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Stories and AARs / A Democratic Sort of Strategy AAR (New Chapter Up)
« on: November 19, 2013, 06:17:44 AM »
Well, my life is relatively devoid of serious occupations at the moment, and I have been wanting to start a serious AAR for... well, a very long time now. And, since the Paradox, Taleworlds, and Total War forums are drowning in AAR's, I figured I might as well bring my story-telling talents (if talents they be) to you lovely citizens of Exilian.
I am open to suggestions as to games, prospective strategies, narrative styles, nations to rule, and anything else yall can come up with. A list of games that are available to me on my present, somewhat rubbish, computer, will be stuck at the bottom of this post.
Oh, and I hope thread titles can be changed after I settle on a game and suitably awesome (or ridiculous) name, or else I am going to feel rather silly.
Games:
Age Of Empires II: It might be a bit odd to do an AAR of it, but it would be possible, and potentially interesting.
Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion. A delightful classic, even with its tendency to crash and corrupt saves if I so much as breath wrong.
Rome Total War/Barbarian Invasion: Playing the Western Roman Empire in BI was the single most stressful event in my childhood.
Civilization III: I haven't actually tried it on this computer, but it is probably old enough to work.
Crusader Kings: If this is chosen, it must be admitted that I sort of suck at it. Which could end up being very... exciting.
Europa Universalis II: All those nations. So many choices.
Victoria: I once laboriously kept Austria-Hungary from dissolving for the entire game. I am excessively proud of that.
Hearts Of Iron II: Nothing to be proud of here. The one time I played, I rather spectacularly lost the war for the Allies..
Two Thrones: I have literally never played this game. Got it in the Strategy Pack, with my other Grand Paradox games.
Crowns Of The North: Same as Two Thrones. I don't even know where these are set.
The Operational Art Of War III: Bit of a lesser known game. Never seen any AAR's for it, but I think I could coax something from it.
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These are all I can think of, off the top of my head.
Here's hoping for some audience participation.
P.S. I reserve the right to refuse to play Carthage or the Turks.
Carthago delenda est, and the other burnt my beloved Byzantium.
I am open to suggestions as to games, prospective strategies, narrative styles, nations to rule, and anything else yall can come up with. A list of games that are available to me on my present, somewhat rubbish, computer, will be stuck at the bottom of this post.
Oh, and I hope thread titles can be changed after I settle on a game and suitably awesome (or ridiculous) name, or else I am going to feel rather silly.
Games:
Age Of Empires II: It might be a bit odd to do an AAR of it, but it would be possible, and potentially interesting.
Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion. A delightful classic, even with its tendency to crash and corrupt saves if I so much as breath wrong.
Rome Total War/Barbarian Invasion: Playing the Western Roman Empire in BI was the single most stressful event in my childhood.
Civilization III: I haven't actually tried it on this computer, but it is probably old enough to work.
Crusader Kings: If this is chosen, it must be admitted that I sort of suck at it. Which could end up being very... exciting.
Europa Universalis II: All those nations. So many choices.
Victoria: I once laboriously kept Austria-Hungary from dissolving for the entire game. I am excessively proud of that.
Hearts Of Iron II: Nothing to be proud of here. The one time I played, I rather spectacularly lost the war for the Allies..
Two Thrones: I have literally never played this game. Got it in the Strategy Pack, with my other Grand Paradox games.
Crowns Of The North: Same as Two Thrones. I don't even know where these are set.
The Operational Art Of War III: Bit of a lesser known game. Never seen any AAR's for it, but I think I could coax something from it.
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These are all I can think of, off the top of my head.
Here's hoping for some audience participation.
P.S. I reserve the right to refuse to play Carthage or the Turks.
Carthago delenda est, and the other burnt my beloved Byzantium.