"Good Old Games"

Greybriar · 2011-09-30T01:39:53.000Z

All Rebellion games are 50% off.
“It’s time for another deal on some great games from the past. This weekend, until Monday October 3 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, you can grab all Rebellion games like Evil Genius, Ground Control series, Lords of the Realm or Empire Earth among others 50% off. It’s a flat 50% discount, so you receive it no matter how many games you buy.”

[ul]
[li]The Empire Earth Gold Edtion[/li][li]The Empire Earth II Gold Edition[/li][li]Empire Earth III[/li][li]Evil Genius[/li][li]Ground Control + Expansion[/li][li]Ground Control II Special Edition[/li][li]Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death[/li][li]Lords of Magic Special Edition[/li][li]Lords of The Realm Royal Edition[/li][li]Lords of The Realm III[/li][li]Pinball Gold Pack[/li][/ul]
Sale prices vary from $2.99 to $4.99 per game.

amandachen · 2011-09-30T02:06:48.000Z

Finally I think I’ll pick up Lords of Magic again. Haven’t played it in years.

Which is the Empire Earth to get? The second one?

Matt_Bowyer · 2011-09-30T07:14:10.000Z

amandachen:

Finally I think I’ll pick up Lords of Magic again. Haven’t played it in years.

Which is the Empire Earth to get? The second one?

I think if you want an EE, get the first one. I got the second one, and it felt pretty lifeless yet overwhelming and hectic. At launch it also had awful, awful bugs – the tutorial was unwinnable because your units couldn’t cross a bridge. I’m sure it’s been fixed since then, but I never got back into it.

Giaddon · 2011-09-30T07:18:43.000Z

Honestly, don’t bother (with Empire Earth). Get Rise of Nations. Better in every single way.

BrianRubin · 2011-09-30T07:22:25.000Z

Giaddon:

Honestly, don’t bother (with Empire Earth). Get Rise of Nations. Better in every single way.

I so wish RoN was on GoG.

Giaddon · 2011-09-30T07:28:36.000Z

I’m sure you already have a disc version, but as a general service announcement, RON:Gold is $9 on Amazon. It’s one of the best deals in strategy gaming.

Matt_Bowyer · 2011-09-30T07:36:23.000Z

Yeah, Rise of Nations is much better. While there, get Rise of Legends, too!

Matt_Perkins · 2011-09-30T10:39:58.000Z

Wasn’t Lords of the Realm 2 the sweet spot? The first one didn’t do much for me and the third one lost whatever the second had I felt.

I remember correctly.

BrianRubin · 2011-09-30T11:02:11.000Z

Yeah, LoTR2 is the best in the series, no question.

Nesrie · 2011-09-30T11:09:15.000Z

Matt Perkins:

Wasn’t Lords of the Realm 2 the sweet spot? The first one didn’t do much for me and the third one lost whatever the second had I felt.

I remember correctly.

I remember loving that game too.

Spect · 2011-09-30T11:32:30.000Z

I loved Evil Genius. Am I alone in here?

Nikolaj · 2011-09-30T11:33:34.000Z

Spect:

I loved Evil Genius. Am I alone in here?

No. It’s awesome.

BrianRubin · 2011-09-30T11:36:20.000Z

Spect:

I loved Evil Genius. Am I alone in here?

Never played it, I hear it’s fun though.

SlainteMhath · 2011-09-30T12:08:22.000Z

Another vote for Rise of Nations over Empire Earth. That $9 Amazon deal for Gold includes Thrones and Patriots, the expansion to RoN that makes the core gameplay even better.

Back to GoG : $6 is a steal for all the Lords of the Realm goodness. The Royal Edition contains both Lords of the Realm I and II plus the siege pack for II, making it essentially $1 for each piece. Lords of the Realm 3 took the series in a different direction that fans of II were not happy with, but it’s still a fun game in it’s own right and worth $3 if you like these types of games.

Otagan · 2011-09-30T12:15:17.000Z

Since nobody can talk about Rise of Nations without drawing me in, it’s a very serious candidate for my personal game of the decade, and it is definitely better than any entry in the Empire Earth franchise in every way.

I would allow that EE1 is worth playing if you’re curious, since it’s like a primitive 3D Age of Empires game with 14 ages (15 with the expansion). Not many games let you use mechs to obliterate hoplites or to destroy a Frankish knight charge with attack helicopters.

Ponicus · 2011-09-30T12:43:19.000Z

So about Empire Earth… I’m incredibly disappointed with AOEO… so I gathered from here and other comments that EE3 is totally not worth it… but is EE2 that much worse than EE1? Is EE2 at least mildly redeemable? It seems it has decent depth and complexity.

Argh, people posted about it while I posted here. I had RoN when it first came out and played it to death, so Im interested in EE as another take on RTS… so Im curious about EE2.

Dan_Theman · 2011-09-30T15:43:36.000Z

Otagan:

Since nobody can talk about Rise of Nations without drawing me in, it’s a very serious candidate for my personal game of the decade, and it is definitely better than any entry in the Empire Earth franchise in every way.

My kid, at this very moment, is playing Rise of Nations on his PC. Love the game. FYI for those who don’t have it - you can get the gold edition on Amazon for <$10. There’s no disc check, and it has a self-updater. GoG would still be an ideal place for it, so here’s hoping it makes it there.

sinfony · 2011-09-30T15:51:54.000Z

? Mine checks for the disc.

MattKeil · 2011-09-30T16:58:10.000Z

Giaddon:

Honestly, don’t bother (with Empire Earth). Get Rise of Nations. Better in every single way.

Yeah, I’ll fourth or fifth this, or whatever number we’re up to now.

Jab · 2011-09-30T17:23:02.000Z

Spect:

I loved Evil Genius. Am I alone in here?

I enjoyed it, flawed but very fun. I wished that they had a chance to make a sequel to fine tune it.

Also I’ll submit my vote for how great Rise of Nations was.