Soren Johnson has posted his thoughts on the future of real time strategy on the console side of the industry, inspired by a video of Ensemble’s Halo Wars in action. The money quote: At the very end of the video, however, there is a tiny suggestion of just how fun an RTS could be on […]
A Lesson in Old Fogeyism
September 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Industry
Nostalgia is a pleasant sensation. If it weren’t, I wouldn’t be searching for all my old college mates on Facebook. Nostalgia is the illusion that things were once better than they are now or, perversely, that things we find ridiculous today have some sort of kitsch value. It’s worth keeping in mind that it was […]
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Gamers’ Bookshelf: I, Claudius et al
September 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Gamer's Bookshelf, History
It’s been 30 years since the BBC adaptation of Robert Graves’ historical novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God was broadcast on Public Television’s Masterpiece Theatre. The series remains well-loved and stands as one of the great mini-series in a time when everyone on broadcast television was doing mini-series. The format seems to have been […]
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” This is the best PC game of the year, so far.”
September 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on ” This is the best PC game of the year, so far.” · Review, RTS
Bioshock? No, World in Conflict. Or at least that’s what Jason Ocampo is telling me in the second screen caption. There’s no well-developed skirmish mode in the game (the bots are beyond hopeless) so it’s very unlikely a hermit like myself will rate it that highly.
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The Glowing Circles of Destiny
September 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment · RTS
Warfare is, ultimately, about area control. You need to seize and hold specific regions and kill anything that prevents you from keeping them. Tactics will decide how you go about taking control and exercising your material influence in a given zone. So why do RTS games insist on glowing circle of destiny? Whether it’s moving […]
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Thoughts on a Ballpark
September 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Design
Saturday night, I went to the Braves-Nationals game, probably my final game at RFK. Next year, a new stadium opens on the waterfront, paid for by the tax dollars of the citizens of Washington DC, because I guess they have money to throw around in the hope that it will lead to business development. I […]
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