I've never played before or even seen it played before, but I'm willing to give it a shot. Is this a remaster? I swear Axis and Allies was an existing game on PC.
I've never played before or even seen it played before, but I'm willing to give it a shot. Is this a remaster? I swear Axis and Allies was an existing game on PC.
I must say that's not something I have expected. I thought Beamdog would specialize in cRPG games, also considering trends, games like POE1, POE2 or upcoming Disco Elysium, which also has this... classic feel, in a way.
Blizzard is making mobile games (I mean Diablo: Immortal here, not Hearthstone); BioWare is making a looter shooter; and now Beamdog is making a board game adaptation. I must say it's kinda discouraging. It's a personal opinion, really, but I really miss time when I know that I could observe studios A or B or Z and know that what whatever they release next will match my taste. It's gotten kinda chaotic these days.
Anyway, as I said, it's kinda personal opinion, so... yeah. I bet there will be some people that will try this game. I will wait for something else.
I must say that's not something I have expected. I thought Beamdog would specialize in cRPG games, also considering trends, games like POE1, POE2 or upcoming Disco Elysium, which also has this... classic feel, in a way.
Blizzard is making mobile games (I mean Diablo: Immortal here, not Hearthstone); BioWare is making a looter shooter; and now Beamdog is making a board game adaptation. I must say it's kinda discouraging. It's a personal opinion, really, but I really miss time when I know that I could observe studios A or B or Z and know that what whatever they release next will match my taste. It's gotten kinda chaotic these days.
Anyway, as I said, it's kinda personal opinion, so... yeah. I bet there will be some people that will try this game. I will wait for something else.
Quite a good sum up of my feelings.
If the game is good, why not. I do kinda dig board games as well - But I will not buy it for PC. I'd only buy these kind of games on my iPad.
I must say that's not something I have expected. I thought Beamdog would specialize in cRPG games, also considering trends, games like POE1, POE2 or upcoming Disco Elysium, which also has this... classic feel, in a way.
Blizzard is making mobile games (I mean Diablo: Immortal here, not Hearthstone); BioWare is making a looter shooter; and now Beamdog is making a board game adaptation. I must say it's kinda discouraging. It's a personal opinion, really, but I really miss time when I know that I could observe studios A or B or Z and know that what whatever they release next will match my taste. It's gotten kinda chaotic these days.
Anyway, as I said, it's kinda personal opinion, so... yeah. I bet there will be some people that will try this game. I will wait for something else.
@LavaDelVortel I hear you, but that is not correct to compare this choice with what is going on in BioWare and Blizzard.
Trent Oster always, since being a kid, had two favourite games, Dungeons & Dragons and Axis & Allies. This is the consequence of that. If you permit, I'd call Beamdog a group of geeks who do things that excite them. Axis & Allies (the board game) has been something very important for Trent for dozens of years.
In one of the interviews from many years ago Trent said he couldn't make a game that didn't "tick" him. I'd say that this is the only correct approach, and actually all the people who have played the game yet (eg, impressions shared at https://www.axisandallies.org/p/announcing-axis-and-allies-online/ ) have been feeling this love for the title Trent has.
“The main reason Beamdog is making Axis & Allies Online is because our CEO, Trent Oster, has a passion for the board game, and he’s shared that with the team — we’re all hooked now!” said Sarah Dawson, the marketing & PR lead for Beamdog, in an email interview today. “He played Axis & Allies with family and friends growing up, and was beyond excited when he saw an opportunity to make his favorite board game into a digital adaptation — Axis & Allies Online. The Axis & Allies license is held by Hasbro’s Avalon Hill — which is connected to Wizards of the Coast. Beamdog has a partnership with Wizards of the Coast for our Dungeons & Dragons enhanced editions, so Trent was able to approach them about an Axis & Allies online game.”
