Heat Signature is a simple sci-fi stealth/action RPG with permadeath that neatly fits into that one special category of games that frustrates all of us from time to time. You know the one: it contains all the games you are really close to buying because they seem cool […]
As I finished my first game of Northgard, I was grinning from ear to ear. It is one of those games where the mechanics, theme, and overall experience just clicked with me. And the more I played, the more I appreciated the nuances of its design – whether […]
It has been a long and arduous journey to get here, Commander. You have finally discovered the secret of the Elders after a brutal final battle at their secret headquarters deep below the surface of the Pacific ocean. Your avatar is barely able to hold the teleportation gate […]
No one has as many friends as the man with many cheeses! In the summer of 2014 a little role-playing game titled Divinity: Original Sin was released. It was an amazing RPG and easily my favorite game that year. (It also gave me the quote above, which still […]
Field of Glory II (FOG2) is a turn-based, tactical wargame developed by Byzantine Games set in the ancient Mediterranean and surrounding areas. The game is almost entirely focused on making battlefield decisions and moving units around the map. Does FOG2 flank the opponent and win the day? Or […]
Historians, etymologists, and lexicographers may argue about the exact origins of the idiom “grain of salt,” but it’s clear that it has been a part of the English language since the Middle Ages. The phrase originates from Pliny the Elder’s account of the great monarch Mithridates who was […]
Sequels can be hard to pull off. Books, movies, and games all ride on the hopes and dreams of fans that are looking for something bigger and better than the original. I am happy to say that for this fan, Total War: Warhammer 2 (TW2) has largely pulled […]
Though they don’t figure into the game at all, Aven Colony makes me think about the Transformers. In the 1980s, Transformers were one of the coolest toys out there — vehicles or objects that could transform into robots. There were also the Gobots – vehicles or objects that… […]
Welcome one, welcome all. Starpoint Gemini: Warlords is here to satisfy your space pilot simulator needs. Or maybe space captain simulator needs. No, that’s not right, you are actually a captain of a ship, or maybe an admiral of a fleet. Nope, that’s not it either. A CEO […]
The Great Whale Road (GWR) is a tactical RPG from Sunburned Games set way back in the good old Viking days that seem to be so popular lately (see also: The History Channel…). Your character starts as the newly minted, albeit unlikely, new village chief after the old […]
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