This is the game that hurt my wrist again! Lately, free games are killing open source games. Nobody cares about source code and compiling when you can get all the free games you want in your phone. I have to admit that I haven't been paying attention to open source scene since a couple of years.
0 A.D. was on my wishlist since long time ago, but I always delayed it, waiting for a better AI. Playing an RTS against a weak AI is one of the worse experiences a gamer can have. Also, I'm playing about 2-3 games per year, plus the occasional DOTA, or Warzone or Freeciv match. Writing and programing are eating most of my free time.
But last week I decided that I had waited enough, and downloaded the latest alpha. To my surprise, the AI is good enough most of the time to beat me if I'm not quick enough. Not only AI is decent and poses a real threat, graphics are great, even commercial quality, and when you get used to game philosophy, you can have lot of fun. Seems that the money they collected in a crowd funding campaign a couple of years ago was put to good use.
I'm not going to speak on behalf of everybody saying that this game can be good for the average RTS player. I speak for me when I say that I will keep this game a round to kill the time every now and then. Neither will give some rating, for me, a game is fun or not, or perhaps half fun. But maybe you should try it if you haven't yet.
0 A.D. was on my wishlist since long time ago, but I always delayed it, waiting for a better AI. Playing an RTS against a weak AI is one of the worse experiences a gamer can have. Also, I'm playing about 2-3 games per year, plus the occasional DOTA, or Warzone or Freeciv match. Writing and programing are eating most of my free time.
But last week I decided that I had waited enough, and downloaded the latest alpha. To my surprise, the AI is good enough most of the time to beat me if I'm not quick enough. Not only AI is decent and poses a real threat, graphics are great, even commercial quality, and when you get used to game philosophy, you can have lot of fun. Seems that the money they collected in a crowd funding campaign a couple of years ago was put to good use.
I'm not going to speak on behalf of everybody saying that this game can be good for the average RTS player. I speak for me when I say that I will keep this game a round to kill the time every now and then. Neither will give some rating, for me, a game is fun or not, or perhaps half fun. But maybe you should try it if you haven't yet.
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