I like the idea of Beamdog making product’s that appeal to their geekier side, whether that be high fantasy or reimagining board games. We all know that the IE games wouldn’t support Beamdog forever and they want to create new things instead of being stuck on the one property forever, one which they will struggle to create anything new for a. Negative fan feedback and b. Restrictions with the license holder which may even become more stringent if a Baldur’s Gate 3 is being developed by someone (seems likely).
I must admit though I’m a bit jealous of Trent being able to muscle his way into properties he loved as a kid and work out how to bring them to fans. Does he by any chance like Farscape?
I like the idea of Beamdog making product’s that appeal to their geekier side, whether that be high fantasy or reimagining board games. We all know that the IE games wouldn’t support Beamdog forever and they want to create new things instead of being stuck on the one property forever, one which they will struggle to create anything new for a. Negative fan feedback and b. Restrictions with the license holder which may even become more stringent if a Baldur’s Gate 3 is being developed by someone (seems likely).
I must admit though I’m a bit jealous of Trent being able to muscle his way into properties he loved as a kid and work out how to bring them to fans. Does he by any chance like Farscape?
I like to imagine that they first sent a nice letter asking for a property and if they get refused Trent visits them to convince them in person - with a Claymore.. =P
Though I wonder if we get another P&P RPG conversion from Beamdog.. Maybe Traveler?
They made Fantasy games, a WW2 game... Make a great SciFi game next
It's not really a surprise, I remember rumours last year on this forum, saying the new Beamdog game would be axis and allies. There were people expecting an announcement of Axis and Allies, when there was that live-stream with the (disappointing, considering the hype about that live-stream) announcement of the Dice, Camera, Action! portrait pack.
I'll probably sit this one out. I don't doubt the quality of the game, but things that romanticize actual armed conflicts make me uncomfortable. Entirely a personal thing.
HA! Called it! Knew this would be the "new game" announcement.
Oh well. Better than a new NwN:EE module from my standpoint I suppose. Already expressed my disappointment based on my prediction of this months ago, so no need to repeat. No longer hold any expectations of a true game from Beamdog.
And I may still end up picking it up after release depending on how it looks and plays. Used to love playing the boardgame back in college a very long time ago (and still have my copy of the boardgame). But I would only play single-player, and these types of games end up disappointing in their single-player mode.
I must say that's not something I have expected. I thought Beamdog would specialize in cRPG games, also considering trends, games like POE1, POE2 or upcoming Disco Elysium, which also has this... classic feel, in a way.
Blizzard is making mobile games (I mean Diablo: Immortal here, not Hearthstone); BioWare is making a looter shooter; and now Beamdog is making a board game adaptation. I must say it's kinda discouraging. It's a personal opinion, really, but I really miss time when I know that I could observe studios A or B or Z and know that what whatever they release next will match my taste. It's gotten kinda chaotic these days.
Anyway, as I said, it's kinda personal opinion, so... yeah. I bet there will be some people that will try this game. I will wait for something else.
@LavaDelVortel I hear you, but that is not correct to compare this choice with what is going on in BioWare and Blizzard.
Trent Oster always, since being a kid, had two favourite games, Dungeons & Dragons and Axis & Allies. This is the consequence of that. If you permit, I'd call Beamdog a group of geeks who do things that excite them. Axis & Allies (the board game) has been something very important for Trent for dozens of years.
In one of the interviews from many years ago Trent said he couldn't make a game that didn't "tick" him. I'd say that this is the only correct approach, and actually all the people who have played the game yet (eg, impressions shared at https://www.axisandallies.org/p/announcing-axis-and-allies-online/ ) have been feeling this love for the title Trent has.
