Troy, Tom and Rob look at the big 4 RTSes coming out this year (Command & Conquer 4, Starcraft 2, Supreme Commander 2 and RUSE) as well as the return of Norb Timpko, the future of Facebook games, the battle between Victorian Age games. And Tom makes Troy sing. Apologies for the sound issues. It […]
Entries Tagged as 'Three Moves Ahead'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 47 – Looking Ahead to 2010
January 12th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 46 – EU3 and Heir to the Throne
January 5th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Paradox, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Troy, Tom and Rob Zacny talk about Europa Universalis 3, the new Heir to the Throne expansion and how the series rewards different play styles. Has the new expansion compromised the importance of stability? How does the new system change our favorite nations’ development? Can Tom keep all the changes in every expansion straight? (Spoiler: […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 45 – 2009 Year in Review
December 30th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Tom and Troy spend the hour looking back at 2009, including insight into how to make a Best of the Year list, why Tom finally joined Facebook and the state of the genre in the last year. Dawn of Discovery, Brutal Legend, Heir to the Throne, UniWar, and even Evony. Bruce is also there, in […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 44 – Religion
December 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Podcast, Religion, Three Moves Ahead
A subtle shifting of the guard as Julian Murdoch is back after hiatus, but Troy Goodfellow is off for a week, leaving Julian at the mercy of the far more stable Tom Chick and Bruce Geryk. The topic is religion: does it work in a strategy game as a mechanic? Has anyone done it better […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 43 – Our Console Present and Future
December 15th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Consoles, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
This week, Tom Chick makes the case that strategy gamers need to have a console to truly appreciate the range of games out there. He calls Bruce and Troy “dinosaurs” for clinging bitterly to a fading gaming platform, even though it is at the moment best suited to the deep games that all three love. […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 42 – Epic Fails of Strategy Gaming
December 8th, 2009 · 34 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Rob Zacny comes to the plate as a pinch hitter, but we still manage to get three original panelists together for a long discussion about strategy games gone wrong. Ascendancy, MOO3, Road to Moscow, and other favorites. Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe on iTunes. Road to Moscow preview at IGN Bruce’s Review of Squad Leader […]
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