Mafia2 and Elemental War Of Magic coming out 2morrow, getting either?

Two games I have been interested in are coming out tomorrow, Starducks new strategy game caleld Elemental and Mafia2.

Wondering if anyone is getting either of these games or both?

I was jsut going to get Mafia2 and maybe Elemental a year from now when its cheap, but then I saw these 5 new videos for Elemental and it got me extremely excited on it today. Not much to look at, but the gameplay and depth in the game looks wicked.

Nice time for gaming I gotta say.. Starcraft2 just dropped, Mafia2 tomorrow and Elemental tomorrow to!

I dont think Elemental will sell that well, but I think it will be like Sins Of A Solar Empire and have a nice little following, along with tons of mods.

I will leave you with some screenshots/Art of both games 8)

Mafia2

Elemental: War Of Magic

Also check out this page below to see alot more on Elemental (Elemental for dummies)

http://forums.elementalgame.com/374531

Pre orders are in the works..Elemental doesnt seam like its getting much hype on these forums..Ive been following this game since ive heard about it..Im a old mom player from back in the day..Thats master of majic to those who have never played it before..One of the best stradegy games back in the day..Stardock was a fan just as i was back than..Decided to remake this genre in there image im a huge stardock fan..Wish more companies would be like them..

Mafia 2 first game was epic..Hopefully this title will live up to its name )..

Yep, Mafia 2 was pre-ordered after I played the demo. I'd love to support Stardock (did you just call them Starduck kozzy :P) for their efforts towards PC gaming with an Elemental purchase, but honestly I don't think it's a game I'd play much. Could still be convinced later through reviews and player impressions though...

I've got Elemental pre-ordered and am looking forward to playing it. I think I'll pass on Mafia II, though. (not really my kind of game)

Pre orders are in the works..Elemental doesnt seam like its getting much hype on these forums..Ive been following this game since ive heard about it..Im a old mom player from back in the day..Thats master of majic to those who have never played it before..One of the best stradegy games back in the day..Stardock was a fan just as i was back than..Decided to remake this genre in there image im a huge stardock fan..Wish more companies would be like them..

Mafia 2 first game was epic..Hopefully this title will live up to its name )..

Gladestone1

Thanks for the response, good luck in the Elemental world (:
Im stoked to jump in it to.

I've got Elemental pre-ordered and am looking forward to playing it. I think I'll pass on Mafia II, though. (not really my kind of game)

garbageben

You can go download Elemental now (:

It was suppose to come out tomorrow but they released it to anyone who preordered today :)

I just downloaded and isntalled it, about to give it a try now.

Yep, Mafia 2 was pre-ordered after I played the demo. I'd love to support Stardock (did you just call them Starduck kozzy :P) for their efforts towards PC gaming with an Elemental purchase, but honestly I don't think it's a game I'd play much. Could still be convinced later through reviews and player impressions though...

Nitrous2O

haha, yeah I think I did post Starduck, which is kind of a cool name.. could have a picture of a cool duck chillin with glasses on.. STARDUCK GAMES :P

Anyways.... I to also like to support Stardock like you said.

Hope ya enjoy Mafia2 (:

I'll be getting both eventually, neither are Day 1 games for me and Civilization V is just round the corner.

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I've got Elemental pre-ordered and am looking forward to playing it. I think I'll pass on Mafia II, though. (not really my kind of game)

kozzy1234

You can go download Elemental now (:

It was suppose to come out tomorrow but they released it to anyone who preordered today :)

I just downloaded and isntalled it, about to give it a try now.

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[QUOTE="garbageben"]

I've got Elemental pre-ordered and am looking forward to playing it. I think I'll pass on Mafia II, though. (not really my kind of game)

Xavier_12

You can go download Elemental now (:

It was suppose to come out tomorrow but they released it to anyone who preordered today :)

I just downloaded and isntalled it, about to give it a try now.

Yeah I have been checking out the Continuious type mode. Like most strategy games it seems that the meat of the games are in the continous.sandbox modes instead of the campaigns (Dawn of Discovery and Tropico3 both I LOVE in continous mode but didnt like the campaigns much).

This is what I love abotu Stardock is that they work on there games and give so many updates, listen to the community and give great mod tools.

Elemental looks very nice. It looks like a nice mix of empire building of Civ games and HoMM combat and fantasy elements/style. How deep is the combat though?

Elemental looks interesting.. but the combat part seems a little too crazy tactical for me :) I like that it's a strategy game with a lot of RPG stuff in it, but I dunno... I'm not good at thinking! lol.

Mafia 2 played great with the demo, but the kotaku review actually worried me a little bit.. supposedly the game isn't that long that you could finish it in a rental and there's not THAT much stuff to do to keep you pre-occupied aside from the main story. It may still be a good game, but I'm not sure if it will be $50 good.

Elemental WoM $50USD mmm mm no thankyou... maybe if it was on Steam.

