Nothing like a provocative title to get the readers, I always say. As I play through the year’s good and great games and try to figure out which ones deserve which awards, I keep coming back to RUSE, a game that could be the biggest surprise of 2010 or the biggest underperformer of 2010 or […]
Entries from November 29th, 2010
Decade Feature: 2002 – Soldiers of Anarchy
November 27th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Feature:Decade
What this is about. Back in the times when I was reviewing a lot of games, I also participated in a very secret web forum populated by game freelancers. We used to discuss all sorts of freelancer stuff, which mostly consisted of how there were fewer and fewer outlets and why was the pay so […]
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The Babylonian National Character
November 25th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Feature:Nations, History
What this is about, including full list. Few ancient civilizations are as famous as Babylon for doing so little. OK, that’s an oversimplification, but that’s really the problem with writing about Babylon as a faction in strategy games. Who are they, really? The Hammurabic Code is certainly important for understanding the evolution of law and […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 92: Classic Game Analysis – X-Com
November 23rd, 2010 · 23 Comments · Design, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
PCGamer’s Dan Stapleton joins Troy, Rob and Bruce to talk about what made 1994’s X-Com one of the best strategy/tactics games ever made. Tension, atmosphere, UI, level blending, real time v turn baed and indie efforts to bring the magic back. Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe on iTunes. Hideous UK Box Art Xenonauts UFO: […]
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I Still Have This?
November 21st, 2010 · 12 Comments · Me
As I reorganize my office (i.e., put things in boxes), I keep stumbling upon the leftovers of a life spent playing some very unusual games – things I had forgotten altogether. The dry and dull Age of Sail game Salvo. A bunch of modern era RTSes that blend together in my memory (Act of War, […]
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DC Area Fall Meetup Reminder: Tomorrow at 2:30
November 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on DC Area Fall Meetup Reminder: Tomorrow at 2:30 · Me
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