Civilization: Beyond Earth- How Endless Legend Exceeded A Tired Franchise
Civilization: Beyond Earth was supposed to be the defining strategy game of 2014. The title marched in with all the cache of Sid Meier and a formula well defined and…
Spacecom Hands-On Preview
Spacecom surprised me. Space 4X games as a genre tend to be intimidating in complexity, to the extent that a certain other writer from this site tends to shut his…
Galactic Civilizations 3 Hands-On Preview
As a hardcore strategy gamer, there’s a line I see in articles on the 4X genre from writers with a bit less experience than I have. It is always written…
Age of Wonders 3 Hands-On Preview
Two years ago, X-COM returned from a lengthy absence and released a turn-based strategy game that instantly turned the gaming world on its head. Triumph Studios makes their attempt at…
Divinity: Original Sin Hands-On Preview
I haven’t been getting my proper fix of dungeon-crawling or loot gathering lately, as there has been a dearth of quality loot gathering titles since the flood we experienced in…
Total War Rome 2 Post Patch Impressions
Five substantial patches in the span of a month and a half- one released every week, starting the week after release. That is the level of effort Creative Assembly has…
Total War-rior
In celebration of the upcoming release of Total War: Rome 2, The Strategist decided to share his favorite story from his long history with the series. It wasn’t supposed to…
So EU, Maybe?
To celebrate the impending arrival of Europa Universalis IV, The Strategist pens an ode befitting of the series’ magnificence, and set to the tune of… Call Me Maybe. (with apologies…
Doing It Right: Fallen Enchantress
“If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.” It’s a great motto for a 12 year old learning to play the piano, but in game development, not succeeding…
Ex Post Facto: Endless Space
Twenty years ago, a review was the definitive word on a game. All versions were final: what you put in your console or booted up on your PC at launch…