Definitely getting both. Mafia doesn't come out here untill the 27th though. I don't know when Elemental launches, is today the date it launches world wide ?

I pre-ordered Mafia II off of Steam and I'm DL'ing it now. ;D

As for Elemental, I may just check it out sometime in the future. It looks pretty fun.

Mafia 2 got a launch center where is the one for elemental..Man what its got to be a console game aaa title to get one..Where is the review also for it..Swear whats with gamespot an dissing the pc some times..Give elemental earth an magic some love..

I'm sorry to say that in my opinion, I think Stardock missed the target with elemental on release, which is a shame, considering their record, although it isn't a dire attempt.

Positives:

The general art sytle is nice - partly cell shaded, and looks great

Multiple playing styles / things to do works quite well - you don't have to babysit your town for example, although you can if you want

Full unit customisation is a great idea - you pay for the armour increases and the like but you can also select your own style of jerkin. You also equip your troops with weapons you buy etc.

Negatives:

No Tutorial on the main intro screen - and lack of a cohesive tutorial in the game campaign.

Control system is atrocious. You have to move the screen on the main map by holding down one of the mouse buttons and dragging. You can change the camera tilt etc by using the middle mouse button, but you can't point the cursor at the side of the screen and expect it to scroll.

multiple unit selection isn't easy, and picking out indvidual heroes from a pack of units can be tricky as the unit icons are so small. I also found that sometimes orders were given to units to move when trying to select the whole army.

The art style / isometic battle view, while good, doesn't really work to full effect and ends up looking clunky and feels a bit unwieldly. You don't have the large chunky sprites of the Heroes of Might and Magic / Disciples 2 / 3 series - and it doesn't have unit animaiton / fluidity of the age of wonders series.

The UI is a bit cluttered. Its not immedidately obvious where the end turn button is for example, and its not clear what other options do from the start.

In summary I think the game isn't bad but the control system was rushed, and really hampers the game at the moment - which is a shame and brings my score to 7/10. Also, I get the feeling that all the seperate pieces work but don't feel completely jelled, so it may have been better to sacrifice some of the explore / RPG elements for a more cohesive central structure.

I'll buy Mafia 2 next monday after my physics test. Can't wait to play mafia 2, I'm really thirsty to play an nostalgic action game!! About elemental magic, I'm not quite interested to play this game, maybe I'm need to read few review about this game. But Civ 5 will come out soon, so Elemental Magic isn't in my wish list....yet

I'm sorry to say that in my opinion, I think Stardock missed the target with elemental on release, which is a shame, considering their record, although it isn't a dire attempt.

Positives:

The general art sytle is nice - partly cell shaded, and looks great

Multiple playing styles / things to do works quite well - you don't have to babysit your town for example, although you can if you want

Full unit customisation is a great idea - you pay for the armour increases and the like but you can also select your own style of jerkin. You also equip your troops with weapons you buy etc.

Negatives:

No Tutorial on the main intro screen - and lack of a cohesive tutorial in the game campaign.

Control system is atrocious. You have to move the screen on the main map by holding down one of the mouse buttons and dragging. You can change the camera tilt etc by using the middle mouse button, but you can't point the cursor at the side of the screen and expect it to scroll.

multiple unit selection isn't easy, and picking out indvidual heroes from a pack of units can be tricky as the unit icons are so small. I also found that sometimes orders were given to units to move when trying to select the whole army.

The art style / isometic battle view, while good, doesn't really work to full effect and ends up looking clunky and feels a bit unwieldly. You don't have the large chunky sprites of the Heroes of Might and Magic / Disciples 2 / 3 series - and it doesn't have unit animaiton / fluidity of the age of wonders series.

The UI is a bit cluttered. Its not immedidately obvious where the end turn button is for example, and its not clear what other options do from the start.

In summary I think the game isn't bad but the control system was rushed, and really hampers the game at the moment - which is a shame and brings my score to 7/10. Also, I get the feeling that all the seperate pieces work but don't feel completely jelled, so it may have been better to sacrifice some of the explore / RPG elements for a more cohesive central structure.

Erandel

I already have Elemental (early release for pre-orders). I finished the campaign, which is basically the tutorial, in rather short order. That's not so bad, since the game should be bought for the sandbox, but it's nice that it's there. Plus, it serves as a good tutorial of what could be done by modders to make more compelling stories and scenarios. I'll be logging more hours into the sandbox mode now that I have a grasp of the mechanics. The first pre-release patch (yeah, that quickly) has already addressed a lot of issues.LongZhiZi

Yeah I found the campaign to be a good tutorial personally, dont see why people are angry about no tutorial.

I'll be getting Mafia 2 but I hope Elemental does well because I love stardock.shakmaster13

Just picked up mafia an loving it so far..Picked up elemental an installing it now..Stardocks a awesome company..They care for there games as much as we love to play them..Even years later patching things up..Im 100 percent positive they will have this a awesome title for years to come..