The Ensemble exiles who landed at Robot Entertainment are making an online RTS out of one of my favorite franchises. Marrying fresh features with classic RTS gameplay, Age of Empires Online pays tribute to the original game while incorporating a new look, feel, and approach that appeals to long-time fans, newcomers, and everyone in between. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'RTS'
Real Time Strategy as True Wargames
August 10th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Blizzard, RTS
“Surrounded with trenches, Marius bided his time and paid no attention to the insults of the enemy. Publius Silo,who had the greatest authority and power among the Italians, once said to Marius, ‘If you are a great general, come down and fight us’; to which he answered, ‘No. If you are a great general, make [...]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 77: Starcraft 2 with Chris Remo
August 10th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Blizzard, Design, Podcast, RTS, Three Moves Ahead
Troy – suffering from a splitting headache – is joined by Rob Zacny, Tom Chick (hooray) and Idle Thumbs/Gamasutra star Chris Remo before he heads off to join Irrational Games. The topic: Starcraft 2. Why does such a competitive, sports structured game like SC2 have such wide appeal? Is the single player campaign really [...]
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Starcraft 2: Some Thoughts
August 4th, 2010 · 27 Comments · Blizzard, RTS
A full review of Starcraft 2 will be written and published and elaborated on later. It is also the topic of next week’s podcast. I think that the commercial success of Starcraft and Blizzard’s ability to sell ice to Inuit has some lessons for the strategy game market. I’ve been avoiding reading other people’s reviews, [...]
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Hegemony: Philip of Macedon Review
June 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Ancients, Gameshark, RTS, Review
You can read my full thoughts on Hegemony at Gameshark. Hegemony is one of those games that makes me hate the fact we are expected to score reviews. How do I weigh the charm and intuitiveness of the design against the constant interruptions of rebellions and unexpected attacks? Am I expected to know how readers [...]
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Command & Conquer 4 Review: Breaking Rules
April 22nd, 2010 · 15 Comments · Electronic Arts, Gameshark, RTS, Review
I hated writing this review. I hated playing this game. I hated thinking about playing this game because I had to write the review. When people talk about strategy/RPG hybrids, I wonder how many of them mean a game like this where you need to play for hours and hours and hours just to see [...]
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