Expeditions: Conquistador is a strategy/rpg from Logic Artists, a Danish developer I’d never heard of until someone told me that I had to check out this new game on the conquest of Mexico. This is one of my favorite stories in history, and the idea of leading a band of adventurers into the unknown to […]
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Just Historic Enough: Expeditions: Conquistador
August 11th, 2013 · 4 Comments · History, Indie Games
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 194: Checking in with Arcen
November 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Three Moves Ahead Episode 194: Checking in with Arcen · Indie Games, Podcast, Sci Fi, Three Moves Ahead
Yay, another week without posting anything meaningful!!! Except for this podcast with Chris Park of Arcen Games, last seen way back in episode 37. One of the great things about targeted podcasting is that you have the chance to look back and check in on games that have gone through many changes and updates, and […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 178: Unit Customization and Game Design
July 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Three Moves Ahead Episode 178: Unit Customization and Game Design · Design, Indie Games, Sci Fi, Three Moves Ahead
Sixth Beatle Soren Johnson returns along with new guest, Cliff Harris from Positech – designer of Gratuitous Space Battles and the new Gratuitous Tank Battles. This week, how does the idea of unit customization fit with general design principles? At what point is this mechanic an intrusion into good 4x game design? Where do designer […]
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Conquest of Elysium 3 and the Sudden Sting of Death
March 4th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Indie Games, Review
I still hold that Conquest of Elysium 3 is an ugly game, and not ugly in the way of traditional roguelikes. It is ugly in the manner of a good and dear friend that could do basic grooming but chooses not to – all the game’s charm, variety and literary wit would be better revealed […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 158 – Conquest of Elysium 3
March 1st, 2012 · 42 Comments · Indie Games, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Rob Zacny gets a well earned week off and lets the old people run the show as Troy welcomes Bruce Geryk and Tom Chick to talk about Illwinter’s new game Conquest of Elysium 3. It’s a strategy game, it’s a roguelike, it’s an adventure. Tom talks about how the developers can make the game more […]
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Guest Blog: Storytelling in Dominions 3
November 1st, 2010 · 11 Comments · Design, Guest Blog, Indie Games
With my life falling apart around me, it’s a good thing that people keep sending in guest blogs. Long time reader Peter Sahui (aka Mind Elemental) has travelled through worlds of wonder as diverse as the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, the blasted Capital Wasteland, the Roman Senate, and the spaceship Bebop. When not adventuring, he […]
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