About to blow shekels on a new game, so was searching various topics to narrow it down and came upon this. What you you fuckers think? Consensus on which, if any f these worth buying? (nay take 2 posts to fit entire post and description):
Total War: Attila - Most historical game about the collapse of the Western Roman Empire Attila pulled Total War’s tired campaign formula out of its slump and gave us a living map that portrayed the cultural, political, and environmental challenges facing Rome in her twilight years. Rather than playing into the stereotype of angry, marauding barbarians showing up out of nowhere to sew chaos, the map really put you in the middle of why these invasions were happening—the oncoming of climate change making northern regions progressively less supportive of large populations, and the migration of the Huns into Eastern Europe.
It was also the first Total War game to model the fact that not all societies have permanent cities, and how tributary relationships could form between cultures as a pressure valve against open war. Assassin’s Creed series - Most historical depiction of ancient cities There is very little about the plot of any Assassin’s Creed game that could be regarded as staunchly historical (though we do get some cool nods here and there—the Siege of Masyaf in AC1 is a thing that really happened). However, they’ve gone to great lengths to depict, in full scale, what it would be like to walk the streets of Renaissance Florence or medieval Jerusalem. From the crowds, to the architecture, to the small details, there is a lot of history to experience just by wandering the environments. My personal favorite is Revelations’ post-Ottoman-conquest Constantinople, perhaps one of the most interesting cities in world history snapshotted at one of its most interesting ages.
>Banished >Sid Meier's Pirates! >Kerbal Space Program I know that this is a clickbait article and I've already fallen for it by replying, but they could at least put in some effort
William Brown
Ok but why did they recommend the worst historical total war game?
Caleb Fisher
It's garbage.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is the ONLY game I'd even call partially historically accurate.
Connor Hill
what are you looking for I'm gonna ignore that article because I don't see how that's relevant
Ethan Baker
>linking to pcgamer
Joshua Perry
>>linking to pcgamer >>linking to pcgamer I know, you're way too cool for magazines, right? Why are you even here shouldn't you be on the dark web buying chink fentanyl and cheap knives with satanic symbols on them so you could self harm cause like, you're just too cool for a fucking board like this?
Ayden Hernandez
>Historically accurate >No hypothetical black bull impregnating hypothetical tavern wenches and their hypothetical offspring heading for bumfuck nowhere, bohemia.
Charles Gutierrez
fuck you Atilla is great
Hudson Lewis
>Kingdom Come: Deliverance I fucking got it last week, but can't get past the first board, wit the brun outside th tavern who wowes money. Is it wrth slogging through? Does it get a lot better fast? Also, I captured the entire fucking thing as a PNG, but for whatever reason, willl not load. I'm gonna list the games they name, and can anyone tell me if they are worth getting?
you drunk? no wonder you couldn't get through the game
Christopher Phillips
>No hypothetical black bull PLEASE tell me you're joking and there is not an actual nigger in that game???
Jose Gray
I still refuse to believe that that was an real article, written completely unironically by an actual human being.
Logan Ross
Well, they're reporting on historically accurate, rather than fun games. In reality, those two things tend to go against each other.
The more historically accurate a game is, the less the developer looks for ways to make the gameplay good. Having period-accurate sandals is nice and all, but spending the hours needed to research such idiocies takes away from time spent tweaking the game to not play like utter shit.
Lucas Peterson
>you drunk? high on xanax last night. Compared to opening of Witcher 3, it's a bit of a fucking let down and not all the memorable. With his mother, helping the father, father gives him an errand, etc..
Camden Mitchell
it's a historical accurate game user when's the last time you fought demons or hunted dragons while shopping for grocery
Luis Allen
It's neither really bad nor really good. The first game was actually perceived the same until revisionists started pretending it was always something great.
Ethan Morgan
(opinions on whether any of these are worthths hekels if you've played them>)
1Total War: Attila - Most historical game about the collapse of the Western Roman Empire Attila pulled Total War’s tired campaign formula out of its slump and gave us a living map that portrayed the cultural, political, and environmental challenges facing Rome in her twilight years. Rather than playing into the stereotype of angry, marauding barbarians showing up out of nowhere to sew chaos, the map really put you in the middle of why these invasions were happening—the oncoming of climate change making northern regions progressively less supportive of large populations, and the migration of the Huns into Eastern Europe.
