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TBS Fantasy General II by Slitherine Games

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publisher: Slitherine. this most likely means the game will cost 40+ shekels (on discount).
developer: Owned By Gravity. never heard of them before. but of course it isn't SSI, that's pretty bad ... not sure if I should get my hopes up or not.
 

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I know I'm being way too needy here, but what better game to actually go for nice, stylized 2D. But nope. Potato 3D it is.
 

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oh for fuck's sake...

yep, game does not exist for me anymore.
 

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tbh what little I've seen of Fantasy Wars (FG's "spiritual successor"), seems to be better than the screens Darth Roxor posted.
but after all this might be the early stage of development, so atm I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.
 
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Fantasy Wars' biggest weakness was its extremely puzzle-like approach to level design. Even PG is often criticized for this, but FW cranked it up to eleven.

Other than that, I agree with Zboj, they should've gone with stylized 2D instead of 3D. Who if not Slitherine can do something like that?
I mean, the 3D looks serviceable, but it's not the same. Why even go for Fantasy General 2 as a title in these circumstances?
The built-in audience who will also appreciate the new art-direction is minimal, I'd presume. Just because nobody can sue for something generic as Fantasy General 2, not that whoever owns the rights to SSI's franchises now would bother.
 

flyingjohn

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Let's see:

-Original devs long gone
-Shit new graphics
-No gameplay shown
-Random announcement years after the origial
-Publisher known for overpricing games

What could go wrong?
 

Zboj Lamignat

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I did enjoy Fantasy Wars when I started playing it, but it's one of the very few games that forced me to quit because of graphics. The colours and bloom were literally raping my eyes
 
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I know I'm being way too needy here, but what better game to actually go for nice, stylized 2D. But nope. Potato 3D it is.
Are there any good recent examples of that? Can't expect some small studio to come up with their own visual style, and as this 3D puke seems to be the current standard for strategy games, naturally they copy it.
 

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I know I'm being way too needy here, but what better game to actually go for nice, stylized 2D. But nope. Potato 3D it is.
Are there any good recent examples of that? Can't expect some small studio to come up with their own visual style, and as this 3D puke seems to be the current standard for strategy games, naturally they copy it.

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And given that in Panzer General & Friends regiments are typically depicted as single dudes/machines (trios at best), the comparison is more than apt.
 

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I know I'm being way too needy here, but what better game to actually go for nice, stylized 2D. But nope. Potato 3D it is.
Are there any good recent examples of that? Can't expect some small studio to come up with their own visual style, and as this 3D puke seems to be the current standard for strategy games, naturally they copy it.
Some other examples than Battle Brothers:
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vonAchdorf

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Warbanners style, just a bit less Eastern European looking, would have been fine.
 

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