[Ashrak]

none what so ever......


to make it short:


updated original HW engine with damage decals subsystems and a new interface new not so cool models new explosion effects ****y voices that about does it :/ .


Im still getting the game because of the curiosity towards teh story

[Charlotte]

Not as much improvement over the previous two releases. Not in mission design, not in graphics and not in ship design. They could at least've made a new uber-looking mothership.

To be honest, Its just not as good as I expected it to be. I'm seriously doubting wether to spend huge amounts of money on this game. Might as well wait till its in the bargain bin.

Also, the story seems a bit corny as well. I mean a bad guy comes to take over the Taidanii and wants to take down Hiigara. I really went ":wtf: CLICHÉ!!!" when I saw the story intro.

Conclusion: No revolutionary changes (or any significant ones) and thus not really living up to the hype.

[Unknown Target]

The hype of HW2 wasn't supposed to be revolutionary. It was billed as a "refinement" of the original HW stuff.

[Charlotte]

Well, why couldn't they just made a simpl expansion pack and be done with it?

If I buy a new game I'm not expecting some cleaned up version of the previous game in that series. A new game should have revolutionary changes. They would be better off making a mod engine like FRED IMO...

But then again, capitalism sucks blueberry baboon balls.

[diamondgeezer]

You're not one for NovaLogic's Delta Force series then

[Fineus]

Well lets be fair, the HW game design engine etc. was pretty well done in the first place. There's not much they could change without making it something other than a Homeworld game.

Lets also remember the mighty C&C series. Same engine, different graphics (more or less). Lets see how good the story is?

[Charlotte]

Well, I might still get it (if my budget allows it ) cause no matter how you twist and turn it, HW is just great!

[diamondgeezer]

Seems like only me and Narol actualy liked the Tiberian Sun story. I loved the sci-fi storyline, and I hope and pray that EA will release an non Red-Alertified Tiberian Twilight. I'll shut up now, afore I derail this thing

[Zeronet]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Seems like only me and Narol actualy liked the Tiberian Sun story. I loved the sci-fi storyline, and I hope and pray that EA will release an non Red-Alertified Tiberian Twilight. I'll shut up now, afore I derail this thing

And me, Tiberian Sun's story was better than Red Alert 2's one.

[ZylonBane]

HardWar 2 is out?

Oh... nevermind. Fah.

[Nico]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Seems like only me and Narol actualy liked the Tiberian Sun story. I loved the sci-fi storyline, and I hope and pray that EA will release an non Red-Alertified Tiberian Twilight. I'll shut up now, afore I derail this thing

I liked the plot too, tho I would have liked a bit more explanations about the alien ship, coz cool, it's there, but in the end, it's just completly forgotten. Oh, and Firestorm was better.

[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by Charlotte
Well, why couldn't they just made a simpl expansion pack and be done with it?

If I buy a new game I'm not expecting some cleaned up version of the previous game in that series. A new game should have revolutionary changes. They would be better off making a mod engine like FRED IMO...

But then again, capitalism sucks blueberry baboon balls.

I take it you don't like Homeworld: Cataclysm? That was basically an extended expansion pack
Also, you must not like any sequels at all. Because all they ever basically are are new graphics and a new storyline. For instance, the only "revolutionary" thing in Freespace 2 was the capital ship's weaponry and size and stuff, and that was basically just upgraded from FS2.


EDIT: The C&C was probably osme of the worst I've ever played. The same game over and over and over and over again, with just new graphics and units. Hell, even their Dune games were the same thing, just with different graphics and units! Oh, yea, and a litttle bit of new gameplay stuff on the side.

Plus, the whole GDI, NOD, Cain thing was kind of corny. I actually read the COMPLETE storyline of that universe, and it goes all the way back to the original Cain, etc. I'm sorry, but a loooong storyline does not a good storlyine make.

[Charlotte]

Originally posted by Unknown Target

I take it you don't like Homeworld: Cataclysm? That was basically an extended expansion pack

Getting it from a $2 bargain bin helps Though it was good, I still prefer the original.

[Unknown Target]

me 2. I couldn't stand all the "magical" units, where every one of them had some sort of bizzare special ability. The Acolytes I could understand, but the Dreadnaught was a little stupid, and the Mimic was pushing what seemed "Homeworldy"

[Krackers87]

Originally posted by Charlotte

But then again, capitalism sucks blueberry baboon balls.

Whats with you and balls?

[Krackers87]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Seems like only me and Narol actualy liked the Tiberian Sun story. I loved the sci-fi storyline, and I hope and pray that EA will release an non Red-Alertified Tiberian Twilight. I'll shut up now, afore I derail this thing

DUDE!! I love Tiberian sun and firestorm!!!

Especialy firestorm..

it definently kicks red alertsd ass in my opinion

havent played gen much tho...

[HotSnoJ]

I though you were posting about HardWar 2

[Krackers87]

what is hardwar?

[ZylonBane]

It's something that, if you type its name into Google, you will find many, many pages describing it.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Charlotte
Not as much improvement over the previous two releases. Not in mission design, not in graphics and not in ship design. They could at least've made a new uber-looking mothership.

To be honest, Its just not as good as I expected it to be. I'm seriously doubting wether to spend huge amounts of money on this game. Might as well wait till its in the bargain bin.

Also, the story seems a bit corny as well. I mean a bad guy comes to take over the Taidanii and wants to take down Hiigara. I really went ":wtf: CLICHÉ!!!" when I saw the story intro.

Conclusion: No revolutionary changes (or any significant ones) and thus not really living up to the hype.

Well yeah, you have to admit that dumping the player in the middle of the whole Vagyr mess does seem a bit cheesy. But from what I've read on the site and the snippets of other things I've seen, the Vagyr war at the start of Homeworld is equivalent to the V-T war at the start of FreeSpace 1.

As both the Vagyr and Hiigarans learn more about the origin of the cores, they both get into some deep Ragnarok style doo-doo.