I like you a lot E5. I really feel a sort of kinship with you since we both seem to put our feet in our mouths and then require apologies.
:D
But when I saw this all I could think of (in light of your very serious decision to get Gastric Bypass surgery) was
“YEAH! BEFORE HE EATS HIM!”
I’m sorry.
:(
Best of luck! You can commence hating me now.
:D
E5, which child?
-TomYou know, you can’t say this and then just turn around and sit on the announcement until E3! Because E3 isn’t until, like, forever from now.
-Tom
Pfft. “Rise of Nations: But Mostly America” :wink:
Great game though. Great, great game…
Not that I agree with you of course but in some ways wouldn’t that be a nice tip of the hat to 2004? (Ouch! Did I say that out loud too?)
We don’t have the Alpha Centauri IP. If I tried to do AC2 they’d take MY first-born child… and then I wouldn’t have anyone to sheep adds for me in WoW! :P
Brian
Who DOES have that IP?
Cue montage: thinks for a long long time, runs some tests, totals up some figures, examines the mating cycles of butterflies, rereads Ulysses, arrives at the answer
Firaxis, the company that developed it. Just a guess.
I would much rather see Firaxis make Alpha Centauri 2 than Civ 4. I still maintain that Alpha Centauri was MUCH better than Civ 3, especially when it came to the diplomatic model. The factions and governments were also much more diverse an interesting in AC.
My guess- Rise of Nations 2.
But Brian designed Alpha Centauri. So BHG should do a spiritual successor. ;)
My guess- Rise of Nations 2.
Ditto, and their current job openings would suggest that or some other RTS. Either way, definitely looking forward to it! Here’s hoping a Fall 2005 release is in store.
So… logically…
Rise of Alpha Centauri?
Really the older i get the better i liked that game. I like it better now compared to then by several degrees of Kevin Bacon, at least.
Well, except for stacking damage. THAT i didn’t like.
Looking in from the outside, I think Rise of Nations 2 is the most logical choice from a purely financial standpoint. Now that the IP has proven itself, Big Huge Games can look for a more lucrative deal than was probably possible with the first RoN. This would help insure the long-term stability of the company, and possibly allow for increases in budget/scope of their 3rd title.
Who DOES have that IP?
Alpha Centauri is a registered trademark of Firaxis.
I wish Rise of Nations had more stable online play and a better base of multiplayer opponents online.
Best freaking RTS I’ve ever played (I didn’t get into Total Annihilation that much) by a gigantic margin, and I can’t find a decent game of it through the random match up. It’s really sad.
So, that being said, I say you make Rise of Nations II, and then buy some small country and force their people to be online and play it against random opponents for 8 hours a day each person.
… or just introduce it to Korea.
…and Brad Wardell + family.
I seem to remember Brad being a pretty active and skilled Total Annihilation player back in the Good Ol’ Boneyards days.