Apropos of nothing, I created a Facebook group for Flash of Steel. Why? Mostly to see what I could do with it. But it will also, hopefully, help my few readers find connections between each other. Plus, the viral nature of social networking might mean friends of readers checking this place out. And more readers […]
Space Siege Review
August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Crispy Gamer, Gas Powered Games, Review, RPGs
When I saw Space Siege at E3, it looked like a nice, light Action-RPG. I had no idea how light the complete version would be. To even call it an RPG is a bit of a stretch. You do have a character that improves over time, but it’s more of a Progress Quest type thing. […]
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Vae Victis
August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Paradox, Preview
It’s will be a few months late, but it look like EU: Rome will finally be getting the interactive depths that make Europa Universalis 3 and Crusader Kings so captivating. The Vae Victis expansion pack will be only $9.99, a very reasonable price considering that they will not be extending the game’s timeline and the […]
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Soren Johnson’s Board Game Buying Guide
August 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Board Games
Prepare for some heresy. On Puerto Rico: “To paraphrase Groucho Marx, I don’t want to play Puerto Rico with anyone else who wants to play Puerto Rico.” On Caylus: “To me, it feels like slow-motion arm wrestling.” Other games come off much better.
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Stormrise Coming to PC
August 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Consoles, RTS
Creative Assembly’s console RTS Stormrise will eventually make it to the PC. I saw the game at E3 and wasn’t really impressed. The controls looked fine, but the demo was so staged – an assault on a seemingly immobile defensive army – that I got a poor feel for how it worked in real time. […]
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What Makes A Good Gaming Blog?
August 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Blogs
I saw this linked by Andrew Sullivan, and I thought I would pass it on. I especially appreciated these two: Good blogs reflect focused obsessions. People start real blogs because they think about something a lot. Maybe even five things. But, their brain so overflows with curiosity about a family of topics that they can’t […]
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