Troy, Tom and Julian start with Hearts of Iron 3, detour through a bunch of other WW2 games and somehow end up making less sense than usual. Learn why Thin Red Line is Tom’s favorite WW2 movie, why Julian thinks everyone who bailed on Axis & Allies in college should give it another chance, why […]
Entries from August 11th, 2009
Three Moves Ahead Episode 25 – World War II
August 11th, 2009 · 23 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, WW2
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1998 Age of Empires Post Mortem
August 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Design, Ensemble
Game, Set, Watch is one of my favorite blogs and this old post mortem is another reason why. We played our own game. While this may sound simple, it’s very important. Throughout the development process, every person in the company not only play tested, but played AoE with the purpose of having fun. As a […]
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Meet the Demon Assassin
August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Gas Powered Games, Preview
Stardock has posted some of the details on the new demigod in Demigod. I really need to play this again.
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Hearts of Iron 3 review
August 10th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Paradox, Review, WW2
I was out of town for a long weekend. Caught a show in NY, met up with some of my Crispy Gamer colleagues, shot a video with them, etc. In the meantime, Crispy Gamer published my review of Hearts of Iron 3, which I love. There are problems with the game. There is some slowness […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 24 – Making A Buck
August 5th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Business Sim, Paradox, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
East India Company and other trading themed games take center stage this week. Listen as a full panel talks about where Nitro’s sailing business sim stands and falls. Is it possible to make cargo interesting? Are trading games pointless with a computer opponent? Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe on iTunes. Tom’s final Fidgit diary on […]
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World War II General Commander: Early Moments
August 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on World War II General Commander: Early Moments · Matrix, Wargames, WW2
I picked up this game a couple of weeks ago but have only really begun to get into it. It’s your run of the mill Battle of the Bulge game, with a nice range of small and mid sized scenarios leading up to the big German push. I really don’t know where to even start […]
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