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Bolkonskij

Bolkonskij

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... overly satisfied so far. I have to admit that I waited a long time before I finally bought it over on Gamersgate. First, I hoped for Mac version (which is probably never going to be released, so I had to swallow my pride as a Mac user and buy the windows version) and second I wasn't aware of what exactly the advantages are over an original EU2 with the AGCEEP mod.

After 10 hours into the game I must say that I'm sorry I didn't buy it earlier. For the Glory really could be best described as Europa Universalis 2 DELUXE. It contains all those things we had hoped to see with the original release or an add-on. You can easily tell the developers have lots of years of experience with EU2, even small details were enhanced. God, how much I love this 2D map and how responsive it is on my MacBook Pro (late 2008) - no comparison to the 3D maps of EU III and HOI III. Still can't understand why someone would prefer those over the good old 2D maps. But taste is different I suppose. (just makes FtG ideal for older computers & laptops)

What I really love about FtG is the interface that is so much more user friendly and the fact that EU2 can finally be played on modern resolutions. The whole feeling of the game changed due to that. It is both an old friend and a new acquaintance. Combined with the AGCEEP mod and its historical detail and events this simply kicks a**.

Only downside - version 1.0 crashed a lot on me during the first two hours of gameplay, but when I upgraded to 1.2 it got much better, only once was kicked back to Desktop in my Muskowy game since then.


Sorry for spamming the forums, I just wanted to pass on my experience and maybe encourage someone else who has been hesitant to buy the game. It is definitely worth the investment. Thanks MichaelM & team for this great EU2 experience.
 
Thanks, I'm always glad to hear from satisfied players. (And almost equally so from unsatisfied players.)
 
Bolkonskij said:
... overly satisfied so far. I have to admit that I waited a long time before I finally bought it over on Gamersgate. First, I hoped for Mac version (which is probably never going to be released, so I had to swallow my pride as a Mac user and buy the windows version) and second I wasn't aware of what exactly the advantages are over an original EU2 with the AGCEEP mod.

After 10 hours into the game I must say that I'm sorry I didn't buy it earlier. For the Glory really could be best described as Europa Universalis 2 DELUXE. It contains all those things we had hoped to see with the original release or an add-on. You can easily tell the developers have lots of years of experience with EU2, even small details were enhanced. God, how much I love this 2D map and how responsive it is on my MacBook Pro (late 2008) - no comparison to the 3D maps of EU III and HOI III. Still can't understand why someone would prefer those over the good old 2D maps. But taste is different I suppose. (just makes FtG ideal for older computers & laptops)

What I really love about FtG is the interface that is so much more user friendly and the fact that EU2 can finally be played on modern resolutions. The whole feeling of the game changed due to that. It is both an old friend and a new acquaintance. Combined with the AGCEEP mod and its historical detail and events this simply kicks a**.

Only downside - version 1.0 crashed a lot on me during the first two hours of gameplay, but when I upgraded to 1.2 it got much better, only once was kicked back to Desktop in my Muskowy game since then.


Sorry for spamming the forums, I just wanted to pass on my experience and maybe encourage someone else who has been hesitant to buy the game. It is definitely worth the investment. Thanks MichaelM & team for this great EU2 experience.
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+1 on everything you wrote.

FtG is absolutely fantastic, I'm having so much fun playing it. It's, as you said, incredibly well polished and you can see the care the devs put into it in every little detail the game features. Thumbs up!

This is a game I definitely recommend to everyone even only slightly interested in history and/or Paradox games. The best purchase of 2009 for me, no doubt!

P.S.: and now, to complete your switch to the "FtG side of the Force" :D you only have to choose one of the coolest avatars in the PI fora :cool:
 
Titan79 said:
+1 on everything you wrote.
P.S.: and now, to complete your switch to the "FtG side of the Force" :D you only have to choose one of the coolest avatars in the PI fora :cool:
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We do get the best avatars.
 
This is an old thread, I know, but I decided to add on to it. I love this game. I LOVE IT. I'm going to marry it, and I don't care how illegal that is. Anyway, exaggerations aside, this is one of my favorite games because EU2 was one of my favorite games. I would have paid any amount of money for people to keep working on EU2, but this price was a lot cheaper. I even considered registering this one. I'm not going to, but the point is that I thought about doing it. Even with how lazy I am, I took the time to make this post. Without knowing me, that seems like an unimpressive statement, but trust me I'm the laziest person to ever have slept in a wheel barrow so that he could be dragged everywhere. The point is this game rocks and you literally made a nonchalant dream come true for me.
 
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