“The main reason Beamdog is making Axis & Allies Online is because our CEO, Trent Oster, has a passion for the board game, and he’s shared that with the team — we’re all hooked now!” said Sarah Dawson, the marketing & PR lead for Beamdog, in an email interview today. “He played Axis & Allies with family and friends growing up, and was beyond excited when he saw an opportunity to make his favorite board game into a digital adaptation — Axis & Allies Online. The Axis & Allies license is held by Hasbro’s Avalon Hill — which is connected to Wizards of the Coast. Beamdog has a partnership with Wizards of the Coast for our Dungeons & Dragons enhanced editions, so Trent was able to approach them about an Axis & Allies online game.”
@JuliusBorisov Can you link the Steam page here once it's up please.
It'll be up only at the release.
Ok I can appreciate this, and as such cut Beamdog some slack on this particular project. But I will still hold out for a true, original, new, full-length RPG from Beamdog before I can acknowledge them as a bonafide game developer.
I've loved Axis and Allies since being a kid. My dad even made my brother and I a special table that would perfectly fit the giant board and all the pieces. I absolutely dig that Trent is bringing this to modern times. Here I've had to endure this emulator on Archive.org:
I love Axis and Allies! I have played it countless times. So for me this is an instant buy. That being said. Have you considered making the 1940 global edition? I think its far superior to the original one, and it allows for more players. Also will the AI be challenging? I have played A&A on the Triple A engine and find that one very lacking, AI wise that is.
I love Axis and Allies! I have played it countless times. So for me this is an instant buy. That being said. Have you considered making the 1940 global edition? I think its far superior to the original one, and it allows for more players. Also will the AI be challenging? I have played A&A on the Triple A engine and find that one very lacking, AI wise that is.
At this time we're focused on adapting the 1942, 2nd edition version. The AI is already quite OK (in the internal build), and we plan to continue improving it.
Gratulations Beamdog with this unexpected very exciting news! I'm a huge boardgame fan and Axis and Allies is one of my favorites! I'm very much looking forward to this!
I hope it will be possible to pre-order this soon. Then I can play this game with my friends.
Might have been asked before, but is it possible to save a progressing game that is online?
Gratulations Beamdog with this unexpected very exciting news! I'm a huge boardgame fan and Axis and Allies is one of my favorites! I'm very much looking forward to this!
I hope it will be possible to pre-order this soon. Then I can play this game with my friends.
Might have been asked before, but is it possible to save a progressing game that is online?
We're looking forward to it as well!
The game progress will be automatically saved (if it's an offline game - on your PC, if it's an online game - on our server).
Sorry BD but this is just not my cup of meat. Three things I have zero interest in - online, strategy and wargames. Having said that I wish you well and hope it sells well.
One thing did surprise me though. I would have thought that such an announcement would have warranted a special livestream, even if it was only a one-off.
Well kinda. In the early testing phase he completly crushed Trent at the game and Trent got so enraged that he fired him... u_u
Honestly, I'm not sure if Gaider realy wanted to stay for a long while, since I assume he was told the current plans of the company.
The only other possibility would be that they where in the planning stage of another game that was scrapped for unknown reasons.
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I’ll also say Matrix does not have the Brand recognition that Axis and Allies has.
A&A will sell on nastalogia alone.
It was a couple of times.
Blizzard is making mobile games (I mean Diablo: Immortal here, not Hearthstone); BioWare is making a looter shooter; and now Beamdog is making a board game adaptation. I must say it's kinda discouraging. It's a personal opinion, really, but I really miss time when I know that I could observe studios A or B or Z and know that what whatever they release next will match my taste. It's gotten kinda chaotic these days.
Anyway, as I said, it's kinda personal opinion, so... yeah. I bet there will be some people that will try this game. I will wait for something else.
If the game is good, why not. I do kinda dig board games as well - But I will not buy it for PC. I'd only buy these kind of games on my iPad.
@LavaDelVortel I hear you, but that is not correct to compare this choice with what is going on in BioWare and Blizzard.
Trent Oster always, since being a kid, had two favourite games, Dungeons & Dragons and Axis & Allies. This is the consequence of that. If you permit, I'd call Beamdog a group of geeks who do things that excite them. Axis & Allies (the board game) has been something very important for Trent for dozens of years.