It was also the first Total War game to model the fact that not all societies have permanent cities, and how tributary relationships could form between cultures as a pressure valve against open war.
Nicholas Evans
>when's the last time you fought demons or hunted dragons while shopping I just have to head over the bridge from manhattan to queens and I can see creatures close enough to demons and goblins that you would not fucking believe they walk the earth, let lone in this country...
Mason Morales
if you don't level your skills they suck big time so smack around bernard for a while so you don't get dicked by ruffians. Also it's really a shame there is 1 mandatory combat encounter.
Gabriel Barnes
(I don't really like the engone that runs these games, and they usually have an anti-White slant, but I love Rennsiance cities I think I cn deal with it. For those who have played them all, which one would you recommend?
Assassin’s Creed series - Most historical depiction of ancient cities
There is very little about the plot of any Assassin’s Creed game that could be regarded as staunchly historical (though we do get some cool nods here and there—the Siege of Masyaf in AC1 is a thing that really happened). However, they’ve gone to great lengths to depict, in full scale, what it would be like to walk the streets of Renaissance Florence or medieval Jerusalem. From the crowds, to the architecture, to the small details, there is a lot of history to experience just by wandering the environments. My personal favorite is Revelations’ post-Ottoman-conquest Constantinople, perhaps one of the most interesting cities in world history snapshotted at one of its most interesting ages."
Joseph Clark
>Most historical modeling of medieval Western European politics Fuck this gay article, CK2 has hardly ANY politics other than sending goldbags to your vassals or marrying your neighbors. The game is such wasted potential that it hurts.
Lincoln Jackson
Quick rundown, please.
Nolan Kelly
Crusader KAngz sounds good, but is there any real action you get to lead?
"Crusader Kings 2 - Most historical modeling of medieval Western European politics With expansions highlighting Satanic cults and fanciful, “What if?” Aztec invasions, there is plenty of ahistorical nonsense kicking around CK2 these days. But at its core is a system that does an excellent job of modeling how politics worked in Western Europe from about 1000 to 1400 AD. We take for granted the concept of a nation state in our modern world, but if you lived in Auvergne, France in 1150, you were probably loyal to a person, not a flag or a constitution. All of CK2’s titles have holders, and it is they who interact and play the grand game against one another.
A strong realm can crumble under a weak king just as a poor realm can rise to glory under a great king. And while the hierarchical depiction of feudalism it presents is highly disputed in modern scholarship, excellent expansions like Conclave have added more weight to the lateral bonds that many historians argue were the greater driving force among the nobility of the age"
Joseph Smith
Never heard of this one. Anyone played it????
Expeditions: Viking - Most historical Viking game Advertisement I was impressed immediately by how apparent it was that the designers of Expeditions: Viking put stereotypes out of their mind and hit the books. As my primary historical interest area, I have a high standard for games about the Viking Age, and this one really has you doing a lot of the things a viking ruler would have actually found him or herself doing.
There are kinship-based blood feuds to manage. There is the emphasis on the necessity of presenting yourself as both a strong and a just ruler, not taking for granted that people will follow you based on your name. It even models the effects those notorious raids had on Scandinavia—bringing back captives and wealth that would help build infrastructure and birth three of the most influential kingdoms in European history.
Adam Harris
(ALSO NEVR PLAYED-- THOUGHTS???)
Banished - Most historical game about frontier settlement Advertisement Banished is a fairly simple game. I might even argue that it’s too simple, but the mechanics it chooses to focus on are very much the sorts of things that say, an English settler in the 17th Century Virginia Colony would have been concerned with. Keeping your people warm, fed, and healthy are your main goals. You have to use the resources in your environment and trade with distant lands to provide for a growing population. A harsh winter or a disease outbreak can be utterly disastrous and end your whole settlement—as they often did for early European settlements in the New World.
Jaxson Anderson
There isn't. user is alluding to some article by a very butthurt cuckholding fetishist fantasicizing about how he could write a melanin-enriched individual into a backwater 1400's central European story.
