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…
Question of the Week: Let’s Get It Kickstarted
Welcome to Critically Sane’s Question of the Week, where we do our best to answer an inquiry posed to us by the community. Have your own question? Tweet it 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…
Question of the Week: Desert Island
Welcome to Critically Sane’s Question of the Week, where we do our best to answer an inquiry posed to us by the community. Have your own question? Tweet it to…
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…
Three For Thursday: Games That Made Me Who I Am Today
Picking just three games seems so difficult in this case. I love so many different types of games, and it burns me not to include favorites like Elder Scrolls IV:…
Civilization V: Brave New World Review
Civilization is about more than conquest. I’d like to think so, anyway. If all humanity has to offer is war and death, we might as well give up the ghost…
Crusader Kings 2: The Old Gods Review
Paradox’s Crusader Kings 2 has allowed me to be a French Duke. I have wandered the deserts of Araby as a Muslim Sultan. I have traded goods as a Venetian…
Company of Heroes 2 Review
I wrote my senior thesis on what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. The German invasion of the USSR resulted in what would probably rank as one the most horrific…
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…