I’ve been struggling with my review of Sega’s Storm Rise, and mostly because I’ve been struggling with the interface. Developed by Creative Assembly’s junior studio in Australia, the selection mechanism is a registered trademark – Whip Select (TM) – and it’s a bit of a lie since most of the time you cannot whip, and […]
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Demigod: Early Moments
April 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS, Stardock
Though we dedicated an entire podcast to the game, you can be sure that there will be a lot more to say about Demigod now that the final version (minus Day Zero patch) is out there. Some observations: 1. The Pace: It’s not nearly as much a slog as the final beta was, and there […]
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Demigod Review Copy
April 9th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Gas Powered Games, RTS, Stardock
Though a day zero patch has been promised, my review version of Demigod has arrived. I also got the little Rook (not Minotaur) miniature. I have no idea what I will do with it. I guess it goes on the shelf with the bust I got with EU:Rome and battleship model that came with Pacific […]
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Battleforge Review
April 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Battleforge Review · Crispy Gamer, Electronic Arts, RTS
Battleforge been getting very good scores from a lot of very smart people, but I’m not that excited about it. Part of the problem is that once you’ve seen a big throwdown between units, it’s not really clear where the strategy is beyond saving up for more big units. The upgrade rewards are nice, and […]
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On Site Review: Dawn of War II
February 27th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Relic, Review, RTS
Dawn of War II makes one of the strongest cases against component scoring in a review that I have ever seen. You know those reviews – the ones that take graphics and gameplay and multiplayer and then either turn it into a composite score or throw out those numbers for a holistic measure. Those sorts […]
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Rookie Mistake
February 19th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Relic, RTS, THQ
Downloading Dawn of War 2 from Steam on the day of release. What the hell was I thinking?
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