Tyler Wilson
It gets easier once you level up your skills and get more used to the combat. My biggest gripe with the game is master parries is some broken bullshit. There's no drawback to using it and enemies will use it against you as well. You're punished for being aggressive since you're gonna get your ass parried against higher level enemies. You could do archery which was pretty OP if I recall and I like how it's done with no crosshair but swordfighting is annoying against high level enemies.
Jace Ross
No, you just look at the map and larp. It's fun if you're into that.
Ian Miller
it's ok timed main quest though
Michael Butler
"PIRATES" WAS BRETTY FUKIN GUD, AT LEAST AS AN OLD GENESIS GAME..." Sid Meier’s Pirates! - Most historical pirate game Advertisement
"While Pirates! does allow itself to indulge in some buccaneer stereotypes, it also models a lot of the genuine realities a privateer captain during the Golden Age of Piracy would have to be concerned with. A crew is a ragtag collection of malcontents picked up from all across the Caribbean who will only stay with you as long as they feel like there’s a monetary reward in it. The political interplay between the Spanish, English, French, and Dutch is an ongoing conundrum, and you’ll usually be working for at least one of them. And of course, its modeling of naval combat with wind direction, hull size, decks, guns, and even shot type really gives you a glimpse of all the skills necessary to be a naval officer in that era."
Hunter Cooper
(EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A RIM JOB...AM I WRONG?)
Victoria 2 - Most historical game about the Industrial Revolution Advertisement Vicky 2 is probably the most intimidating and inaccessible game on this list, but it deserves its spot for hanging its top hat on aspects of history that often get ignored. The level of literacy among your population matters. More literate societies will become more productive… but they also gain Consciousness, which can lead them towards social movements like communism and demanding an end to slavery, universal suffrage, and labor rights. You know, pesky commoner stuff. It also models industrialization, war profiteering, and the advantages and disadvantages of free markets versus command economies. If you have the patience to learn it, it's well worth the investment.
Jordan Green
Are you 12?
Grayson Watson
(THIS MIGHT BE FUN IF YOU GOT TO KILL INJUNS...WHAT A SHAME THE MARXISTS IN TH UNID WEEN'T ~50 YRS BEHIND TECH SO AT LEAST COULD HAV E HAD 50 YRS OF DECENT GAMES)
The Oregon Trail - Most historical game about the Oregon Trail Advertisement An oldie but a goodie. The various iterations of The Oregon Trail that have been released since 1971's HP 2100 version (how’s that for some history!) have all been lauded for their educational value. And with good reason. If a modern person tries to imagine the struggles faced by an American pioneer making the journey from Independence to the Willamette Valley in the mid-1800s, they probably wouldn’t give much thought to how many spare wagon tongues you’d need to bring. But that was the reality, and The Oregon Trail put us in the middle of it. It probably also made us a little more afraid of dysentery than we have cause to be in an era of modern medicine and sanitation, but no game is perfect.
Colton Wright
I'm also gay btw, not sure if that matters
David Young
(THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE AOTHER HARD-ON) Ultimate General: Civil War - Most historical game about the Civil War Advertisement I know I’ll take my share of hard tac for failing to call out some hex-based, in-depth wargame that features the weight and height of every soldier who fought at Gettysburg compiled from census records, but Ultimate General is the perfect midpoint between attention to historical detail, accessibility, and fun. Its combat engine realistically models terrain, movement, casualties, and morale in real time. The recently released campaign mode even gets into how generals in this era had to prove themselves to the political leadership if they wanted to be well-supplied and have weight given to their strategic advice.
Brody Murphy
Steel Division: Normandy 44 - Most historical game about tactical combat in World War 2 Advertisement A truly impressive feat to a military history nerd, Steel Division’s maps are built from actual aerial reconnaissance photographs taken during the Normandy invasion, down to the village layouts and placement of hedgerows. It also features realistic ranges and damage modeling for all of its vehicles and weapons, and even the relative speed and maneuverability of its air units. It limits heavier units to spawning later in a battle to simulate the simple fact that they would have taken longer to get there after first contact with the enemy.
Possibly most notable of all, though, is that it does an uncommonly good job stressing the importance of ground-based reconnaissance on the battlefields of World War 2, and the idea that engagements could be won or lost based on which side had better information.
