Demo? - Page 3

BeerSeeker · 07-05-2012, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rossignol

The demo, or lack thereof, was addressed in a previous thread.

To answer that post: they could create a limited timed version of the game. Like, when you reach 200 turns boom, you are out of the game. Seems quite easy to me.

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Originally Posted by Sardonik

Do people really still need demos? This isn't 1998, there's plenty of media out there for games well, well in advance of release even. Let's plays, walkthroughs, quick looks, etc.

Watching someone playing isn't the same as playing the game yourself.

The result of all of this is that I'm here with the cursor of the mouse going over the add to the cart button and the icon of master of orion 2 of my desktop with the very strong doubt that this game is just a pretty version of MoO2 sold at 20€ (why you people keep saying 30? Did they dropped the price or they just love the place where I live?)

targetbsp · 07-05-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by account2

There's only 10 seconds of gameplay footage, from 0:38 to 0:48, showing briefly and quickly random screens, the battles shown are from the game ? Probably, but where's the GUI ? What's the battle like ? What commands do you issue ? It shows nothing.

You can't even tell if the game is tbs or rts, "dynamic simultaneous turn-based gameplay", what's that supposed to mean ?

People have been playing it for months (we got a pre-order alpha and beta) so there's tons of videos out there for you to watch.
There's no way you could cover hwo a TBS plays inside a 90 second video clip. I watched about an hour of it before purchasing lol.

I think there should be a demo though. I approve of demo's. Any TBS/4x fan playing this will snap it up the moment they hit the demo's turn limit. It's incredibly addictive. I've played until gone 2am three nights out of the last week clocking up 24 hours in total on it in!

Spyder810 · 07-05-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BeerSeeker

(why you people keep saying 30? Did they dropped the price or they just love the place where I live?)

It's listed as $30 here on Steam for those of us using USD currency.

BeerSeeker · 07-05-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Spyder810

It's listed as $30 here on Steam for those of us using USD currency.

I think someone some page ago said €... Probably a mistake i guess. Or maybe i'm seeing things, that too. Oh well

lc520 · 07-06-2012, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Nekomancer

Well, you could also say that most good games do not deliver a demo either. Demos are getting pretty rare.

It depends on how you define good games.

Sardonik · 07-06-2012, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Spyder810

This isn't Call of Duty, this is very in depth strategy game with many many aspects, you can't possibly get a good idea of the game from a video.

Well, maybe you can't. I've almost never gotten burned on a release day buy regardless of genre. I have a good sense about these things, don't need demos.

Nekomancer · 07-06-2012, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BeerSeeker

To answer that post: they could create a limited timed version of the game. Like, when you reach 200 turns boom, you are out of the game. Seems quite easy to me.

200 turns is a bit much if you consider that a game lasts 300 rounds at maximum before someone wins.

targetbsp · 07-06-2012, 05:30 AM

I've won both games I've played in under 200 turns (both on the default small map size) but I figured the 200 suggestion was just an example figure. If you're asking for a demo you don't know how long the game is I guess so you're just plucking a number out of thin air.

btw, I'm not suggesting the game is short - those 2 games took me 24 hours in total, and like I say - small map.

shrinkmaster · 07-06-2012, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BeerSeeker

I think someone some page ago said €... Probably a mistake i guess. Or maybe i'm seeing things, that too. Oh well

it IS 30€ in germany for the admiral edition and 35 for the emperor edition.

og1wan · 07-26-2012, 06:14 PM

I'm going to add my voice to the people who want to have a demo to play. The last good 4x game I played was Space Empires V (which...has a demo!). I'm thankful that I played the demos for Sins of a Solar Empire and Sword of the Stars, because I didn't like either of them. I didn't get Elemental: War of Magic because a.) Stardock has disappointed me hardcore in the past, and b.) a demo never came out.

So, unless Endless Space has a demo....I won't play it. I've been burned before, and I don't care to be burned again.

Poki#3 · 07-27-2012, 01:22 PM

I'll also chime in that I'd really like to play a demo.

Liderangel · 07-30-2012, 09:34 PM

This video has all the details you need: http://youtu.be/m2H1wK1dFXg

og1wan · 07-31-2012, 10:58 AM

I don't know about that. Sure, it showed game play, but a lot of the stuff he didn't explain. I have no idea how the various mechanics interact with each other. If there was a demo, well then, I would be able to grok that stuff, and actually know if I want to play this game. Based on this video? Eh.

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07-06-2012, 05:30 AM	#38
targetbsp Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 976 Posts: 3,773	I've won both games I've played in under 200 turns (both on the default small map size) but I figured the 200 suggestion was just an example figure. If you're asking for a demo you don't know how long the game is I guess so you're just plucking a number out of thin air. btw, I'm not suggesting the game is short - those 2 games took me 24 hours in total, and like I say - small map.

07-26-2012, 06:14 PM	#40
og1wan Join Date: Jul 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 2	I'm going to add my voice to the people who want to have a demo to play. The last good 4x game I played was Space Empires V (which...has a demo!). I'm thankful that I played the demos for Sins of a Solar Empire and Sword of the Stars, because I didn't like either of them. I didn't get Elemental: War of Magic because a.) Stardock has disappointed me hardcore in the past, and b.) a demo never came out. So, unless Endless Space has a demo....I won't play it. I've been burned before, and I don't care to be burned again.

07-27-2012, 01:22 PM	#41
Poki#3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	I'll also chime in that I'd really like to play a demo.

07-30-2012, 09:34 PM	#42
Liderangel Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 27 Posts: 536	This video has all the details you need: http://youtu.be/m2H1wK1dFXg

07-31-2012, 10:58 AM	#43
og1wan Join Date: Jul 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 2	I don't know about that. Sure, it showed game play, but a lot of the stuff he didn't explain. I have no idea how the various mechanics interact with each other. If there was a demo, well then, I would be able to grok that stuff, and actually know if I want to play this game. Based on this video? Eh.