Empire Earth II
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holiday_hawk
King
i always like EE 1 better, i haven't played 2 in forever but i just played 1 the other day
LordKestrel
King
EE2 was enjoyable, it's a shame it ran so slowly on a typical computer of the time. Kind of like civ4 actually, although I had upgraded my machine by the time that came out, so civ4 ran fine for me. I'll have to re-install this game and see if I still like it 
holiday_hawk
King
My older computer had problems running EE2, maybe thats why i didn't find it as fun i'll reinstall it later and give her another try.
GoodGame
Red, White, & Blue, baby!
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Yea I kind of agree with the EE2 vs EE1 opinions. The EE1 gameplay was just better overall (more epic, options to mod units to tactical doctrines, better balance between tactics and strategy). EE2 looks like they said RoN is the wave of future, and tried to shoehorn EE1 into the RoN mold, when really RoN just feels like a quickie alt-Civ to me---lite junkfood that's only good when you're really hungry or don't have time to cook. At any rate, not what I think people want in an RTS, which is lots of units, lots of tactics, dominating over the base-building/management portions.
EE1 with all the doodads of EE2 (the crowns, weather, the battle planning with the AI, new buildings, less linear campaigns, etc..), a facelift, and true 3D terrain (at least like CoH) would be stellar.
I'm pretty sure EE3 didn't approach that goal (though I never demo'd it) as it quickly flopped.
If you do restart EE2, I recommend running the expansion, and also giving some of the campaigns a whirl. The American, German (teutonic), and the Masai/african campaigns were all fun and challenging.
EE1 with all the doodads of EE2 (the crowns, weather, the battle planning with the AI, new buildings, less linear campaigns, etc..), a facelift, and true 3D terrain (at least like CoH) would be stellar.
I'm pretty sure EE3 didn't approach that goal (though I never demo'd it) as it quickly flopped.
If you do restart EE2, I recommend running the expansion, and also giving some of the campaigns a whirl. The American, German (teutonic), and the Masai/african campaigns were all fun and challenging.
alcal
surfin'
EE2 is better for multiplayer (but i don't like the cartoonish style) whilst EE1 is better for single player.
Swein Forkbeard
Nintendo Fan
To be honest I actually like EEII more, but that's because I hated the "flight time" statistic for airplanes in EE.
alcal
surfin'
At least it gave EE1 more realism.
Grandpa Troll
Ronin
I have just started back playing this.
I really enjoy modding and am having a blast revisiting this game.
This reminds me along the lines of Rise of Nation/T & P in a way.
Has anyone done any modding with this?
Looks likke fun!
I have been toying with an Iron Curtian sort of scenario, make it where a huge fortified wall surround your territory and let the AI attack.
Just toying with this idea mind you, but looking for alternative ways to enjoy the game!
I really enjoy modding and am having a blast revisiting this game.
This reminds me along the lines of Rise of Nation/T & P in a way.
Has anyone done any modding with this?
Looks likke fun!
I have been toying with an Iron Curtian sort of scenario, make it where a huge fortified wall surround your territory and let the AI attack.
Just toying with this idea mind you, but looking for alternative ways to enjoy the game!
Grandpa Troll
Ronin
Thanks much!
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
Roleplaying in EE2? I'm intrigued. TELL ME MOAR
Synobun
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Well, in EE2, you can choose if you're at war with someone or not, you can simply make it so that you two (or whatever number you're with) are on neutral terms and you can freely make your side of the RP. For example, a friend and I role-played him having a structured empire with lots of soldiers and naval units and enslaves my people (Koreans) which then converts the soldiers of his empire internally and soon free themselves...
alcal
surfin'
EE2 = Rise of Nations with walls
Swein Forkbeard
Nintendo Fan
Empire Earth II is much more complex than Rise of Nations!!!
Grandpa Troll
Ronin
In one more day I will be out of work for three weeks recouping as surgery is Wednesday at 7:15 am
I am planning on some modding of this game
I was hoping to maybe mod a protected area that the enemy has to attack to get to me
We shall see
Gramps
Thorvald of Lym
A Little Sketchy
It was OK, but it got repetitive very quickly. Then I finally got the original EE working, and felt... disappointed by what its sequel left out. EE2's singleplayer campaigns are tolerable, but more distant than EE's and offers very little in terms of a scenario editor. The problem with EE2, and why I won't compare it to RoN, is that it lacks the personability of its predecessor.
