husky1943 wrote:I must tip my hat to the creators of AACW.
I don’t think I have ever put so much effort into trying to learn and master a game ever in my life. I have read the manual from cover to cover. I have read darn near every strategy post in this forum. I have read the AAR’s and even STUDIED them. I have read one book of the Civil War, am reading another one and even broke out the three volume set by Shelby Foote.
I have played several of the scenarios and finally managed to win one. I have started the full war scenario about (seriously) 20 times. I have started many and failed each one. I would lose the war for various reasons: I wouldn’t plan ahead; I would make decisions that were either stupid or not thought out (I really understand “political decisions” and their “timing,” now); I would appoint whom I wanted, when I wanted and pay dearly. Most recently, I boldly reached for Richmond in mid-1863 with the Army of the Potomac, and lost Washington within a month.
I have usually been completely out of my depth. I have run the gamut of emotions, from frustration, anger, despair, denial and then acceptance. I have walked away from this game, regretting that I paid for it, and then returned, determined to win it. I have realized that Lincoln and his (successful) generals were mortal men of true superhuman ability. I have a newfound respect for Burnside and others who tried, but realized that they were not up to the task, as well as a newfound distain for McClellan, Fremont and men of their ilk who believed themselves to be greater than they were.
Because of all of this, I play this game with anticipation, thought and genuine fun. I enjoy the give and take. I like thinking out my moves and developing my strategy. I love the aspect of husbanding my generals, nurturing some and banishing others. I have become invested in playing this game and finishing it. I can honestly say that I have never, NEVER played a game with such depth and scale in my life (and I am 45 years old)!
I want to give my highest compliment to AGEOD for their game. Your game is absolutely PERFECT. I look forward to playing it for a very long time. Thank you.
Rob
husky1943 wrote:I must tip my hat to the creators of AACW.
I don’t think I have ever put so much effort into trying to learn and master a game ever in my life. I have read the manual from cover to cover. I have read darn near every strategy post in this forum. I have read the AAR’s and even STUDIED them. I have read one book of the Civil War, am reading another one and even broke out the three volume set by Shelby Foote.
I have played several of the scenarios and finally managed to win one. I have started the full war scenario about (seriously) 20 times. I have started many and failed each one. I would lose the war for various reasons: I wouldn’t plan ahead; I would make decisions that were either stupid or not thought out (I really understand “political decisions” and their “timing,” now); I would appoint whom I wanted, when I wanted and pay dearly. Most recently, I boldly reached for Richmond in mid-1863 with the Army of the Potomac, and lost Washington within a month.
I have usually been completely out of my depth. I have run the gamut of emotions, from frustration, anger, despair, denial and then acceptance. I have walked away from this game, regretting that I paid for it, and then returned, determined to win it. I have realized that Lincoln and his (successful) generals were mortal men of true superhuman ability. I have a newfound respect for Burnside and others who tried, but realized that they were not up to the task, as well as a newfound distain for McClellan, Fremont and men of their ilk who believed themselves to be greater than they were.
Because of all of this, I play this game with anticipation, thought and genuine fun. I enjoy the give and take. I like thinking out my moves and developing my strategy. I love the aspect of husbanding my generals, nurturing some and banishing others. I have become invested in playing this game and finishing it. I can honestly say that I have never, NEVER played a game with such depth and scale in my life (and I am 45 years old)!
I want to give my highest compliment to AGEOD for their game. Your game is absolutely PERFECT. I look forward to playing it for a very long time. Thank you.
Rob
Pocus wrote:This is always a pleasure to know that. Even if the AI is mediocre compared to a veteran player, knowing that the thousands of hours put into it (since the debut of the AGE engine, not just for ACW) is always good to know.
kayapo wrote:I'd like to jump on the boat and add my bit about what a gem this game is.
I consider myelf a hardcore strategy gamer, meaning I play the big guns like CIV, EU, Heroes, GalCiv, Total War and the whole city-building series from Impressions, but also the not so big but incredibly fullfilling games like Panzer General (all versions) and of course Close Combat. To this day I still have Panzer General 3 on my computer and it doesn't show any sign of getting old. I've seen somewhere that a new version of Close Combat 4 is out, one that works on Windows XP, so that is probably going to be coming back to the hard drive also.
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