This game title is capitalized weird, right? You’d expect initial caps. But this is a game from Eastern European indies. You can allow Let bions be bygones have some weirdness. But, weird provenance or not, you’ll be hard-pressed to find an excuse for bugs.
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Lock ‘n Load Tactical Digital | Fortified Niche playtest!
As the pod continues to cover the best hex and chit wargames in the market, we finally pay tribute to one of the modern greats. Lock ‘n Load Tactical Digital is- well, the name’s self-explanatory. It’s tactical action on digital battlefields, baby!
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Playing the Wartales demo during the Steam Next Fest did not endear me to the game. So how did I end up with 188 hours of game time (allegedly, by Xbox for PC measurements) and a very long review of it? For one, a friend I really highly respect recommended it to me. And that recommendation kept me playing long enough to appreciate what a labor of love Wartales is.
Continue reading “Wartales review | I’m a mercenary and so can you”Global Conflagration demo | Review in 7 Screenshots!
There’s something in the soul of Command and Conquer: Generals modders that draws them to two patently absurd ideas: that Europe will ever have a unified military and that Russia will become a globally relevant military power again. Global Conflagration demo commits to the first one and goes cheeky with the second. Also, GLA is replaced by… Carpathia?
Continue reading “Global Conflagration demo | Review in 7 Screenshots!”Godsworn demo | Review in 7 Screenshots!
We Lithuanians adamantly refuse to capitalize on our history, culture or folk religion to make interesting video games. Developers from other countries are more enlightened than that. And that’s why the Godsworn demo invokes the pagan gods to lead the way in an RTS that fuses the coolest parts of Warcraft 3 and Age of Mythology.
Continue reading “Godsworn demo | Review in 7 Screenshots!”Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks | Early Access in 7 Screenshots
This isn’t a game about being a tank-obsessed Basil Zaharoff, but it may be if you try really, really hard. Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is all about raising your company to prominence of the likes of Vickers or UVZ, just really focused on AFV production above all else. And if you know anything about me or my life goal of putting a laser on a T-55, you’ll understand that I pounced at the chance to preview it.
Continue reading “Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks | Early Access in 7 Screenshots”Headquarters: World War II demo | Preview in 7 Screenshots!
World War 2 tactics games are plentiful. Games set during the Normandy campaign are ubiquitous. But, just like years, they just won’t stop coming. Guess what the Headquarters: World War II demo, now available via the Steam Next Fest, is about!
Continue reading “Headquarters: World War II demo | Preview in 7 Screenshots!”Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters review | Silver linings
“Space Marine XCOM” hasn’t been a seriously developed video game concept since 1998. That was when the sergeant of the squad was first encouraged to accept his orders in Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate. But eventually the concept was revived – and the Grey Knights are at the fore-front. That’s right, I’m reviewing Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters. You can all thank my podcast co-host who gifted it and my feverish approach to playing any decent game until I burn out.
Continue reading “Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters review | Silver linings”Stargate: Timekeepers | View in 7 Screenshots!
Despite my childhood passion for Stargate SG-1 and my general fondness for Slitherine games, I could not muster the will to keep playing Stargate: Timekeepers. These are my impressions after completing three missions in about three hours.
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For pulp adventures, this is a decent enough time. I won’t claim it’s a renaissance, but miniature gamers can enjoy titles like Pulp Alley and half the Osprey roster. In video games, we’ve jus seen Strange Brigade released – and I just finished playing The Lamplighters League. So how did Harebrained Schemes do with this tactical RPG of two-fisted action and daring-do?
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