We are living in a post-apocalyptic renaissance (as opposed to a renaissance post-apocalypse, that would be entirely different). Our culture is completely and totally obsessed with its own demise. The last time we had this much content created about the end of civilization was the late 1970’s – […]
Where does one even begin with this game? Where it all starts, I suppose. Dungeon of the Endless (DotE) is a title released in October of 2014 by Amplitude Studios. It is set in the same universe as the other Endless games. Why am I writing about this […]
It seems that I can’t walk down the street these days without getting blindsided by another turn-based tactical RPG. I wonder if the rebirth of XCOM helped fuel the growing popularity of the genre. Or perhaps it is the result of gamers’ latent desire for RPG-ifying every possible […]
One thing we love to admire when it comes to our strategy games is depth. If a game is sophisticated with lots of subsystems that we can learn, optimize, and master, we hold it up as a shining example of the strategy genre. Sometimes, though, we forget that […]
Of Malice and Men Austere comes to mind. But there are other fitting words: grim, haunting, depressing, frustrating, agonizing. Yet austere seems the most apt for encapsulating This War of Mine in a single word. This is not the most uplifting selection of words to describe something that […]
Windward is an naval action adventure game set in the age of wood and sail that incorporates trade, exploration, combat, and an RPG-like upgradeable ship system. Let me get the obvious out of the way right now – the game looks a lot like Sid Meier’s Pirates, particularly […]
Have you ever wanted to start a Zombie Apocalypse? How about watch the Spanish Flu work it’s magic in the modern world? Bubonic Plague (aka Black Death) starting another dark age? If the answer was a yes to any of those questions then this game is for you. […]
Supreme League of Patriots, from indie developers No Bull Intentions, is an entertaining point-and-click adventure centered around the world of superheroes. Episodic in nature, with three episodes in total, Supreme League of Patriots charts the journey of one Kyle Keever, a slobbish oaf with a dream of becoming […]
Welcome to the first-ever “Friday eXcursion”, a feature we’ll have on the occasional Friday where we’ll be moving away from our chosen genre and look at some games that just appear to be plain ol’ fun! First up: Kaiju-A-Go-Go! Remember the classic 80’s arcade title Rampage? Humans transformed […]
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