In one of the interviews from many years ago Trent said he couldn't make a game that didn't "tick" him. I'd say that this is the only correct approach, and actually all the people who have played the game yet (eg, impressions shared at https://www.axisandallies.org/p/announcing-axis-and-allies-online/ ) have been feeling this love for the title Trent has.
https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/11/with-axis-allies-online-beamdog-goes-beyond-enhancing-old-dd-games/
“The main reason Beamdog is making Axis & Allies Online is because our CEO, Trent Oster, has a passion for the board game, and he’s shared that with the team — we’re all hooked now!” said Sarah Dawson, the marketing & PR lead for Beamdog, in an email interview today. “He played Axis & Allies with family and friends growing up, and was beyond excited when he saw an opportunity to make his favorite board game into a digital adaptation — Axis & Allies Online. The Axis & Allies license is held by Hasbro’s Avalon Hill — which is connected to Wizards of the Coast. Beamdog has a partnership with Wizards of the Coast for our Dungeons & Dragons enhanced editions, so Trent was able to approach them about an Axis & Allies online game.”
It'll be up only at the release.
Confirmed Trent is 24 years old
I like the idea of Beamdog making product’s that appeal to their geekier side, whether that be high fantasy or reimagining board games. We all know that the IE games wouldn’t support Beamdog forever and they want to create new things instead of being stuck on the one property forever, one which they will struggle to create anything new for a. Negative fan feedback and b. Restrictions with the license holder which may even become more stringent if a Baldur’s Gate 3 is being developed by someone (seems likely).
I must admit though I’m a bit jealous of Trent being able to muscle his way into properties he loved as a kid and work out how to bring them to fans. Does he by any chance like Farscape?
I like to imagine that they first sent a nice letter asking for a property and if they get refused Trent visits them to convince them in person - with a Claymore.. =P
Though I wonder if we get another P&P RPG conversion from Beamdog.. Maybe Traveler?
They made Fantasy games, a WW2 game... Make a great SciFi game next
Will there be a GOG release, eventually?
No information at this time.
Oh well. Better than a new NwN:EE module from my standpoint I suppose. Already expressed my disappointment based on my prediction of this months ago, so no need to repeat. No longer hold any expectations of a true game from Beamdog.
And I may still end up picking it up after release depending on how it looks and plays. Used to love playing the boardgame back in college a very long time ago (and still have my copy of the boardgame). But I would only play single-player, and these types of games end up disappointing in their single-player mode.
Ok I can appreciate this, and as such cut Beamdog some slack on this particular project. But I will still hold out for a true, original, new, full-length RPG from Beamdog before I can acknowledge them as a bonafide game developer.
https://archive.org/details/Axis_and_Allies_-_Win95_Game_-_HasbroEng
Can't wait for the reboot!
I'm aware of games like Risk! (too simple and luck driven) and Diplomacy (just perfection for my taste). where would I put AA in this range?
I've shared the announcement with my Steam group Turn-Based Tactics: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/tbtactics
Nice, thank yoU!
At this time we're focused on adapting the 1942, 2nd edition version. The AI is already quite OK (in the internal build), and we plan to continue improving it.
I hope it will be possible to pre-order this soon. Then I can play this game with my friends.
Might have been asked before, but is it possible to save a progressing game that is online?
No.
We're looking forward to it as well!
The game progress will be automatically saved (if it's an offline game - on your PC, if it's an online game - on our server).
One thing did surprise me though. I would have thought that such an announcement would have warranted a special livestream, even if it was only a one-off.
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Well kinda. In the early testing phase he completly crushed Trent at the game and Trent got so enraged that he fired him... u_u
Honestly, I'm not sure if Gaider realy wanted to stay for a long while, since I assume he was told the current plans of the company.
The only other possibility would be that they where in the planning stage of another game that was scrapped for unknown reasons.