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Posted August 12, 2013
Russian language update and 50% off promo for a week to celebrate!

[url=http://www.gog.com/game/etherlords]Etherlords and Etherlords 2, two challenging strategy titles with trading-card battle mechanics, RPG elements, and an beautiful fantasy world, as well as S2: Silent Storm Gold Edition, a complex turn-based squad-command game set in an alternate history World War II, are getting a Russian language pack update today, on GOG.com. With that, we discount all three games by 50% for an entire week! That means you'll pay only $2.99 for either of Etherlords games, and only $4.99 for S2: Silent Storm until Monday, August 19, at 12:59PM GMT.

S2: Silent Storm Gold Edition, which also includes the huge add-on--S3: Silent Storm Sentinels, brings complex turn-based tactical gameplay into the colorful setting of alternate World War II, to create a memorable gameplay experience. The 3D world, that becomes the theater of war, is full of destructible obstacles and objects, the characters support ragdoll mechanics, and even the flight of the projectiles is simulated using the Havok physics engine. With many missions ahead of you, and even more tactical options to choose from, this game will bring you hours and hours of multi-layered fun and challenge! Now, only $4.99!

[url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/etherlords/]Etherlords[/url] and Etherlords 2 combine the trading-card duel mechanics of games such as Magic: The Gathering with the world exploration and resource gathering of turn-based strategy classics as the Heroes of Might and Magic series. The player takes control over a champion of one of the game's four diverse races and embarks on a quest for ultimate power. The Kinets and Vitals, represent the light and prolific aspect of Ether (the self-aware energy that animates the world), the Chaots and Synthets, in turn, personify the dark and destructive facet of the omnipresent force. The choice of a race, greatly affects the gameplay, and all the campaigns offered across both games will provide you with countless hours of gameplay, so you can perfect your technique and tactics. Each game is now available for only $2.99!

Again, all three mentioned games--[url=http://www.gog.com/game/etherlords]Etherlords[/url], Etherlords 2, and S2: Silent Storm Gold Edition, are now available in Russian language. You can get them all with 50% off discount until Monday, August 19, at 12:59PM GMT.
Posted August 12, 2013
Cool games all of them but think etherlords 2 is the best.
Posted August 12, 2013
if you liked Jagged Alliance 2, you will probably like Silent Storm too... at least I did and it's one of the minority purchases I made here on GOG I don't regret
Posted August 12, 2013
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grecza: if you liked Jagged Alliance 2, you will probably like Silent Storm too... at least I did and it's one of the minority purchases I made here on GOG I don't regret
If one liked JA2, one will probably like SS2 right up to the point when PKs get introduced. Then one will tell the game to go fuck itself.

As for Sentinels, I remember the game getting ludicrously hard ridiculously fast. That was not a pleasant experience.
Posted August 12, 2013
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grecza: if you liked Jagged Alliance 2, you will probably like Silent Storm too... at least I did and it's one of the minority purchases I made here on GOG I don't regret
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grviper: If one liked JA2, one will probably like SS2 right up to the point when PKs get introduced. Then one will tell the game to go fuck itself.
There's a mod to remove/change that, right?
Posted August 12, 2013
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grecza: if you liked Jagged Alliance 2, you will probably like Silent Storm too... at least I did and it's one of the minority purchases I made here on GOG I don't regret
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grviper: If one liked JA2, one will probably like SS2 right up to the point when PKs get introduced. Then one will tell the game to go fuck itself.

As for Sentinels, I remember the game getting ludicrously hard ridiculously fast. That was not a pleasant experience.
i didnt like the PKs either, but as for the original silent storm it's not necessary to use them in order to finish the game, you can use those green laser guns to easily kill people inside

