XCOM 2 Review
Is it possible to be simultaneously impressed by a game, and yet also deeply disappointed? I’ve taken some time to get my head around my true feelings about XCOM 2,…
One Hour In: Duelyst
Duelyst – currently in development by Counterplay Games – aims to be a card-driven, turn-based, strategy game. If that sounds like a lot to chew at once, know that the…
Total War: Attila Review
I began my campaign as the Visigoths as a horde on the run. The Visigoths begin the campaign without a homeland, sitting amidst the cities of the most powerful empire…
Alea Jacta Est Review
The recent couple of years have seen a glut of Roman themed strategy games. Total War: Rome 2, Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar and others have given us our…
Divinity: Original Sin Review
I did not launch Divinity: Original Sin expecting the game to consume my life. I was ambushed by a wonderful effort, a game that harkened back to the isometric RPGs…
Hoplite: An Army Of One
Hoplite is available for download here. Every now and then a game will come along, seemingly out of nowhere, and arrest large amounts of my time. Such was the case…
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…
Total War Rome 2: Hannibal at the Gates Review
It’s difficult to review an expansion to Total War: Rome 2 without making your piece a referendum on the game’s messy launch. While I liked the game at launch, it…
Age of Wonders 3 Review
Games of conquest with equally well formed strategic level management and tactical combat components have long been the holy grail of strategy games for me. Ever since my original experience…