Screenshot via Steam user 65y Afrika
Screenshot via Steam user 65y Afrika IL-2 Sturmovik series - Most historical combat flight simulator Advertisement I think most flight sim enthusiasts remember the first time they tried to do a backflip in IL-2 and saw the screen start to fade out, wondering if there was something wrong with their monitor. Not only are the controls and handling in this classic historically accurate, but it simulates the effects G-forces have on a fighter pilot maneuvering at high speeds. Force too much blood into your head and you’ll experience redout. Force too much into your feet and you’ll experience blackout. In addition, the titular IL-2 was depicted in meticulous, 3D detail and the combat missions presented plausible scenarios.
Caleb Nelson
THIS AND THE 2 ABOVE COULD ACTUALLY BE COOL) Screenshot via Steam user XaRoS
Screenshot via Steam user XaRoS Verdun - Most historical World War I shooter Advertisement Move over, Battlefield 1. Verdun sets out to accurately depict trench warfare on the Western Front, and does a pretty good job of it for a multiplayer shooter. Its inaccuracies are forgivable sacrifices to scale, rather than in the details. it would be very difficult to get enough players on a single server to really depict some of the bigger battles of The Great War, and a lot more time was spent waiting around hoping not to get blown up by a shell than was spent taking aim and firing at the enemy—which isn’t really fun if you just have an hour a night to jump in the mud with your buds. Particularly impressive is the detail that goes into the uniforms, with items as small as buttons being painstakingly reproduced from period photographs.
Nicholas Jenkins
>Are you 12? IS THAT YOU, RYAN? MOM SAID IF SHE EVER CATCHES YOU ON THAT EVIL TERRORIST SITE AGAIN, SHE'S GONNA HAVE THE INTERNET TAKEN OUT. I'M TELLING ON YOU!!!
(without fail, the jerkoffs asking if another user is "underage" is the one who, himself, is actually underage. I saved the entire fucker into a PNG with 2 different screenshot tools, but both refused to fucking load. It is what it is).
Kevin Long
Just gonna fucking list the rest. If anyone has played any of these and really likes it, please respond and tell me the game is worth getting and why:
1.Kerbal Space Program - Most historical game about the space program
2.Deus Ex series - Most historical game about… the future?
'''Deus Ex''' I feel like I should know this fucking game and that it's popular. HAve many of you fuckos played this game? I'm almost sure it's a popular game, but haven't had time to go near games in a while since was working like a nigger in a cotton field. Anyway, any opinions from anyone welcome. Thanks..
David Rodriguez
Assassins creed peaked with 2 and has been going downhill ever since. 2 is the only one that's actually renaissance.
Christopher Jackson
This right here is a mark of a truly great product with character, not some mild bullshit everyone likes
David Sanchez
Wow, OK THIS ONE looks fucking interesting, esp. if like me you have a fucking setup for a flight sim and a way to fire weapons on your stick. Actually, have 2 sticks, a microsoft one and a "real" flight stick. Anyone have this???
"Steel Division: Normandy 44 - Most historical game about tactical combat in World War 2 Advertisement A truly impressive feat to a military history nerd, Steel Division’s maps are built from actual aerial reconnaissance photographs taken during the Normandy invasion, down to the village layouts and placement of hedgerows. It also features realistic ranges and damage modeling for all of its vehicles and weapons, and even the relative speed and maneuverability of its air units. It limits heavier units to spawning later in a battle to simulate the simple fact that they would have taken longer to get there after first contact with the enemy.
Possibly most notable of all, though, is that it does an uncommonly good job stressing the importance of ground-based reconnaissance on the battlefields of World War 2, and the idea that engagements could be won or lost based on which side had better information."
I have RDR2 to get through on xbox, and kingdom come for my PC. Seems like my best bet is to get something like the flight dim mentioned here, so I can have a chance to use the fucking $180 stick...
>Assassins creed peaked with 2 Cool, so 2 is the one set in Florence? I THINK I may even have AC 2 for xbox saved on one of my xbox external drives, which would be good. Not as good as having it on y Pc but even still, saves me ~$60 and frees up shekels for a flight game...
Blake Smith
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Adrian Walker
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