cant speak much of the sentinels expansion, since I've finished only first two missions
Posted August 12, 2013
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grviper: If one liked JA2, one will probably like SS2 right up to the point when PKs get introduced. Then one will tell the game to go fuck itself.
What's PK?
Posted August 12, 2013
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grecza: i didnt like the PKs either, but as for the original silent storm it's not necessary to use them in order to finish the game, you can use those green laser guns to easily kill people inside
The first time I saw the lasers, they were on the same side of battlefield as a ton of angry enemy PKs.
Posted August 12, 2013
Gotta love those cards.
Posted August 12, 2013
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grviper: If one liked JA2, one will probably like SS2 right up to the point when PKs get introduced. Then one will tell the game to go fuck itself.
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Vitek: What's PK?
Panzerklein. Late-game desel-powered armour suit with automatic cannons and rocket launchers as the more tame weapons. If normal infantry hides from that thing in a building, you don't wait for them to pop up in the windows - you simply gun down the entire wall. Problem is, PKs make missions trivial when you have more of them, than the enemy, and they turn missions into nightmare when it's the other way round. The only ways to take them down are loads of explosives or a lucky sniper shot to the pilot's face.
It's like they played JA2 and thought, "Hey, I wish those tanks moved"
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Posted August 12, 2013
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aluinie: Cool games all of them but think etherlords 2 is the best.
Hear hear,

I wasn't a fan of the first installment, but EL2 did away with all the clunky luggage like town sieging and multiple heroes to control. EL2 has a fun campaign mode that focuses on a specific hero's story instead, which actually makes you feel a bit more involved with the factions and the heroes you control. The deck building is fun too. And the voice acting is much better.

(also hint: always max out suppression. It'll save you from quite a few headaches while playing this game.)
Posted August 12, 2013
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grviper: Panzerklein. Late-game desel-powered armour suit with automatic cannons and rocket launchers as the more tame weapons. If normal infantry hides from that thing in a building, you don't wait for them to pop up in the windows - you simply gun down the entire wall. Problem is, PKs make missions trivial when you have more of them, than the enemy, and they turn missions into nightmare when it's the other way round. The only ways to take them down are loads of explosives or a lucky sniper shot to the pilot's face.
It's like they played JA2 and thought, "Hey, I wish those tanks moved"
Oh, that sounds stupid.
I think I'll skip this game. It looks bit weird.

Thanks for the answer.
Posted August 12, 2013
Soundly recommend the Etherlords games, they are a lot of fun. I never really got into the card-combat games, but these are very enjoyable. If you can only get one, the second is better balanced. The first makes you feel like you have to push on too quickly, missing a lot of side events and often not being beefed up enough to stop the enemy in time.
Posted August 12, 2013
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grecza: i didnt like the PKs either, but as for the original silent storm it's not necessary to use them in order to finish the game, you can use those green laser guns to easily kill people inside
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grviper: The first time I saw the lasers, they were on the same side of battlefield as a ton of angry enemy PKs.
i remember the mission :), only way through was a tiny passage with heavy artilery thingy and PKs behind, that was one of the hardest parts of the game and required multiple save/loads
Posted August 12, 2013
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IAmSinistar: Soundly recommend the Etherlords games, they are a lot of fun. I never really got into the card-combat games, but these are very enjoyable. If you can only get one, the second is better balanced. The first makes you feel like you have to push on too quickly, missing a lot of side events and often not being beefed up enough to stop the enemy in time.
I made a earlier post about this sale and TBS games but didn't get a reply. SS is out because it's obvious from reading this thread it's more effort than I'm game for, but Etherlords still looks very interesting to me. Never been a TBS person but your post is leaning me toward getting it anyway. In one review I even heard E2 vaguely compared to Diablo. Any thoughts on this?
Posted August 12, 2013
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tinyE: I made a earlier post about this sale and TBS games but didn't get a reply. SS is out because it's obvious from reading this thread it's more effort than I'm game for, but Etherlords still looks very interesting to me. Never been a TBS person but your post is leaning me toward getting it anyway. In one review I even heard E2 vaguely compared to Diablo. Any thoughts on this?
I wouldn't take the comparison that far, it's more goal-driven and combat is less direct (plus the element of randomness in what order the cards are dealt each time). It's a more tactical game, in that you have to use what you are dealt effectively, as well as deciding how to upgrade your hero and their card library. It's been a while since I played the second game, but I just played the first one some more last night. For that one I recommend frequent saves, since an unlucky round of card deals can scotch an otherwise sound campaign. I believe this is much less of a factor in the second.

Also, the graphics and animations are great, and the music is superb. It's the only card-based game I play with any regularity, so I'd say it has appeal for folks who aren't a fan of the genre as a whole.
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