![]() There’s a unit editor where you can mount almost any weapon on most chassis. The third uses sonic blasts and lightning guns. It won’t work well against buildings because stone has a very high melting point. But if the beam is interrupted, then it cools down with no damage. Instead of doing direct damage, they heat the target until its power plant or magazine explodes, killing it. It’s actually a sequel to Earth 2140, which was basically a terrible C&C clone and is best left forgotten.įactions have different ways of building structures and different weapons (although basic ones like machineguns and missiles remain the same). Two of the factions can even dig underground tunnels to try to get around enemy defenses (although you can’t dig through mountains). The climate keeps getting worse as the timer progresses, until it’s basically a hellscape. There’s also a global timer, countdown to game over. Plus persistent research and the ability to move your surviving units to your home base at the end of a mission. It’s one of the first fully-3D RTS games and has 3 fairly different factions. Okay, this one is from May of 2000, but Earth 2150 is severely underrated. LBA 1's story has some ties to LBA2, but LBA2 can be played totally without having played the first one. But only LBA2 is a must play for everybody. But check out a gameplay video or something and do play it if you like it. The first game is pre-rendered isometric only, has much lower production value and if the second one feels a bit clunky, this one really is. The prequel Little Big Adventure/Relentless: Twinsen's Odyssey is also a good one, but I think the sequel is far superior. Just make sure to check all the controls and set them how you like. The action might feel a bit clunky and there's no tutorial, but the action isn't the main part and it's simple enough to figure everything on your own. I really recommend this for the story and how it really escalates. It has those beautiful 90s pre-rendered isometric environments and also fully 3D outside areas. It's fully voice acted and has excellent music. IMHO this is sort of like Starship Troopers: The Game (book version), it's something in between a tactical shooter and mecha sim, you pilot a power suit loaded with all kinds of nifty heavy ordinance and run special ops-ish missions, sometimes with great opportunities for wanton destruction, the game is made by Looking Glass (the Thief and System Shock guys) BTW so you know it's of a high pedigreeĪ fantastic action/adventure game with captivating story set in a charming world. besides Elite it's one of the few space sims of the day to feature Newtonian physics and as such the combat requires specific tactics, interplanetary distances are rendered realistically which is another rarity in the genre, also while the game is mission based there is a cheat code that allows you to go off the rails and explore the bubble of space around Sol for about five light years (IIRC) at your leisure with no fuel constraints ![]() it's like Elite/Privateer but you're a Lilliputian in a tiny sub in a pond, salvage bottle caps and cigarette butts for profit, this is one of the first few 3D accelerated games of those days ![]() r/lowendgaming - Game suggestions for yesterday's hardwareĪ few of my lesser known favorites from those years: This includes key resellersįor more information about these rules click here This includes referral links.ĭon't enable, encourage, or link to piracy. State your request/suggestion in the post title.ĭon't insult, harass, threaten, or stalk users. Please ensure that you include a platform in your post if you are looking for a specific platform. Everyone asking a question just wants advice. To give and get advice on games, gaming equipment, consoles, hardware, software, board games, gaming books, paraphernalia- anything gaming related.ĭon't bash what people want suggestions on - just point them in the right direction and be helpful.
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