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Posted February 25, 2016
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ktchong: No. 97, Freedom Force at 90%, 2002. GOG had Freedom Force vs The Third Reich (85%, 2005), but not Freedom Force.
FTFY.

Great game, BTW, although it's not really turn-based. It's real-time with active pause.;
Post edited February 25, 2016 by mrkgnao
Posted February 25, 2016
In my opinion, Gorky 17 is one of the most underappreciated turn-based games ever.
Posted February 25, 2016
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ktchong: No. 97, Freedom Force at 90%, 2002. GOG had Freedom Force vs The Third Reich (85%, 2005), but not Freedom Force.
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mrkgnao: FTFY.

Great game, BTW, although it's not really turn-based. It's real-time with active pause.;
Removed from my list then.
Posted February 25, 2016
Great thread.
Going to have to give X-Com another look.
Thanks guys.
Scartch
Posted February 25, 2016
Unity of Command + expansion Red Turn.
Posted February 26, 2016
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zeogold: Monopoly.
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Fenixp: You bastard.
I like Monopoly games too, especially The Millionaire Of 3 Kingdoms V
Posted February 26, 2016
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mrkgnao: By "first King's Bounty", do you mean the original game from 1990, or King's Bounty: The Legend?

I have never played the former, but have played the latter three times from start to finish (once on Normal difficulty, twice Impossible).

Assuming you mean The Legend, then, while there is some randomisation in what you get as options on level up and a few of the armies you can recruit in some places, its overall effect is quite minimal. AFAIK, no matter what you get, you can complete the game. I wouldn't worry too much about it. I have never had to recreate a character.

This does not mean you don't have to choose wisely your level up bonuses, it just means that what you'll get to choose from will be more than enough. It's a very well balanced game.
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Gnostic: Yes it is The Legend. I have this OCD to max min everything, so the randomness is eating at me.
I assume the subsequent series is the same?
For The Legend there is an interface mod which shows you all future levelup bonuses, amongst a heap of other useful things. It's the topmost download from here, *I think* - been a while since I used it.

Edit: yeah, mod_17_eng_interface is the one - English only, it seems, not sure if there are other language versions.
Post edited February 26, 2016 by ncameron
Posted February 26, 2016
I am a huge turn-based tactical strategy fan. To that end, I recommend the following:

GOG
* Silent Storm Complete
* Jagged Alliance 2
* Frozen Synapse (plan, set, see the result in real-time)
* Fallout Tactics

Steam
* Frozen Cortex (plan, set, see the result in real-time)
* X-Com Enemy Unknown Complete

CDRom
* Soldiers At War (old SSI game - I am not aware of a digital version but you can find the cdrom on Amazon and the like) Only DRM is a cd-check

I hope that helps
Posted February 26, 2016
I'd say XCOM (The new ones, haven't played the old ones.) or Heroes of Might and Magic (Haven't played 1, 2 and 7.).
Posted February 26, 2016
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tinyE: "Best turn-based games"?

Isn't that like saying "Smartest kid with down syndrome"?

THANK YOU! I'M AN ASSHOLE! Have a good night! :P
<span class="bold">This song is for you</span>

:-)
Posted February 26, 2016
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tinyE: "Best turn-based games"?

Isn't that like saying "Smartest kid with down syndrome"?

THANK YOU! I'M AN ASSHOLE! Have a good night! :P
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Maxvorstadt: <span class="bold">This song is for you</span>

:-)
Yeah I deserved that, and the low rating. XD
Posted February 26, 2016
After a quick skim, it seems no one has mentioned some that are in my favorites list:

[url=http://www.gog.com/game/pacific_general]General Series.

Still hoping we someday get Allied & Star.
Post edited February 26, 2016 by budejovice
Posted February 26, 2016
I only say Sid Meier. His turn based games are mostly fantastic. Oh, and Schafkopfen, it`s a 4 player PVP card game!!
Posted February 26, 2016
I'd say the old X-Com series.
Good luck!
Posted February 26, 2016
I can't recommend "King's Bounty: The Legend" enough! I love KB, and most of the sequels are good as well (imho not Warriors). It's a very long game, with lots and lots of content that took me over 100+ hours to finish. I liked the story, and that you can pick whatever troops you want, be they fairies, dwarves, skeletons, vampires, plants, DRAGONS, etc.
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