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ojsdad

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on: September 01, 2024, 10:18:11 PM
This this like it may be good

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2021880/Ara_History_Untold/

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Reply #1 on: September 02, 2024, 02:07:28 AM
It looks beautiful I think  :bigthumb:

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Reply #2 on: September 02, 2024, 06:39:34 AM
 :bigthumb:

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Reply #3 on: September 02, 2024, 08:48:02 AM
I think I’m looking more forward to it than Civ7 (for now at least).

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Reply #4 on: September 02, 2024, 09:20:33 AM
I think I’m looking more forward to it than Civ7 (for now at least).

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Reply #5 on: September 17, 2024, 03:32:55 AM
I wish this game were getting more coverage than it has; it looks more interesting to me than Civ 7.  Unfortunately, it seems like most of the videos/articles I've seen so far are long on hype/filler and short on any actual meat. 

Ah, well.  At least we'll know more in a week.  :waiting: 



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Reply #6 on: September 17, 2024, 05:24:02 AM
Yup waiting and occasionally digging for info

Would usually expect a multitude of pre release lets plays on YT by now

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Reply #7 on: September 18, 2024, 05:34:03 PM
Fingers crossed...hope springs eternal?

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Reply #8 on: September 18, 2024, 07:01:58 PM
Fingers crossed...hope springs eternal?

Yeah I hope so - what I’ve seen looks good but it isn’t much



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Reply #9 on: September 21, 2024, 11:09:17 PM
So I've read in a couple different places now that apparently Microsoft has pretty much no experience in marketing strategy games, hence why we aren't exactly being bombarded with a media blitz regarding Ara.  I'm not sure who true that really is, but guess it's as good an explanation as any. 


Either way, we'll hopefully have a better idea of where the game stands at the end of next week once people have had a few days to play it (and the too-early reviews come out ::) ). 



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Reply #10 on: September 22, 2024, 07:03:30 AM
At 50/60 pounds here I would imagine it’s those that receive free copies that’ll hit the reviews first I would imagine

I’m not sure about the marketing excuse - if you can market the next shiny fps to market saturation surely it’s the same script for a strategy one

I’m hoping to have my socks blown off and it’s the sleeper of the decade



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Reply #11 on: September 23, 2024, 10:23:23 AM
And the playthroughs have started, when at 9 am EDT, to be released.



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Reply #12 on: September 23, 2024, 11:05:35 AM
Almost 7 hours of gameplay!  :o


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Reply #13 on: September 23, 2024, 11:41:04 AM
Sigh, bought it.   :whistle:

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Reply #14 on: September 23, 2024, 12:57:39 PM
Is it not just another Civ clone?

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