><a href="http://robzacny.com/" target="_blank">Rob Zacny</a> comes to the plate as a pinch hitter, but we still manage to get three original panelists together for a long discussion about strategy games gone wrong. Ascendancy, MOO3, Road to Moscow, and other favorites.
    </p></blockquote><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://flashofsteel.com/">Flash of Steel</a></p>
     
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  2. Trash Pointing and laughing.

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    Whatever happened to Road to Moscow? I was traveling in 1999-2000 so I kinda missed it. The preview looked amazing.
     
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  3. Yeesh Magister

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    I was so pumped for Road to Moscow. So... pumped... I remember how you were going to be able to set each unit's frontage. That still seems like an awesome idea.

    I think I played Ascendancy, and I have a copy of MOO3 I bought off of eBay a while back for like 6 bucks. I'm curious enough that I might just have to listen to this.

    But for fuck's sake, listening? That's a great way to get information at less than half speed.
     
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  4. Yeesh Magister

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    "Master of Orion 3 is the poster child for epic failure."

    Ouch.
     
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  5. Martok Novice

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    Yet sadly true. MOO3 was far and away the worst/biggest disappointment I've ever experienced in PC gaming. Even Rome Total War wasn't as big of a letdown.
     
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