Darius Kazemi and GameSpy Editor-in-Chief Dan Stapleton return to 3MA to discuss Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. Darius wants to know where the role-playing went, while Dan got heartily sick of the pause-and-go system in larger battles. Rob is going to murder whoever came up with the inventory system. All in all, they had an […]
Entries from February 24th, 2012
Three Moves Ahead Episode 157 – Not Quite Back in Action
February 24th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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Science in Strategy Games: The Civilization series
February 22nd, 2012 · 11 Comments · Feature:Science
What this is about, and a list of the games. One of my favourite moments as a games writer was when I was contracted by 2K Games to write some of the materials for their Civilization Chronicles collection. It was an easy gig – research and write about the history of the franchise, do some […]
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Rub Some Dirt on It
February 18th, 2012 · 22 Comments · Design, Me, Paradox
Anyone that is not intimately familiar with failure is probably not anyone worth knowing. The failure need not be profound, but facing setbacks and the limitations of planning are part and parcel of the human experience. It’s not that tragedy is the measure of a man or that there are no atheists in foxholes, as […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 156 – Homage to Arulco
February 16th, 2012 · 11 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
PC Gamer’s Evan Lahti and game designer Darius Kazemi parachute into 3MA to liberate it from Rob and Bruce. Their only weapon is a frightening knowledge of Jagged Alliance 2, but that just might be enough to get the job done. Darius explains why it is his favorite game, and makes a good case for […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 155 – The (Very) Simple Joys of King Arthur 2
February 11th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Freelance writers Andrew Groen and Charlie Hall join Rob for a conversation about King Arthur 2: The Role-Playing Wargame. Everyone digs the setting, but opinions begin to diverge about the quality of the battles, and whether KA2’s elements even hang together in a way that makes sense. Rob and Andrew can barely remember losing a […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 154 – Unfrozen Caveman Gamers
February 4th, 2012 · 21 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Recent Good Old Games releases have gotten Rob thinking about what he wants to rescue from the past (besides Troy, that is). Julian doesn’t think the distant past is the big problem, it’s the games of the late 90s and early 2000s. Everyone agrees the LucasArts situation is a disgrace. Troy says Alpha Centauri doesn’t […]
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