C&C:Ancients -- I'm Sorry, What?

[Cyrano]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/699870/Commands__Colors_Ancients/

My grievances fall into two categories:

Category the Firste:

A)  Fifteen scenarios, encompassing the most basic in the game.
B)  No skirmish
C)  No scenario editor
D)  No MP
E)  Please read "D" again

Category the Seconde:

You all know, I think, how much I love C&C.  I've now taught it for two years running at Origins and will be having a C&C-palooza at my house for my birthday.

I don't know, though, what the draw is to play this system on the PC?  Leave that for FoG -- and infinitely better game than this looks to be -- and leave C&C for fine face-to-face TTG adventures.

[Barthheart]

 

That took longer than I expected.

[panzerde]

I don't know, though, what the draw is to play this system on the PC?  Leave that for FoG -- and infinitely better game than this looks to be -- and leave C&C for fine face-to-face TTG adventures.

This, even if it had MP, is the crux of it.

[bob48]

Do I take it then that the PC version compares unfavourably to the board game version?

[bbmike]

The reviews on Steam aren't good at all.

[bob48]

Not that I've played any of the C&C games at all.

[Barthheart]

Do I take it then that the PC version compares unfavourably to the board game version?

Not played the PC version, yet, but don't let Jim's rant derail you. It looks like a straight port of the board game, which som people don't like because it can feel dry/sterile. If you want to play solo it's probably fine.... unless it's a bug ridden mess....

[Cyrano]

Seriously, if you really, really want to play C&C on-line, play on Vassal or TTS.

I wouldn't really care to do either, but do that instead of giving them money for what is proving bug-ridden junk.

[Cyrano]

...and, to make matters perfectly clear, just play FoG2.

Get all the expansions and you can play that system until Hell won't have it.

[bbmike]

But...that's already a game...

[Cyrano]

Indeed it is.

I own it.

And at a certain point, you can play FoG2 so much it won't have it.

Not there yet, but, conceptually, the prospect is there.