Two games this week.
First, Tom Chick and Troy Goodfellow report on their experiences in the Starcraft II beta. It’s an old school RTS that eschews fifteen years of evolution in favor of keeping things as they were in 1998. What do we like so far? What do we not like? Meanwhile, Rob Zacny asks [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Three Moves Ahead'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 55: Starcraft 2 and Napoleon: Total War
March 9th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Blizzard, Creative Assembly, Podcast, RTS, Three Moves Ahead
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 54: Introversion
March 4th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Indie Games, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Troy, Julian and Rob wax rhapsodical about the glories of indie strategy game developer Introversion. What makes Darwinia a “different” RTS? Is Defcon the best multiplayer game ever made? And can you make a game about terrorism?
Listen to the end and learn how you can win a prize. Seriously. I have one for you.
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 53: One Year Anniversary Show
February 23rd, 2010 · 15 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
No agenda this week beyond a few of my favorite clips, some chat about the podcast’s high and low points and what we’d like to see in the coming year of podcasts. Learn about Tom’s other podcasts, Bruce Geryk’s origin story, whether or not Julian is a game reviewer and how Rob makes his girlfriend [...]
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One Year of Three Moves Ahead: Some Stats
February 23rd, 2010 · 11 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
The anniversary Three Moves Ahead podcast will go up later today, but I thought I’d put some numbers out there so you have some idea how we are doing.
March 2009: 4368 downloads, with a peak day of 456 downloads (Episode 2 – Halo Wars, Sins, Empire)
January 2010: 8413 downloads, with a peak of 632 downloads [...]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 52 – Sins of A Solar Empire: Diplomacy
February 16th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Ironclad, Podcast, RTS, Sci Fi, Three Moves Ahead
Troy is joined by Tom, Julian and Rob to talk about the new expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire. How does Diplomacy work in a multiplayer game? Does it add more personality to a game with rather bland sides? Does Tom cheat? How should Rob refer to his significant other? Where does Julian go [...]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 51 – Science and Technology
February 10th, 2010 · 33 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Troy is joined by Tom, Bruce and Rob as they counter December’s religion show with a talk about how strategy games treat science. How do you link technology to other game mechanics? Is there a risk of runaway games if you emphasize science too much? Dead ends, blind research, science of observation and whether you [...]
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